Infographic workplace injury
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Did you know that 27.3m work days are lost from work-related ill-health & injury? Discover this and many other astonishing statistics on workplace injury that all argue the case for ensuring your Employer's Liability Insurance is firmly in place!
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- 1. Why you need Employer’s Liability Insurance Business Insurance SpecialistsBusiness Insurance Specialists www.bluedropservices.co.uk People suffering from a workplace illness 611,000 sustained their non-fatal injury at work 198,000 led to over 3 day’s absence 152,000 of these led to over 7 day’s absence days lost due to work-related ill health or injury. Each person took average 15 days absence days lost from work-related ill health. Each person took average 19 days absence 142 workplace deaths Fatal injury rate 0.46 deaths per 100,000 workers 1.2m 142WORKPLACE DEATHS Fatal injury Non fatal injury 27.3 MILLION days lost to workplace injuries. Each person took average 6.7 days absence 4.1 MILLION 23.3 MILLION Working days lost Type of accident (Roughly halved in the last 15 years) Injured while handling, lifting or carrying Slips, trips or falls on same level Other kind of accident Struck by moving, including flying/falling, object Acts of violence Falls from a height Contact with moving machinery Strike against something fixed or stationary Struck by moving vehicle Injured by an animal Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance Contact with electricity or electrical discharge Trapped by something collapsing/overturning 2% 10% 3% 28% 24% 4% 5% 0.5% 0.5% 1% 7% 1% 14% Over half fatal injuries were either; falls from heights, being struck by a moving vehicle, or being struck by a moving object. Falls, slips and trips account for over a third 36% Estimated cost of injuries and ill health from working conditions Enforcement £14.3bn £9.4bn from illness, £4.9bn from injury *In 2013/14 based on 2013 prices. * cases prosecuted by HSE in England and Wales cases prosecuted by Local Authorities in England and Wales cases prosecuted by the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland enforcement notices were issued by all enforcing authorities 586 70 72 12,430 Breakdown by region North East Fatal injuries to workers – 1 Cases prosecuted – 28 North West Fatal injuries to workers – 20 Cases prosecuted – 104 Yorkshire and the Humber Fatal injuries to workers – 15 Cases prosecuted – 39 Scotland Fatal injuries to workers – 20 Cases prosecuted – 72 East Midlands Fatal injuries to workers – 14 Cases prosecuted – 70 West Midlands Fatal injuries to workers – 11 Cases prosecuted – 69 Wales Fatal injuries to workers – 9 Cases prosecuted – 40 South West Fatal injuries to workers – 19 Cases prosecuted – 79 South East Fatal injuries to workers – 11 Cases prosecuted – 77 London Fatal injuries to workers – 9 Cases prosecuted – 63 East Fatal injuries to workers – 11 Cases prosecuted – 88 Sources: www.hse.gov.uk (RIDDOR and Labour Force Survey). Penalties: Those found guilty in a magistrate's court of health and safety offences can face fines of up to £20,000 and/or up to 12 months imprisonment. Conviction in a Crown Court can result in an unlimited fine and/or a period of imprisonment of up to two years. 1.2m in UK suffering from an illness they thought was caused or made worse by their current employment WORKPLACE ILLNESSES 611,000 NON FATAL Workplace injury stats 2014/15