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. 2022 Jun 2;2022:9952118. doi: 10.1155/2022/9952118

Table 2.

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

Chi square = 14567.153423 Accident number % of the accidents LWD (average) K-W test
Sig. (p value) < 0.01 -24 25-39 40-49 +50 -24 25-39 40-49 +50 Total Sig.
Mining, manufacturing, and construction supervisors 2,867 0.5% 24.5% 36.6% 38.5% 12.8 32.4 37.9 43.6 38.7 Sig.<0.001
Concrete placers, concrete finishers, and related workers 30,451 3.3% 39.9% 34.8% 22.0% 22.6 28.6 35.9 42.0 33.9 Sig.<0.001
Bricklayers, stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters, and carvers 98,283 3.3% 35.8% 33.9% 27.0% 22.1 28.6 34.3 41.3 33.7 Sig.<0.001
Carpenters and joiners 5,220 5.8% 43.7% 29.5% 20.9% 21.3 26.3 31.4 39.5 30.3 Sig.<0.001
Building frame and related trade workers not elsewhere classified 41,403 3.8% 42.4% 32.3% 21.6% 21.4 28.2 33.5 40.4 32.3 Sig.<0.001
Plasterers 6,597 4.3% 48.1% 30.8% 16.8% 23.1 28.4 34.1 38.2 31.6 Sig.<0.001
Plumbers and pipe fitters 18,745 5.4% 48.7% 27.5% 18.4% 20.5 25.2 29.6 36.7 28.3 Sig.<0.001
Painters: spray painters and varnishers and related workers 10,190 4.3% 41.7% 31.9% 22.1% 22.9 30.7 38.6 46.8 36.4 Sig.<0.001
Floor layers and tile setters 2,871 4.3% 43.6% 32.0% 20.1% 23.2 27.0 34.1 38.7 31.5 Sig.<0.001
Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics 7,658 5.7% 52.9% 26.1% 15.3% 24.2 25.4 30.0 38.0 28.4 Sig.<0.001
Roofers, insulation workers, glaziers, and building structure cleaners 28,414 4.2% 44.0% 31.3% 20.4% 24.6 27.6 33.4 40.9 32.0 Sig.<0.001
Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers 18,929 5.5% 48.0% 29.7% 16.8% 22.8 26.3 31.2 38.2 29.6 Sig.<0.001
Machinery mechanics and repairers 4,729 3.6% 44.2% 30.1% 22.0% 21.9 25.2 31.1 38.2 29.7 Sig.<0.001
Building and related electricians 26,977 5.7% 48.6% 27.6% 18.2% 21.5 27.2 32.2 41.7 30.9 Sig.<0.001
Electrical mechanics and fitters and electrical line installers and repairers 8,626 4.7% 48.6% 28.8% 17.9% 21.3 27.5 32.8 39.9 30.9 Sig.<0.001
Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers 6,895 5.3% 51.0% 28.3% 15.5% 25.1 26.5 32.9 41.6 30.6 Sig.<0.001
Stationary plant machine operators 12,001 6.0% 50.8% 28.2% 14.9% 19.1 26.3 32.7 37.9 29.4 Sig.<0.001
Assemblers 5,703 6.7% 48.6% 29.4% 15.3% 18.7 27.3 31.6 39.7 29.9 Sig.<0.001
Mobile plant operators 7,687 2.3% 39.2% 33.5% 25.1% 23.1 31.8 37.9 50.6 38.4 Sig.<0.001
Heavy truck and lorry drivers 6,676 1.1% 30.5% 36.9% 31.5% 21.7 32.0 38.8 44.5 38.3 Sig.<0.001
Mining and construction labourers 66,198 9.8% 46.7% 27.4% 16.1% 22.4 27.6 33.9 40.1 30.8 Sig.<0.001
Manufacturing labourers 5,947 15.1% 51.4% 22.6% 10.9% 22.2 25.9 32.9 39.2 28.4 Sig.<0.001
Others 32,424 4.9% 41.6% 31.3% 22.2% 22.5 27.4 32.5 39.7 31.5 Sig.<0.001
455,491 5.2% 42.9% 30.9% 21.0% 22.2 27.7 33.7 40.9 32.0

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