The number of workplace accidents decreases until September but the number of deaths increases

13 Nov The number of workplace accidents decreases until September but the number of deaths increases

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The number of serious or very serious accidents also increased. Until September of this year
accumulate 142 accidents of this type by 122 what was in 2024, which represents an increase of one
16,4%.

Regarding minor accidents, the reduction has been 2,3 por ciento. In the top nine
months of the year there were 20.331 minor accidents due to 20.817 that there was in the same period of 2024.

Por provincias, the number of work accidents decreased in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by 3,5% y un
1,1% in Las Palmas, with respect to the accumulated in September 2024.

In relation to the number of affiliated workers, until September 2025 was 216,21 accidents
labor for each 100.000. This data is the Incidence Rate and is lower than in the same
period of 2024, when was 227,10 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 469,83 accidents for each
100.000 workers, followed by agriculture (372,98). In the first case, They registered 2.605
work accidents with sick leave between January and September 2025. In agriculture there was 657 in this
period. in the industry, The index was 331.48 (1.239 accidentes). The service sector is the one that
records a greater number of accidents (13.339 but it also has a larger number of workers,
so the index is the lowest of all sectors (186,57 accidents for each 100.000
workers).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias