The provisional figure for the number of workers fatally injured in 2009/10 is 151, and corresponds to a rate of fatal injury of 0.5 per 100 000 workers.

Worker fatalities by main industry

• In agriculture there were 38 fatal injuries in 2009/10 with a corresponding rate of 8.2 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to a rate of 8.7 when an average of the previous five years is examined. Thus the rate for 2009/10 is 6% below the average for the previous five years.
• In construction there were 41 fatal injuries, with a rate of 2.0 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 3.2 for the previous five years. Thus the rate for 2009/10 is 37% below the average for the previous five years.
• In manufacturing there were 24 fatal injuries, with a rate of 0.9 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 1.2 for the previous five years. Thus the rate for 2009/10 is 28% below the average for the previous five years.
• In the services sector there were 42 fatalities, with a rate of 0.2 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 0.3 for the previous five years. Thus the rate for 2009/10 is 42% below the average for the previous five years.