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Table 2 Incidence of work-related accidents/ill-health in Brazil per economic activity (per 1000 workers)

From: Analysis of work-related accidents and ill-health in Brazil since the introduction of the accident prevention factor

Occupation

Difference in incidence between 2008 and 2014 (%)

Accumulated Incidence 2008–2009

Accumulated Incidence 2011–2014

Ratio of Accumulated Incidence Rates

Mann-Whitney Test p

Manufacturing and production

−39.59

0.0370

0.0277

0.7475

0.005

 -- Unrefined sugar production

− 58.80

    

 -- Slaughter of pigs, poultry, and other small livestock

−32.74

    

 -- Manufacture of parts and accessories for automotive vehicles not specified elsewhere

− 51.86

    

 -- Slaughter of four-footed livestock, except pigs

−46.27

    

 -- Manufacture of clothing, except underwear

− 68.75

    

Retail and motor vehicle repair

−38.31

0.0130

0.0101

0.7782

0.15

 -- Retail of goods in general, especially foodstuffs – hypermarkets and supermarkets

−34.24

    

 -- Retail of hardware, timber, and construction materials

− 41.88

    

 -- Trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles

−41.35

    

 -- Retail in other new products not specified elsewhere

−38.83

    

 -- Wholesale of beverages

−40.19

    

Human health and social services

−11.67

0.0370

0.0345

0.9340

0.62

 -- Hospital care activities

−11.75

    

 -- Auxiliary diagnostics and therapeutic services

−29.11

    

 -- Outpatient medical and dental care

62.66

    

 -- Health care services not specified elsewhere

11.96

    

 -- Community care services

−19.15

    

Civil construction

− 36.89

0.0257

0.0197

0.7657

0.12

 -- Building construction

−43.55

    

 -- Construction work in power generation and distribution and telecommunications

12.43

    

 -- Road and railroad building

−32.39

    

 -- Civil construction not specified elsewhere

−39.72

    

 -- Real estate development

−12.41

    

Transportation, storage, and mail services

−34.86

0.0279

0.0221

0.7944

0.40

 -- Road freight transportation

−45.55

    

 -- Mail services

18.86

    

 -- Inter-municipal, inter-state, and international mass passenger road transportation with fixed itineraries

− 52.34

    

 -- Storage

−36.67

    

 -- Municipal and metropolitan mass passenger road transportation with fixed itineraries

−58.66