Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive (H&SE) show a construction fatality rate of 1.94 per 100,000 workers, compared to 0.46 across all industries
Looking at average figures over the years of 2013/4 to 2015/6, there were around 79,000 cases of self-reported work-related illnesses (64% of which were musculo-skeletal disorders) and around 66,000 cases of self-reported non-fatal workplace injuries (most of which related to slips/trips/falls, lifting and handling, and falls from height). Overall, these led to 2.2 million lost working days.
Construction (similar to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Accommodation and Food Services, Transport and Storage, Manufacturing and Wholesale and Retail Trade) had statistically significantly higher injury rates than for all industries.
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