“Crisis of enforcement” report on fatal injuries at work

At least twice as many people die from fatal injuries at work than are victims of homicide, according to a new report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The report found that at least 1,300 people died as a result of fatal occupational injuries in 2005-06 in England and Wales, compared with 765 homicide victims. Non-fatal workplace injuries requiring hospitalisation were also likely to be greater that year than those needing such treatment following the violent offences formally recorded as crimes.