Deaths at work in Italy They do not stop, in fact the number of fatal accidents is still increasing. In INAIL’s latest update, based on data collected up to October, workplace accidents will increase in 2024, especially those with a fatal outcome: 491,439 complaints registered by the institute over 10 months. , which increased by +0.4%. 2023 period, of which 890 are related to deaths, which is 2.5% more than in 2023.
Deaths at work in 2024
This is an increase of 22 deaths compared to the 868 reported in the same period in 2023, with a decrease in workplace incidents, which fell from 672 to 657, but with an increase in fatalities. Commuting from home to workwent from 196 to 233.
In general, if we look at previous years, 2024 recorded a -17.5% decrease in total reports of accidents at work compared to the previous 10 months. 2022.
As explained by Inail, the effect on total Employed by Istat (provisional data), both injuries (-12.0%) and deaths (-5.1%) have decreased compared to 2019, while compared to 2023 it is -1.1% and deaths have increased by +0.8%.
By relating the number of fatal accidents to the number of employees as estimated by the Bureau of Statistics at different periods (provisional data),The incident From 3.89 deaths per 100,000 employed persons in 2019 to 3.69 in 2024 and up to 3.69 from 3.66 last year.
i Numbers In real terms, workplace deaths this year are 19 fewer than in 2022, 127 fewer than in 2021, 146 fewer than in 2020 and six fewer than in 2019.
Nine complaints Multiple accidents In 2024 there were 29 deaths, while in 2023 there were 12 accidents for a total of 31 victims.
Increase with respect to Occupational diseases 73,922 in 2024 for an increase of 22.3%
Anil data
Going by the numbers reported in INAIL’s Open Data and updated in October, one of the sectors most affected by the increase in reports of fatal accidents at work is management. Industry and servicesFatal reports rose from 744 to 759, agriculture, which went from 98 to 101, and state accounts (from 26 to 30).
Specifically, i Compartments Construction saw the largest increase, with 128 deaths compared to 117 in 2023, manufacturing with 86 deaths (81 in 2023), transport and warehousing with 84 (91 in 2023), trade with 48 (56 in 2023) and rental with 35. Business support services (37 in 2023).
The rise in work-related deaths affects both. Men See (da 809 a 815). No (from 59 to 75) while if we look at passports, complaints from Italian workers decrease (from 707 to 701) and complaints from non-EU workers increase (from 121 to 143) and EU foreigners (from 40 to 46).
per Age classes Reported cases include those under 15 years of age (from 1 to 5 cases), 20-29 years of age (from 78 to 85), 35-39 years of age (from 53 to 61), 45-54 years of age. An increase in the elderly has been reported. 207 to 234, in people aged 60-64 (from 122 to 127) and in people over 69 (from 34 to 42). However, there has been a decline in the age groups 15-19 (from 18 to 13), 30-34 years (from 46 to 44), 40-44 years (from 83 to 62), 55-59 years (from). 171 to 161) and between 65-69 years (55 to 54).
If you analyze Geographical distribution Among complaints, the number has increased in the north-west, from 228 to 242 in the north-west, from 156 to 173 in central Italy and in the islands (from 75 to 96), while the figures have been decreasing. North East (from 196 to 189) and South (from 213 to 190).
In particular, they are Lazio (+17), Lombardy (+16), Sicily (+14), Tuscany (+10) and Sardinia (+7). Regions With more deaths at work in the first 10 months of 2024, while the most virtuous are Veneto (-17), Campania and Abruzzo (-12 each), Piedmont (-9) and Marche (-6).