The figure is higher than the equivalent numbers in some much more populous countries such as Ireland and Greece (both 25 fatalities) and Finland (27 fatalities), as revealed by the data.
Fatal accidents at work, 2022
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Indeed, for fatal accidents at work Latvia ranks fourth in Europe behind Malta, France and Bulgaria, once population size is taken into account.
Conversely, Latvia has one of the lowest rates of non-fatal accidents at work.
Non-fatal accidents at work, 2022
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In 2022, 2.97 million non-fatal work accidents resulted in workers being absent from work for 4 days or more in the EU, while 3 286 work-related accidents were fatal. Compared with 2017, there were 4.6% less accidents (-143 031).
Manufacturing recorded the highest number of accidents in 2022, with 535 977 accidents (18.0% of the total), followed by human health and social work activities (469 764; 15.8%) and construction (364 486; 12.2%).
Among the 21 economic activities, the majority recorded fewer accidents in 2022 compared with 2017, except for human health and social work activities (+133 470 accidents), education (+15 432) and construction (+11 232).
Looking specifically at human health and social work activities, data show that the number of accidents has increased yearly, from 336 294 in 2017 to 401 959 in 2020 and then to the highest value in 5 years, 469 764 in 2022. The only decrease was registered in 2021, with 384 721 accidents.
fatal and non-fatal accidents at work, 2022
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