Accidents at work (ESAW, 2008 onwards) (hsw_acc_work)

National Reference Metadata in Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS)

Compiling agency: 1. Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV) 2. Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (SVLFG) 


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

1. Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)

2. Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (SVLFG) 
1.2. Contact organisation unit

1. DGUV: Referat Statistik

2. SVLFG: Bereich Prävention
1.5. Contact mail address

1. Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)

DGUV Berlin
Glinkastraße 40
10117 Berlin-Mitte

 

2. Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (SVLFG)

SVLFG
Weißensteinstraße 70-72
34131 Kassel
Germany


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 11/06/2024
2.2. Metadata last posted 11/06/2024
2.3. Metadata last update 11/06/2024


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

1. and 2.: The national ESAW source are the declarations of accidents at work to the responsible German accident insurance institution by the employers
3.2. Classification system

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.3. Coverage - sector

1. DGUV 

No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.

 

2. SVLFG

NACE Rev. 2 economic activity sector A "Agriculture, forestry and fishing".
3.3.1. Sector Coverage ESAW

COVERAGE OF ECONOMIC SECTORS (NACE), (Annual update expected)

NACE

NACE Rev.2

 Coverage

A

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

 y 

B

Mining and quarrying

 y 

 

off shores

 y 

 

others

 y 

C

Manufacturing

 y 

D

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

 y 

E

Water supply, sewerage, steam and air conditioning supply

 y 

F

Construction

 y 

G

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles

y 

H

Transportation and storage

 y 

 

maritime transport (NACE 50)

 y 

 

air transport (NACE 51)

 y 

 

transport via Railways (NACE 49)

 y 

 

post & telecomunications (NACE 53)

 y 

I

Accomodation and food service activities

 y 

J

Information and communication

 y 

K

Financial and insurance activities

 y 

L

Real state activities

 y 

M

Professional, scientific and technical activities

 y 

N

Administrative and support service activities

 y 

O

Public administration and defence;compulsory social security

 y

 

of which police and firebrigades (NACE 84.24 and 84.25)

 n 

P

Education

 y 

Q

Human health and social work activities

 y 

R

Arts, entertainment and recreation

 y 

S

Other service activities

 y 

T

Activities of households as employers; undiferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of  households for own use

 y 

U

Activites of extra territorial organisations and bodies

 y 

 

Additional comments on coverage of economic sectors

With the exception of the agricultural sector self-employed persons are not covered;

Mandated civil servants (esp. O, P) are fully covered as of 2020.

NACE-Sectors 84.22, 84.23; 84.24 are not included.

 

Codes:

y Sector fully covered
n Sector not covered at all
p Secor partially covered
n.a. Not applicable, i.e. sector does not exist in country
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.4.1. Definition of ESAW variables

COVERAGE OF ESAW VARIABLES (Annual update expected)

Economic activity of the employer

 y 

Occupation of the victim

 y

Age of victim

y 

Sex of victim

 y 

Type of injury

y 

Part of body injured

y 

Geographical location

y 

Date of the accident

y 

Time of the accident

y 

Size of enterprise

y 

Nationality

y

Employment status

y 

Days lost

y num

Workstation

y 

Working environment

 y 

Working process

 n 

Specific physical activity

 n 

Material agent of Specific physical activity

 n 

Deviation

y 

Material agent of Deviation

 y 

Contact – mode of injury

y 

Material agent of Contact - Mode of injury

 n 

Road traffic accidents (RTA)

 y 

Weight

 y 

Type of weight (under-reporting - U; sampling - S; special sampling - Sp)

 S 

 

Additional comments on coverage of ESAW variables

 

 

Codes:

Coverage
y Variable fully covered
n Variable not covered at all, i.e. variable is so far not collected in country
p Variable partially covered

Days lost
y num Days lost are covered and in data file listed by numbers (004 - 182)
y cat Days lost are covered and in data file listed by categories (A01 - A06)
p num, p cat Days lost are partly covered and listed by numbers (categories)

Type of weight
U weight to correct under-reporting
S weight to account for sampling
Sp weight to correct special sampling
3.5. Statistical unit

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.6. Statistical population

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.6.1. Statistical Population ESAW

COVERAGE OF PROFESSIONAL STATUS (Annual update expected)

Professional status

  Coverage

1. Self employed

p¹ 

   1.1 Self employed with employees

 p¹ 

   1.2 Self employed without employees

 p¹ 

2. Family worker

 p¹ 

3. Employee

 y 

   3.1 Part time workers

 y 

   3.2 Casual workers

 y 

   3.3 Trainees/Apprentices

 y 

4. Students

 p² 

5. Others

 n

 

Additional comments on coverage of professionnal status

 1: Self-employed persons are only partly represented. Data for self-employed persons and family workers (accidents and reference population) are just delivered for the NACE A 01 "Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities" (included due to the statutory insurance coverage)
2: Students only covered if they are subject to social insurance contributions, e.g. working part-time in parallel to their studies.

