Offences and penalties 2004/05 - Table 7 - Number of work-related fatalities and those resulting in prosecution and conviction

Year of Fatality	Number of fatalities	Number of duty holders prosecuted	Number resulting in conviction	Percentage of fatalities resulting in prosecution	Percentage of prosecutions resulting in conviction
1999/00	280	103	91	37	88
2000/01	350	149	125	43	84
2001/02	278	85	76	31	89
2002/03	256	68	55	27	81
2003/04	255	22	18	*	*
2004/05p	249	-	-	-	-

p= provisional

This table excludes fatalities in certain industries, namely chemicals, mining, railways and offshore work.

Due to the time it takes to bring legal proceedings, 2001/02, 2002/03, and 2003/04 figures may be subject to change.

*Final figures are not available, due to the time it takes to bring legal proceedings.

Of the fatals that occurred in 1999/2000, there were 103 duty holders prosecuted and 91 resulted in conviction. Of the 91, 7 were convicted in 1999/2000, 34 in 2000/01, 37 in 2001/02, 4 in 2002/03 and 9 in 2003/04.

Of the fatals that occurred in 2000/01, there were 149 duty holders prosecuted and 125 resulted in conviction. Of the 125, 6 were convicted in 2000/01, 57 in 2001/02, 39 in 2002/03, 17 in 2003/04 and 6 in 2004/05p.

Of the fatals that occurred in 2001/02, there were 85 duty holders prosecuted and 76 resulted in conviction. Of the 76, 8 were convicted in 2001/02, 25 in 2002/03, 21 in 2003/04 and 22 in 2004/05p.

Of the fatals that occurred in 2002/03, there were 68 duty holders prosecuted and 55 resulted in conviction. Of the 55, 2 were convicted in 2002/03, 31 in 2003/04 and 22 in 2004/05p.

Of the fatals that occurred in 2003/04, there were 22 duty holders prosecuted and 18 resulted in conviction. Of the 18, 1 resulted in conviction in 2003/04 and 17 in 2004/05p.

The data relating to the number of prosecutions only relates to those cases that have been completed and not those currently in progress. The year of prosecution is the year the case was completed.