The number of work accidents in the Canary Islands decreases in February

11 Apr The number of work accidents in the Canary Islands decreases in February

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Regarding minor accidents (4.269 hasta febrero), there was a decrease in 7,9%. The accidents
serious or very serious, Until February of this year, 24 for the 28 what was in 2024. En
the first two months of this year there have been 4 fatal accidents; in the same period of 2024 was
2 deceased due to work accident.

Por provincias, the number of work accidents decreased in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by 10% y un
6,1% in Las Palmas, with respect to the accumulated in February 2024.

In relation to the number of affiliated workers, until February 2025 was 201,52 accidents
labor for each 100.000. This data is the Incidence Rate and is lower than in the same
period of 2024, when was 227,26 accidents for each 100.000 affiliates. To calculate this
index, The workers who contribute and who have recognized contingencies are taken into account.
professionals.

The construction sector is the one that registers the highest incidence, con 422,36 accidents for each
100.000 workers, followed by agriculture (329,92). In the first case, They registered 509
work accidents with sick leave between January and February 2025. In agriculture there was 130 in this
period. in the industry, the index was 314,05 (257 accidentes). The service sector is the one that
records a greater number of accidents (2.776) but it also has a larger number of workers,
so the index is the lowest of all sectors (175,65 accidents for each 100.000
workers).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias