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Occupational health

Annual statistics on Occupational health covering the mainline network in Great Britain, heritage, light rail and tramways. These statistics include data on the number of legally reportable occupational diseases, and on industry manual handling and shock or trauma incidents. 

For details on RIDDOR, the legal reporting requirements and how these statistics are compiled, please see our Occupational health quality and methodology report and for information on any revisions, please see our Revisions log.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

If you have any questions or feedback on these statistics, please contact rail.stats@orr.gov.uk.

Latest factsheet

Occupational health, April 2024 to March 2025
Occupational health, April 2024 to March 2025

Date published: 24 Jul 2025
Date next published: TBC

Key results

  • There are 25 occupational health disease cases for April 2024 to March 2025, down 43% on the previous year.
  • Shock or trauma incidents resulting in lost time have halved compared with the previous year. London Underground Limited account for over half of all incidents reported this year.
  • Manual handling incidents resulting in no lost time have more than halved compared with the previous year. Train operating companies account for just over half of all incidents reported this year.