Claims in respect of non-fatal accidents at work in the fourth quarter of last year decreased by 29, or 3.7 per cent, compared to the corresponding period in 2013. No fatalities at work were reported, the National Statistics Office reported today.
Records show that 752 persons had a non-fatal accident at work during the fourth quarter of 2014. Manufacturing was the most economic activity in which accidents at work took place (21.1 per cent) of total accidents for the last quarter.
Other economic sectors where accidents were quite common included Construction (15.4 per cent) and Transport and Storage(13.2 per cent).
When comparing with the same period of 2013, accidents went down by 26 Public Administration and Defence but on the other hand they increased by 29 in Human Health and Social Work activities.
The largest portion of accidents at work during the quarter under review involved persons in elementary occupations followed by those working in crafts and related trades.
The injuries at work which affected the upper parts of the body, such as the fingers and hands, contributed to 46.5 per cent of the total cases. Wounds and superficial injuries, followed by dislocations, sprains and strains were the most common types of injuries, amounting to 447 and 164 cases respectively.
Over the corresponding period of 2013, wounds and superficial injuries increased by 33.0 per cent and dislocations, sprains and strains decreased by 15 per cent.
In the quarter under review, the majority of accidents at work took place in enterprises with more than 500 employees.
Between October and December, no fatalities at work were reported.