Fatal Injuries to Workers in 2017
HSE say that overall, work-related injuries are on the decline, and have dropped from 2.1 to 0.4 workers per year out of 100,000 workers in the last 35 years.
Fatal injuries to workers by main industry: Fatal Injuries to workers by age:
Main accident kinds for workers:
- 31% - Struck by moving vehicle
- 25% Fells from height
- 20% Struck my moving object
- 10% Trapped by something collapsing / overturning
- 8% Contact with moving machinery
- 8% Contact with electricity