Shock figures show more workers killed in Scotland than rest of UK

MORE workers were killed in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, with new figures showing an “alarming” rise in deaths since last year.

- By Ben Borland

The latest Health & Safety Executive (HSE) data for 2024/25 reveals that 26 people died in Scotland due to workplace accidents - an increase on the 18 deaths reported last year. Research 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 workers.

Construction, agriculture, forestry and transport industries saw the most tragedies due to falls from height, being struck by moving objects or collapsing equipment.

The UK-wide data showed men accounted for 95% of all fatalities while 40% of all incidents involved people over the age of 60.