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Key annual figures 2010/11

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  • 1.2 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness.
  • 171 workers killed at work.
  • 115 000 injuries were reported under RIDDOR.
  • 200 000 reportable injuries (over 3 day absence) occurred (LFS).
  • 26.4 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.
  • Workplace injuries and ill health (excluding cancer) cost society an estimated £14 billion (in 2009/10)

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Health and safety statistics 2010/11

The Health Safety Executive Statistics 2009/10 - The Annual Statistics Report

The latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain.

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Updated 30.03.12