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  2. List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents

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    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]

  3. Occupational fatality - Wikipedia

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    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. 81% of these deaths are contributed to a variety of non-communicable diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and ischemic heart disease accounting for 1.2 ...

  4. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. [1]

  5. Occupational safety and health - Wikipedia

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    An estimated 2.90 million work-related deaths occurred in 2019, increased from 2.78 million death from 2015. About, one-third of the total work-related deaths (31%) were due to circulatory diseases, while cancer contributed 29%, respiratory diseases 17%, and occupational injuries contributed 11% (or about

  6. Occupational injury - Wikipedia

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    Other: 60 deaths; Of all the workplace accidents that resulted in death, the most common were falls from height, contact with moving machinery and being struck by a vehicle. These types of accidents resulted in over half of all recorded deaths. [39]

  7. Work accident - Wikipedia

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    A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury. [1] According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 337 million accidents happen on the job each year, resulting, together with occupational ...

  8. Construction site safety - Wikipedia

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    Various workplace safety signs commonly used at construction sites and industrial work environments. The leading safety hazards on construction sites include falls, being caught between objects, electrocutions, and being struck by objects. [23] These hazards have caused injuries and deaths on construction sites throughout the world.

  9. Workplace fatalities on the rise: These are the top 10 most ...

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    But after another decrease in deaths during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace fatalities are on the rise again — up 5.7% from 2021. It is undeniable that some jobs carry more ...