Injuries: workplace

Eurostat data on the evolution of the incidence rate of serious accidents at work in comparison to 1998 (= 100). The incidence rate = (number of accidents at work with more than 3 days' absence that occurred during the year/number of persons in employment in the reference population) x 100 000. An accident at work is a discrete event which occurs at work and leads to physical or mental harm. This includes accidents at work but outside the work premises, even if caused by a third party, and cases of acute poisoning. It excludes accidents on the way to or from work, incidents solely of medical origin, and occupational diseases.