6 July 2004 - Agriculture - Fatal Injuries Statistics Released for 2003/2004
The HSE has published new figures for fatal injuries statistics in the Agricultural industry - FATAL INJURIES in farming, forestry and horticulture 2003-2004.
The figures are a summary of the agricultural sector (comprising of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and associated industries) in Great Britain during the year April 2003 to March 2004 which were investigated by Inspectors from the Field Operations Directorate of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
General provisional fatalities:
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Employed - 6
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Self Employed - 17
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Non-employed - 7
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Morecambe bay incident - 21
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Total Adults - 49
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Total children under 16 - 2
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Total = 51
Of those 51 fatalities, 38 occurred in England (Includes the 21 Cockle pickers drowned by incoming tides at Morecambe bay, Lancashire), 7 in Scotland and 6 in Wales.
The main Agriculture and forestry - Information sources HSE web site can be found here.
The report FATAL INJURIES in farming, forestry and horticulture 2003-2004 can be found here.
