Health and Safety Executive

Table INJIND1_3YR - Averaged 2004/05-2006/07

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported reportable non-fatal injury to workers, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months.

Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.

Industry description + Section, division, group or class^ Injury sustained in their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated incidence (thousands) Averaged rate per
100 000 workers
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 38 7 5 9 1960 1330 2590
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 37 7 4 9 1970 1330 2610
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 35 6 4 8 1950 1300 2600
    Forestry, logging and related service activities 2 2 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 15 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 8 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 257 47 41 52 1310 1140 1470
Construction F 182 34 29 40 1580 1350 1820
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 278 52 46 59 990 870 1110
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 217 41 35 46 990 850 1120
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 25 5 3 7 1000 600 1400
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 40 7 5 10 1100 750 1450
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 152 28 24 33 960 800 1110
      Retail trade 52.1-6 147 27 23 32 940 790 1100
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 5 * * * * * *
  Hotels and restaurants H 61 12 9 15 1010 750 1260
Transport, storage and communication I 149 28 23 32 1500 1250 1740
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 52 10 7 12 1540 1110 1960
    Water transport 61 2 * * * * * *
    Air transport 62 2 * * * * * *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 45 8 6 11 1480 1050 1920
    Post and telecommunications 64 48 9 6 12 1560 1110 2010
      Post and courier activities 64.1 41 8 5 10 2430 1680 3170
      Telecommunications 64.2 7 * * * * * *
Finance and business J&K 82 14 11 17 320 250 400
  Financial intermediation J 7 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 75 13 10 16 410 310 500
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 111 20 17 24 1060 860 1260
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 44 8 6 11 750 520 980
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 65 12 9 15 1590 1200 1980
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 2 * * * * * *
Education M 79 14 11 17 550 430 670
      Primary education 80.1 35 6 4 8 650 430 870
      Secondary education 80.2 33 6 4 8 620 410 830
      Higher education 80.3 10 * * * * * *
      Adult and other education 80.4 1 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 187 33 28 38 980 840 1130
      Human health activities 85.1 111 20 16 23 1000 810 1190
        Hospital activities 85.11 85 15 12 18 1080 840 1310
        Medical practice activities 85.12 4 * * * * * *
        Dental practice activities 85.13 2 * * * * * *
        Other human health activities 85.14 20 4 2 5 1370 770 1980
      Social work activities 85.3 76 14 11 17 990 770 1220
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 42 8 5 10 1700 1190 2220
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 34 6 4 8 660 430 880
Other community, social and personal service activities O 98 19 15 24 1260 1000 1520
    Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 90 26 5 3 7 3730 2310 5150
    Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified 91 7 * * * * * *
    Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 92 59 12 9 15 1440 1050 1830
    Other service activities 93 6 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 5 * * * * * *
    Private households with employed persons P 5 * * * * * *
Missing   3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Industries (injury sustained in current or most recent job)   1484 274 259 288 1000 940 1050
Injury sustained in other job#   141 27 22 31 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   1625 300 285 315 1090 1040 1150

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# 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.

^Within industry sections, some divisional, group and class information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

Reportable workplace injuries include all those sustained as a result of a non-road traffic accident, resulting in over 3 days of absence from work.

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