Fatalities on Construction Sites

FATALITIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES 5% OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE UK ARE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS MARAATATA HOWEVER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SUFFER 3B1% OF 31% FATAL INJURIES AND 10% OF REPORTED MAJOR/ SPECIFIED INJURIES IN THE UK -10%- IN THE LAST YEAR THE FATAL INJURY COUNT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WAS 42 SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS ACCOUNTED FOR 14 OF THE 42 WHEN COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS 5 YEARS 50 45 42 40 35 30 25 20 14 15 10 Average Fatalitie s Average Self-Em ployed Total Self-Employed Fatalities Fatalities 2013/2014 In Previous 2013/2014 Fatalities In Pre vious 5 Years 5 Years IN 2013/2014 AROUND 2.3 MILLION WORKING DAYS WERE LOST 1.7 MILLION 592,000 DUE TO ILL DUE TO HEALTH WORKPLACE INJURY THIS AVERAGES AT 1. DAY LOST PER WORKER ABSENTEEISM WITHIN THE WORKPLACE COSTS SOCIETY 1.1 BILLION PER YEAR NUMBER & CAUSES OF FATALITIES IN 2013/2014 Struck by object Fall from height 19 Slip, trip, fall same level Contact with Electricity 3. Contact with Machinery 3 Struck by Moving Vehicle Trapped by something collapsing Safer Sphere