Kevin Bridges<\/a>, a health and safety and regulatory law expert with Pinsent Masons, said the figures showed industry safety approaches still required further work.<\/p>\n\u201cWhilst the number of fatal accidents in the construction sector have decreased over the last year the HSE will be disappointed to note that the rate of decrease is slowing,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n
\u201cFalls from height continue as the main cause of fatal accident, a situation which has shown little change over the last 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will no doubt inform future inspections.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report found that 126 workers were killed in the period from April 2025 to March 2026 in work-related incidents \u2013 a decrease of two from the previous year. The construction sector saw 25 fatal injuries during that period \u2013 down on the annual average of 37 over the last five years.<\/p>\n
A further 104 members of the public were killed in work-related incidents \u2013 an increase of eight on previous years.<\/p>\n
The HSE found around 60% of all fatal injuries were accounted for by just three accident kinds: falls from a height, strikes by a moving object and strikes by a moving vehicle. Falls from a height were responsible for around a quarter of those fatalities and have been the main cause of work-related fatal injuries in almost every year since 2001 \u2013 particularly in the construction industry, where they represented more than half of all deaths in the last five years.<\/p>\n
Males continue to account for the vast majority of worker fatal injuries, with 93% of workers fatally injured in 2025-26 being men. Workers aged 60 and overrepresented a third of all fatalities despite making up just 12% of the workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe HSE’s statistics are drawn from reports made under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, which, in essence, require work related incidents involving specified injuries, diseases or dangerous occurrences to be notified to the appropriate regulator,\u201d Bridges explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere a person dies as a result of a work-related accident, a report must be made. However, there can be confusion over the precise meaning of \u2018work related\u2019 and in relation to the causal link between an incident and work.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn its recent consultation the HSE sets out its proposals to clarify these matters, which will largely be through additional guidance and examples, with the aim of obtaining better quality data and fewer unnecessary reports.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether it will achieve this aim remains to be seen, as will its impact on future statistic reporting, but there is concern that, at least in the short term, the current proposals may result in an increase in reporting, with a consequent dilution on the quality of data provided.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat data must be as accurate as possible. It plays a significant role in flagging potential areas of concern and is used by the regulator to inform inspections and ensure resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverreporting can be as damaging as underreporting so care will be required to ensure any changes to the reporting process are well thought through and balance their costs and benefits for all stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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