In 2023, the European Union reported 3,298 fatal work accidents and 2.82 million non‑fatal accidents. Public areas accounted for 25.0 % (825 incidents) of all fatal workplace deaths, the highest share among sectors, followed by industrial sites (19.8 %, 654), construction sites or mines (16.9 %, 556) and farming, fish‑farming and forest zones (10.6 %, 349). Within the transportation and storage sector, 58.5 % of fatal accidents occurred in public areas; in distributive trades 36.3 % did. In contrast, manufacturing fatalities were largely at industrial sites (50.9 %), agriculture accidents 64.6 % in farming zones, and construction accidents 51.6 % on construction sites. Among non‑fatal incidents, 32.0 % happened at industrial sites, 17.8 % at tertiary sites, and 10.2 % each at public areas and construction sites. The remaining 6.4 % were in health establishments, 4.8 % in farming zones, and 2.9 % at home.
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