ABSTRACT
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Accidents can happen at home, at school, on sports elds and playgrounds, and while playing, travelling, and working. Injuries suffered in association with work are included as accidents at work. According to statistical information from the International Labour Organisation, the annual average number of accidents at work recorded in the last decade was 270 million, including 350,000 fatal accidents. According to European Union data, each year 4 out of 1000 employees die because of accidents at work. In Poland, an average of 5 fatal accidents are recorded each year per 1000 employees; the highest number of deaths is recorded in the construction trade (17 per 1000) and the mining industry (16 per 1000).
