Accident occurrence

The figures of the year 2020 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.