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Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 871,547 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2019 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s a decrease of 0.6 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) sank by 9.2 % to 20.97.
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In 2019, 13,362 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 9.9 %, from 0.357 in 2018 to 0.322 in 2019. In addition, 497 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
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The 186,672 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 3.64 to 3.61 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
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The 4,626 new commuting accident pensions represent an increase of 1.72 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.088 in 2018 to 0.089 in 2019. The number of fatal commuting accidents slightly decreased from 310 to 309.
| Accident insurance in industrial and public sector |
2018 1 | 2019 | Change in % |
Reportable accidents at work | 877,198 | 871,547 | - | 0.64 |
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) | 23.10 | 20.97 | - | 9.21 |
Reportable commuting accidents | 188,527 | 186,672 | - | 0.98 |
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships | 3.64 | 3.61 | - | 0.97 |
Reportable accidents, total | 1,065,725 | 1,058,219 | - | 0.70 |
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Accidents at work - new pensions | 13,559 | 13,362 | - | 1.45 |
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) | 0.357 | 0.322 | - | 9.95 |
Commuting accidents - new pensions | 4,548 | 4,626 | + | 1.72 |
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships | 0.088 | 0.089 | + | 1.73 |
New pensions, total | 18,107 | 17,988 | - | 0.66 |
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Fatal accidents at work | 420 | 497 | + | 18.33 |
Fatal commuting accidents | 310 | 309 | - | 0.32 |
Fatal accidents, total | 730 | 806 | + | 10.41 |
1 adjusted recording of working hours resulting from the introduction of the electronic wage statement