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Table INJIND2 - 2004/05

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported workplace injuries attributed to the current or most recent job, by industry.

Industry description + Section Injury ascribed to the current or most recent job
Sample cases $ Days lost (thousands) Average days lost per worker
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 19 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 19 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 11 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 6 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 5 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 188 1072 741 1402 0.32 0.22 0.41
Construction F 134 858 576 1140 0.40 0.27 0.53
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 189 1066 637 1495 0.26 0.15 0.36
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 141 894 483 1305 0.28 0.15 0.40
  Hotels and restaurants H 48 172 48 295 0.19 0.054 0.33
Transport, storage and communication I 87 860 492 1227 0.49 0.28 0.70
Finance and business J&K 60 441 155 726 0.12 0.041 0.19
  Financial intermediation J 7 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 53 428 144 713 0.16 0.052 0.26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 56 312 166 458 0.19 0.10 0.28
Education M 56 204 77 331 0.11 0.042 0.18
Health and social work N 95 533 312 754 0.21 0.12 0.29
Other community, social and personal service activities O 49 525 151 899 0.44 0.13 0.76
Other P&Q 7 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 7 * * * * * *
Workplace outside UK   1 * * * * * *
All industries (injury sustained in the current or most recent job)   952 6202 5277 7126 0.27 0.23 0.31
Injury sustained in other job#   99 820 475 1164 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   1051 7021 6035 8008 0.30 0.26 0.35

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their injury was ascribed and those who said their injury was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992).

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

Estimated days lost and days lost per worker due to workplace injuries include all those sustained as a result of a non-road traffic accident, not just reportable injuries resulting in over 3 days of absence from work.

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Updated 14.10.09