In 2022

Number of accidents at work in the Region increased by 15.7% over 2021

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) makes available today on its website the statistical data series on Accidents at work, updated with the information from 2022.

According to the data provided by the Regional Directorate of Labour and Inspection Action (DRTAI) to DREM, in 2022, there were 4,265 accidents at work in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, up by 15.7% (+578 accidents) over 2021. Of the accidents that occurred in 2022, there were 3 fatal accidents, the same number as the previous year.

The "Construction" sector accounted for the highest number of accidents (23.6% of the total), followed by the "Accommodation and food service activities", with 18.1% and “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles" sector, with 13.2%. The "Accommodation and food service activities" sector recorded the largest absolute increase compared to 2021 (an increase of 267 accidents). In contrast, the "Public administration and defense; compulsory social security" observed the largest absolute decrease, with 23 fewer accidents (-10.9% than in 2021), representing 4.4% of the total accidents.

By gender and age groups, it is observed that in 2022, the majority of accidents occurred among men (71.1%) and in persons aged between 35 and 54 years (53.8%). The occupational groups with the highest number of injuries were "Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians)" (626 accidents; 14.7%) and " Personal Service Workers" (456 accidents; 10.7%).

Regarding the location of accidents, 20.5% of the accidents occurred in "Industrial sites" (874 accidents), 19.6% in “Tertiary activity area, office, amusement area, miscellaneous” (834 accidents) and 19.2% in "Construction site, construction, opencast quarry, opencast mine" (817 accidents). The most common cause of accidents was "Body movement under or with physical stress (generally leading to an internal injury)" (29.2% of the total accidents; 1,246).

The main direct events causing injury to the casualties were "Physical or mental stress" (26.4%; 1,125 accidents) and "Horizontal or vertical impact with or against a stationary object" (19.3%; 823 accidents). 

As for the consequences of the accidents, it is noted that "Wounds and Superficial Injuries" and "Dislocations, Sprains and Strains" were the most prominent injuries, accounting for 52.2% and 39.2% of the total, respectively. About 3 out of every 5 accidents affected the "Upper extremities" or "Lower extremities" (34.5% and 27.9%, in the same order).

Regarding the number of days of absence from work, it should be noted that 25.8% of non-fatal accidents did not involve any absence from work. There were 124,120 days of lost work due to accidents at work, highlighting the range of 7 to 13 days of absence that stood out for 18.4% of the total non-fatal accidents. The highest number of days of work lost due to accidents at work occurred in the "Construction" sector (34,485 days, 27.8% of the total days lost) followed by “Accommodation and food service activities” (19,145 days, 15.4% of the total days lost). On average, 29 days of work were lost due to accidents, with the “Mining and quarrying” sector recording the highest average (60 days per accident), followed by the “Other service activities” and “Real estate activities” sectors, both with 49 days due to accident.

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