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Table INJIND1_3YR

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported reportable non-fatal injury to workers, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2005/06-2007/08

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 44 8 6 11 2240 1580 2910
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 43 8 6 11 2270 1580 2950
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 38 7 5 10 2100 1430 2770
    Forestry, logging and related service activities 2 5 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 13 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 6 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 198 37 32 42 1060 910 1200
Construction F 173 34 29 40 1550 1320 1780
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 274 54 47 60 1020 890 1140
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 219 43 37 48 1040 900 1180
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 29 6 4 8 1170 740 1610
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 55 10 8 13 1570 1150 1990
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 135 26 22 31 900 750 1050
      Retail trade 52.1-6 129 25 21 29 880 720 1030
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 6 * * * * * *
  Hotels and restaurants H 55 11 8 14 920 670 1170
Transport, storage and communication I 132 25 21 30 1350 1120 1580
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 44 8 6 11 1340 940 1740
    Water transport 61 1 * * * * * *
    Air transport 62 2 * * * * * *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 42 8 6 11 1410 980 1830
    Post and telecommunications 64 43 8 6 11 1390 960 1820
      Post and courier activities 64.1 35 7 4 9 2030 1350 2710
        National post activities 64.11 30 6 4 8 2410 1540 3280
        Courier activities (not national post) 64.12 5 * * * * * *
      Telecommunications 64.2 8 * * * * * *
Finance and business J&K 77 14 11 17 310 240 380
  Financial intermediation J 11 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 66 12 9 15 360 270 450
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 112 21 17 25 1090 890 1300
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 38 7 5 9 630 430 840
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 72 14 11 17 1810 1390 2230
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 2 * * * * * *
Education M 87 16 12 19 610 480 740
      Primary education 80.1 36 6 4 9 670 450 900
        Primary education, state, maintained 80.1 (state maintained) 35 6 4 8 760 510 1010
        Primary education, private, non-maintained 80.1 (private) 1 * * * * * *
      Secondary education 80.2 39 7 5 9 750 500 990
        General secondary education, state, maintained 80.21 (state maintained) 29 5 3 7 860 530 1190
        General secondary education, private, non-maintained 80.21 (private) 3 * * * * * *
      Higher education 80.3 12 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 188 34 29 39 1000 860 1150
      Human health activities 85.1 127 23 19 27 1170 960 1380
        Hospital activities 85.11 96 18 14 21 1260 1000 1520
        Medical practice activities 85.12 3 * * * * * *
        Dental practice activities 85.13 2 * * * * * *
        Other human health activities 85.14 26 5 3 7 1780 1090 2460
      Social work activities 85.3 61 11 8 14 790 590 1000
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 31 6 4 8 1310 850 1780
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 30 5 3 7 560 350 760
Other community, social and personal service activities O 78 16 12 20 1030 790 1260
Other P&Q 5 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 5 * * * * * *
Missing   3 * * * * * *
Workplace outside UK   1 * * * * * *
All Industries (injury sustained in current or most recent job)   1385 265 251 279 950 900 1000
Injury sustained in other job#   128 26 21 30 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   1513 291 276 306 1040 990 1100

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification

# 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.

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Updated 16.11.09