# Construction deaths and injuries in Great Britain

> Latest HSE figures: 25 construction workers died in Great Britain in 2025/26 (provisional). Explore deaths, injuries and ill-health since 1981.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics

HSE’s official figures for fatal accidents, workplace injuries and work-related ill health. Read a figure with its period and source, download or embed a chart for a report, toolbox talk or briefing.

Updated 4 October 2026. Fatal figures: July 2026 release. Injury and ill-health figures: November 2025 release. Next update: November 2026, when HSE publishes its annual injury and ill-health figures.

## Latest construction figures

- **Worker deaths in 2025/26p**: 25
- **Worker deaths in 2025/26p**: Provisional. 1.23 deaths per 100,000 workers. [RIDFATAL Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx).
- **Worker deaths over 2021/22–2025/26p**: 186
- **Worker deaths over 2021/22–2025/26p**: The five-year average rate was 1.78 per 100,000 workers. Includes provisional figures. [RIDFATAL Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx).
- **Deaths from falls from height over 2021/22–2025/26p**: 97
- **Deaths from falls from height over 2021/22–2025/26p**: 97 of 186, just over half of the total (a share calculated from HSE’s counts). [HSE’s fatality record list](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx).
- **Deaths per 100,000, self-employed vs employees**: 2.31 vs 1.28
- **Deaths per 100,000, self-employed vs employees**: 2024/25r: 18 vs 17 deaths. Revised figures; each rate uses its own employment group. [RIDFATAL Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx).
- **Injuries per 100,000 workers, construction vs all industries**: 2,500 vs 1,780
- **Injuries per 100,000 workers, construction vs all industries**: 2022/23–2024/25, three-year annual averages. 95% confidence intervals: construction 1,930–3,060; all industries 1,650–1,910. [LFSINJIND Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx).
- **Workers with work-related ill health**: 79,000
- **Workers with work-related ill health**: 2022/23–2024/25, annual average, including 41,000 with musculoskeletal disorders. [LFSILLIND Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsillind.xlsx).

## Construction worker deaths since 1981

Recorded construction worker deaths fell from 116 in 1981 to 25 in 2025/26p, but the series has changes in reporting and rate denominators.

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#deaths-since-1981), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

The years change from calendar years (through 1985) to financial years at 1986/87, and the rate denominator changes at 2004/05. From 2021/22 the figures come from HSE’s July 2026 fatal release (RIDFATAL); for the years both tables cover, its counts and rates match RIDHIST.

Financial years run from April to March. Dashed markers show the breaks; lines stop at each break. p = provisional (hollow point); r = revised (square point).

**Cite this figure:** HSE recorded 25 construction worker deaths in Great Britain in 2025/26p (provisional), a rate of 1.23 per 100,000 workers. [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#deaths-since-1981](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#deaths-since-1981). Source: RIDHIST Table 1; RIDFATAL Table 1.

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Construction worker deaths since 1981 Great Britain. Source: RIDHIST Table 1; RIDFATAL Table 1.

| Year | Worker deaths | Deaths per 100,000 workers | Status | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1981 | 116 | 7.9 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1982 | 118 | 8.2 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1983 | 140 | 9.8 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1984 | 117 | 7.9 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1985 | 126 | 8.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1986/87 | 125 | 8.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1987/88 | 143 | 9.3 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1988/89 | 137 | 8.5 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1989/90 | 154 | 8.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1990/91 | 124 | 7.1 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1991/92 | 100 | 6.2 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1992/93 | 96 | 5.9 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1993/94 | 91 | 5.7 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1994/95 | 83 | 5.1 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1995/96 | 79 | 5 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1996/97 | 90 | 5.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1997/98 | 80 | 4.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1998/99 | 65 | 3.8 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 1999/00 | 81 | 4.7 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2000/01 | 105 | 6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2001/02 | 80 | 4.3 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2002/03 | 70 | 3.8 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2003/04 | 71 | 3.8 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2004/05 | 69 | 2.95 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2005/06 | 60 | 2.49 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2006/07 | 79 | 3.19 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2007/08 | 72 | 2.87 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2008/09 | 52 | 2.04 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2009/10 | 41 | 1.79 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2010/11 | 50 | 2.31 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2011/12 | 48 | 2.25 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2012/13 | 40 | 1.94 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2013/14 | 44 | 2.07 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2014/15 | 35 | 1.63 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2015/16 | 47 | 2.12 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2016/17 | 31 | 1.42 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2017/18 | 37 | 1.6 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2018/19 | 31 | 1.36 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2019/20 | 42 | 1.82 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2020/21 | 40 | 1.91 | final | RIDHIST Table 1 | Table 1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx |
| 2021/22 | 29 | 1.42 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2022/23 | 47 | 2.2 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 2.38 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2024/25r | 35 | 1.66 | revised | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2025/26p | 25 | 1.23 | provisional | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |

