Accident occurrence

• Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 877,198 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2018 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s an increase of 0.4 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) rose to 23.10 (+ 9.13 %).

• In 2018, 13,559 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 rose by 8.1 %, from 0.330 in 2017 to 0.357 in 2018. In addition, 420 fatal work-related accidents occurred.

• The 188,527 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 3.86 to 3.64 per 1,000 insurance relationships.

• The 4,548 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.093 per 1,000 insurance relationships in 2017 to 0.088 in 2018 (- 5.6 %). The number of fatal commuting accidents also increased from 280 to 310.

¹ adjusted recording of working hours resulting from the introduction of the electronic wage statement