Work accidents Lombardy: 2026 data worsen, Como peaks

Context

TL;DR

• Over 75,293 injuries in Lombardy between January and August 2026
• Total deaths rise to 101, against 97 in 2025
• Como records 3,795 complaints and an increase of 9.2%
• Commuting accidents are 13,167, 17.5% of the total

Period → January-August 2026 Data → provisional from Inail, reworked by UIL Lombardia Accidents → over 75,293, 6.6% on the same period of the previous year Occupational diseases → 3,556 cases, 8.2% Total deaths → 101, against 97 in 2025 Deaths directly at work → 76, from 68, 11.8% Commuting accidents → 13,167, 6.1%, equal to 17.5% regionally Como → 3,795 reports, 9.2%, 2 deaths

Inail's provisional balance sheet, reworked by UIL Lombardia, signals a further worsening of workplace safety in Lombardy in the period January-August 2026: overall injury reports exceeded 75,293, an increase of 6.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. Occupational diseases grew by 8.2%, reaching 3,556 cases.

Deaths, journeys and school

The total number of fatal reports reached 101, compared to 97 in 2025; limiting the count to deaths that occurred directly at work, cases grew by 11.8%, going from 68 to 76.

Daily mobility affects the regional picture: accidents on the home-work journey increased by 6.1%, up to 13,167 reports, which correspond to 17.5% of the regional total.

For a cross-border worker living in the border area, this is the most concrete connection with the news: the source talks about the home-work journey, not a cross-border category. The text does not separate cross-border workers and does not present statistics on work in the Canton of Ticino; the data therefore remains a regional snapshot of Lombardy. The tempi di attesa ai valichi page can be consulted as a separate tool for mobility, without attributing information on border crossings to the Inail data.

Another area of ​​attention is the school sector, including School-Work Alternation (PCTO) pathways: the Lombard estimate is around 12,600 complaints among students, equal to 24% of the national total. In the first eight months of the year, the age group up to 14 years recorded 10,572 episodes, an increase of 11.8%.

Among the proposals, Vittorio Sarti, confederal secretary of UIL Lombardia, relates safety to the methods of organizing work:

The objective indicated by Sarti remains Zero Deaths at Work.

Operational details

The territorial map and sectors

The worsening involves all twelve Lombardy provinces, but the numbers are distributed differently. The highest absolute volumes remain concentrated in the Milan metropolitan area and in the Brescia area.

Absolute volumes and percentage increases

The table separates the absolute volume from the change in injuries. Milan, Brescia and Bergamo collect the highest numbers; the province of Brescia also records 22 victims, compared to 18 in 2025. The figure for Milan includes 26 total deaths, while Bergamo reports 14.

Percentage peaks change the ranking. Pavia grew by 10.1%, with 3,321 injuries and 5 deaths. Como follows with 9.2%, 3,795 complaints and 2 deaths. Lodi scores 8.6%, with 1,668 injuries and 5 victims; Monza and Brianza recorded 8.4%, with 5,257 injuries and 3 deaths.

For occupational diseases, Mantua recorded 82.6%, going from 161 to 294 reports. Sondrio scores 77.8% and Lecco 45.9%. The same source warns that these deviations are affected by the small starting numerical size in some territories and may be influenced by emergence dynamics or administrative delays in the transmission of the practices.

The productive sectors

Manufacturing remains first in terms of number of complaints: 10,079, with 1.6%. Transport and warehousing reach 4,302, 1.7%, while trade has 4,085 cases, 4.7%. Above the regional average, healthcare and social assistance are growing, 8.3% with 4,091 cases, and education, 14.4% with 1,777 complaints.

For a cross-border worker, the perimeter must be kept distinct: this is a snapshot of security in Lombardy. The source does not address the G permit, the AVS, the LPP or the KVG; it does not deal with refunds and withholding tax and does not mention the Canton of Ticino. The numbers, therefore, do not offer elements to describe changes in those subjects. The costo auto pendolare can remain a separate study for those who evaluate the burden of mobility, but it is not a measurement contained in the report.

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Key points

How to use the news

This source allows for an operational reading, but does not introduce a new administrative procedure. To avoid overlapping numbers and requests, the path could be this:

1. Period and nature of the data. The basis is January-August 2026 and the material is provisional: it comes from Inail and has been reworked by UIL Lombardia. 2. Type of event. Overall complaints, deaths at work, commuting accidents, occupational diseases and cases among students are distinct indicators in the source. 3. Territory. All twelve Lombardy provinces are involved; the comparison must separate absolute volumes from percentage peaks. 4. Occupational diseases. The increases in Mantua, Sondrio and Lecco must be read together with the warning on the reduced numerical bases, on the dynamics of emergence and on the administrative delays in the transmission of the practices. 5. Responses. The UIL's requests concern rules and controls, while in Como operational deficiencies are reported in the PSAL services of the ATS and in the Labor Inspectorate.

Faced with the trend of the indicators, UIL Lombardia calls for regulatory and control interventions. Antonio Albrizio, general secretary of UIL Lombardia, calls for the introduction of the crime of murder at work into the legal system. His proposals also include exemplary sanctions, a dedicated national prosecutor's office and the immediate exclusion from public procurement of companies that do not respect worker protections.

For Dario Esposito, UIL Lombardy coordinator for Como, there remains a staff shortage in the PSAL services of the ATS and in the Labor Inspectorate. He also recalls the provincial safety protocol signed in the Prefecture a year and a half ago and asks the Prefect to continue that path, without waiting for reminders from the union.

These are the operational elements that the source makes available. It does not indicate forms, documents, personal deadlines or counters: adding them would mean departing from the original text. For a cross-border worker, the distinction serves to read the news as a snapshot of regional security, without transforming it into a guide on other subjects. For a separate economic simulation, use calcolatore stipendio.

Source: comozero.it