Statistics
- Around 189,000 UK workers are employed in the industry.
- It is dominated by small and medium-sized businesses.
- Over half the workforce are in businesses employing fewer than 10 people.
- The fatal and 'all injuries' accident rates for the industry are higher than the average for the whole of manufacturing.
In MVR, between 2002 and 2007 there were:
- nearly 8,000 MVR injuries reported to the HSE and Local Authorities;
- 24 fatal injuries; and
- over 1,850 other major/serious injuries
to employees, self-employed persons, or members of the public.
The actual figures for serious and less serious injuries will be much higher than those quoted due to considerable under reporting.
