An Iranian forensic official announced; 1900 workers died in workplace accidents in 1401

The Deputy of Medical and Laboratory Affairs of the Forensic Medicine Organization of Iran announced in an interview with the ILNA news agency that the death toll from workplace accidents in the year 1401 was "1900 workers." Masoud Ghadi Pasha reported a 1.3% decrease in workplace accident fatalities compared to the same period last year. According to this official, the death toll for the year 1400 was 1,926. Despite the claim of a decrease in workplace accident fatalities, it appears that these figures are higher than the average annual statistics from previous decades. Previously, based on statistics released by the Forensic Medicine Organization, at least 15,997 people lost their lives in workplace accidents between the years 1387 and 1396, of which 15,767 were men and 230 were women. An analysis of these statistics shows that on average, 1,600 people died annually due to workplace accidents during that ten-year period. According to the statistics announced by Ghadi Pasha on Tuesday (11 Ordibehesht), out of the total workplace accident fatalities in 1401, 1,870 were men and 30 were women, while the number of men who died in workplace accidents in 1400 was 1,910 and the number of women was 16. Comparing the statistics of these two years reveals that the share of women in workplace accident fatalities has nearly doubled. As in previous years, "falls from heights" accounted for the largest share of workplace accident fatalities, comprising nearly half of the total deaths. In 1401, 861 victims of workplace accidents died due to falls from heights, which, according to this forensic official, represents 45.3% of the total fatalities. Over the past decade, on average, 41.5% of all workplace accident fatalities have been those who died from falls from heights. In addition to fatalities, hundreds of workers in Iran are also injured and wounded in workplace-related incidents. According to a report by a human rights activist group in Iran, at least 3,576 workers were killed or injured in workplace accidents from the previous year's International Workers' Day to this year, as reported by media or organizations active in this field. Iran ranks 102nd in terms of workplace safety compliance among countries worldwide, which is a very low ranking. The fire department warned: Tehran's market is one step away from disaster. Continued security and judicial actions against labor and trade activists in Iran. Strikes and protests over living conditions in Iran continue on the eve of International Workers' Day.