In July the number of serious or very serious workplace accidents increased but the accident rate fell

12 Sep In July the number of serious or very serious workplace accidents increased but the accident rate fell

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The global data indicates that in the first seven months of the year a total of
15.819 work accidents with sick leave. This supposes a 3,4 percent less than in the same period
de 2024.

Regarding minor accidents (15.676 hasta julio), there was a decrease in 3,7%. In the seven
first months of this year there have been 19 fatal accidents; in the same period of 2024 was 11
deceased due to work accident.

Por provincias, the number of work accidents decreased in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by 5,2% y un
1,7% in Las Palmas, with respect to the accumulated in July 2024.

In relation to the number of affiliated workers, hasta julio de 2025 was 214,83 accidents
labor for each 100.000. This data is the Incidence Rate and is lower than in the same
period of 2024, when was 222,47 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 475,07 accidents for each
100.000 workers, followed by agriculture (367,95). In the first case, They registered 2.040
work accidents with sick leave between January and July 2025. In agriculture there was 503 en este periodo.
in the industry, the index was 321,02 (930 accidentes). The services sector is the one that registers a
highest number of accidents (10.293) but it also has a larger number of workers, hence
the index is the lowest of all sectors (185,30 accidents for each 100.000 workers).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias