Causes of major non-fatal injuries at work in Great Britain (GB) 2017/18
Number of major non-fatal injuries to employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2017/18, by cause*
This statistic shows the number of major non-fatal injuries to employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2017/18, by cause. There were around 71 thousand such injuries to employees in total, of which the most common cause was 'slips, trips or falls on same level', followed by 'Injured while handling, lifting or carrying'.
Number of major non-fatal injuries to employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2017/18, by cause*
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| Number of injuries to employees | |
|---|---|
| Slips, trips or falls on same level | 21,730 |
| Injured while handling, lifting or carrying | 14,842 |
| Other kind of accident | 8,349 |
| Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object | 7,024 |
| Falls from a height | 5,445 |
| Acts of violence | 5,055 |
| Contact with moving machinery | 2,507 |
| Strike against something fixed or stationary | 2,400 |
| Struck by moving vehicle | 1,514 |
| Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance | 784 |
| Injured by an animal | 647 |
| Trapped by something collapsing/overturning | 300 |
| Contact with electricity or electrical discharge | 212 |
| Exposure to fire | 186 |
| Exposure to an explosion | 59 |
| Drowning or asphyxiation | 8 |
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