Every day, nine workers across the European Union fall victim to fatal workplace accidents.

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite a specific year or source. The figure is based on 2023 data, which was the most recent available at the time of the speech (published by Eurostat in October 2025). The 2024 data had not yet been released by the session date.
• The precise daily average is 9.04 (3,298 ÷ 365), which the MEP rounded down to nine. This is standard rounding and does not distort the claim.
• The claim uses the present tense ('every day… still fall victim'), implying the figure is current, when in fact it reflects 2023 data — though this is the latest official EU-wide statistic available.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat Statistics Explained — Accidents at work statisticsThere were 3,298 fatal accidents at work in the EU in 2023, an increase of 12 deaths compared with the year before.
• PrimaryEurostat News — Accidents at work claimed 3,298 lives in the EU in 2023Across the EU, there were on average 1.63 fatalities per 100,000 employed people in 2023, compared with 1.66 fatalities in 2022. […] 3,298 fatal accidents at work in the EU in 2023.