HSE reveals new workplace injury figures
Health & Safety update 08/11/2011
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed new
statistics regarding the number of workplace injuries and
fatalities.
Focusing on the time period between April 2010 and March of this
year, the HSE showed that whilst the number of injuries has fallen,
the number of fatalities has risen.
24,726 major injuries such as fractures, burns and amputations
were recorded over the time period, representing 99 injuries per
100,000 employees. This is a dramatic decrease from the 26,268
injuries reported in the 2009/10 time period.
Meanwhile, 1.2 million workers reported that they had an illness
which had either been caused by or exacerbated by their work. This
figure also represented a decrease from 1.3 million in the 2009/10
year. The number of workplace fatalities, however, increased from
147 in 2009/10 to 171 workers in 2010/11.
The sectors with the highest levels of accidents were
construction and agriculture, which accounted for 173.2 major
injuries per 100,000 workers and 221.9 major injuries
respectively.
HSE's Chair, Judith Hackitt, told Workplace Law, “The fall in
the number of people being injured by work is of course to be
welcomed but we did also see an increase in the number of
fatalities during the year.
“Britain can be proud that it has one of the best health and
safety records in Europe but as the increase in the number of
fatalities makes clear we can never let up in our commitment to
addressing the serious risks which continue to cause death and
injury in workplaces,” added Ms Hackitt.
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