total Thirty workers died in industrial accidents in Castile-La Mancha in the first nine months of this year.This is a decrease of 13 people compared to the same period in 2024, when 43 people died.
According to provisional data from the Ministry of Labor, Social and Economic Affairs, … In general, 18,631 accidents occurred during the day and on the move in 2025, compared to 19,099 recorded in 2024.
The number of serious accidents was 167, compared to 170 in 2024.
At the national level, the total 547 workers died in workplace accidents in the first nine months of this yearThis is 26 fewer cases than the same period in 2024, representing a relative decrease of 4.5%.
Most of the fatal accidents that occurred between January and September were heart attack and stroke The main causes include bruises caused by workers falling (178 cases), being pinched, crushed, or cut (63 cases), and traffic accidents (57 cases).
According to the ministry’s preliminary data, fatal accidents during working hours fell by 6.4% by September after recording 436 fatalities, 30 fewer than in 2024, while fatal accidents “during business trips” increased by 3.7%, with a total of 111 fatalities, four more than from January to September last year.
Of the fatal accidents at work, Service industry records highest number of deathsThe total was 195, a decrease of 18.4% compared to 2024. The number of fatal accidents in the agricultural sector also decreased, with 38 workers killed, six fewer than by September 2024.
on the contrary, Fatal accidents during working hours increase in the construction industryThe number of deaths in the industry was 122, an increase of 18 from 2024 (up 17.3%), and the number of deaths in the industry was 81, an increase of 2 from January to September last year (up 2.5%).
The incidence of fatal accidents during working hours (number of fatal accidents per 100,000 workers) fell by 8.5% by September, with declines of 20.5% and 14.8% respectively in services and agriculture, and increases of 14.1% and 0.9% respectively in industry and construction.
Serious accidents decrease
Accidents caused by sick leave fell by 1.9% in the first nine months of this year to a total of 458,570, of which 393,510 occurred at work (-2.4%) and 65,060 were “on-the-go” accidents (those occurring on the way from home to work or vice versa), an increase of 1.5% year-on-year.
According to labor statistics, serious accidents during working hours fell by 1.1% to a total of 2,803 by September, while serious “on-the-business” accidents fell by 12.8% to 689.
Minor accidents at work decreased by 2.4% to a total of 390,271, while accidents classified as minor ‘while on business’ increased by 1.7% to 64,260.
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