Data
12.3.2019

Workplace accidents

Workplace accidents

2021

There were 91159 accidents at work in Finland in 2021.

Profession

All occupationsAll occupations Number of occupational accidents: 91159Craft and related trades workersCraft and related trades workers Number of occupational accidents: 21579Personal service workersPersonal service workers Number of occupational accidents: 21208Plant and machine operators, and assemblersPlant and machine operators, and assemblers Number of occupational accidents: 12117Elementary occupationsElementary occupations Number of occupational accidents: 9526Technicians and asso...Technicians and associate professionals Number of occupational accidents: 9270ProfessionalsProfessionals Number of occupational accidents: 6501Clerical support ...Clerical support workers Number of occupational accidents: 4165ManagersManagers Number of occupational accidents: 2954Skilled agricultural, fo...Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers Number of occupational accidents: 1635Vocational school stu...Vocational school students Number of occupational accidents: 1576A...Armed forces Number of occupational accidents: 319U...Unknown Number of occupational accidents: 155...University students Number of occupational accidents: 83...Primary school pupils Number of occupational accidents: 71Building and related tradesworkers,excludingelectricians(10787 work accidents)Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians Number of occupational accidents: 10787Metal, machinery and relatedtradesworkers(7162 work accidents)Metal, machinery and related trades workers Number of occupational accidents: 7162Electrical and electronictradesworkers(2609 work accidents)Electrical and electronic trades workers Number of occupational accidents: 2609Foodprocessing,woodworking,garment(817 work accidents)Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers Number of occupational accidents: 817and(204 work accidents)Handicraft and printing workers Number of occupational accidents: 204(0 work accidents)a77 Number of occupational accidents: 0(0 work accidents)a76 Number of occupational accidents: 0(0 work accidents)a70 Number of occupational accidents: 0(0 work accidents)a78 Number of occupational accidents: 0(0 work accidents)a79 Number of occupational accidents: 0Personal care workers(9367 work accidents)Personal care workers Number of occupational accidents: 9367Personal service workers(5210 work accidents)Personal service workers Number of occupational accidents: 5210Sales workers(5010 work accidents)Sales workers Number of occupational accidents: 5010Protective servicesworkers(1621 work accidents)Protective services workers Number of occupational accidents: 1621a59(0 work accidents)a59 Number of occupational accidents: 0a57(0 work accidents)a57 Number of occupational accidents: 0a56(0 work accidents)a56 Number of occupational accidents: 0a55(0 work accidents)a55 Number of occupational accidents: 0a50(0 work accidents)a50 Number of occupational accidents: 0Drivers and mobile plant operators(6231 work accidents)Drivers and mobile plant operators Number of occupational accidents: 6231Stationary plant andmachineoperators(4566 work accidents)Stationary plant and machine operators Number of occupational accidents: 4566Assemblers(1320 work accidents)Assemblers Number of occupational accidents: 1320a88(0 work accidents)a88 Number of occupational accidents: 0a87(0 work accidents)a87 Number of occupational accidents: 0a86(0 work accidents)a86 Number of occupational accidents: 0a85(0 work accidents)a85 Number of occupational accidents: 0a84(0 work accidents)a84 Number of occupational accidents: 0a80(0 work accidents)a80 Number of occupational accidents: 0Labourers in mining,construction,manufacturingandtransport(4379 work accidents)Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport Number of occupational accidents: 4379Cleaners andhelpers(2694 work accidents)Cleaners and helpers Number of occupational accidents: 2694Refuse workersandotherelementary(1217 work accidents)Refuse workers and other elementary workers Number of occupational accidents: 1217Food preparationassistants(1063 work accidents)Food preparation assistants Number of occupational accidents: 1063Agricultural,forestryandfisherylabourers(138 work accidents)Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers Number of occupational accidents: 138(35 work accidents)Street and related sales and service workers Number of occupational accidents: 35a97(0 work accidents)a97 Number of occupational accidents: 0a90(0 work accidents)a90 Number of occupational accidents: 0a98(0 work accidents)a98 Number of occupational accidents: 0a99(0 work accidents)a99 Number of occupational