In the financial year 2023/24, slips and falls made up most of the non-fatal injuries of employees in the construction industry in Great Britain. There were *** people due to falls from a height, while *** people were injured while handling, lifting or carrying something. Being stricken by a vehicle or a moving object were also common non-fatal accidents.

In the 2023/24 reporting year, there were 51 fatal injuries to construction workers in Great Britain, the most of any industry sector. The industry with the second-highest number of fatalities was agriculture, which had 23.

This dataset contains estimates for the number of working days lost due to workplace non-fatal injuries and the rate of working days lost per worker, by industry, in the United Kingdom. The statistics are calculated by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) data provided by the Office for National Statistics.

In 2023/24, 138 workers died due to fatal injuries at their workplace in Great Britain, more than in the previous year but fewer than there were in 2020/21. During the provided time period, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of workplace fatalities in Britain.

This dataset contains estimates for the number of working days lost due to workplace non-fatal injuries and the rate of working days lost per worker, by occupation, in the United Kingdom. The statistics are calculated by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) data provided by the Office for National Statistics.

Distribution of workplace fatalities in the UK from 2015 to 2023 by cause, including falls, vehicle impacts, and falling objects.

Data on the number of major non-fatal injuries to employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2019/20, by cause shows that there were around 111 such injuries to workers in total, of which the most common cause was 'falling from a height', followed by 'stuck by moving vehicle' and 'stuck by moving, including flying/falling object'.

Historical trend of workplace fatalities in the UK from 2003 to 2023.

Key statistics for voice search queries about workplace accidents

This dataset contains the estimated number of new cases of non-fatal injuries, along with the incidence rates of non-fatal injuries, by occupation, made available by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the employees working in the United Kingdom. The statistics are calculated by HSE based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) data provided by the Office for National Statistics.

These statistics are published on the Health and Safety Executive website.

In 2023/24, there were approximately 827 non-fatal injuries per 100,000 workers in the water supply and waste management sector in Great Britain, the most of any industry. By comparison, there were only around 13 injuries per 100,000 workers in ICT, Finance, Science & Technical, Admin roles.

This dataset contains the estimated number of new cases of non-fatal injuries, along with the incidence rates of non-fatal injuries, by industry, made available by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the employees working in the United Kingdom. The statistics are calculated by HSE based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) data provided by the Office for National Statistics.

Fatality rates in the UK agriculture sector from 2015 to 2023.

In 2023/24, there were approximately 33.7 million working days lost in Great Britain due to work-related injury or illness, compared with the previous year, which had 37 million working days lost. The amount of working days lost in 2019/20 was the highest in this provided time period, with 2010/11 having the fewest in this time period, at 25,950. In terms of overall sickness absence in the UK labor market, there were approximately 185.6 million working days lost in 2022, compared with 149.8 million in the previous year. Over 2.8 million on long-term sick leave in late 2023 In the fourth quarter of 2023, the number of people economically inactive in the UK due to being on long-term sick leave reached over 2.84 million, declining only slightly to 2.77 million a year later. It is thought that Long COVID is one of the main factors behind this increase, with an estimated 1.8 million people suffering from the condition in April 2022. There has also been a rise in the number of people taking sick leave due to mental health conditions, with approximately 313,000 on long-term sick leave in 2022 due to this reason, and a further 282,000 for depression, bad nerves, or anxiety. Where most workplace injuries happen The water supply and waste management industry had the highest rate of workplace injuries reported in Great Britain in 2023/24 at 804 injuries per 100,000 workers. During the 2022/23 reporting year, the industry with the highest number of fatal accidents in the workplace was construction, which had 51. When adjusted for the size of the workforce, however, construction was second to Agriculture, which had 7.51 fatal accidents per 100,00 workers. Overall, however, the number of people getting injured at work has fallen significantly in recent years. In 2000/01 for example, there were more than a million accidents, with this falling to just 604,000 in 2023/24.

In 2023/24, agriculture was the industry which had the highest fatal injury rate at work in Great Britain, at **** fatal injuries per 100,000 workers.

The research that produced the data in this upload was initial scoping fieldwork looking at outcomes for people who become disabled through workplace accidents in the industrial agriculture sector in Uganda. The PI, Dr Julia Modern, spent six weeks in a Ugandan town and its surroundings, collecting initial data about how disabled survivors of accidents seek justice. This was an initial study to investigate the feasibility of following the progress of accident survivors’ cases through longer-term fieldwork. The research had four objectives: Two primary objectives: • Identify institutions with which accident survivors interact when attempting to elicit compensation or other forms of redress; • Identify key individuals who have been involved in collective action for survivors of accidents in the areas investigated. Two secondary objectives: • Identify rhetorical strategies used by different actors to argue for redress and how they relate to the outcomes of survivors’ campaigns; • Identify existing links between Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) and individuals or groups of survivors of industrial plantation-related accidents.

The research that produced the data in this upload was initial scoping fieldwork looking at outcomes for people who become disabled through workplace accidents in the industrial agriculture sector in Uganda. The PI, Dr Julia Modern, spent six weeks in a Ugandan town and its surroundings, collecting initial data about how disabled survivors of accidents seek justice. This was an initial study to investigate the feasibility of following the progress of accident survivors’ cases through longer-term fieldwork. The research had four objectives: Two primary objectives: • Identify institutions with which accident survivors interact when attempting to elicit compensation or other forms of redress; • Identify key individuals who have been involved in collective action for survivors of accidents in the areas investigated. Two secondary objectives: • Identify rhetorical strategies used by different actors to argue for redress and how they relate to the outcomes of survivors’ campaigns; • Identify existing links between Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) and individuals or groups of survivors of industrial plantation-related accidents.