Part 1 (Notifiable in relation to any place of work)		02/03	03/04	04/05	05/06	06/07p
1 Failure, collapse or overturning of lifting machinery, excavator, pile driving frame or mobile powered access platform		1 234	1 262	1 169	1 187	1 022
2 The failure of any closed vessel including boiler or of any associated pipework, in which the internal pressure was above or below atmospheric pressure		154	138	123	148	119
3 The failure of any freight container in any of its load-bearing parts while it is being raised, lowered or suspended		22	25	14	10	12
4 Plant or equipment either comes into contact with overhead electric line in which the voltage exceeds 200 volts or causes an electrical discharge		195	136	125	84	123
5 Electrical short circuit which results in the stoppage of the plant for more than 24 hours		340	288	220	210	195
6 Unintentional ignition or explosion of explosives		24	44	55	31	123
7 The release or escape of a biological agent likely to cause human infection or illness		129	240	306	320	350
8 The malfunction of radiation generators		9	14	9	12	18
9 Failure of breathing apparatus in service		97	123	102	128	93
10 Failure of any lifting or life-support equipment during a diving operation which puts a diver at risk		27	34	40	26	31
11 Complete or partial collapse of scaffold over 5 m high		64	65	77	44	75
12 Any unintended collision of a train with any other train or vehicle (other than one recorded in part 4 of this table) which caused, or might have caused, the death of or major injury to any person		11	2	2	3
13 Incidents in relation to a well (other than a well sunk for the purpose of the abstraction of water)		72	53	54	38	39
14 Incidents in respect of a pipeline or pipeline works		304	333	315	356	353
15 Failure of fairground equipment in use or under test		17	22	23	11	16
16 Overturning or serious damage to a tank while conveying by road prescribed dangerous substances, or the uncontrolled release or fire involving the substance being conveyed		25	18	22	12	4
17 Uncontrolled release or escape of a dangerous substance, or a fire involving the dangerous substance, when being conveyed by road in a vehicle		66	48	72	16	6
18 Collapse or partial collapse of any building or structure under construction involving over 5 tonnes of materials or any floor or wall of a building used as a place of work		221	215	192	138	136
19 An explosion or fire occurring in any plant or premises which results in the stoppage of that plant for more than 24 hours		344	341	316	236	246
20 The sudden, uncontrolled release of flammable substances		289	242	243	227	295
21 The accidental release or escape of any substance in a quantity sufficient to cause the death, major injury or any other damage to the health of any person		818	808	893	932	693
Part 1 (Notifiable in relation to any place of work)	Total	4 462	4 451	4 372	4 169	3 949
Part 2 (Notifiable in relation to mines)	Total	66	83	66	87	71
Part 3 (Notifiable in relation to quarries)	Total	82	60	54	59	67
Part 4 (Notifiable in relation to railways)	Total	4 896	5 568	5 737	5 640	5 855
Part 5 (Notifiable in relation to offshore workplaces)	Total	440	402	421	398	345
Grand Total		9 946	10 564	10 650	10 353	10 287

 

Notes:

• Full definitions of dangerous occurrences can be found in 'A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995'.
• p Provisional

Source; RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995