text: The rate for fatal accidents was much lower for young workers; in 2019 it stood at 1.28 for workers under 
  25, compared to 1.86 for workers between 25 and 54 years. 
  
  The main reason for this difference is a high employment rate of young workers in sectors that are more 
  prone to accidents than others, that is, wholesale and trade and hotels and restaurants. Moreover, they 
  have a much higher rate of precarious types of employment, particularly temporary contracts, that is, 
  they are often less trained and less experienced regarding risks at the workplace. 
  
  Often one, two or more of these characterisations add to each other, that is, migrant, low-skilled and 
  woman. The table below is one example of such ‘crossovers’. 