Health and Safety Executive

Table WDLINDSIG - Illness and injury

Comparison of estimated 2004/05 and 2005/06 days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported work-related illness or workplace injuries attributed to the current or most recent job, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months.

Other tables in this set:

Industry description Section Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all industries Whether 2005/06 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than 2004/05
2005/06
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B No# No#
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A No# No#
Extractive and utility supply C&E No# No#
  Mining and quarrying C * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E * *
Manufacturing D Lower Lower
Construction F Higher No
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H No No
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods
G No No
  Hotels and restaurants H No No
Transport, storage and communication I Higher No
Finance and business J&K Lower Lower
  Financial intermediation J Lower Lower
  Real estate, renting and business activities K Lower No
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L No Lower
Education M No No
Health and social work N No Lower
Other community, social and personal service activities O No No
Other P&Q * *
  Private households with employed persons P * *
All industries   .. Lower

Notes

..  Not applicable

*  Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

#  Rates based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

Rates are not available for 2000-02, due to injury and ill health questions being asked in different years


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Updated 14.09.09