decrease the number of occupational accidents in 2007.
was revealed by the 2007 annual report submitted by INAIL Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi. On April 30, 2008 (date of official recognition), the budget INAIL accident occurs, in fact, statistically more favorable than a quello dell'anno precedente, sia per l'andamento generale del fenomeno, sia soprattutto in relazione alle morti bianche. Sono 912.615 le denunce di infortuni registrate: circa 15.500 casi in meno rispetto al 2006, con una flessione dell'1,7% (superiore, dunque, al -1,3% che si era registrato nell'anno precedente). Il calo risulta più significativo alla luce del fatto che nel 2007 il numero degli occupati (fonte ISTAT) è cresciuto dell'1%; in termini relativi, il miglioramento reale è, dunque, del 2,7%.
Per quanto riguarda i casi mortali la diminuzione è pari al -12,8%. Le morti bianche denunciate sono state 1.170, 171 in meno rispetto ai 1.341 dell'anno precedente. Il dato è, però, ancora provisional. On the basis of forecast made and the progress of complaints received in recent months, in fact, the final number of fatalities should be around 1,210 cases. The decline of the phenomenon is recorded in a significant way in both Agriculture (-21%) than in industry and services (-12%). It must be noted, however, an increase of 2 cases (12 to 14) for State Employees. More than half of white deaths (52.1%) occurred on the road between these is distinguishing those incurred in connection with a job and the "ongoing", that is on the way to work. In particular, the fatal injuries that occurred during work, recorded a diminuzione del 18,1% rispetto all'anno precedente e del 30,1% nel periodo 2001-2007; mentre quelli in itinere sono aumentati dell'8% rispetto al 2006 (da 274 a 296 casi).
Maglia nera al Nord industrializzato. Oltre il 60% degli infortuni è concentrato nel Nord industrializzato: nel Nord-Est, in particolare, sono stati denunciati nel 2007 quasi 299mila casi, un terzo del totale nazionale. In generale, comunque, l'analisi territoriale evidenzia come la riduzione degli infortuni ha riguardato praticamente tutte le regioni italiane, ad esclusione della Sicilia (+4,1%), del Lazio, della Calabria e della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano (dove, peraltro, si realizzano incrementi inferiori al mezzo punto percentuale). Geographical breakdown is characterized by a decline in the South by 3.3%, followed by the Northeast (-2.2%) and North West (-1.6%). Smaller decline in the Centre (-1.1%), while in contrast the performance of the Islands (+2.4%), arising solely from the sustained increase of Sicily. Increase
accidents of foreign workers. With regard to foreign workers since the accident is going against the general trend of the phenomenon. There is, in fact, an increase of accidents at work by 8, 7% over the previous year (over 140 thousand complaints against 129mila 2006). In particular, the increase was significant among migrants from EU countries (almost 150% more), from January 1, 2007 due to the inclusion of Romania and Bulgaria into the EU. A large proportion of accidents are concentrated in industrial activity. At first the Construction sector, which registered over 20 thousand complaints a year, equal to 14.5% of the total of all injuries related to foreigners. This sector is also high number of deaths (although a decrease in three years) with 39 cases in 2007, nearly 1 in 4 deaths and Industry Services. As for the origin countries of Morocco, Romania and Albania are the countries most affected by the phenomenon, with 40% of the complaints and 47% of fatal cases. In particular, the almost 18 thousand cases with Romania ranks second (after Morocco) in the list of complaints and the first one related to fatal cases, with 41 white deaths in 2007.
57% of the accidents concentrated in only 18 thousand companies. In 2006, companies that have not suffered any injury in the course of the year, the vast majority: as many as 92.4% of the total (nearly 3.5 million companies from a total of over 3.7 million), those who denounce at least one accident a year are only 7.6% of the total (about 280,000 firms). The reading of the phenomenon in terms of number of accident events, highlights, as most significant, as the 836mila accidents reported in 2006 by the Industry and Services Companies, more than half, 477mila infortuni (pari al 57% del totale) si concentrano in sole 18mila aziende. Già operando una prima distinzione fra aziende artigiane e aziende industriali, si riscontra che le aziende che non subiscono alcun infortunio nell'anno sono percentualmente superiori fra le artigiane (93,0%) rispetto a quelle industriali (91,9%); e questo vale anche per il caso di un solo infortunio denunciato (5,8% per le artigiane e 5,1% per le industriali). Le percentuali si capovolgono già a partire da 2 infortuni denunciati, dove la quota di aziende industriali diventa superiore a quella delle artigiane (1,3% contro 0,9%). La forbice, tra le due tipologie di azienda, tende a crescere sensibilmente fino al massimo che si riscontra nella classe "5 Accident and Beyond "which is vastly higher in industrial (0.82%) than in those trades (0.03%).
EU Italy under Spain France and Germany. Based on the rates impact on accidents in complex provided by Eurostat, is confirmed, also in 2005 (last year made available) the favorable position of Italy and the European average. Our country has, in fact, an index of 2,900 accidents per 100,000 employed, below is the value found for Euro-Area (3545), both for the EU-15 (3098), the ranking shown in the statistics harmonized, Italy ranks well below comparable countries, therefore, as to our Spain, France and Germany.
For fatal cases in Italy, however, with a national index of 2.6 deaths per 100,000 employed persons, places, again for 2005, above the figure recorded for the 15 Member States (2.3), but virtually in line with that of the Euro-Area (2.5), which includes both our countries more homogeneous in terms of insurance systems, is that of consistency and completeness of the data.
Source: INAIL
