Accident occurrence

  • Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 754,660 reportable accidents at work occurred in 2024 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, that’s a decrease of 3.7 %. The risk of accidents at work per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) sank by 4.5 % to 17.27.
  • In 2024, 9,923 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 4.4 %, from 0.237 in 2023 to 0.227 in 2024. In addition, 345 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
  • The 173,483 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 3.30 to 3.10 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
  • The 3,547 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction of 4.0 % in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.066 in 2023 to 0.063 in 2024. The number of fatal commuting accidents slightly decreased from 218 to 215.
Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
2023 2024 Change
in %
Reportable accidents at work 783,426 754,660 - 3.67
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 18.09 17.27 - 4.53
Reportable commuting accidents 184,355 173,483 - 5.90
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 3.30 3.10 - 6.18
Reportable accidents, total 967,781 928,143 - 4.10
Accidents at work - new pensions 10,283 9,923 - 3.50
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) 0.237 0.227 - 4.36
Commuting accidents - new pensions 3,682 3,547 - 3.67
per 1,000 weighted insurance relationships 0.066 0.063 - 3.96
New pensions, total 13,965 13,470 - 3.54
Fatal accidents at work 381 345 - 9.45
Fatal commuting accidents 218 215 - 1.38
Fatal accidents, total 599 560 - 6.51

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