458 Injured in Construction Site Accidents in Malé Area Over Four Years, Data Reveals
City Council members and police attending the scene from where two expat workers fell from the first floor of a building in Male’ on Saturday.
A total of 458 people were injured in construction site accidents across the Malé City area between 2022 and 2025, with the number of cases increasing by 65 per cent over the four-year period, according to statistics from two government hospitals.
The figures were disclosed in responses provided by the Male’ City Group of Hospitals to North Galolhu MP Mohamed Ibrahim (Kudu), who sought information on injuries linked to construction sites.
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According to the data, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and Hulhumalé Hospital treated a combined 458 construction-related injuries between 2022 and 2025, with the number of cases rising each year after 2023.
The annual breakdown is as follows:
- 2022: 90 injuries
- 2023: 87 injuries
- 2024: 132 injuries
- 2025: 149 injuries
The statistics show that IGMH recorded the highest number of construction-related injuries in 2024, while Hulhumalé Hospital saw its highest caseload in 2025.
މަޖީދީމަގުގެ އިމާރާތެއްގައި މަސައްކަތް ކުރަމުންދިޔަ އިރު ސަލާމާތީ ފިޔަވަޅުތައް ރަނގަޅަށް ނާޅައި ބަލަން ޖެހޭ ވަރަށް ނުބަލައި މަސައްކަތް ކުރަމުން ދިޔުމުގެ ސަބަބުން އިއްޔެ ވަނީ ހިތާމަވެރި ހާދިސާއެއް ދިމާވެ އެ މަސައްކަތުގައި އުޅުނު މުވައްޒަފުންނަށް އެތައް އަނިޔާއެއް ވެފައެވެ.… pic.twitter.com/dL6meh0vXt— Malé City Council (@MaleCitymv) June 28, 2026
In a letter to the MP, Male’ City Group of Hospitals CEO Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Haleem said construction-related injuries have shown a steady upward trend over the past four years.
He added that despite the increase in reported cases, unsafe construction practices continue to pose a serious safety concern.
In a recent incident in Malé on Saturday, two expatriate workers fell from the first floor of a building under construction while on duty. The injured workers were identified as a 22-year-old Nepali man and a 39-year-old Bangladeshi man.
Following the incident, the Malé City Council said it had identified the party responsible for negligence, taken action, and imposed a fine. The council also urged all citizens to prioritise safety measures and ensure that construction and other works are carried out in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