accidents: 0Health associateprofessionals(3643 work accidents)Health associate professionals Number of occupational accidents: 3643Legal,social,culturalandrelatedassociateprofessionals(2391 work accidents)Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals Number of occupational accidents: 2391Scienceandengineeringassociateprofessionals(2116 work accidents)Science and engineering associate professionals Number of occupational accidents: 2116Business andadministrationassociate(1015 work accidents)Business and administration associate professionals Number of occupational accidents: 1015Informationand(105 work accidents)Information and communications technicians Number of occupational accidents: 105a30(0 work accidents)a30 Number of occupational accidents: 0a39(0 work accidents)a39 Number of occupational accidents: 0Teachingprofessionals(3101 work accidents)Teaching professionals Number of occupational accidents: 3101Scienceandengineeringprofessionals(1291 work accidents)Science and engineering professionals Number of occupational accidents: 1291Legal,socialandculturalprofessionals(857 work accidents)Legal, social and cultural professionals Number of occupational accidents: 857Healthprofessionals(634 work accidents)Health professionals Number of occupational accidents: 634Businessand(433 work accidents)Business and administration professionals Number of occupational accidents: 433Informationandcommunicationstechnology(185 work accidents)Information and communications technology professionals Number of occupational accidents: 185a29(0 work accidents)a29 Number of occupational accidents: 0a27(0 work accidents)a27 Number of occupational accidents: 0General andkeyboardclerks(1718 work accidents)General and keyboard clerks Number of occupational accidents: 1718Otherclericalsupportworkers(1007 work accidents)Other clerical support workers Number of occupational accidents: 1007Numericalandmaterialrecordingclerks(982 work accidents)Numerical and material recording clerks Number of occupational accidents: 982Customerservices(458 work accidents)Customer services clerks Number of occupational accidents: 458a40(0 work accidents)a40 Number of occupational accidents: 0Chiefexecutives,seniorofficialsandlegislators(1630 work accidents)Chief executives, senior officials and legislators Number of occupational accidents: 1630Administrativeandcommercialmanagers(703 work accidents)Administrative and commercial managers Number of occupational accidents: 703Productionand(411 work accidents)Production and specialised services managers Number of occupational accidents: 411Hospitality,(210 work accidents)Hospitality, retail and other services managers Number of occupational accidents: 210a10(0 work accidents)a10 Number of occupational accidents: 0a19(0 work accidents)a19 Number of occupational accidents: 0a18(0 work accidents)a18 Number of occupational accidents: 0a17(0 work accidents)a17 Number of occupational accidents: 0a16(0 work accidents)a16 Number of occupational accidents: 0a15(0 work accidents)a15 Number of occupational accidents: 0Market-orientedskilledagricultural(1400 work accidents)Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers Number of occupational accidents: 1400Market-orientedskilled(235 work accidents)Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers Number of occupational accidents: 235a64(0 work accidents)a64 Number of occupational accidents: 0Subsistencefarmers,fishers,huntersandgatherers(0 work accidents)Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers Number of occupational accidents: 0a60(0 work accidents)a60 Number of occupational accidents: 0Vocational schoolstudents(1576 work accidents)Vocational school students Number of occupational accidents: 1576Non-commissioned(184 work accidents)Non-commissioned armed forces officers Number of occupational accidents: 184(104 work accidents)Commissioned armed forces officers Number of occupational accidents: 104Armedforcesoccupations,otherranks(31 work accidents)Armed forces occupations, other ranks Number of occupational accidents: 31a06(0 work accidents)a06 Number of occupational accidents: 0a05(0 work accidents)a05 Number of occupational accidents: 0a09(0 work accidents)a09 Number of occupational accidents: 0a04(0 work accidents)a04 Number of occupational accidents: 0a08(0 work accidents)a08 Number of occupational accidents: 0a07(0 work accidents)a07 Number of occupational accidents: 0Armedforces(0 work accidents)Armed forces Number of occupational accidents: 0(155 work accidents)Unknown Number of occupational accidents: 155(83 work accidents)University students Number of occupational accidents: 83(71 work accidents)Primary school pupils Number of occupational accidents: 71

