The HSE has published its report on fatalities for April 2019 to March 2020.
Whilst the rate in the last century saw a substantial drop, this century has been broadly flat.
Note that the HSE state that the downturn in the economy due to Covid19 in the last part of the date range may have affected the data.
There were 11 killed with the majority in Construction (4). followed by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (20) and then Manufacturing (15).
The predominant cause is falls from height, followed by being struck by a moving vehicle.
Construction has seen an increase in the number of fatalities (40) from last year (31). although the 5-yearly average is 37.
The rate of fatalities per 100,000 workers is skewed by the low number of workers in the 65+ bracket.
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