site.btaWorkplace Accidents Increase Y/Y, Working Days Lost Decrease

National Social Security Institute operational data released on Thursday show that occupational accidents at the workplace increased by nearly 7% in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year. In 2022, these accidents were 1,574, and a year later they reached 1,683. Against this background, there is a decrease in accidents when going to or returning from work. With 317 registered for the nine months of last year, this year they were 276 or 13% less. For the period in question, the total number of accepted occupational accidents increased by 68, from 1,891 in 2022 to 1,959 this year.