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8 August 2005 - HSE Annual Report on
Fatalities in Farming Forestry & Horticulture Industries
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have produced their
2004/2005 report on fatalities within the farming, forestry and horticulture
industries, some of which are as follows:
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47 reported deaths - decrease of 4 from 2003/2004. However
last years figure included the cockle workers in Morecambe Bay.
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Total of 44 deaths of workers and self-employed is 91% higher
than the average of 13 over the last five year period. This figure
excludes the cockle pickers.
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Total of 17 employees were killed - increase of 11 from
2003/2004. 4 higher than the average of 13 over the last five year
period.
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Total of 27 self-employed were killed - increase of 10 from
2003/2004. 5 higher than the average over the last five year period.
This figure excludes the cockle pickers.
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A total of 179 workers, excluding cockle pickers, have been
killed over the previous five years, of which 67 were employees and 112
self-employed.
Some of the other figures shown in the report are as follows:
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Transport was the highest cause of deaths over any other
category.
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Being struck by falling, flying or moving objects was the second
cause.
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Falling from height - lifting cages, buckets, platforms, potato
boxes attached to telescopic handlers/forklift trucks, resulted in 7 deaths.
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Striking something "fixed" claimed 3 lives.
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Contact with machinery claimed 3 lives.
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Farm animal accidents claimed 3 lives.
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Electrocution by overhead cables claimed 2 lives.
The report is broken down into various activities, ages etc
within the farming, forestry and horticulture industries. It also
provides case studies of incidents and can be viewed in pdf format by clicking
the following:
Fatal Injuries in Farming, Forestry and Horticulture 2004/2005
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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