In 2022/23, there were approximately 3.68 million working days lost due to workplace injuries in the United Kingdom, compared with 5.99 million in the previous year.
Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)
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Health and Safety Executive. (November 1, 2023). Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/
Health and Safety Executive. "Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/
Health and Safety Executive. (2023). Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/
Health and Safety Executive. "Number of Working Days Lost Due to Work-related Injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/
Health and Safety Executive, Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of working days lost due to work-related injuries in Great Britain from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Health and Safety Executive, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292544/working-days-lost-due-to-work-related-injuries-great-britain-by-employment/