The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) have published their Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain 2024 report which reveals a total of 138 workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in 2023/24, an increase of 2 fatalities from 2022/23
The most common kinds of fatal accidents to workers continue as falls from a height, struck by moving vehicle, and struck by moving object, between them accounting for around 70% of fatal injuries to workers in 2023/24.
The construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors continue to account for the greatest number of workers killed in fatal accidents each year, between them accounting for just over half of all fatal injuries to workers in 2023/24.
Male workers continue to account for the vast majority of fatal injuries, with 95% of workers fatally injured in 2023/24 being men, a similar proportion to earlier years. Furthermore, deaths to workers aged 60 and over continue to account for a substantial proportion of the total – 34% in 2023/24.
The HSE explains that the fatal injuries to workers and members of the public figures are provisional and will be finalised in July 2025 to reflect any necessary adjustments.
