Workplace Accidents
24of all workplace accidentsreported annually to the
Health and Safety Authorityresult in injury to the
back
%
24%
50%
43of accidents for a two year periodof 2014 and 2015 that resulted in
musculoskeletal injury weretriggered by a lifting of a
load
%32%
27.1 workers per 1000 had anoccupationalillness in 2012
increasein the rate ofoccupationalillness since
2001
of all the occupational illnesses relate tomusculoskeletal ill health
of all workplace accidents reportedannually to the Health and Safety
Authority result inmusculoskeletal
injury