## How construction workers die

Falls from height caused 97 of the 186 construction worker deaths over 2021/22–2025/26p, the largest accident category.

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#how-construction-workers-die), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

These are counts of workers in HSE’s record-level list, grouped by kind of accident. The five-year total includes 2025/26p provisional figures. The latest year is part of the total, not an additional group.

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**Cite this figure:** Falls from height caused 97 construction worker deaths in Great Britain over 2021/22–2025/26p, out of 186 in total. [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#how-construction-workers-die](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#how-construction-workers-die). Source: HSE fatality record list, Fatals 2122 to 2526p (counts by kind of accident).

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How construction workers die Great Britain. Source: HSE fatality record list, Fatals 2122 to 2526p (counts by kind of accident).

| Kind of accident | 2021/22–2025/26p total | 2025/26p deaths | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Falls from a height | 97 | 11 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Struck by moving, including flying or falling, object | 22 | 6 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Trapped by something collapsing or overturning | 21 | 2 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Struck by moving vehicle | 18 | 3 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Contact with electricity or electrical discharge | 14 | 1 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Strike against something fixed or stationary | 6 | 1 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Other kind of accident | 3 | 0 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Contact with moving machinery | 2 | 0 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Drowning or asphyxiation | 1 | 0 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Exposure to, or contact with, a harmful substance | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |
| Injured by an animal | 1 | 0 | Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated | Fatals 2122 to 2526p | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx |

## Employees and self-employed workers

In 2024/25r, the self-employed fatal injury rate was 2.31 per 100,000, compared with 1.28 for employees.

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#self-employed), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

All annual figures shown are from RIDFATAL Table 1, 2021/22–2025/26p. Counts show how many died; rates compare groups of different sizes. p = provisional; r = revised. Small annual counts fluctuate, so HSE recommends five-year rates for comparisons.

**Cite this figure:** In Great Britain in 2024/25r, 18 self-employed construction workers died (2.31 per 100,000), compared with 17 employees (1.28 per 100,000). [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#self-employed](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#self-employed). Source: RIDFATAL Table 1.

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Employees and self-employed workers Great Britain. Source: RIDFATAL Table 1.

| Year | Employee deaths | Employee rate per 100,000 employees | Self-employed deaths | Self-employed rate per 100,000 self-employed | Status | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021/22 | 20 | 1.56 | 9 | 1.18 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2022/23 | 28 | 2.06 | 19 | 2.45 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2023/24 | 22 | 1.66 | 28 | 3.62 | final | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2024/25r | 17 | 1.28 | 18 | 2.31 | revised | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |
| 2025/26p | 14 | 1.09 | 11 | 1.46 | provisional | RIDFATAL Table 1 | Table 1 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx |

## Self-reported injury rates

The latest construction injury rate was 2,500 per 100,000 workers, compared with 1,780 across all industries (2022/23–2024/25).

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#injury-rate-vs-all-industries), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Shaded bands are HSE’s 95% confidence intervals. The survey samples workers, so each estimate has uncertainty; small differences may reflect sampling rather than a real change.

