Occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic in 2013

Overview

A total of 1042 cases of occupation-related diseases in 876 workers were reported in the Czech Republic in 2013. Of these, 983 were occupational diseases and 59 cases were given the status of “endangerment by an occupational disease”. The incidence of occupational diseases was 23.6 cases per 100.000 health insured employees in the public sector. Most of the occupational diseases occurred in the Moravian-Silesian region (299 cases, i.e. 28.7%). Most of the recognized cases occurred in the “mining and quarrying” economic sector (172 cases, i.e. 16.5%). Carpal tunnel syndrome (278 cases, i.e. 28.3%) and contact allergic dermatitis (127 cases, i.e. 12.9%) were the most frequently reported occupational diseases. Among the cases reported as endangerment by an occupational disease, the carpal tunnel syndrome predominated (42 cases, i.e. 71.2%).

Keywords:
occupational diseases – endangerment by occupational disease – incidence – trends by occupational disease