Occupational accidents in 2020 fell nearly 20% due to curbs on economic activities

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.