Safety at work: Which EU countries have the most workplace deaths and injuries?
As Labour Day is celebrated, Eurostat figures show that accidents at work decreased by 5% between 2017 and 2022. However, more than a third of European countries no longer meet the standard of one labour inspector per 10,000 workers.
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As Labour Day is celebrated, Eurostat figures show that accidents at work decreased by 5% between 2017 and 2022. However, more than a third of European countries no longer meet the standard of one labour inspector per 10,000 workers.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/01/safety-at-work-which-eu-countries-have-the-most-workplace-deaths-and-injuries
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00:00How does workplace safety vary around the EU?
00:07There were 2.97 million non-fatal work accidents in the EU in 2022
00:13and more than 3,200 fatal work-related accidents.
00:18This represents a ratio of around 905 non-fatal accidents for every fatal accident.
00:24However, compared with 2017, the number of accidents was down by 4.6%.
00:31Men were more likely than women to have an accident at work.
00:34In 2022, around 2 out of every 3 non-fatal accidents at work in the EU involved men.
00:41Between 2021 and 2022, there were fewer non-fatal workplace accidents involving men in the EU.
00:48But for women, the number went up, with nearly 88,000 more accidents reported.
00:53Manufacturing recorded the highest number of accidents in 2022, representing 18% of the total,
01:01followed by human health and social work activities at 15.8% and construction at 12.2%.
01:09The highest rate of fatal accidents at work among EU countries was recorded in Malta
01:14with 5.28 fatal accidents per 100,000 employees, followed by France and Bulgaria.
01:21Meanwhile, Denmark, France and Portugal registered the highest non-fatal accidents per 100,000 employed people.