Construction Division RIDDOR - Risk Profiles Data Dictionary

Data Selection

Initially a sample of 3000 records from financial year 2011/2012 to financial year 2016/2017 were extracted from the RIDDOR database, these were then manually anonymised and had a Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile category associated.

Records that were duplicates or involved in current investigations were removed (where these could be identified), as were any records that reported a fatality.

A sample of 100 fatal RIDDOR records (20 from each financial year 2012/2013 to 2016/2017) were then added with rewritten descriptions and Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile categories associated.

A sample of 12 fatal Member of Public RIDDOR records (2 from each financial year 2011/2012 to 2016/2017) were then added with rewritten descriptions and Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile categories associated.

These records should not be considered a statistically representative sample due to the sampling methodology, especially around fatal records. This data should not therefore be expected to reproduce HSE official statistics.

Data Dictionary

Field	Description	Coding
body_part	reported injured body part of injured person	Ankle Back Ear Eye Finger or fingers Foot General locations Hand Head Lower limb Neck Other parts of face Several head locations Several locations Several lower limb locations Several torso locations Several upper limb locations Toe Trunk Unknown locations Upper limb Wrist
gender	reported gender of injured person	Female Male
injury_type	Reported injuries	Amputation Asphyxiation, poison etc Blinding Bone fracture Burns Concussion and/or internal injuries Contusions and bruising Crush Dislocation without fracture Electric shock Fracture Injuries associated with working in an enclosed space Lacerations and open wounds Loss of consciousness Loss of sight Multiple injuries Natural causes Other known injuries Other not known Scalping Serious burns Strains and sprains Superficial injuries
Kind_group	Reported kind of accident	Another kind of accident Contact with electricity Contact with machinery Drowned or asphyxiated Exposed to explosion Exposed to fire Exposure to harmful substance Fall from height Injured by an animal Lifting and handling injuries Physical assault Slip, trip, fall same level Struck against Struck by moving vehicle Struck by object Trapped by something collapsing
main_activity	Reported company activity	Civil engineering Construction of buildings Specialised activities
severity_label	Reported severity of injury	Fatal Fatal MoP Major/Specified Non-fatal MoP Over-3/7-Day
description	Anonymised reported description
riskcat	Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile category, derived from record information See table below for more information on Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile categories	Asbestos Assault Burns from hot substances/surfaces Chemical harm, irritant or corrosive Confined Spaces Crushed by excavation Electric shock Fall from ladder Fall from open edge Fall from scaffold Fall through fragile material Fire/explosion Machinery guarding Materials Handling including Manual handling Mechanical Lifting Operations MEWP operations Other Other - bitten by dog Other - episode of illness at work Other - infection acquired at work Other - injury whilst driving plant Other - road traffic accident Other - rope access Overturning plant or moving machinery Public protection Slip or trip on same level Struck by falling object Struck by flying object Struck by moving vehicle Unintended collapse Using hand/power tools
Region	UK Region	East Midlands Eastern London North East North West Scotland South East South West Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber
first_date	Date that has the correct Month, Year and Weekday based on the reported date. This allows comparison of date information but removes the exact date
age_band	Age band of Injured Person	Under 16 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Unknown

Construction Sector Industry Risk Profile category

	Industry Risk Profile (IRP) Category	Description of IRP Category
1	Asbestos	Includes all risks arising from exposure to asbestos
2	Burns from hot substances/surfaces	Burns from hot steam, gases, liquids, tars or other hot substance or surface
3	Chemical harm, irritant or corrosive	Harm through contact with chemical
4	Confined Spaces	Risks arising from entry into confined spaces, including from CO asphyxiation arising from use of gas appliances in site porta cabins or similar.
5	Crushed by excavation	Risks arising where an excavation or part of an excavation collapses.
6	Electric shock	Risks arising from contact with electricity
7	Fall from Ladder	Includes risks of falling rom ladders or stepladders, when being used for access or to work from.
8	Fall from open edge	A broad category, includes risks of falling from any open edge. Includes mezzanine floors, unprotected slab edges, lift shafts, roof edges etc.
9	Fall from Scaffold	Includes risks of falling from any kind of scaffold, fixed, tower or system type. Including falls when erecting or dismantling.
10	Fall through fragile material	Includes risks of falling through fragile roof or ceiling material, including asbestos cement sheets or perspex rooflights.
11	Fire/explosion	Risks arising from fire or explosion
12	Lead	Risks arising from exposure to Lead
13	Machinery guarding	Includes risk of contact or entanglement where a main cause is a lack of machine guarding.
14	Materials Handling including Manual handling	Includes all risks arising from persons lifting, carrying or moving materials, including while unloading vehicles, and whilst carrying objects, individually or as part of a team lift.
15	Mechanical Lifting Operations	Risks arising where an object is being lifted by a crane or hoist, and there is a loss of control, overturn, breakage or similar. Includes objects dropped whilst being lifted
16	MEWP Operations	Includes risks of entrapment by a MEWP or fall from a MEWP, whilst working at height
17	Noise	Includes all risks arising from excessive noise
18	Other hazardous dust	Risks arising from inhalation of general building dust generated by construction work activities
19	Overturning plant or moving machinery	Includes all risks arising from incidents where plant, e.g. dumpers or excavators overturn, often caused by slopes or excessive speed, includes MEWPS operating in transport mode, and other relevant classes of machinery
20	Public protection	Where members of the Public are exposed to danger, includes risks to children
21	Silica dust	Risks arising from inhalation of silica dust
22	Slip or trip on same level	Risks arising from trip hazards, slippery floors, poor design steps, projecting nails
23	Struck by a falling object	Risks of being struck by a falling object, from a height
24	Struck by flying object/dust/material	Struck by object, dust, material flying freely, by wind, ejection from machine etc
25	Struck by moving vehicle	Includes reversing and slow moving vehicles, remote controlled or on rails. Includes MEWPS not working at height. Includes risks arising from lack of segregation with pedestrians
26	Unintended collapse	Unintended collapse of a structure or part of a structure, or temporary works intended to aid construction of a structure
27	Using hand/power tools	Includes risks arising from operation of hand tools, power tools and up to pedestrian operated plant, such as wacker plates or road roller.
28	Vibration	Includes all risks arising from exposure to hand, arm or whole body vibration
29	Welfare	Risks arising from a failure to comply with Schedule 2 of CDM
30	Wood dust	Risks arising from inhalation of wood dust
31	OTHER