China witnessed a decline in both number of accidents nationwide and the accident death toll in the first 10 months of this year, the State Administration of Work Safety announced Monday.
From January to October, 419,000 accidents were recorded, down 22.1 percent from the same period last year, and the related death toll amounted to 79,000 people, down 13.9 percent.
Coal mines accounted for 1,920 accidents, down 20.2 percent, with 3,069 deaths involved, down 19 percent.
"The overall situation of work safety remained stable and tended to improve," said Li Yizhong, head of the administration.
Meanwhile, over the past five months, 4.32 million safety risks were identified, of which 3.95 million were addressed.
In May, the administration launched a campaign to identify safety risks in 2.51 million major enterprises from major sectors.
Source: Xinhua
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