The human rights website HRANA reported on the occasion of “World Day for Safety and Health at Work,” that between May 2, 2024, and April 27, 2025, at least 2,079 workers in Iran lost their lives due to unsafe work environments or hazardous working conditions, and at least 16,273 others were injured.
Additionally, a total of 16,273 workplace injuries were reported by the media and compiled by the organization’s statistics department.
According to the report, 22.63% of the incidents were caused by falls from height, 14.23% by traffic accidents, 10.57% by fires, 10.37% by impacts from hard objects, 8.85% by poisoning, 7.62% by mining accidents, 6.42% by gas inhalation, 6.39% by factory-related accidents, and 6.19% by electrocution.
Further causes included construction accidents (2.46%), well-related incidents (2.30%), explosions (0.81%), petrochemical and refinery accidents (0.49%), unknown causes (0.23%), smoke inhalation (0.19%), agricultural accidents (0.13%), and drowning (0.13%).
70 Killed and Over 1,200 Injured in Rajaei Port Explosion
Around noon on Saturday, April 26, during the third round of talks between Tehran and Washington in Muscat, a massive explosion occurred at Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, shaking the ground within at least a 50-kilometer radius and shattering windows in nearby buildings.
Massive Explosion at IRGC-Controlled Port in Bandar Abbas Raises Questions and Casualties
For nearly four hours following the explosion and the extensive fire that ensued, despite significant destruction, no reports of casualties were released; however, official figures later indicated hundreds of injuries.
According to official statistics, at least 70 people were killed and more than 1,250 were injured in the explosion.
The state-run ILNA news agency reported on April 28 that the primary victims of the explosion at Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas were workers.
Meanwhile, a source informed the state-run Etemad newspaper that as of Sunday noon, the Ministry of Health and all its affiliated organizations had been prohibited from releasing any statistics regarding the number of injuries, fatalities, or other casualties caused by the explosion of containers at the Bandar Abbas dock.
According to assessments, Iran ranks 102nd globally in terms of workplace safety, and its worker death rate is higher than global averages.
