Every day, nine people in the EU do not return home to their families due to workplace fatalities.
Industry & EmploymentEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The MEP did not specify a reference year. The most recent Eurostat data available at the time of the claim (May 2026) covers 2023, published in October 2025. Data for 2024 was not yet available.
- The claim uses 'every day' to express an annual average; fatal workplace accidents are not evenly distributed across days and fluctuate throughout the year.
- Sources
- PrimaryEurostatAcross the EU, there were on average 1.63 fatalities per 100,000 employed people in 2023. The article headline states: 'Accidents at work claimed 3,298 lives in the EU in 2023.' 3,298 / 365 = 9.04 deaths per day.
- PrimaryEurostat Statistics ExplainedThere were 3,298 fatal accidents at work in the EU in 2023, an increase of 12 deaths compared with the year before. 3,298 / 365 = 9.04 ≈ 9 deaths per day.
- PrimaryEurostatIn 2022, 3,286 work-related accidents were fatal. 3,286 / 365 = 9.00 deaths per day.