04/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2024 03:03
In 2021, the EU recorded more than 2.17 million work accidents in agriculture, industry, construction and services to the business economy that resulted in workers being absent from work for 4 days or more. This marks an 11% increase compared with 2020 during which 1.96 million accidents were recorded, and a 9% decrease compared with 2019 (2.4 million accidents). This development also reflects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, marked by inactivity or reduced activity in certain sectors.
Many of these accidents resulted in wounds and superficial injuries (31.4%), followed by dislocations, sprains, and strains (24.6%), as well as concussions and internal injuries (19.9%) and bone fractures (11.8%).
Source dataset: hsw_mi07
The most common areas of injury for the workers in agriculture, industry, construction and services to the business economy were the upper extremities (41.8%) and lower extremities (29.2%). Additionally, a significant portion of injuries affected the back, including the spine and vertebrae (10.0%), and the head (6.6%).
Source dataset: hsw_mi06
This article marks the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, commemorated on 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.