Industrial Accidents Statistics in Japan (2022)

Fig.0

Transition in the Number of Industrial Accidents (1953-2022）

Fig.1

Change in number of fatal in all industries (1996-2022)

Fig.2

Change in number of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more in all industries (1996-2022)

Fig.3

Change in number of new recipients of workers' accident compensation insurance benefits (1996-2021)

Fig.4

Change in frequency rate in all industries (1996-2021)

Fig.5

Change in severity rate in all industries (1996-2021)

Fig.6

Change in accidents rate (fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more) per 1,000 workers in all industries (1996-2021)

Fig.7

Number of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by industrial sector (2022)

Fig.8

Number of fatal by industrial sector (2022)

Fig.9

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by accident type in all industries (2022)

Fig.9-1

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by accident type in manufacturing industries (2022)

Fig.9-2

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by accident type in construction industries (2022)

Fig.10

Breakdown of fatal by accident type in all industries (2022)

Fig.10-1

Breakdown of fatal by accident type in manufacturing industries (2022)

Fig.10-2

Breakdown of fatal by accident type in construction industries (2022)

Fig.11

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by cause agents in all industries (2022)

Fig.11-1

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by cause agents in manufacturing industries (2022)

Fig.11-2

Breakdown of fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by cause agents in construction industries (2022)

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Breakdown of fatal by cause agents in all industries (2022)

Fig.12-1

Breakdown of fatal by cause agents in manufacturing industries (2022)

Fig.12-2

Breakdown of fatal by cause agents in construction industries (2022)

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Fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by workplace size (2022)

Fig.14

Accident rate per 1,000 Workers by workplace size (2022)

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Rasio of Fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by age group (2006-2022)

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Fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more by age group (2022)

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Accident rate (fatal & non fatal injuries with work absence of 4 days or more per 1,000 workers) by age group (2022)

Fig.0

Source:

Survey by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
https://www.jisha.or.jp/english/statistics/index.html

This picture does not include Covid-19 cases.

Fig.1

Blue lines in 2020-2022 include Covid-19 cases.
Orange lines in 2020-2022 do not include Covid-19 cases.

Source:

Survey by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
https://www.jisha.or.jp/english/statistics/index.html

Fig.2

Orange lines in 2020-2022 include Covid-19 cases.
Blue lines in 2020-2022 do not include Covid-19 cases.
Source:same as Fig 1

Fig.3

Source:

Number of new recipients of workers' accident compensation insurance benefits: Annual report on Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Programme (only Japanese)

Fig.4

Definition:

Frequency rate is expressed in terms of numbers of fatal & non fatal injuries in industrial accidents per 1 million work-hours in the aggregate.

Source:

Frequency rate and severity rate: Industrial accident census, MHLW (only Japanese)
LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) in Japan (1963-2022)

Fig.5

Definition:

Severity rate is expressed in terms of the number of workdays lost per 1,000 work-hours in the aggregate.

Source:

same as Fig.4

Severity rate in Japan (1963-2022)

Fig.6

Source:

Survey by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ( MHLW)
2022_accidents_rate (Excel 55KB)

This picture does not include Covid-19 cases.

Fig.7

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Industrial_accidents_in_2022.xls

Fig.8

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.9

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.9-1

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.9-2

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.10

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.10-1

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.10-2

Source:

same as Fig.7

Fig.11

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_accidents.xls

Fig.11-1

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_accidents.xls

Fig.11-2

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_accidents.xls

Fig.12

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_fatal.xls

Fig.12-1

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_fatal.xls

Fig.12-2

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_fatal.xls

Fig.13

Source:

same as Fig.11

Fig.14

Source:

Accidents report surveyed by the Safety Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
2022_accidents.xls
2016 Economic Census Basic Survey, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of General Affairs
General Guidebook on Industrial Safety 2023, JISHA (only Japanese)

Fig.15-0

Source:

https://www.jisha.or.jp/english/statistics/index.html

Fig.15

Source:

same as Fig.11

Fig.16

Source:

2022_accidents.xls
Labour Force Survey, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (only Japanese)
General Guidebook on Industrial Safety 2023, JISHA (only Japanese)

(Ref)

Almost data described in this page are showed in "General Guidebook on Industrial Safety 2023", JISHA (only Japanese)