Injured bodypart

No information Number of occupational accidents: 1953Head Number of occupational accidents: 13995Neck Number of occupational accidents: 1265Back Number of occupational accidents: 7626Torso and organs Number of occupational accidents: 3486Upper extremities Number of occupational accidents: 36434Lower extremities Number of occupational accidents: 22109Whole body and multiple sites Number of occupational accidents: 37438 Number of occupational accidents: 0Other Number of occupational accidents: 548No information Number of occupational accidents: 1953Head, brain and cranial nerves and vessels Number of occupational accidents: 2627Facial area Number of occupational accidents: 2281Eye(s) Number of occupational accidents: 7193Ear(s) Number of occupational accidents: 362Teeth Number of occupational accidents: 570Head, multiple sites affected Number of occupational accidents: 140Head, other parts not mentioned above Number of occupational accidents: 822Neck Number of occupational accidents: 1265Back Number of occupational accidents: 7626Torso and organs Number of occupational accidents: 0Rib cage, ribs, including joints, shoulder blades and organs in the chest area Number of occupational accidents: 2355Pelvic and abdominal area, including organs Number of occupational accidents: 624Torso, multiple sites affected Number of occupational accidents: 208Torso, other parts not mentioned above Number of occupational accidents: 299Upper extremities Number of occupational accidents: 0Shoulder and shoulder joints Number of occupational accidents: 4344Arm, including elbow Number of occupational accidents: 3630Hand Number of occupational accidents: 6608Finger(s) Number of occupational accidents: 17901Wrist Number of occupational accidents: 3578Upper extremities, multiple sites affected Number of occupational accidents: 192Upper extremities, other parts not mentioned above Number of occupational accidents: 181Lower extremities Number of occupational accidents: 0Hip and hip joint Number of occupational accidents: 632Legs, including knees Number of occupational accidents: 9967Ankle Number of occupational accidents: 6612Foot Number of occupational accidents: 2403Toe(s) Number of occupational accidents: 1447Lower extremities, multiple sites affected Number of occupational accidents: 260Lower extremities, other parts not mentioned above Number of occupational accidents: 788Whole body and multiple sites Number of occupational accidents: 37438 Number of occupational accidents: 0Other Number of occupational accidents: 38Other parts of body not listed above Number of occupational accidents: 510

Preceding event

Last event prior to the injury

Deviations not listed above in this...
Slipping – Stumbling and falling –...
Body movement without any physical...
Body movement under or with physical...
Loss of control (total or partial) of...
Breakage, bursting, splitting,...
Shock, fright, violence (by a person...
Deviation by overflow, overturn, leak,...
Others

Cause

The factor that caused the injury

Material agents not listed in this...
Substances, accessories, equipment
Accessways, surfaces, ground, doors,...
People, animals, plants
Hand tools and hand-held or...
No information on the immediate...
Mobile goods transport equipment
Fixed stairs, roofs, openings,...
Others

Injury mechanism

How the body part and the cause touched

Modes of injury not listed in this...
Horizontal or vertical impact with or...
Contact with sharp, pointed, rough,...
Physical or mental stress
Struck by object in motion, collision...
Bite, kick, etc. (animal or human)
Trapped, crushed, etc.
Hazardous substances – via inhalation...
Others

Accident frequency rate

Top 10 industries prone to work accidents

Veterinary activitiesVeterinary activities: 101 Number of accidents / million working hoursConstruction of buildingsConstruction of buildings: 64 Number of accidents / million working hoursSpecialised construction activitiesSpecialised construction activities: 62 Number of accidents / million working hoursEmployment activitiesEmployment activities: 59 Number of accidents / million working hoursManufacture of fabricated metal productsManufacture of fabricated metal products: 49 Number of accidents / million working hoursSosiaalihuollon laitospalvelutSosiaalihuollon laitospalvelut: 45 Number of accidents / million working hoursPostal and courier activitiesPostal and courier activities: 45 Number of accidents / million working hoursManufacture of wood and of products of wood and corkManufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork: 44 Number of accidents / million working hoursSecurity and investigation activitiesSecurity and investigation activities: 41 Number of accidents / million working hoursMuiden ei-metall.mineraalituotteiden valm.Muiden ei-metall.mineraalituotteiden valm.: 41 Number of accidents / million working hoursNumber of accidents / million working hours

Every year, occupational accidents cause significant costs. Monitoring occupational and workplace accidents as well as occupational diseases is key to preventing accidents and allocating the preventive measures correctly.

Description

In Finland, occupational accidents are registered by the Workers’ Compensation Center. The graph of occupational accidents in 2014–2019 was generated based on open data by the Workers’ Compensation Center. The data is based on wage earner accidents at work and during work time which are compensated for by an insurance company.

What do the indicators describe

All the graphs are interactive. The graphs include the numbers of occupational accidents. The sizes of the graph shapes are calculated in relation to the number of accidents relating to the shape. Choices in a single graph filter all of the graphs. In each graph, you can see the exact number of accidents by hovering the cursor over the graph.

Lines containing missing values are omitted from the data. The data has been anonymized so that individuals can not be identified. In total, there are approximately 687,000 cases.

The occupation designations of years 2014 and 2015 are based on the 2009 classification of occupations of the Finnish Workers’ Compensation Center. After the year 2015 occupations are classified based on Statistics Finland’s TOL 2010 occupational classification. Industry data is classified based on Statistics Finland’s TOL 2008 industrial classification. Additional information about the classifications of the data is available on the Finnish Workers’ Compensation Center website.

The data are updated annually.

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The publishing of the data has been licensed with the permission of Workers' Compensation center. Data decision 2023-05. Data source: Workers’ Compensation Center, wage-earners occupational accident statistics. The database was generated on 13.6.2023. Workers’ Compensation Centre/Janne Sysi-Aho
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