Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain

135 workers killed in work-related accidents in 2022/23 (RIDDOR)

Fatal injuries to workers by main industry, 2022/23

A bar chart showing amount of fatal injuries to workers divided by industry sector

Main industry	Number of fatal injuries
Construction	45
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	21
Manufacturing	15
Wholesale, retail, motor repair; Accommodation and food	15
Transport and storage	15
Admin and support services	6
Waste and recycling	6
Other	12

Fatal injuries to workers by age, 2022/23

A pie chart showing amount of fatal injuries to workers divided by age

Category	2021/22
Aged 16-59	99
Aged 60 plus	33
Age not known	3

Main kinds of fatal accident for workers, 2022/23

Number of fatal injury to workers separated by types of incident

Type of incident	Number of fatal injuries
Falls from a height	40
Struck by moving object	29
Struck by moving vehicle	20
Trapped by something collapsing/ overturning	12
Contact with moving machinery	9

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 in the recent years prior to the coronavirus pandemic the rate had been broadly flat. The current rate is similar to pre-coronavirus levels.
A chart showing how the fatal injury rate has changed over time can be found in the report on work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain.

68 members of the public were killed in work-related accidents in 2022/23

(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 2022/23 are published as provisional at this stage and will be finalised July 2024.