slip and fall injuries in the uk
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SLIP AND FALL INJURIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
So, why should we care, a few slip & fall accidents here and there, what’s the big deal? Why should I be thinking about this stuff, let alone spending money on
it? Well take few minutes to consider what our experts tell us...
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE):
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE):
IN THE WORK PLACEIN THE WORK PLACE
In The United Kingdom the single most common
cause of non-fatal major injuries to employees
is slips and falls.
In The United Kingdom the single most common
cause of non-fatal major injuries to employees
is slips and falls.
UKCoroners’ reports of 1035 deaths possibly related to
building features were examined to assess their
usefulness in identifying the cause of slip, trip and fall
(STF) fatalities.
Every week one person dies from a slip, trip or a fall
every 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a
bone at work
In Scotland alone:In Scotland alone:4081 people were injuredin workplace related slip,trip or fall accidents
Including 5 fatalities
These accidents have cost the country over £67 Million
And accounted for nearlyone third of all accidentsin scotland
over 30% of all non-fatal major injuries in UK workplaces are caused by a slip, trip or fall on the same level.
Such accidents have been estimated to cost the
UK economy up to £1.1bn each year
x 1035
Of the 1035 fatalities, falls accounted for over 80%.
Of this 80%:61.4% related to falls on stairs
6.7% to falls from steps or ladders
IN THE HOMEIN THE HOME
33%
One in three serious bone breaks for seniors result in death, within
one year of the accident.
over 75% of slip-fall deaths occur to people
65 years of age or older
66% 75%
66% of injury cases for people 65 years or older
were a result of a fall
Infographic provided by:
www.safetystep.com
Sources:The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL)
HSE, BritainBuilding Research Establishment Ltd, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford WD2 7JR
Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, UK