Non-fatal injuries at work in Great Britain
555,000
Estimated non-fatal injuries to workers according to self-reports in 2017/18 (LFS)
71,062
Employee non-fatal injuries reported by employers in 2017/18 (RIDDOR)
Self-reported non-fatal injuries by length of absence from work
(LFS estimate, 2017/18)
Non-fatal injuries to employees by most common accident kinds
(Non-fatal injuries reported under RIDDOR 2017/18, includes those accident kinds that account for 5% or more of the total)
Rate of self-reported workplace non-fatal injury
(LFS: Estimated rate per 100,000 workers)
Rate of employer-reported non-fatal injury
(RIDDOR: Rate per 100,000 employees)
Notes
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides the most complete estimate of non-fatal injuries to workers, providing an estimate of all injuries sustained (based on self-reports by workers).
This data is supplemented with reports by employers of workplace injuries under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). RIDDOR requires employers to report certain workplace non-fatal injuries, generally the more serious (those that result in more than 7 days absence from work or specified on a pre-defined list of injuries). It is known that employers substantially under-report these non-fatal injuries: current levels of employer reporting of RIDDOR defined non-fatal injuries to employees is estimated at around a half; and the reporting of injuries to the self-employed a much lower proportion.
LFS data has several advantages over RIDDOR including: data are available for all workplace injuries, irrespective of time off work; they are not subject to the substantial under-reporting that affects RIDDOR; and they are not affected by changes in legislation. However, RIDDOR provides greater richness in terms of details about the injury sustained.
More information on non-fatal injuries at work
Supporting data tables
More details on injury data sources.