Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2018/19
Transport was the biggest killer in agriculture.
Figures published in the Health and Safety Executive’s report 'Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2018/19' show 39 people were killed as a result of farming and other agriculture-related activities during the year.
Transport – overturning vehicles or being struck by moving vehicles – caused most deaths.
Agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury (per 100,000) of the main industrial sectors. It is eighteen times as high as the average rate across all industries.
Nearly half of the agricultural workers killed were over 60.
Two young children were killed.
Report for 2018/2019
- Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2018/19
- Summary of individual fatal injuries 2018/19
Posters for 2018/2019
Archive
Fatality figures in this sector from previous years
- Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2017/18
- Summary of individual fatal injuries 2017/18
- Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2016/17
- Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2015/16
- Fatal injuries in farming, horticulture and fish farming in Scotland from 2003/04 to 2013/14
- Fatal injuries in farming, forestry horticulture and associated industries 2014/15
- Fatal injuries in farming, forestry horticulture and associated industries 2013/14
- Fatal injuries in farming, forestry horticulture and associated industries 2012/13
- Fatal injuries in farming, forestry horticulture and associated industries 2011/12
- Fatal injuries in farming forestry and horticulture 2010/11
