SCOTLAND WORST FOR WORK DEATHS

Surge in fatal workplace accidents revealed in health and safety report

- BY RYAN CARROLL

MORE workers were killed in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK with the latest figures showing an alarming rise in deaths since last year, a report shows.

The data for 2024-25 shows 26 people died in Scotland as a result of workplace accidents, an increase on 18 a year earlier.

The research, gathered by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), also shows Scotland's rate of fatal injury has increased from 0.65 to 0.93, meaning there is nearly one death for every 100,000 Scottish workers.