Retirement age and occupational injury (2016)
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of older working age on occupational injuries. Employees over 63 years of age had a 36 % higher injury frequency than employees aged between 50 and 55.
Earlier studies have shown that workers over 65 years of age are involved in occupational injuries several times more often than younger workers. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of older working age on occupational injuries. This study was based on data concerning the compensated workplace injuries (n= 522 758) of Finnish wage earners in 2008 - 2012 and 1055 injuries occurred to employees aged 65 and over.
Employees over 63 years of age had a 36 % higher injury frequency than employees aged between 50 and 55. The injuries of the oldest age group were also more often serious. Conclusions: We concluded that a later retirement age would slightly increase the number of occupational injuries, especially serious injuries