Translate the following English sentence to French:
"However, the number of fatal occupational accidents has increased in recent years and an ever increasing number of people are being widowed or orphaned due to occupational accidents, particularly in the construction industry, where this directive is intended to reduce the number of accidents."
Malheureusement, ces dernières années, les accidents mortels sur le lieu de travail ont augmenté, faisant de plus en plus de veuves et d'orphelins, en particulier dans la construction, secteur dans lequel la directive entend limiter les accidents.