text: ESAW provides more detailed data about the**severity of non-fatal accidents**. 164 According to 
  Eurostat’s evaluation of ‘Causes and circumstances’ of work accidents (**data from 2005, EU-15 and**
  **Norway**), in 2005, 3.9% of the non-fatal work accidents or 157,494 non-fatal accidents led to**permanent**
  **incapacity**(full or partly), and 138,568 (3,4% of all accidents) to absences from three to six months. 165 
  **In 2019**, the**outcome**‘Permanent incapacity or 183 days*(of time-off)*or over’**made up 4.4% of all**
  **non-fatal work accidents or a little more than 100,000 cases**.**As serious outcomes**we regard at 
  least the cases in the ESAW category: non-fatal accidents involving these consequences are more than 
  **34 times more frequent than fatalities**. These detailed time-off and outcome data are only available 
  for the sectors A and C-N, not for the other sectors with lower accident rates. If we include in the 
  definition of a serious accident also the**ESAW category ‘Time off between 3 and 6 months’, another**
  **5.4% or 129,150 non-fatal accidents**would be added to the category ‘Serious accident’. 