The number of workplace accidents in Cuba decreased in 2023, but the death toll remained at the same levels, reported the state-run National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI).
In a report titled "Protection of Labor: Selected Indicators," that entity points out that in Cuba, a total of 1,491 workplace accidents occurred from January to the end of December 2023.
This figure represents a decrease of 10.6% compared to the previous period.
The ONEI points out that although the number of accident victims dropped to 1,537 people (10.5%), the number of deaths in work-related incidents was 52 people, the same as reported in 2022.
The mortality rate, which represents the number of deaths per 1,000 injuries, increased from 30.3 to 33.8 points, especially due to incidents in Agriculture, Construction, and the Supply of Electricity, Gas, and Water.
These sectors accounted for the highest number of fatalities, with seven deaths each.
On the other hand, the manufacturing industry contributed the most injured individuals, with 251 people; meanwhile, Public Health and social assistance with 231. 68.4% of the total injured in the country were men and 31.6% were women.
The statistics from the National Office of Statistics and Information indicate that Havana reached 458 injured in workplace accidents and 13 fatalities. Holguin follows with 176 and Santiago de Cuba with 149.
The data provided by the ONEI excludes the figures from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), so in the report, the deaths of two Cuban rescuers in a collapse in Old Havana last October were counted.
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