126 workers killed in work-related accidents in 2025/26 (RIDDOR)
Fatal injuries to workers by main industry, 2025/26
Number of fatal injuries to workers by main industry, 2025/26
Main industry
Number of fatal injuries
Construction
25
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
22
Manufacturing
18
Transportation and storage
15
Wholesale, retail, motor repair; Accommodation and food
11
Admin and support services
9
Waste and recycling
6
Other industries
19
Unknown
1
Fatal injuries to workers by age, 2025/26
Number of fatal injuries to workers by age group, 2025/26
Age group
Number of fatal injuries
Aged 16-59
85
Aged 60 plus
40
Age not known
1
Main kinds of fatal accident for workers, 2025/26
Number of fatal injuries to workers by kind of accident, 2025/26, for accident kinds accounting for 10 or more deaths
Type of incident
Number of fatal injuries
Falls from a height
31
Struck by moving vehicle
24
Struck by moving object
21
Trapped by something collapsing/ overturning
18
Contact with moving machinery
10
Change over time
When considering change over time it is preferable to consider the rate of injury (per 100,000 workers) as this accounts for changes in the numbers in employment between years.
Over the long-term, the rate of fatal injury to workers showed a downward trend, though the rate of decline has slowed in recent years.
104 members of the public were killed in work-related accidents in 2025/26
(Excludes deaths due to work-related accidents to ‘patients and service users’ in the healthcare and adult social care sectors in England reportable under RIDDOR).
Data source: RIDDOR: Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. Figures for 2025/26 are published as provisional at this stage and will be finalised July 2027.