Accident occurrence

The figures of the years 2020 and 2021 are strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 806,217 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2021 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s an increase of 6.0 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) rose to 19.78 (+ 7.2 %).

• In 2021, 12,079 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 7.6 %, from 0.321 in 2020 to 0.296 in 2021. In addition, 510 fatal work-related accidents occurred.

• The 170,853 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute an increase compared to the previous year, from 3.05 to 3.37 per 1,000 insurance relationships.

• The 4,132 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction of 7.4 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.088 in 2020 to 0.082 in 2021. The number of fatal commuting accidents slightly decreased from 238 to 227.