THE HSE RELEASES ITS LATEST REPORTS ON WORK RELATED FATALITIES AND ASBESTOS RELATED DEATHS

August 6th, 2025.

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Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain 2025

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its latest report annual fatality statistics in July, covering the period from April 2024 to March 2025.

Latest annual figures show 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain. A decrease of 14 from the previous 12-month period.

The report notes that the number of deaths remain broadly in line with pre-pandemic levels and compares to 223 in 2004/05, and 495 in 1981.

The industries with the highest number of deaths were construction (35) and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (23).

Of all main industry sectors, agriculture, forestry, and fishing continues to have the highest rate of fatal injury per 100,000 workers followed by waste and recycling.

The most common cause of fatal injuries continues to be falls from a height (35), representing over a quarter of worker deaths in 2024/25.

Male workers represent the vast majority of fatal injuries at 95%.

A further 92 people who were not at work were killed in work-related incidents in 2024/25. This refers to members of the public who were in a workplace but were not working themselves.

The figures relate to work-related accidents and do not include deaths arising from occupational diseases or diseases arising from certain occupational exposures.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm

Asbestos-related diseases in Great Britain 2025

This Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also reports on the latest statistics around asbestos- related diseases in Great Britain.

According to the report:

There are still around 5,000 asbestos-related disease deaths per year, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.
There were 2,218 mesothelioma deaths in 2023, with a similar estimated number of lung cancer deaths linked to past asbestos exposures.
497 deaths in 2023 mentioning asbestosis on the death certificate, excluding deaths that also mention mesothelioma.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/asbestos-related-disease.pdf

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THE HSE RELEASES ITS LATEST REPORTS ON WORK RELATED FATALITIES AND ASBESTOS RELATED DEATHS