Scotland
Statistics of occupational ill health, safety and enforcement
- Rate of self-reported ill health prevalence per 100 000 people employed in the last 12 months, 2007/08 (LFS) - 4200
- Rate of reportable injury per 100 000 workers, 2006/07 (LFS, averaged) - 1000
- Number of fatal injuries to workers in 2007/08p (RIDDOR) - 32
- Number of major injuries to employees in 2007/08p (RIDDOR) – 2 721
- Offences prosecuted by HSE, 2007/08 - 140
- Offences prosecuted by local authorities, 2007/08 - 10
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/scotland/index.htm
A total of 32 employees were killed
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113,000 suffered from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by work.
3.3 million days were lost due to work-related ill health and injury during the 2007/08 period.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7697284.stm