Accident occurrence

  • Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 787,412 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2022 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s a decrease of 2.3 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) sank by 7.7 % to 18.27.
  • In 2022, 10.927 serious accidents at work were recorded which resulted in payment of a pension or death benefit. The risk of serious accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) thus sank by 14.5 %, from 0.296 in 2021 to 0.253 in 2022. In addition, 423 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
  • The 173,288 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 3.37 to 3.29 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
  • The 3,587 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction of 16.6 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.082 in 2021 to 0.068 in 2022. The number of fatal commuting accidents increased from 227 to 248.
Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
2021 2022 Change in %
Reportable accidents at work 806,217 787,412 - 2.33
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 19.78 18.27 - 7.67
Reportable commuting accidents 170,853 173,288 + 1.43
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 3.37 3.29 - 2.52
Reportable accidents, total 977,070 960,700 - 1.68
Accidents at work - new pensions 12,079 10,927 - 9.54
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 0.296 0.253 - 14.48
Commuting accidents - new pensions 4,132 3,587 - 13.19
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 0.082 0.068 - 16.56
New pensions, total 16,211 14,514 - 10.47
Fatal accidents at work 510 423 - 17.06
Fatal commuting accidents 227 248 + 9.25
Fatal accidents, total 737 671 - 8.96

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