Britain workplace injury rate by industry 2023

Between 2014/15 and 2022/23, there were approximately 804 non-fatal injuries per 100,000 workers in the Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities industry in Great Britain, the most of any industry. By comparison, there were just eleven injuries per 100,000 workers in the finance and insurance industry.

Number of non-fatal injuries per 100,000 employees in Great Britain from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by industry

Characteristic	Injuries per 100,000 workers
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	804
Transportation and storage	684
Activities of households as employers	558
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	518
Manufacturing	424
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	352
Construction	296
Accommodation and food service activities	260
Human health and social work activities	259
Arts, entertainment and recreation	219
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	209
Education	152
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	149
Other service activities	141
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	136
Administrative and support service activities	132
Mining and quarrying	118
Information and communication	34
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Real estate activities	19
Financial and insurance activities	11