Every day thousands of workers in Europe are injured or become ill at work.
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- The claim could be more specific: Eurostat data for 2023 shows 2.82 million non-fatal accidents at work in the EU (approximately 7,726 per day) plus 3,298 fatal accidents (about 9 per day). Data on occupational diseases is collected as experimental statistics and varies significantly by country due to different national recognition systems.
- The data refers to recognized and reported cases; actual figures may be higher due to underreporting.
- The Eurostat sources used were published after the session date (April 2026), but contain 2023 data that would have been available to the MEP through earlier Eurostat releases or national statistics.
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- PrimaryEurostat - Accidents at work statisticsIn 2023, there were 2.82 million non-fatal accidents at work and 3,298 fatal accidents at work in the EU. This equals approximately 7,726 non-fatal accidents per day.
- PrimaryEurostat - European Occupational Diseases Statistics (PDF)The EU strategic framework for health and safety at work emphasizes the need to improve data collection on work-related accidents and occupational diseases. Occupational diseases data is collected as experimental statistics due to varying national recognition systems.