Each point is a non-overlapping three-year annual average. Axis labels give the start and end years: 01–04 means 2001/02–2003/04. Figures cover injuries in the current or most recent job. Pandemic years affected the survey.

**Cite this figure:** The LFS self-reported injury rate in Great Britain was 2,500 per 100,000 construction workers (95% CI 1,930–3,060) and 1,780 across all industries (95% CI 1,650–1,910), 2022/23–2024/25. [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#injury-rate-vs-all-industries](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#injury-rate-vs-all-industries). Source: LFSINJIND Table 1.

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Self-reported injury rates Great Britain. Source: LFSINJIND Table 1.

| Three-year period | Construction rate per 100,000 | Construction 95% CI lower | Construction 95% CI upper | All industries rate per 100,000 | All industries 95% CI lower | All industries 95% CI upper | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2001/02 - 2003/04 | 5070 | 4680 | 5460 | 3380 | 3290 | 3470 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2004/05 - 2006/07 | 4030 | 3670 | 4380 | 2890 | 2800 | 2980 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2007/08 - 2009/10 | 3730 | 3360 | 4090 | 2510 | 2430 | 2600 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2010/11 - 2012/13 | 2940 | 2550 | 3330 | 2020 | 1930 | 2100 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2013/14 - 2015/16 | 3050 | 2650 | 3440 | 1920 | 1830 | 2000 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2016/17 - 2018/19 | 2420 | 2040 | 2790 | 1710 | 1620 | 1790 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2019/20 - 2021/22 | 2860 | 2380 | 3340 | 1670 | 1570 | 1770 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |
| 2022/23 - 2024/25 | 2500 | 1930 | 3060 | 1780 | 1650 | 1910 | LFSINJIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx |

## Reported non-fatal employee injuries

HSE recorded 1,525 specified and 2,201 over-7-day construction employee injuries in 2024/25p (provisional).

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#reported-injuries), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

2014/15–2024/25p uses the same specified and over-7-day categories, from the first year of HSE’s RIDIND industry table. Earlier years are not comparable: the absence threshold changed from over-3-day to over-7-day in 2012 and specified injuries replaced major injuries in 2013.

ONR-enforced sites are excluded from 2024/25, so coverage changes in the final year. RIDDOR counts injuries reported by employers; HSE estimates only around half of reportable employee injuries are reported. These counts do not measure all workplace injuries.

**Cite this figure:** HSE recorded 1,525 specified and 2,201 over-7-day non-fatal construction employee injuries in Great Britain in 2024/25p (provisional). [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#reported-injuries](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#reported-injuries). Source: RIDIND Table 3.

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Reported non-fatal employee injuries Great Britain. Source: RIDIND Table 3.

| Year | Specified injuries | Over-7-day injuries | Status | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014/15 | 1786 | 3364 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2015/16 | 1764 | 3226 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2016/17 | 1809 | 3001 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2017/18 | 1771 | 2859 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2018/19 | 1639 | 2995 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2019/20 | 1639 | 2666 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2020/21 | 1233 | 2106 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2021/22 | 1574 | 2649 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2022/23 | 1553 | 2522 | final | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2023/24r | 1540 | 2527 | revised | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |
| 2024/25p | 1525 | 2201 | provisional | RIDIND Table 3 | Table 3 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx |

## Work-related ill health in construction

An estimated 79,000 construction workers had work-related ill health, including 41,000 with musculoskeletal disorders (2022/23–2024/25, annual average).

Source: HSE, OGL v3.0. Chart: [ComplyOnSite](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#ill-health), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Prevalence includes new and long-standing cases attributed to work in the current or most recent job. Musculoskeletal disorders are part of all ill health; do not add these two figures. HSE publishes the estimates in thousands of workers. Whiskers show 95% confidence intervals: all ill health 64–93 thousand; musculoskeletal disorders 31–52 thousand.

