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An accident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Florence on Friday killed at least three workers and left two others missing, local officials said. The accident happened when ...
Disasters and accidents. At least one person is killed in a tornado outbreak across the southern United States, with damage reported south of Houston. Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse. The death toll from the six days ago highway collapse between Maranhão, and Tocantins, in Brazil, increases to eleven people. Six others are ...
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.
It has been estimated that worldwide there are more than 350,000 workplace fatalities and more than 270 million workplace injuries annually. [2] In 2000 there were approximately 2.9 billion workers worldwide. Occupational injuries resulted in the loss of 3.5 years of healthy life for every 1,000 workers.
Pope Francis on Monday blamed accidents at work on excessive profit-seeking and the "idolatry of the market," in a fresh swipe at unbridled capitalism that has led some right-wing critics to paint ...
Common causes of occupational fatalities include falls, machine-related incidents, motor vehicle accidents, exposure to harmful substances or environment, homicides, suicides, fires, and explosions. In 2021, 3.6 of every 100,000 full-time workers experienced a fatal workplace injury. [2] Oftentimes, occupational fatalities can be prevented.
Here is Fox News Digital's list of the most disastrous freak accidents in 2024. Multiple People Electrocuted In ‘Freak Accident’ While Enjoying Swim In Pool: Police
At 4.07pm on 31 May 2023, emergency services were called to Bournemouth beach. [4] 10 people were rescued from the water. [5]Onlookers gave CPR to the victims. [6] A 17-year-old-boy from Southampton and a 12 year-girl from High Wycombe were pronounced dead at hospital. [7]