Occupational accidents: Young people and men particularly at risk
In 2013, 6% of the workforce were victims of an occupational accident. Around 750,000 people also reported suffering from a work-related health problem.
How the Federal Office for Statistics reports, around 316,000 people in Switzerland were victims of an occupational accident in 2013. This corresponds to 6% of the working population.
Apprentices continue to be particularly at risk, with around 17% of them suffering an accident at work. Employees under the age of 30 also have more accidents than the average (11%). Men are affected more often than women (8%); the agriculture and construction sectors are five times more affected than banking and insurance. (12% and 11% compared to 2%).
The survey also looked at how many people are affected by work-related health problems. Around 11% of the respondents reported suffering from such problems - not including accidents. In 6 out of 10 cases, these were bone, joint or muscle complaints, and in around 20% psychosocial complaints such as stress, depression or anxiety.
Here, unsurprisingly, older workers were affected significantly more often: 15% of those aged 50 to 64.
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