In 2023, prosecutor's office in Serbia they received 51 criminal charges which refers to the violation of safety and health measures at work, which resulted in fatal, serious and collective injuries at work. In addition to 51 newly received criminal reports, there were also 39 pending criminal reports from previous years, according to the report of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. New economy.
The reports refer to the criminal acts of failure to take safety measures at work, causing danger by not providing safety measures at work, improper and improper performance of works. Reports to the prosecutor's office were submitted by the police, other state authorities, injured parties...
As can be seen from the Administration's data, 24 criminal charges were dismissed, of which three were resolved by mutual consent. On the other hand, there were four convictions in 2023 (two prison terms, one suspended sentence and one acquittal).
On the other hand, by May 7, 2023, the misdemeanor courts in Serbia have resolved 390 cases under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Of these, in 328 cases a fine of up to RSD 100.000 was imposed, and in 62 cases a fine of RSD 100.000 was imposed.
From May 8 until the end of the year, misdemeanor courts resolved 150 cases under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Of these, in 114 cases a fine of up to 100.000 dinars was imposed, and in 36 cases a fine of between 100.000 and one million dinars was imposed.
During the year 2023, 13.406 reports of injuries at work in Serbia, 14 with a fatal outcome
In 2023, employers submitted a total of 13.406 reports on occupational injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Serbia.
Of these, 14 injuries were fatal, 1.308 were serious injuries, 612 were serious injuries while coming and going from work, and 11.472 were minor injuries.
What did the analysis show?
From the total number of reports, the Administration analyzed a total of 1.322 occupational injuries (14 fatal and 1.308 serious occupational injuries) that occurred in 2023 at the workplace.
That analysis showed that the highest number of injuries at work was recorded in the manufacturing industry (31,24 percent), wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (8,85 percent), health and social protection (8,17, 8,09 percent) and traffic and storage (XNUMX percent).
When it comes to injuries at work according to the gender of the injured, men are injured more (65,51 percent) than women 456 (34,49 percent).
The largest number of work-related injuries occurred among employees aged between 46-55 (27,84 percent), as well as among employees aged between 56-65 (24,13 percent).
The largest number of injuries at work by type of injury are bone fractures (73,07 percent), followed by wounds and superficial injuries (7,19 percent).
In the previous year, 2022, 12.692 reports on work injuries were submitted to the Administration, of which 11 were fatal injuries.