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Key annual figures 2007/08
- 2.1 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.
- 229 workers were killed at work, a rate of 0.8 per 100 000 workers.
- 136 771 other injuries to employees were reported under RIDDOR, a rate of 517.9 per 100 000 employees.
- 299 000 reportable injuries occurred, according to the Labour Force Survey, a rate of 1000 per 100 000 workers.
- 34 million days were lost overall (1.4 days per worker), 28 million due to work-related ill health and 6 million due to workplace injury
