Work-related and commuting accidents

• Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 919,025 reportable work-related accidents occurred in 2011 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, an decrease of 3.7 % in reportable work-related accidents. The risk of work-related accident per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) declined to 24.5 (-5.1 %).
• In 2011, 15,740 serious work-related accidents were recorded which resulted in payment of a pension or death benefit. The risk of serious work-related accident per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) thus fell by 6.3 %, from 0.448 in 2010 to 0.420 in 2011. In addition, 498 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
• The 188,452 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute a decrease compared to the previous year, from 5.25 to 4.34 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
• The 5,951 new commuting accident pensions represent a reduction in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.142 per 1,000 insurance relationships in 2010 to 0.137 in 2011
  (-3.6 %). The number of fatal commuting accidents declined from 367 to 394.

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  Work-related and commuting accidents	Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
  	2010	2011	Change in %
  Reportable work-related accidents	954,459	919,025	-	3.71
  per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE)	25.84	24.52	-	5.09
  Reportable commuting accidents	223,973	188,452	-	15.86
  per 1,000 insurance relationships	5.25	4.34	-	17.16
  Reportable accidents 1, total	1,178,432	1,107,477	-	6.02
  New work-related accident pensions	16,564	15,740	-	4.97
  per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE)	0.448	0.420	-	6.33
  New commuting accident pensions	6,076	5,951	-	2.06
  per 1,000 insurance relationships	0.142	0.137	-	3.57
  New pensions, total	22,640	21,691	-	4.19
  Fatal work-related accidents	519	498	-	4.05
  Fatal commuting accidents	367	394	+	7.36
  Fatal accidents, total	886	892	+	0.68

  ¹ In 2011 some UVTöH have changed the administrational process for the declaration of reportable accidents, so that the numerical value is of limited statistical reliability.