Based on the most recent data from the French Occupational injuries insurance, the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions (Anact) presents a statistical snapshot of occupational injuries in France by gender between 2001 and 2019.<\/p>\n
In 2019, accidents at work<\/strong> affected more than 650,000 employees in France, 63% of whom were men and 37% women. Their overall decrease since 2001 (-11.1%) corresponds to a decrease for men (-27.2%), but masks their clear increase for women (+41.6%). Since 2013, the trend is reversed. The overall number of accidents increases (+6.1%) with a stabilization for men (-0.1%) and an increase (+18.3%) for women.<\/p>\n Since 2001, the most accident-prone sectors for women are services – health, social work, cleaning, temporary work and services, trade and food industries – and for men, construction. On average, women are off work longer than men. More than 90% of fatal accidents involve men in all sectors. Between 2013 and 2019, the number of fatal accidents increased by more than 35% for both women and men.<\/p>\n