Occupational diseases grow, accidents remain stable
In the annual report, 593,000 injuries were reported in 2024, a slight increase over the previous year, due to the growth in student claims
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The number of accidents reported to Inail was 593 thousand in 2024, a slight increase on the previous year (+0.4% compared to 590 thousand in 2023). This increase was due to the growth in student complaints, which rose to 78 thousand (+10.5% compared to 71 thousand in 2023), of which 2,100 were for accidents occurring in Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (Pcto), after free Inail protection against accidents in schools was introduced from May 2023. With regard to workers, on the other hand, there was a 1% drop in reported accidents, which fell from 519 thousand to 515 thousand.
Incidents on the road are increasing
.In the annual report illustrated in Rome by the president of Inail, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, in the presence among others of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the Minister of Labour Marina Calderone, pfor workers, complaints on the occasion of work in 2024 mark a decrease compared to the previous year: -1.9% (from 421,533 to 413,517). Reporting the number of reported accidents at work to the number of people employed by Istat, the value for 2024 stands at 1,728 cases of accidents per 100,000 employees, lower than both the previous year (1,788) and 2019 (1,987)
In contrast commuting accidents - from home to work or vice versa - increased: +3.1% (from 97,939 to 101,000). 22.8% of the accidents reported in 2024 (117,000) occurred "outside the company", i.e. "on the occasion of work by means of transport" or commuting: the highest value of the five-year period both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the total.
The highest number of work-related deaths in construction, transport and storage
There were 1,202 reported fatal cases, one more than in 2023. Thus, more than three deaths per day continue to be recorded. For workers, there were four fewer deaths, from 1,193 to 1,189, while the 13 fatal cases reported among students were five more than the eight in the previous year, including one in the Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (Pcto). For fatal cases in 2024, compared to 2023, there was a decrease in the number of complaints on the occasion of work (-3.5%, from 918 to 886) while those on the way to work increased (+10.2%, from 275 to 303). 42.3% (503) of the cases occurred 'outside the company', a lower incidence only than in 2022 (45.7%). If we relate the number of fatal accidents at work to the number of people employed by Istat, the value for 2024 stands at 3.70 deaths per 100,000 employees, lower than both 2023 (3.89) and 2019 (3.90).
In terms of fatalities, Industry and Services is the management with the highest number of accidents (86.1%), followed by Agriculture with 12.8% and the State account with 1.1%. The 32 fewer fatalities than in 2023 (-3.5%) concern Industry and Services (-11), Agriculture (-15) and the State Account (-6).
