Eye Injury at Work Statistics UK: HSE Data and Reporting
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Employers reported 690 non-fatal employee eye injuries in Great Britain in 2024/25: 111 specified injuries and 579 injuries causing more than seven days of incapacity. These provisional HSE figures count reported cases, not every eye injury at work.

STATISTICS

Reported employee eye injuries: 690
2024/25 provisional | Great Britain
111 specified + 579 over-seven-day injuries

Reported employee eye injuries: 747
2023/24 revised | Great Britain
100 specified + 647 over-seven-day injuries

Reported employee eye injuries: 721
2022/23 | Great Britain
98 specified + 623 over-seven-day injuries

COVERAGE
HSE RIDSITE Table 2: non-fatal employee eye injuries reported under RIDDOR in Great Britain. Figures exclude Northern Ireland and self-employed non-fatal injuries. The November 2025 workbook labels 2024/25 provisional and 2023/24 revised. From 2024/25, the series also excludes workplaces enforced by the Office for Nuclear Regulation, which limits comparisons with earlier years.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. HSE — RIDSITE: work-related injuries by site of injury, Table 2 and notes
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/ridsite.xlsx

2. HSE — Specified, reportable injuries to workers
https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/specified-injuries.htm

3. HSE — Working safely with display screen equipment: eyes and eyesight testing
https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/eye-tests.htm

4. HSE — Using personal protective equipment to control risks at work
https://www.hse.gov.uk/ppe/overview.htm