Accidents at work in October returned to descend, making it a 4.5%.

Spain, 2011-December In Spain 45.460 accidents have occurred in the month of October, according to recent data provided by the Ministry of labour and immigration. This figure is a decrease in accidents of 4.57 per cent from the month of September, decline which has been most notable in minor accidents. In the first ten months of the year are recorded 43.379 accidents, representing an annual fall of 10.5%.

If we compare these data with the same period of the year 2010, the construction is the sector where more is noticed this reduction in accidents, registering 20% less of mishaps; It is followed by the industry, where accidents have suffered down 11.4%; services have been decreasing the number of incidents a 7.8%; and the agricultural sector has suffered from a more moderate decline of 0.5%.

Catalonia is the autonomous community that more accidents reported, with 78.605 accidents; It is followed by number Andalusia with 64.287 labour mishaps; While third placed the community of Madrid, with 60.077 suffered accidents.

Minor accidents that have needed low medical during the month of September declined 10,65% for the month of September; serious accidents have done so by 13.4%; While mortals have occurred 16.9% less, for which the number of deaths from work-related accident has placed at 44.

The law medical group offers these data, which since 1978 is the technical Cabinet that has most helped to defend the rights of applicants for a pension for permanent incapacity for work-related accident, offering technical, medical and legal diagnosis which guarantees the best chances of success in dealing with the Social security pensions.