Injuries to employees by kind of accident, severity of injury and industry 2007/08p
As reported to all enforcing authorities
| Kind of accident | Fatal | Non-fatal major | Over-3-day | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing (a) | Extractive & utility supply industries | Manufacturing industries | Construction | Service industries | Agriculture, hunting,forestry & fishing (a) | Extractive & utility supply industries | Manufacturing industries | Construction | Service industries | Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing (a) | Extractive & utility supply industries | Manufacturing industries | Construction | Service industries | |
|
Contact with moving machinery |
- |
- |
11 |
2 |
3 |
54 |
18 |
822 |
175 |
342 |
69 |
33 |
1 934 |
269 |
889 |
|
Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object |
3 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
84 |
82 |
856 |
603 |
1 745 |
142 |
183 |
2 828 |
1 132 |
7 923 |
|
Struck by moving vehicle |
4 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
26 |
11 |
126 |
68 |
457 |
10 |
7 |
280 |
99 |
1 190 |
|
Strike against something fixed or stationary |
3 |
- |
2 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
12 |
182 |
118 |
689 |
42 |
54 |
931 |
267 |
3 159 |
|
Injured while handling, lifting or carrying |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
56 |
54 |
865 |
593 |
2 763 |
371 |
495 |
8 596 |
2 865 |
31 500 |
|
Slips, trips or falls on same level |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
106 |
131 |
1 450 |
1 037 |
8 186 |
229 |
378 |
4 078 |
1 732 |
19 780 |
|
Falls from a height of which: |
1 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
8 |
72 |
47 |
462 |
938 |
1 716 |
55 |
55 |
642 |
576 |
2 499 |
|
- up to and inc 2 metres |
1 |
- |
- |
4 |
3 |
47 |
32 |
341 |
536 |
1 281 |
41 |
41 |
539 |
386 |
2 070 |
|
- over 2 metres |
- |
1 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
17 |
10 |
89 |
317 |
255 |
5 |
5 |
53 |
133 |
138 |
|
- height not stated |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
32 |
85 |
180 |
9 |
9 |
50 |
57 |
291 |
|
Trapped by something collapsing/overturning |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
20 |
42 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
12 |
62 |
|
Drowning or asphyxiation |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
10 |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
8 |
160 |
65 |
301 |
25 |
18 |
700 |
144 |
1 997 |
|
Exposure to fire |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
30 |
3 |
3 |
46 |
19 |
146 |
|
Exposure to an explosion |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
- |
2 |
18 |
14 |
39 |
|
Contact with electricity or electrical discharge |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
23 |
42 |
4 |
5 |
44 |
74 |
215 |
|
Injured by an animal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
62 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
241 |
84 |
9 |
26 |
17 |
721 |
|
Acts of violence |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
887 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
14 |
5 205 |
|
Other kind of accident |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
101 |
86 |
687 |
28 |
42 |
418 |
198 |
2 905 |
|
Injuries not classified by kind |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
8 |
51 |
4 |
- |
41 |
13 |
129 |
|
Total |
20 |
9 |
34 |
54 |
62 |
525 |
390 |
5 097 |
3 764 |
18 200 |
1 072 |
1 289 |
20 618 |
7 446 |
78 370 |
Notes:
- (a) Excludes sea fishing
- p Provisional
- Source: RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995



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