Research Article

Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

Table 7

Accidents and LWD by injured body part and age in construction (Spain), 2011-2018.

Accident number% of the rowLWD (average)K-W test
-2425-3940-49+50-2425-3940-49+50TotalSig.

Not specified1,3855.9%44.2%29.6%20.3%22.929.137.945.034.5
HeadEye(s)27,1385.5%46.9%30.4%17.2%9.09.211.012.210.2
Head (others)13,0165.1%39.4%30.4%25.1%17.722.525.834.226.2
Neck11,6266.4%55.8%26.1%11.8%18.621.426.333.023.9
Back84,1874.0%44.2%32.0%19.8%15.820.624.129.523.3
Trunk22,1983.0%36.1%33.2%27.8%20.224.832.141.231.6
Upper limbsShoulder and humerus joints20,0864.8%36.7%30.5%27.9%31.534.848.970.048.8
Arm, including ulna joint25,0464.2%40.3%33.3%22.3%24.935.743.751.141.3
Hand31,4906.9%46.3%28.6%18.3%22.025.829.833.528.1
Finger(s)55,5156.6%44.6%29.2%19.6%23.226.931.635.329.7
Wrist16,4356.9%44.0%29.8%19.3%28.235.144.450.240.3
Upper limbs (others)5,4814.1%40.1%32.0%23.8%24.133.842.751.440.5
Lower limbsHip and hip joint2,3873.6%35.4%33.2%27.9%36.436.544.559.945.7
Leg, including knee58,2694.0%38.1%33.0%24.9%31.439.941.344.841.3
Ankle29,6396.9%47.7%29.4%16.0%19.927.535.141.731.5
Foot28,7126.5%45.2%29.5%18.8%22.130.039.445.735.2
Toes3,8535.6%43.2%30.4%20.8%23.930.635.738.433.4
Lower limbs (others)6,6203.5%38.0%33.1%25.4%30.239.945.951.244.4
Multiple parts12,4084.1%39.2%31.5%25.2%32.946.757.266.254.3
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 injured body parts. Growing LWD with age.