It was found that more than 117,000 people were killed or injured in an industrial accident last year, an increase of about 6% from the previous year.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There is a possibility that the amount of work per person is increasing and the number of industrial accidents is increasing, such as the number of people who cannot go to work due to the influence of the new corona."
According to the preliminary figures compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 117,875 people were killed in an industrial accident or injured for more than 4 days on leave last year, excluding the infection with the new corona. ..
This is 7081 people, an increase of 6.4% from the previous year.
By industry, the number of "service industries" such as retail and welfare was the highest at 57,899, an increase of 9% from the previous year, and the number of "manufacturing" was 24,202, an increase of 5.4% from the previous year. I did.
By situation, "falling" was 9.5% from the previous year, and "reaction / unreasonable movement" such as back pain was 9.3% from the previous year, both of which are increasing significantly. ..
In the last year, 723 people died in industrial accidents, and the number of "construction industry" was 269, an increase of 12.6% from the previous year.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "There is a possibility that the amount of work per person has increased and the number of industrial accidents has increased as a result of a series of people who cannot go to work due to the influence of the new corona and a small number of people working to prevent infection. I want to call for countermeasures. "