Spain: 1352 deaths by work accidents in 2006

According to the latest figures on work accidents, Spain remains well above the European average. Authorities announced that they were going to increase efforts to impel a culture of prevention of risks. (Ref. 070029)
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937 063 accidents occurred in Spain in 2006, i.e. 3.3% more than in 2005, announced the trade union CC.OO, presenting an assessment of the cases listed during the last year. The number of official accidents increases overall, but fatal ones decreased slightly. 977 people perished at work due to an accident (17 less than in 2005)) but it is necessary to add the 375 deaths by car accidents on the way to work (4 less than in 2005) that is to say a total of 1352 deaths by work accident. With 6.3 de

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