Accident risks: More accidents on the way to school and work
The number of work-related accidents in Germany is falling. However, more accidents are occurring on the way to work and to school. The number of fatalities has risen.
In Germany, around 90,700 schoolchildren were involved in accidents on their way to school in the past year, a 3.8% increase from the previous year, with 25 fatal incidents. Additionally, there were 170,306 work-related accidents commuting to or from work, a 1.0% increase, resulting in 231 deaths. The German statutory accident insurance (DGUV) reported 689,900 work-related accidents, a 3.1% decrease, with 299 fatalities.
The DGUV also reported 1,032,500 accidents in schools and 91,200 suspected occupational disease notifications.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
