| 1. | Every employee and trainee is covered by statutory occupational accident insurance.
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| 2. | Status of occupational accidents and injuries varies considerably between different sources.
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| 3. | Occupational accident insurance was established in Germany by statute in 1884.
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| 4. | Social security ensures employee protection against unemployment, disease, old age and occupational accidents.
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| 5. | Over the same period, the number of occupational accidents fell by 29 percent.
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| 6. | Paradoxically, pulmonary embolism contributed to Hageman's death after an occupational accident.
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| 7. | Working children are caught in 12 million occupational accidents, of which 12, 000 are fatal.
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| 8. | "The insurance will cover protection in occupational accidents, deaths, transportation, medical service and legal problems, " he said.
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| 9. | Psychological factors are an important factor in occupational accidents that can lead to injury and death of employees.
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| 10. | The awards are presented annually in recognition for achievements in the management of occupational accidents and ill-health prevention at workplace.
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