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.
Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
2020 2021 Change in %
Reportable accidents at work 760,492 806,217 + 6.01
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 18.45 19.78 + 7.23
Reportable commuting accidents 152,823 170,853 + 11.80
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 3.05 3.37 + 10.57
Reportable accidents, total 913,315 977,070 + 6.98
Accidents at work - new pensions 13,227 12,079 - 8.68
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 0.321 0.296 - 7.63
Commuting accidents - new pensions 4,413 4,132 - 6.37
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 0.088 0.082 - 7.39
New pensions, total 17,640 16,211 - 8.10
Fatal accidents at work 399 510 + 27.82
Fatal commuting accidents 238 227 - 4.62
Fatal accidents, total 637 737 + 15.70

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