Health and Safety Executive

Self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2008/09: Results from the Labour Force Survey

The latest national statistics on self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries, produced by the Health and Safety Executive, were released on 31 March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
This release presents statistics on self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in Great Britain, for the period 2008/09.
The key points from the latest release are:

  • 1.2 million people who worked during the last year were suffering from an illness they believe was caused or made worse by their current or most recent work.  551 000 of these were new cases.
  • 246 000 non-fatal reportable injuries occurred, a rate of 870 per 100 000 workers (0.87%).
  • 29.3 million working days were lost overall (1.2 days per worker), 24.6 million due to work-related illness and 4.7 million due to workplace injury.

Coverage: Great Britain    
Geographical breakdown: Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and Government Office Regions

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Updated 25.10.10