New Fall from Height Statistics Released
HSE have announced another decrease in deaths as a result of fall from height work.
Latest figures show that 45 people died from a fall from height at work in 2006/07. This is again a record low. However falls from height remain the most common kind of accident causing fatal injuries.
The number of fatalities in 2005/06 has been confirmed at 48, the provisional figure was 46.
Provisional major injury statistics are now available for last year. They show an increase in falls major injuries to employees from 3 385 in 2005/06 to 3 409 in 2006/07.
However the injury rates for falls from height continues to decrease when all workers are taken into account - including the self employed. There were 3750 major injuries as the result of a fall at work in 2006/07. This represents a decrease of 43 on the previous year.
Falls from ladders resulted in 12 deaths and 1050 major injuries, over a quarter of all major injuries as a result of a fall from height.
Source: HSE Website 14 April 2008
