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Work-related incidents in Iran increase by 15%

Business Materials 22 October 2016 11:49 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 22

By Fatih Karimov – Trend

Work related incidents reached 1,804 in Iran during spring, according to the country’s labor ministry.

The figure indicates a rise by 14.8 percent when compared to winter, Mehr news agency reported Oct. 22.

At least 161 people died as a result of work-related incidents in the spring 2016, according to the report.

Almost 36 percent of work-related incidents occurred in Tehran (298 incidents), Esfahan(197 incidents), East Azerbaijan(154 incidents) provinces.

The statistics also unveil that the most work-related incidents occurred in the housing sector (42.7 percent), followed by the industry sector (32.4 percent).

The most prevalent causes of work-related death in Iran are falling, head injury, burns, and generalized hypoxia (condition in which the body does not receive adequate oxygen).

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