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Claims in respect of non-fatal accidents at work decreased by 2.6 per cent in the second quarter when compared to the corresponding period last year. No fatal accidents at work were reported in the quarter under review.
Non-Fatal Accidents
Administrative records indicate that 848 persons had an accident in the course of their work in the period under review. Accordingly, the number of accidents in the second quarter this year decreased by 23 (-2.6 per cent) over the corresponding period in 2009.
714 males experienced an accident at work during the second quarter, whereas the number of females who had an accident during the same period amounted to 134. When comparing these figures to those recorded in 2009, there was a drop in the number of accidents at work which involved men and an increase in those which affected women.
The majority of accidents at work occurred in manufacturing (23.8 per cent); construction (15.5 per cent); and transport, storage and communication (12.7 per cent). When compared to the corresponding period last year, the number of accidents at work in manufacturing dropped by 10, while those in construction dropped by 31. On the other hand, accidents in transport, storage and communication increased by 11.
In the three months to June 2010, persons employed in elementary occupations were the most affected by accidents at work. Accordingly, 397 accidents, or 46.8 per cent, involved persons in elementary occupations despite a drop of 8.3 per cent when compared to 2009. On their part, craft and related trades workers experienced 148 accidents, or 17.4 per cent, of the total.
In the period under review, 43.6 per cent of accidents at work occurred to persons aged under 35. Wounds and superficial injuries were the most common types of injuries. Accordingly, such injuries amounted to 376, or 44.3 per cent, of all reported cases.
Fatal Accidents
Between April and June, no fatal accidents at work were reported by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA). During the corresponding period last year there was one fatality.
