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'Serious change is needed' - farming again has highest worker fatality rate per capita

New Health and Safety Executive analysis shows agriculture to have second highest number of deaths in the year from April 2025 – March 2026

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 3 min read
'Serious change is needed' - farming again has highest worker fatality rate per capita

The industries with the highest number of deaths continue to be construction (25) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (22), according to the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) analysis...

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