The majority of these non-fatal accidents occurred in the manufacturing sector (180 or 16.3 per cent). Another 145 or 13.1 per cent of the accidents occurred in the construction sector followed by the administrative and support service activities (120 or 10.9 per cent) (Table 1). Almost one third of those involved in an accident at work were absent from work for 3 days or less, while those absent from work for 21 days or more amounted to 18.5 per cent (Table 2).

The largest share of accidents at work during the reference period involved persons working in elementary occupations followed by craft and related trades workers (Table 3). With regards to age cohorts, 26.0 per cent of the accidents involved persons in the 35 to 44 age-bracket (Table 4). In the period under review, almost 70.0 per cent of those involved in a non-fatal accident at work were Maltese (Table 5).

Thirty per cent of the injuries at work affected the back, including spine and vertebra in the back (Table 6). Wounds and superficial injuries, and dislocations, sprains and strains were the most common types of injuries, amounting to 661 and 340 cases respectively (Table 7).

In the second half of 2024, 26.4 per cent and 23.9 per cent of the accidents at work took place in enterprises with 50-249 employees and 500 or more employees respectively (Table 9).

During 2024, 689 non-fatal accidents per 100,000 employed persons were reported. The highest standardised incidence rate of non-fatal accidents at work was recorded in manufacturing followed by construction (Table 11).