 

Codes:

y Professional status fully covered
n Professional status not covered at all
p Professional status partially covered
n.a. Not applicable, i.e. professional status does not exist in country

 

COVERAGE OF ACCIDENTS OUTSIDE PREMISES (Annual update expected)

Accidents in the course of work

 Coverage

1. Commuting accidents

 n 

2. Accidents in a public place or in a mean of transport during a journey in the course of work

  y

2.1 Road traffic accidents in the course of work (public highways, car parks, internal ways inside the premises of the enterprise)

  y

2.2 Number of fatal road traffic accidents during a journey in the course of work for persons employed outside the NACE Rev. 2 sector H Transportation (PLEASE INSERT THE MANDATORY NUMBER)

 38

2.3 Other accidents (slips, falls, aggressions, etc.) in a public place (pavement, staircases, etc.) or in the arrival and starting points (station, port, airport, etc.) of any mean of transport, during a journey in the course of work

  y

2.4 Accidents on board of any means of transport (underground railway, tram, train, boat, plane, etc.) used during a journey in the course of work

  y

2.5 Number of fatal accidents on board of any other means of transport during a journey in the course of work for persons employed outside the NACE Rev. 2 sector H Transportation (PLEASE INSERT THE MANDATORY NUMBER)

 1

3. Accidents occurred within the premises of another company than that which employs the victim, or in a private individual, in the course of work

 y

4. Accidents having only a medical origin, in the course of work

 n

 

Additional comments on coverage of accidents outside premises

 

 

Codes:

y Accidents fully covered
n Accidents not covered at all
p Accidents partially covered
F Data of fatal road traffic accidents and fatal accidents on board of any means of transport provided in the main CSV data file
A Data of fatal and non-fatal road traffic accidents as well as fatal and non-fatal accidents on board of any means of transport provided in the main CSV data file
3.7. Reference area

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.8. Coverage - Time

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Number of accidents.


5. Reference Period Top

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

1. DGUV

The agreement over the reporting of Statistics on Accidents at Work between the BMAS - Federal Ministry of Labour and Sovial Affairs (formerly BMWA) and the German Social Accident Insurance Institution (DGUV) is published in: Bundesarbeitsblatt 7-8/2003 Amtlicher Teil p. 30-31.

 

2. SVLFG

The data transfer obligation is based on Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2008
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

1. and 2.: Relevant German legislation regarding the confidentiality of social security data is found in § 35 of the SGB (Social Code) I in conjunction with §§ 67ff. of SGB X. 

Data collection, data handling and data processing by the German social accident insurance institutions is regulated in §§ 199ff of the SGB VII.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
8.2. Release calendar access

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
8.3. Release policy - user access

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

1. and 2.: Annual.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

The Statutory accident insurance cover in Germany goes beyond the insurance of ‘genuine’ accidents at work: children in care, volunteers, rehabilitants and other status groups are also insured alongside employers and employees and they are reflected in DGUV/SVLFG published data. Nonetheless, these categories are out of scope of ESAW data, therefore differences in figures between the data published by DGUV, SVLFG and the data published by Eurostat can be attributed to this out-of-scope categories. 

1. DGUV

See DGUV website  for facts and figures on work-related and commuting accidents, e.g. https://www.dguv.de/en/facts-figures/index.jsp

2. SVLFG

See SVLFG-Webseite, e.g. https://www.svlfg.de/statistik
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
12.3. Completeness

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate

This file contains sections which list in detail the available variables, economic sectors, employment status and information on traffic accidents.
12.3.1.1. Data completeness rate of ESAW variables per sector

REPORTING LEVELS OF ECONOMIC SECTORS (NACE), (Annual update expected)

 

Global reporting level

 100%

Reporting levels by sector

A. Agriculture, forestry and fishing

100% 

B. Mining and quarrying

100% 

off shores

100% 

others

100% 

C. Manufacturing

100% 

D. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

100% 

E. Water supply, sewerage, steam and air conditioning supply

100% 

F. Construction

100% 

G. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles

100% 

H. Transportation and storage

100% 

maritime transport (NACE 50)

100% 

air transport (NACE 51)

