Provisional data on Work Accidents in Spain in 2024

According to the provisional data recently published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy,between January and December 2024, 628,300 work-related accidents with sick leave were recorded, which represents an increase of 0.5% compared to 2023.

Within this increase, accidents during work hours barely grew by 0.1%, while accidents while commuting increased by 3.1%. Regarding the type of employment, accidents with sick leave increased by 0.9% among salaried people, while among the self-employed there was a significant decrease of -5.2%.

If the incidence rates are analyzed, which measure the number of accidents per 100,000 workers, a 2.3% reduction in accidents during the day is observed, a trend that extends to almost all sectors. The extractive industries stand out especially, with a drop of 8%, and the health and social services activities, with a reduction of 5.6%.

However, the fatal accident rate follows an opposite trend since the provisional data includes 796 deaths at work, which represents an increase of 10.4% compared to 2023. Regarding deaths during work hours, they increased by 11.2%, while those in itinere grew by 7.1%. As in accidents with sick leave, mortality among self-employed workers decreased by -10.8%, but in the case of employees there was an alarming increase of 12.8%.

In Fraternidad-Muprespa we work to reduce the workplace accidents of mutual members and to spread that message we encourage you to visit our specialized portal Previene with numerous audiovisual contents that have the objective of promoting prevention and occupational health among our associates.