Be the first to comment!Q3 claims for non-fatal accidents at work increased 12.8%
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Claims in respect of non-fatal accidents at work decreased by 12.8 per cent in the third quarter when compared to the corresponding period in 2010. No fatal accidents at work were reported.
The National Statistics Office said that administrative records indicate that 809 persons had an accident during the course of their work during the third quarter this year. Accordingly, the number of accidents during this period decreased by 119 (-12.8 per cent) over the corresponding period in 2010. On a gender basis, 702 men suffered an accident at work, with a share of 86.8 per cent of the total.
The majority of accidents at work occurred in manufacturing (22.3 per cent); construction (18.4 per cent); and transport, storage and communication (13.7 per cent). When compared to the corresponding period last year, the number of accidents decreased in manufacturing and construction, but increased marginally in transport, storage and communication. 303 accidents, or 37.5 per cent, involved persons in elementary occupations, while 165 accidents, or 20.4 per cent, concerned crafts and related trades workers.
Persons aged between 25 and 34 were the most likely to have an accident while at work. In this regard, an accident from every four that occurred during the third quarter happened to workers within this age group. Another 22.7 per cent of accidents occurred to persons aged 45-54.
Wounds and superficial injuries, and dislocations, strains and sprains were the most common types of injuries, amounting to 370 and 209 cases respectively. Both types of accidents decreased by 11.3 and 26.4 per cent respectively when compared to last year. In terms of part of body injured, accidents involving upper and lower extremities were the most common, similar to trends in previous years.
Between July and September, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) reported that there were no fatal accidents at work. During the corresponding period last year there were two fatalities at work.
