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Table 3 Injury and fatality rates by major industry and occupation groups

From: On the differential impact of the recent economic downturn on work safety by nativity: the Spanish experience

By Industry/Occupation categories

Injury rate

Fatality rate

Share of Foreign-born

 

(per 10,000)

(per 100,000)

 
 

Mean

Std. Dev.

Mean

Std. Dev.

(%)

Major industry categories

 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

361.29

112.80

7.85

9.64

15.12

Nondurable goods and wood products manufacturing

590.85

267.72

3.96

2.09

10.64

Mining and oil and gas extraction, utilities, and metal products

954.11

549.99

9.35

6.87

8.50

Machinery, electronic products, and electrical and transportation manufacturing

548.08

185.59

3.53

2.64

7.59

Construction

959.74

218.45

11.72

2.30

19.36

Wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services

390.98

120.24

2.31

2.24

15.42

Transportation and warehousing and Information

429.11

187.79

12.27

9.79

10.47

Financial activities, professional and business services

249.71

188.86

2.45

1.64

9.58

Education and health services and public administration

232.82

132.89

1.66

1.49

6.23

Other services

193.84

260.96

1.83

3.10

29.21

All industries

454.54

340.47

4.81

5.79

13.13

Major occupation categories

 

Managers

18.23

29.54

1.02

1.49

8.71

Professionals

48.67

35.18

0.98

1.16

6.67

Technicians and associate professionals

97.61

78.81

2.40

2.13

6.78

Clerical support workers

148.38

97.91

1.44

1.36

6.97

Service workers

396.70

89.70

1.82

1.95

19.59

Sales workers

407.86

81.81

1.35

0.46

10.59

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

301.60

179.40

7.59

10.40

7.15

Skilled construction workers

931.43

369.79

10.66

4.31

17.68

Skilled extraction and manufacturing workers

988.84

554.24

8.30

5.09

10.00

Craft and related trades workers

920.72

161.05

4.18

1.77

12.12

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

694.77

377.93

13.96

9.97

9.13

Unskilled service workers except transportation

472.17

361.80

2.89

4.24

29.53

Unskilled non-service and transportation workers

1423.98

640.53

11.19

5.75

26.99

All occupations

453.39

496.33

4.81

5.79

13.13

  1. Source: Estadística de Accidentes de Trabajo (EAT) (2001–2010) and EPA (2001–2010).