Food and Drink Manufacturing Injury Statistics

HSE recently published its latest HSE Statistics (2009/10) on workplace injuries, work-related ill health and enforcement in the UK. During 2009/10, in food and drink manufacture, there were 4185 'over-3-day absense' injuries plus 856 'major' injuries (eg broken bones or requiring hospitalisation). Expressed as injury rates, 'O-3-D absense injuries' reduced from 1197 (2008/09) to 1165 injuries/100,000 workers, a drop of 2.7%. The combination rate for 'O-3-D absense' plus 'major injuries' fell by 1% during 2009/10 which, when added to an earlier 3% drop in 2008/09, makes an overall reduction of 4% during the period 2008/10.