Balgarianovinite.com The National Social Security Institute (NSSI) said that in the first quarter of 2026, workplace accidents totalled 762. Of these, 578 occurred at the workplace, and another 184 happened while travelling to or from work. Compared with a year earlier, the number of incidents recognized as occupational accidents decreased by 24, the NSSI said on Tuesday.
In January-March 2026, workplace accidents were most common in retail trade (79), public administration (69) and road transport (61).
Seven fatal workplace accidents were recorded, five of them at the workplace. Three of the fatal incidents occurred in road transport. The total number of calendar days lost due to occupational accidents in the first quarter of 2026 was 21,285, the NSSI said.
Representatives of the NSSI attended a commemorative ceremony in Sofia in front of the memorial plaque at the headquarters of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, marking International Workers’ Memorial Day and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Wreaths and flowers were laid, and candles were arranged on the ground in the shape of the number 76, reflecting the number of workers killed in workplace accidents in Bulgaria in 2025. National Social Security Institute Reports 762 Workplace Accidents in Q1 of 2026 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-28 16:03:32 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law