Injury analysis - priority programmes: Workplace transport

RIDDOR

There are five kinds of accidents associated with vehicles which are included in the workplace transport category:

• being struck by a moving vehicle
• falling from a vehicle
• being hit by a load falling from a vehicle
• being hit against a vehicle whilst travelling in it
• injury caused by a vehicle collapse or overturn

The pie charts below show the breakdown of fatal, major and over-3-day injury by these five sub-categories. Being struck by a moving vehicle accounts for more than half of all fatal transport-related injuries. This group, together with falls from vehicles accounts for more than three-quarters of the major injuries and over 60% of the over-3-day injuries.

Chart 17: Fatal transport injuries, 2008/09p

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Chart 18: Major transport injuries, 2008/09p

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Chart 19: Over 3 day transport injuries, 2008/09p

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Since 2001/02, the number of injuries caused by "struck by" accidents has fallen. There have been reductions in injuries caused by materials falling from vehicle and those involving hitting a vehicle whilst travelling in it since 2006/07, but not back to the levels in 2001/02.

Chart 20: Workplace transport injuries to workers reported under the RIDDOR regulations, 2001/02 to 2008/09p

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The main vehicles involved in workplace transport accidents are fork-lift trucks (FLTs) and large goods vehicles (LGVs). The number of accidents involving LGVs has remained broadly flat over recent years, but the number of FLT injuries fell sharply over the last year, leaving it 13% below that in 2001/02 for the first time.

Chart 21: Workplace transport injuries to workers reported under the RIDDOR regulations, 2001/02 to 2008/09p

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Detailed RIDDOR tables

• Workplace transport - Comprehensive Injury Statistics in support of the Revitalising Health and Safety programmes [120KB]

Risk control surveys

The charts below show keys results from HSE’s working condition surveys in relation to work-related vehicle risk.  Only employers who recognised a potential vehicle risk were asked vehicle-related questions.  Similarly, only workers who said they worked with or around vehicles were questioned further about the vehicle risk.

Chart 22: Key results from the "Fit3" employer survey

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Chart 23: Key results from the "Fit3" worker survey

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