The figures of the year 2020 are strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 760,492 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2020 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s an increase of 12.7 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) sank by 12.0 % to 18.45.
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In 2020, 13,227 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 0.2 %, from 0.322 in 2019 to 0.321 in 2020. In addition, 399 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
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The 152,823 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 3.61 to 3.05 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
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The 4,413 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction of 1.4 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.089 in 2019 to 0.088 in 2020. The number of fatal commuting accidents strongly decreased from 309 to 238.
| Accident insurance in industrial and public sector |
2019 | 2020 | Change in % |
Reportable accidents at work | 871,547 | 760,492 | - | 12.74 |
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) | 20.97 | 18.45 | - | 12.02 |
Reportable commuting accidents | 186,672 | 152,823 | - | 18.13 |
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships | 3.61 | 3.05 | - | 15.38 |
Reportable accidents, total | 1,058,219 | 913,315 | - | 13.69 |
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Accidents at work - new pensions | 13,362 | 13,227 | - | 1.01 |
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) | 0.322 | 0.321 | - | 0.19 |
Commuting accidents - new pensions | 4,626 | 4,413 | - | 4.60 |
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships | 0.089 | 0.088 | - | 1.40 |
New pensions, total | 17,988 | 17,640 | - | 1.93 |
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Fatal accidents at work | 497 | 399 | - | 19.72 |
Fatal commuting accidents | 309 | 238 | - | 22.98 |
Fatal accidents, total | 806 | 637 | - | 20.97 |