Officially, 135 workers have been killed in work-related accidents in the 2022/23 Reporting of Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) update, with the construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors continuing to account for the greatest number of workers killed in fatal accidents each year.
… most common kinds of fatal accidents….falls from a height, struck by moving object, and struck by moving vehicle…
Fatal injuries to workers by age, 2022/23
Around a quarter of the deaths in 2022/23 were to workers aged 60 and over, similar to the profile in earlier years….
The most common kinds of fatal accidents to workers continue as falls from a height, struck by moving object, and struck by moving vehicle, between them accounting for around two-thirds of fatal injuries to workers in 2022/23…
Change over time
- When considering change over time it is preferable to consider the rate of injury (per 100,000 workers) as this accounts for changes in the numbers in employment between years.
- Over the long-term, the rate of fatal injury to workers showed a downward trend, though in the recent years prior to the coronavirus pandemic the rate had been broadly flat. The current rate is similar to pre-coronavirus levels.
- A chart showing how the fatal injury rate has changed over time can be found in the report on work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain….
