Serious Injuries in the Workplace

freeclaim Accident Compensation Solicitors SERIOUS INJURIES . IN THE WORKPLACE AN ESTIMATED 646,000 WORKERS HAD AN ACCIDENT AT WORK IN 2012/13 231,000 OF THESE INJURIES LED TO OVER 3 DAYS ABSENCE FROM WORK AND 175,000 TO OVER 7 DAYS 148 WORKERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN 2012/13 - A RATE OF FATAL INJURY OF 0.5 DEATHS PER 100,000 WORKERS 19,707 MAJOR INJURIES TO EMPLOYEES WERE REPORTED - ABOUT 11% LESS THAN IN 2011/12 BELOW IS A GUIDE TO THE TYPE OF ACCIDENTS THAT WORKERS IN KEY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYMENT SUFFER AND HOW THEY COMPARE TO THE NATIONAL SECTOR BREAKDOWN AVERAGE AGRICULTURE INJURY KIND % OF AGRICULTURAL ACCIDENTS 21% SLIP, TRIP & FALL ON THE LEVEL 14% STRUCK BY MOVING / FALLING OBJECTS 17% FALLS - 16% INJURED BY ANIMAL CONSTRUCTION INJURY KIND % OF CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS - 28% FALLS 26% SLIP, TRIP & FALL ON THE LEVEL 15% STRUCK BY MOVING / FALLING OBJECTS 13% HANDLING HEALTH SERVICES INJURY KIND % OF HEALTH ACCIDENTS 55% SLIP, TRIP & FALL FROM HEIGHT AMBULANCE 12% HANDLING 11% ASSAULT MANUFACTURING INJURY KIND % OF MANUFACTURING ACCIDENTS L• 29% SLIP, TRIP & FALL ON THE LEVEL 16% BEING STRUCK BY MOVING FALLING OBJECTS • 15% MACHINERY 15% HANDLING 12% FALLS If you have suffered an injury in your workplace call freeclaim Accident Compensation Solicitors today on 0800 612 7340