Latest figures for 2004-05 (Health and Safety Executive)

220 workers were killed

361 members of the public were fatally injured.

150 559 other injuries to employees were reported

363 000 reportable injuries occurred, according to the Labour Force

2.0 million people were suffering from an illness which they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

576 000 of these were new cases in the last 12 months.

35 million working days were lost overall (1.5 days per worker), 28 million due to work-related ill health and 7 million due to workplace injury.

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