2026 to 2027 names and details of fatalities
Updated: 05/10/2026
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Since January 2012, the industry classifications used in this table are based on SIC 2007. Prior to this, the classifications were based on SIC 2003. This brings this information in line with the industry classifications used in HSE's official statistics.
| Date of incident | Name | Age | Description of incident | Location of incident | Local Authority | LA code | General Industry Sector | Detailed Standard Industry Classification (SIC) | SIC Code | Employment status |
| 08/04/2026 | Mark Whitehouse | 62 | The deceased fell from height | Kidderminster | Wyre Forest | 1845 | Construction | Electrical installation | 43210 | Employee |
| 10/04/2026 | Terry Whalley | 62 | The deceased was struck by an object | Doncaster | Doncaster | 4410 | Manufacturing | Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles | 22210 | Employee |
| 14/04/2026 | Christopher Dent | 43 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Isle of Islay | Argyll & Bute UA | 9054 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Employee |
| 15/04/2026 | Roger Baylis | 81 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Shifnal | Shropshire UA | 3250 | Agriculture | Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds | 01110 | Self employed |
| 16/04/2026 | Shay Bladen | 17 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Durham | Durham County UA | 1360 | Construction | Specialised construction not scaffolding | 43999 | Employee |
| 25/04/2026 | Jane Gordon | 82 | The deceased died following a fall | Hawick | Borders UA | 9055 | Services | Hospital Activities | 86101 | Member of the public |
| 01/05/2026 | Tom Dendy | 21 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Totnes | South Hams | 1125 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Employee |
| 03/05/2026 | Maureen Elrick | 56 | The deceased died while under residential care | Peterhead | Aberdeenshire UA | 9052 | Services | Other residential care activities | 87900 | Member of the public |
| 05/05/2026 | Karl Foster | 58 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Sheffield | Sheffield | 4420 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 05/05/2026 | James Jones | 55 | The deceased was struck by an object | Telford | Shropshire UA | 3250 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Employee |
| 07/05/2026 | Adam Cook | 60 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | London | Islington | 5570 | Water/Waste Management | Recovery of sorted materials | 38320 | Employee |
| 03/06/2026 | Nick Gunn | 50 | The deceased fell from height | Lauder | Borders UA | 9055 | Construction | Specialised construction not scaffolding | 43999 | Employee |
| 11/06/2026 | Georgie Buxton | 23 | The deceased died following an explosion | Hounslow | Hounslow | 5540 | Services | Scheduled passenger air transport | 51101 | Employee |
| 25/06/2026 | Hiwa Ibrahim Rasuly | 34 | The deceased fell from height | Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent | 3455 | Services | Motor vehicle repair | 45200 | Employee |
| 06/07/2026 | Paul Falkingham | 58 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Exeter | Exeter | 1110 | Services | Motor vehicle repair | 45200 | Employee |
| 08/07/2026 | Cameron Hendrie | 29 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Hereford | Herefordshire UA | 1850 | Services | Motor vehicle repair | 45200 | Self employed |
| 10/07/2026 | Paul Cleverley | 61 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Bodmin | Cornwall UA | 0840 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 13/07/2026 | John Orton | 78 | The deceased came into contact with cattle | Felbrigg | North Norfolk | 2620 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Member of the public |
| 16/07/2026 | Vitali Timofejevs | 55 | The deceased fell from height | London | City of Westminster | 5990 | Construction | Construction of Buildings | 41200 | Employee |
| 26/08/2026 | Richard Ford | 42 | The deceased was asphyxiated | Northwich | Cheshire East UA | 0670 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 26/08/2026 | Alan Ford | 72 | The deceased was asphyxiated | Northwich | Cheshire East UA | 0670 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 27/08/2026 | Anthony Mellor | 34 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Barnsley | Barnsley | 4405 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 28/08/2026 | Ashley Stenson | 30 | The deceased was struck by an object | Glossop | High Peak | 1030 | Manufacturing | Manufacture of plastic in primary forms | 20160 | Employee |