Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by industry section.
| Industry description + | Section | Illness ascribed to any job | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample cases$ | Days lost (thousands) | |||||
| central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | |||||
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | A&B | 12 | * | * | * | |
| Agriculture, hunting and forestry | A | 11 | * | * | * | |
| Fishing | B | 1 | * | * | * | |
| Extractive and utility supply | C&E | 11 | * | * | * | |
| Mining and quarrying | C | 4 | * | * | * | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | E | 7 | * | * | * | |
| Manufacturing | D | 102 | 1960 | 1258 | 2663 | |
| Construction | F | 67 | 1367 | 801 | 1933 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods | G | 78 | 1477 | 784 | 2170 | |
| Hotels and restaurants | H | 15 | * | * | * | |
| Transport, storage and communication | I | 52 | 1261 | 640 | 1883 | |
| Financial intermediation | J | 15 | * | * | * | |
| Real estate, renting and business activities | K | 31 | 488 | 1 | 975 | |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | L | 41 | 1108 | 474 | 1742 | |
| Education | M | 36 | 284 | 44 | 524 | |
| Health and social work | N | 109 | 1566 | 973 | 2159 | |
| Other community, social and personal service activities | O | 28 | 493 | 184 | 802 | |
| Other | P&Q | 5 | * | * | * | |
| Private households with employed persons | P | 5 | * | * | * | |
| Missing/unknown | 5 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| All industries | 607 | 11602 | 9761 | 13444 | ||
.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
$ For people taking time off work
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases
+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification