Work, in 7 months 441 thousand injuries and 569 deaths

The reports of accidents at work presented to Inail between January and July were 441,451:

, 569 of which with a fatal outcome (-16.0%).

The number of professional-related pathologies reported increased, reaching 36,163 (+ 6.8%).

This was announced by Inail, explaining that in the seven months, compared to the same period of 2021, there was a marked increase in accident reports, due in part to the higher number of accident reports from Covid-19 and in part to the increase in accidents traditional 'a decrease in fatalities (due to the notably lower weight of deaths from contagion).

Going into the details of the data offered by INPS, it is noted that the reports of accidents at work submitted to Inail by last July were 441,451, an increase of 41.1% compared to 312,762 in the first seven months of 2021 (+ 52.8% compared to the 288,873 of the January-July 2020 period and + 16.6% compared to the 378,671 of the January-July 2019 period).

The data collected at 31 July of each year show an increase at national level for the first seven months of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 both in cases occurring during work, which went from 273,282 in 2021 to 392,516 in 2022 (+43, 6%), and of those in progress, that is, those occurred on the return journey between the home and the workplace, which recorded an increase of 23.9%, from 39,480 to 48,935.

Last July, the number of workplace accidents reported marked a + 38.8% in the Industry and services management (from 265,499 cases in 2021 to 368,545 in 2022), a -4.2% in Agriculture (from 15,450 to 14,798 ) and + 82.7% in the State Account (from 31,813 to 58,108).

Generalized increases in accidents at work are observed in almost all production sectors,

, in Transport and storage (+ 137.1%) and in Accommodation services activities and catering (+ 85.2%).

The territorial analysis shows an increase in accident reports in all areas of the country: more consistent in the South (+ 58.1%), followed by Islands (+ 54.3%), North-West (+ 48.6%) ), Center (+ 44.0%) and North-East (+ 23.6%).

Among the regions with the greatest percentage increases, Campania (+ 105.5%) , Liguria (+ 69.6%) and Lazio (+ 66.6%)   

"The increase - adds the note - that emerges from the comparison for the period between 2022 and 2021 is linked both to

(from 112,829 to 188,509 complaints), and to the male component, which shows a + 26.5% (from 199,933 to 252,942).

The increase involved both Italian workers (+ 44.1%), non-EU workers (+ 28.8%) and EU workers (+ 23.6%).

Generalized increases in all age groups emerge from the analysis by age group.

Almost half of the cases flow into the 40-59 year old class ”.

The complaints of occupational disease registered by Inail in the first seven months of 2022 were 36,163, an increase of 2,298 cases (+ 6.8%) compared to the same period of 2021 (10,958 cases more, for an increase of 43, 5%, compared to the same period of 2020 and 2,338 fewer diseases reported, with a reduction of 6.1%, compared to the period January-July 2019).

The pathologies of the osteo-muscular system and of the connective tissue, those of the nervous system and of the ear continue to represent the first three professional diseases reported, followed by tumors and diseases of the respiratory system.