Historical picture

Fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1974, 1981, 1986/87, 1996/97 and 2006/07p

As reported to all enforcing authorities

Year 1	Industry 2
	Agriculture 3	Extractive industries 4	Manufacturing industries	Construction	Service industries	Other / Unclassified	All industries
Employees
19745	33	78	257	166	58	59	651
19816	31	54	123	105	102	26	441
1986/877	27	30	109	99	80	10	355
1996/978	20	9	53	66	59	-	207
2006/07p	14	10	34	50	77	-	185
Self-employed
19745	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
19816	26	-	6	11	10	1	54
1986/877	17	-	1	26	8	-	52
1996/978	35	-	6	24	15	-	80
2006/07p	20	-	1	27	8	-	56
Workers
19745	33	78	257	166	58	59	651
19816	57	54	129	116	112	27	495
1986/877	44	30	110	125	88	10	407
1996/978	55	9	59	90	74	-	287
2006/07p	34	10	35	77	85	-	241
Members of the public
19816	13	3	5	12	38	..	71
1986/877	16	7	5	14	43	7	92
1996/978	9	3	1	3	351	-	367
2006/07p	9	3	-	7	350	-	369

1. Figures for 1974 and 1981 are on a calendar year basis (January – December). From 1986/87 onwards figures are based on a planning year (1 April - 31 March).
2. Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities: SIC 1968 (1974); SIC 1980 (1981, 1986/87); SIC 1992 (1996/97 - 20065/07p).
3. Excludes sea fishing.
4. Includes injuries in offshore oil and gas industries collected under offshore installations safety legislation, before 1996/97.
5. Figures for 1974 reported under various pieces of legislation, but chiefly the Factories Act 1961.
6. Figures for 1981 reported under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (NADOR) 1980.
7. Figures for 1986/87 reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1985.
8. Figures for 1996/97 and 2006/07p reported the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995.

p Provisional
.. Not available