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Dying for a job: Avoiding the Blame for Work-Based Fatalities
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The raw data show that in 2001/02, the number of workers fatally injured in the UK was 292.
The proportion of fatal injuries to employees is higher in Scotland than in the UK as a whole.
The three most common causes of fatal injury are:
| Cause of fatal injury | Percentage of total |
|---|---|
| Falls from a height | 27% |
| Struck by a moving/flying object | 17% |
| Struck by a moving/flying vehicle | 16% |
Falls from a height mainly involve roofs or roof edges, ladders, scaffolds and raised platforms.