Labor inspectorate opens investigation after death of apprentice on Vosges farm

The labor inspectorate has opened an investigation after the death of a 16-year-old apprentice on Tuesday, August 13, the administration told AFP, confirming information from Vosges MorningThe teenager died following a work accident on a farm in the Vosges.

According to the departmental daily, the young worker was hit by an agricultural machine on Monday in the town of Hadol, then rushed to the neurosurgery department of the Nancy hospital center where he succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday morning.

France is the worst performer in the European Union in terms of workplace safety, with an average of two deaths per day in the workplace. In 2022, the Health Insurance recorded 738 fatal accidents at work in its report.