HSE release latest HSE statistics

Key figures for Great Britain (2019/20)

1.6 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
2,446 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2018)
111 workers killed at work
693,000 working people sustain an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey
65,427 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
38.8 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
£16.2 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2018/19)

£16.2 billion Annual costs of work-related injury and ill health in 2018/19, excluding long-latency illness such as cancer
£10.6 billion Annual costs of new cases of work-related ill health in 2018/19, excluding long-latency illness such as cancer
£5.6 billion Annual costs of workplace injury in 2018/19
Estimates based on Labour Force Survey, RIDDOR and HSE Cost Model for 2017/18-2019/20