One fatal and 684 non-fatal occupational accidents were reported in the fourth quarter last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

The NSO said in a statement that the number of accidents during the period decreased by four (-0.6 per cent) over the corresponding period in 2011.

About a fifth of non-fatal accidents occurred in manufacturing.

Other economic sectors where accidents were common were construction (15.8 per cent) and transportation and storage (11.1 per cent).

The largest share of accidents at work during the quarter under review involved persons in elementary occupations and crafts and related trades.

Wounds and superficial injuries, and dislocations, strains and sprains were the most common types of injuries, amounting to 308 and 206 cases, respectively.

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