Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

Table 6

Accidents and LWD by weekday (hour of the day; hour of work) and age in construction (Spain), 2011-2018.

	Accident number	% of the row				LWD (average)					K-W test
		-24	25-39	40-49	+50	-24	25-39	40-49	+50	Total	Sig.
Monday	113,259	5.2%	43.5%	30.8%	20.4%	21.47	26.43	31.80	38.51	30.30
Tuesday	92,220	5.3%	43.6%	30.6%	20.5%	20.05	26.23	32.56	39.50	30.56
Wednesday	87,214	5.4%	42.9%	30.8%	20.9%	21.87	26.90	33.14	40.32	31.36
Thursday	77,644	5.0%	42.7%	30.8%	21.6%	23.44	28.58	35.43	42.75	33.49
Friday	72,107	4.9%	41.0%	31.5%	22.6%	24.24	30.46	35.84	43.42	34.78
Saturday	9,983	4.9%	45.9%	31.3%	18.0%	30.59	35.06	39.74	51.21	39.21
Sunday	3,064	4.0%	45.2%	32.1%	18.7%	24.04	32.29	39.88	43.57	36.51
Morning (8 to 14)	295,921	5.2%	43.1%	31.0%	20.8%	21.79	26.95	33.14	40.21	31.36
Lunchtime (14 to 16)	31,489	4.9%	42.6%	31.3%	21.2%	23.35	30.47	35.70	43.93	34.61
Afternoon (16 to 19)	92,480	5.2%	41.9%	30.7%	22.2%	22.19	28.54	34.20	40.88	32.69
Others (19 to 8)	35,601	5.3%	44.9%	30.5%	19.3%	24.48	29.23	35.46	44.10	33.74
First 4 hours of work	277,602	5.2%	43.3%	30.9%	20.6%	21.75	27.04	33.36	40.33	31.46
More than 4 hours of work	177,889	5.1%	42.3%	30.9%	21.6%	22.89	28.74	34.26	41.74	32.96
	455,491	5.2%	42.9%	30.9%	21.0%

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