Overview
- The annual occupational-risk report records 1,297 work-related deaths in 2024, including 318 from commuting incidents and 215 from occupational diseases.
- The 764 workplace-accident fatalities are five more than in 2023 and 26 more than in 2022 despite a 1.1% drop in accident frequency to 26.4 per 1,000 employees.
- Occupational diseases rose 6.7% in 2024, with psychological disorders up 9% and their recognized cases doubling since 2020.
- More than one in five fatal workplace accidents occurred within a year of hiring, and over half of such deaths among employees under 25 fell in that first year.
- The figures apply only to private-sector employees under the general regime, excluding agricultural workers, public-sector staff, and many independents.