In 2023/24, 138 workers died due to fatal injuries at their workplace in Great Britain, more than in the previous year but fewer than there were in 2020/21. During the provided time period, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of workplace fatalities in Britain.
Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24
Characteristic
Fatal injuries to workers
2023/24
138
2022/23
136
2021/22
123
2020/21
145
2019/20
113
2018/19
149
2017/18
141
2016/17
135
2015/16
147
2014/15
142
2013/14
136
2012/13
150
2011/12
171
2010/11
175
2009/10
147
2008/09
179
2007/08
233
2006/07
247
2005/06
217
2004/05
223
2003/04
236
2002/03
227
2001/02
251
2000/01
292
1999/00
220
1998/99
253
1997/98
274
1996/97
287
1995/96
258
1994/95
272
1993/94
296
1992/93
339
1991/92
368
1990/91
433
1989/90
475
1988/89
609
1987/88
445
1986/87
407
1985
471
1984
498
1983
513
1982
520
1981
495
1980
440
1979
492
1978
499
1977
524
1976
586
1975
620
1974
651
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Health and Safety Executive. (November 1, 2024). Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/
Health and Safety Executive. "Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24." Chart. November 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/
Health and Safety Executive. (2024). Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/
Health and Safety Executive. "Number of Fatal Injuries to Workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/
Health and Safety Executive, Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of fatal injuries to workers in Great Britain from 1974 to 2023/24 [Graph], Health and Safety Executive, November 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292272/fatal-injuries-at-work-great-britain-by-employment-y-on-y/
