Research Article

Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

Table 4

Accidents and LWD by company size and age in construction (Spain), 2011-2018.

Accident number% of the rowLWD (average)K-W test
Sig. ( value) < 0.01-2425-3940-49+50-2425-3940-49+50TotalSig.LWD (total)

Microenterprises (4-)111,4246.3%43.1%29.8%20.8%23.929.636.943.834.43,828,915
Microenterprises (5-9)79,2495.3%43.5%30.4%20.8%22.528.334.141.332.42,570,801
Small enterprises (10-19)86,2604.9%42.9%31.3%20.9%21.226.932.440.531.22,689,501
Small enterprises (20-49)98,8774.8%43.1%31.4%20.7%20.526.231.838.830.32,997,448
Medium-sized enterprises (50-249)70,8334.2%42.0%31.9%21.8%22.227.133.039.731.52,233,485
Large enterprises (250+)8,8482.8%40.8%32.8%23.7%16.727.432.137.831.1275,065
455,4915.2%42.9%30.9%21.0%

Percentage above the expected for this age (statistically significant). Sig. K-W test < 0.001 for all company sizes. Growing LWD with age.