Causes of major non-fatal injuries in construction in Great Britain 2023

In the financial year 2022/23, slips and falls made up most of the non-fatal injuries of employees in the construction industry in Great Britain. There were 663 people were injured while handling, lifting or carrying something, and 260 accidents happened due to the contact with moving machinery. Being stricken by a vehicle or a moving object were also common non-fatal accidents.

Number of major non-fatal injuries to employees in the construction industry in Great Britain from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by cause

Characteristic	Contact with moving machinery	Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object	Struck by moving vehicle	Strike against something fixed or stationary	Injured while handling, lifting or carrying	Slips, trips or falls on same level	Falls from a height	Trapped by something collapsing or overturning	Drowning or asphyxiation	Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance	Exposure to fire	Exposure to an explosion	Contact with electricity or electrical discharge	Injured by an animal	Acts of violence	Other kind of accident
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November 2023

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United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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2014/15 to 2022/23

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Characteristic	Contact with moving machinery	Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object	Struck by moving vehicle	Strike against something fixed or stationary	Injured while handling, lifting or carrying	Slips, trips or falls on same level	Falls from a height	Trapped by something collapsing or overturning	Drowning or asphyxiation	Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance	Exposure to fire	Exposure to an explosion	Contact with electricity or electrical discharge	Injured by an animal	Acts of violence	Other kind of accident
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Characteristic	Contact with moving machinery	Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object	Struck by moving vehicle	Strike against something fixed or stationary	Injured while handling, lifting or carrying	Slips, trips or falls on same level	Falls from a height	Trapped by something collapsing or overturning	Drowning or asphyxiation	Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance	Exposure to fire	Exposure to an explosion	Contact with electricity or electrical discharge	Injured by an animal	Acts of violence	Other kind of accident
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Characteristic	Contact with moving machinery	Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object	Struck by moving vehicle	Strike against something fixed or stationary	Injured while handling, lifting or carrying	Slips, trips or falls on same level	Falls from a height	Trapped by something collapsing or overturning	Drowning or asphyxiation	Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance	Exposure to fire	Exposure to an explosion	Contact with electricity or electrical discharge	Injured by an animal	Acts of violence	Other kind of accident
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