The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics for 2024/25 provide critical data on the scale and distribution of workplace non-fatal injuries, offering insight into the frequency of risk across sectors.
Key figures:
Volume and lost days
The HSE data highlights the significant volume of self-reported workplace non-fatal injuries and their direct impact on working hours:
- Estimated volume: 680,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury, according to self-reports from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
- Working days lost: These injuries led to a loss of 4.4 million working days in total.
Injury rate trend
The analysis of risk per worker shows a stabilisation in progress:
- Rate Plateau: The estimated rate of self-reported non-fatal injuries per 100,000 workers has plateaued. The current rate aligns with the 2018/19 pre-pandemic rate, indicating that the long-term reduction in the overall risk faced by workers has not continued in the latest reporting period.
Distribution and frequency of workplace non-fatal injuries
The distribution of non-fatal incidents reveals where the highest frequency of harm occurs based on reported figures.
Industries with high rates
The following sectors recorded statistically significantly higher rates of non-fatal injury per 100,000 workers than the all-industry average:
- Accommodation and Food Services
- Construction
- Transportation and Storage
- Wholesale and Retail Trade
Kinds of accidents (RIDDOR-Reported)
The majority of non-fatal injuries reported by employers (RIDDOR) fall into frequent, routine categories:
| Accident Type | Percentage of Reports |
| Slips, trips, or falls on the same level | approx. 30% |
| Handling, lifting, or carrying | approx. 17% |
| Struck by a moving object | approx. 10% |
Intersection with fatal risk
A comparison with fatal statistics shows that while being struck by moving vehicle is a small percentage of non-fatal reports (approx. 2%), it consistently ranks as a leading cause of worker fatalities. This correlation highlights vehicle and equipment interaction as a critical factor in both frequent and high-consequence incidents.
Next steps: access the full data
For complete data and context, including the analysis of fatal injuries, you can review the HSE’s full statistical report for 2024/25.
