HSE announce accident statistics for 2016/17

Key figures for Great Britain (2016/17)

• 1.3 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
• 2,542 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2015)
• 137 workers killed at work
• 609,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey
• 70,116 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
• 31.2 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
• £14.9 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2015/16)
• 554 cases prosecuted with fines from convictions totalling £69.9 million

http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1617.pdf