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**Cite this figure:** An estimated 79,000 construction workers in Great Britain had work-related ill health, including 41,000 with musculoskeletal disorders (2022/23–2024/25, annual average). [https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#ill-health](https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics#ill-health). Source: LFSILLIND Table 1 (all illness); Table 2 (musculoskeletal disorders).

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Work-related ill health in construction Great Britain. Source: LFSILLIND Table 1 (all illness); Table 2 (musculoskeletal disorders).

| Condition | Period | Prevalence (thousand workers) | 95% CI lower (thousands) | 95% CI upper (thousands) | Source table | Source sheet | Published | Source URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All work-related ill health | 2022/23 - 2024/25 | 79 | 64 | 93 | LFSILLIND Table-1 | Table-1 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsillind.xlsx |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 2022/23 - 2024/25 | 41 | 31 | 52 | LFSILLIND Table-2 | Table-2 | 2025-11-20 | https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsillind.xlsx |

## Reading these figures

- **Provisional and revised**: p means provisional: HSE may change the count as cases are confirmed. r means revised. Fatal figures for 2025/26p are due to be finalised in July 2027; 2024/25r fatal figures were revised in July 2026. Non-fatal figures for 2024/25p remain provisional until November 2026.
- **Next releases**: Fatal injury statistics are released in July. The July 2026 release is included here. The next full RIDDOR and annual injury and ill-health update is due in November 2026. [HSE’s tables index](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/index.htm) names the planned update.
- **Counts and rates answer different questions**: Counts show how many people were harmed. Rates divide by the relevant number of workers, employees or self-employed workers and allow for different group sizes. Annual fatal counts fluctuate; five-year average rates give a steadier comparison.
- **RIDDOR misses injuries**: Only around half of reportable non-fatal employee injuries are reported. Self-employed non-fatal injuries are severely under-reported, so HSE does not publish a rate for them. HSE prefers the LFS for measuring the scale of non-fatal injury.
- **The LFS is a survey**: These industry figures cover the current or most recent job, rather than every job a worker has held. They are not directly comparable with HSE’s all-jobs headlines. Confidence intervals describe sampling error. Figures from 2018/19 to 2023/24 were reweighted in November 2025; pandemic years also affected the survey.
- **Long series have breaks**: Reporting rules changed in 1981, 1986, 1996, 2012 and 2013. Industry classification changed between SIC 1980, SIC 1992 and SIC 2007. Rate denominators changed in 2004/05. These changes limit comparisons over the full historical series.
- **Fatal accidents are not all work-related deaths**: The worker death figures count fatal injuries reported under RIDDOR. They exclude deaths from occupational disease, such as asbestos-related cancer, and do not count deaths of members of the public.

## Sources and reuse

Figures cover Great Britain. Source tables were published by the Health and Safety Executive.

- [RIDHIST Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridhist.xlsx) published 20 November 2025
- [RIDFATAL Table 1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridfatal.xlsx) published 1 July 2026
- [Fatalities reportable under RIDDOR (record list), aggregated](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/fatalities-reportable-under-riddor.xlsx) published 1 July 2026
- [LFSINJIND Table-1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsinjind.xlsx) published 20 November 2025
- [RIDIND Table 3](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridind.xlsx) published 20 November 2025
- [LFSILLIND Table-1](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsillind.xlsx) published 20 November 2025
- [LFSILLIND Table-2](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/lfsillind.xlsx) published 20 November 2025

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[Full dataset, original HSE files and source notes on GitHub](https://github.com/complyonsite/uk-construction-injury-statistics), archived on Zenodo as [doi:10.5281/zenodo.23126528](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23126528).

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### How to cite this page

ComplyOnSite. Construction deaths and injuries in Great Britain. Updated 4 October 2026. https://complyonsite.com/data/construction-injury-statistics. Accessed [day month year]. Source: Health and Safety Executive.

### How to cite the full dataset

ComplyOnSite. UK construction injury statistics by ComplyOnSite. Version 2026-10-03. Zenodo. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23126528](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23126528).