Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents sorts countries by the rate of workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers. Data is provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to estimates, around 2.3 million people die yearly from work-related accidents or diseases every year. [1]
Industrial accidents and incidents in Ukraine (4 C, 4 P) Industrial accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom (3 C) Industrial accidents and incidents in the United States (5 C, 12 P)
The country of the highest occupational fatality rate is Cuba at 25 per every 100,000 workers. Followed by Burudi and Egypt at 13.8 and 10.7 per 100,000 respectively. [6] The World Health Organization and International Labour Organization estimate that over 1.9 million people died as a result of work-related injures and diseases in 2016.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
To date it is rated as the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms both of lives lost and impact to industry. March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill . The Exxon Valdez , an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California , hit Prince William Sound 's Bligh Reef , dumping an estimated minimum 10.8 million US gallons (40.9 million litres, or ...
A fatal accident at work is defined as an accident which leads to the death of a victim. The time within which the death may occur varies among countries: in Netherlands an accident is registered as fatal if the victim dies during the same day that the accident happened, in Germany if death came within 30 days, while Belgium, France and Greece ...
In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [11] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [12] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 sustained non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [13] Within the U. S. construction industry, the most common work-related fatal injury occurs from worksite ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us