There are over 3,000 workplace fatalities annually in the European Union.
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- The MEP's original Italian statement also mentions 'almost 3 million incidents every year' (quasi 3 milioni di incidenti ogni anno), which is supported by Eurostat data showing 2.82 million non-fatal work accidents in the EU in 2023 and 2.97 million in 2022.
- Eurostat's ESAW methodology counts only accidents resulting in at least 4 calendar days of absence from work for non-fatal accidents. Fatal accidents are counted regardless of absence duration. Accidents commuting to/from work and occupational diseases are excluded.
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- PrimaryEurostatAccidents at work claimed 3,298 lives in the EU in 2023. Across the EU, there were on average 1.63 fatalities per 100,000 employed people in 2023.
- 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. In 2023, there were 2.82 million non-fatal accidents at work that resulted in at least 4 calendar days of absence from work and 3,298 fatal accidents at work in the EU.
- PrimaryEurostatIn 2022, 3,286 work-related accidents were fatal, accounting for 0.1% of all accidents. This was 61 fatalities less than in 2021 and 122 less than in 2013.