The highest number of occupational accidents for 2020 was recorded in the manufacturing industry with 10,303 cases, followed by services (8,008 cases), construction (3,958 cases).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a 19.9% decline in occupational accidents in 2020 as the government imposed restrictions and closures on economic activities to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the Statistics Department said.
In its report entitled, “Big Data Analytics: National Occupational Accident Statistics 2020” issued on Thursday it said the number of accidents fell from 40,811 cases in 2019.
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