Accident occurrence

  • Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 783,426 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2023 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s a decrease of 0.5 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) sank by 1.0 % to 18.09.
  • In 2023, 10.283 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 6.3 %, from 0.253 in 2022 to 0.237 in 2023. In addition, 381 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
  • The 184,355 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute an increase compared to the previous year, from 3.29 to 3.30 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
  • The 3,682 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction of 3.2 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.068 in 2022 to 0.066 in 2023. The number of fatal commuting accidents decreased from 248 to 218.
Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
2022 2023 Change in %
Reportable accidents at work 787,412 783,426 - 0.51
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 18.27 18.09 - 0.99
Reportable commuting accidents 173,288 184,355 + 6.39
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 3.29 3.30 + 0.33
Reportable accidents, total 960,700 967,781 + 0.74
Accidents at work - new pensions 10,927 10,283 - 5.89
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 0.253 0.237 - 6.35
Commuting accidents - new pensions 3,587 3,682 + 2.65
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 0.068 0.066 - 3.20
New pensions, total 14,514 13,965 - 3.78
Fatal accidents at work 423 381 - 9.93
Fatal commuting accidents 248 218 - 12.10
Fatal accidents, total 671 599 - 10.73

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