Injuries

Latest RIDDOR statistics:

• Key messages from the LFS for injury risks: Gender and age, job tenure and part-time working [PDF 18KB]

Information on age and gender from results of new IER research and the latest LFS rates of occupational injury will be added to the HSE Website in due course.

Self-reported workplace injuries by age and gender 2007/08

The survey of self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2006/07 [PDF 232KB] was undertaken to gain a national view of workplace injuries based on individuals' perceptions.  It includes the following analyses by age and gender (associated commentary is available in the published report):

• Incidence (three-year average) (Table INJAGE1_3YR)
• Working days lost (annual) (Table INJAGE2)

Ill health

Self-reported work-related ill health by age and gender 2007/08

The survey of self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2006/07 [PDF 232KB] was undertaken to gain a national view of work-related illness based on individuals' perceptions. This includes the following analyses by age and gender (associated commentary is available in the published report):

Overall ill health:

• Prevalence - for people ever employed  (Table WRIAGE1E)
• Incidence - for people ever employed (Table WRIAGE2E)
• Prevalence - for people employed in the last 12 months (Table WRIAGE2W12)
• Incidence - for people employed in the last 12 months (Table WRIAGE2W12)
• Working days lost (Table WRIAGE3)

Ill health seen by disease specialist doctors (THOR) by age and gender, 2005-07

• Musculoskeletal disorders: Table THORM02
• Mental ill-health: Table THORP02
• Asthma: Tables THORR03
• Dermatitis: Table THORS02
• Hearing: Table THORH02
• Infections: Table THORI02

• Occupational ill health age statistics: Information sheet
  An information sheet comparing prevalence and incidence rates of occupational ill health between young and old workers, determined from different data sources.