100% 

transport via Railways (NACE 49)

100% 

post & telecomunications (NACE 53)

100% 

I. Accomodation and food service activities

100% 

J. Information and communication

100% 

K. Financial and insurance activities

100% 

L. Real state activities

100% 

M. Professional, scientific and technical activities

100% 

N. Administrative and support service activities

100% 

O. Public administration and defence;compulsory social security

100% 

of which police and firebrigades (NACE 84.24 and 84.25)

100%

P. Education

100% 

Q. Human health and social work activities

100% 

R. Arts, entertainment and recreation

100% 

S. Other service activities

100% 

T. Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of  households for own use

100% 

U. Activities of extra territorial organisations and bodies

 UNK

 

Additional comments on global reporting level

 none

 

Codes:

N sector not covered by data collection
UNK sector covered but unknown reporting level
(value %) reporting level
(e) rough estimate (instead of "medium" or "high")

 

 


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.2. Sampling error

1. and 2.: Sampling occurs as stated in 18.5 Data compilation. There is no sampling error regarding the full German reference group because the weighted case sum corresponds with the total of all cases. Nevertheless, a sampling error occurs when interpreting case groups, depending on the size of the analyzed group.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.1. Coverage error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.2. Measurement error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.3. Non response error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.4. Processing error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
13.3.5. Model assumption error

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
14.1.1. Time lag - first result

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
14.2. Punctuality

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.2. Comparability - over time

Data on civil servants are only included and available from 2017 onwards. Between 2017 and 2019, the data are partially included (shown in detail in the respective national metadata of the individual year). From 2020, the data are fully included in the ESAW dataset.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
15.4. Coherence - internal

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


16. Cost and Burden Top

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
17.2. Data revision - practice

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

A Information on the source of the data

1. DGUV

Original Data Sources are the employers' reports of accidents at work to their respective Social Accident Insurance Institution for trade and industry, Social Accident Insurance Institutions for the public sector or the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture. These data are collected and compiled on a yearly basis by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. 

2. SVLFG

The source data are derived from reports on industrial accident events (excluding commuting accidents) of persons insured with SVLFG who are employers, employers’ wives or employees aged between 15 and 69 and the duration of the inability to work exceeds 3 days.

 

B Information on the source of the reference population

Compiled using:

  • Distribution of employees subject to social insurance contributions and marginally employed persons. Data from the Federal Employment Agency
  • Dependent employees Insurance relationships according to the business and accounting results of the DGUV
  • Summary of the labour force according to SVLFG economic groups (agriculture, forestry, horticulture and landscaping)
  • Population data on civil servants as reported by the federal states
18.2. Frequency of data collection

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
18.3. Data collection

1. DGUV

Data is collected by the Social Accident Insurance Institution concerned via a standardized accident report form (annexed). A sample of all reports of one year is transmitted to the German Social Accident Insurance Institution (DGUV).

The generic current questionnaire is available under: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/normengrafiken/bgbl1_2016/j3097-1_0010.pdf

 

2. SVLFG

The data are collected in a comprehensive survey by regional offices using standardised accident report forms (accident notice or doctor’s report) and are made available to the administrative headquarters of the SVLFG on a regular basis at the end of the 1st quarter of the respective following year.
18.4. Data validation

1. DGUV

Various automatic and manual checks are performed on the accident data transmitted to the German Social Accident Insurance Institution (DGUV) from its members.

Validation checks include:

  • completeness
  • comparing data with preceding year data for plausibilty in changes and outliers
  • correctness of key-use
  • consistency of totals and sample size. 

2. SVLFG

No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
18.5. Data compilation

1. DGUV

Weights for non-fatal accidents are calculated as follows:
For the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) data are collected based on a day of birth sampling method. All injured persons with a day of birth on the 10th or 11th of a month are selected for the sample for every accident insured by one of the accident insurance institutions for trade and industry (BGen). The sample size for this particular group is therefore approx. 6.7%. For persons insured by one of the accident insurance institutions in the public sector (UVTöH), in addition every injured person with a day of birth on a 12th of a month is included in the sample. The sample size for this group is therefore approx. 9.9%. Each case is weighted according to the overall number of reported accidents of its accident insurance institution. As a result the sum of the weighted cases matches the overall number of cases reported to the DGUV.

 

2. SVLFG

Accidents reported to the SVLFG are examined to determine whether the SVLFG is responsible and the event that has occurred is insured.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
18.6. Adjustment

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment

1. and 2.: No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


19. Comment Top

No additional information to the metadata on EU level available. Information corresponds to the EU metadata.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top