Injuries at work

In 2023, 125 people suffered from injuries and temporarily lost their ability to work at enterprises and organizations in the region. Of all those affected over the past year, 51.2% worked at private enterprises and organizations, 31.2% – at state–owned enterprises and 17.6% - at enterprises owned by other states.

The largest number of victims, 34 people, or 27.2% of the total, accounted for workers employed in the mining industry, 31 people (24.8%) – in manufacturing, 22 people (17.6%) – public administration and defense.

20 people died from injuries at work in 2023. The largest number of deaths - 14 people worked at the enterprise of Boroduliha district, 4 in Semey, 1 person each in Beskaragai district and Aksuat district. Most of the dead – 16 people – worked at enterprises with a state form of ownership, 1 person – with a foreign form of ownership and 3 people – with a private form of ownership.

Among the main causes of accidents are unsatisfactory organization of production work (30 people), gross negligence of the victims themselves (29), violation of safety and labor protection rules 28).

47 people were injured as a result of falling and falling from a height, 16 - as a result of exposure to extreme temperatures (fire), 11 – as a result of exposure to moving, flying and rotating objects; 9 – in traffic accidents on the organization's transport.

Most often, as a result of an accident, victims receive closed fractures. In 2023, out of the total number of victims, 32 people received these injuries, 24 – superficial injuries and bruises, 16 – acute poisoning, 22 – injuries from concussion and injuries to internal organs, 10 – fractures with dislocation or displacement.

Every fourth victim of industrial accidents is a worker in industry, construction and transport. Also, 20 unskilled workers and 18 specialist technicians were injured during the year.

The material consequences of accidents in the form of payments to the victim on a disability certificate, additional payments to previous earnings when transferring to another job, payments of a one-time allowance for the year amounted to 190.3 million tenge.

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Methodological explanations

The statistical bulletin includes data submitted by all legal entities of all forms of ownership and departmental subordination, on which an accident or occupational disease is registered.

An accident at work is the impact of a production factor on an employee in the performance of his labor (official) duties or tasks of the employer, as a result of which an injury, sudden deterioration of health or poisoning of an employee occurred, which led to his temporary or permanent disability, occupational disease, or death.

The unit of measurement is the case of an occupational injury, i.e. data on one person injured in one accident at work.

The number of victims with disability and fatal outcome is taken into account in case of accidents that occurred on the territory of the enterprise during the performance of labor duties by the victim, as well as when traveling to or from work by transport provided by the enterprise.

Occupational disease is a chronic or acute disease caused by the impact of harmful production factors on an employee in connection with the performance of his labor (official) duties.

The material consequences of industrial accidents are determined by the amount of compensation for damage to the injured worker, which is calculated as a percentage of his earnings in accordance with the degree of his loss of professional capacity for work. Persons entitled to compensation in the event of the death of the breadwinner shall be compensated in the amount of the breadwinner's average monthly earnings, minus the share attributable to the breadwinner and able-bodied dependents who are not entitled to compensation for damages.

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