Occupational injuries are a cause of concern in our society. They are associated
with absence at work and early retirement, especially among male workers employed
in dangerous sectors such as construction and mining. The aim of the current
study is to analyse factors of usual consideration in the sector and assess its
influence on accidents from a statistical study. A logistic regression model was
used in a sample of 814,775 occupational accidents suffered by male construction
workers between 2009 and 2019. This model was based on the calculation of the
odds ratio (OR). Results show that among these construction workers, those who
were Spanish, under 45 years old, and with more than one year of service were
more likely to suffer a neck injury in a light traffic accident. In contrast,
workers older than 45 years old and with more than one year of experience were
less likely to suffer a head injury. No variable was detected that offered the
same protective or risk effect through the different parts of the injured body.
For workers in this sector, safety training, and the adaptation of this training
to risky profiles and injuries should improve working conditions and injury
rates
