135 fatalities were recorded in 2022/2023. The UK’s rate of fatalities per 100,000 workers now stands at 0.38 compared to the highest level recorded in 1988 of 2.5. Accurate statistics have been compiled only from 1981. Once again, the sectors with the highest fatality rates were agriculture...
Photograph: John Morrison / Alamy The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has published its work-related fatality figures for 2023/24 which reveal agriculture to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the country. “Every number is not just a statistic – it is a personal tragedy”...
HSE hits out over fatality statisticsBill Howatson