Construction Accidents in Spain: Implications for an Aging Workforce

Table 8

Accidents and LWD by end cause of the leave 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.
Unknown	31,238	4.5%	43.4%	30.5%	21.6%	33.4	35.1	39.4	44.5	38.4
Recovery/healing	420,206	5.2%	43.0%	30.9%	20.8%	21.2	26.3	31.8	37.8	30.1
Death	684	2.3%	23.8%	33.9%	39.9%	2.1	2.2	5.6	8.9	6.0	.032
Legal incapacity for work	2,619	1.1%	23.4%	30.9%	44.7%	218.4	276.7	274.5	261.9	268.8
Absence	744	11.4%	52.3%	27.3%	9.0%	36.0	38.8	44.2	41.1	40.2	.735
	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 end causes. Growing LWD with age.