2024-25 names and details of fatalities
Updated: 03/03/2025
Back to in-year names and details of fatalities[1]
Since January 2012, the industry classifications used in this table are based on SIC 2007[2]. Prior to this, the classifications were based on SIC 2003. This brings this information in line with the industry classifications used in HSE's official statistics.
| Date of incident | Name | Age | Description of incident | Location of incident | Local Authority | LA code | General Industry Sector | Detailed Standard Industry Classification (SIC) | SIC Code | Employment status |
| 06-04-24 | Katherine Bailes | 94 | The deceased died while under residential nursing care | St. Andrews | Fife UA | 9066 | Services | Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled | 87300 | Member of the public |
| 08-04-24 | Ryan Jeffries | 42 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Lochgelly | Fife UA | 9066 | Services | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods nec | 77390 | Employee |
| 11-04-24 | Amy King | 46 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Tonbridge | Tonbridge & Malling | 2265 | Services | Landscape Service Activities | 81300 | Employee |
| 11-04-24 | Aleksej Kleinov | 34 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Truro | Cornwall UA | 0840 | Agriculture | Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers | 01130 | Employee |
| 12-04-24 | Thomas Eilbeck | 70 | The deceased fell from height | Wigton | Cumberland | 0935 | Services | Specialised cleaning services | 81222 | Employee |
| 12-04-24 | David Fieldwick | 60 | The deceased was struck by an object | Heathfield | Wealden | 1435 | Agriculture | Logging | 02200 | Self employed |
| 13-04-24 | Ruaridh Stevenson | 39 | The deceased drowned | Cupar | Fife UA | 9066 | Services | Activities of tourist guides | 79901 | Self employed |
| 21-04-24 | John Gray | 62 | The deceased died while under residential care | Hawick | Borders UA | 9055 | Services | Residential care activities for learning disabilities, mental health and substance abuse | 87200 | Member of the public |
| 29-04-24 | Angiolina Russo | 56 | The deceased died while under medical nursing care | Edinburgh | Edinburgh UA | 9064 | Services | Medical nursing home activities | 86102 | Member of the public |
| 29-04-24 | Kevin Williams | 50 | The deceased was struck by an object | Chirnside | Borders UA | 9055 | Agriculture | Support services to forestry | 02400 | Self employed |
| 02-05-24 | James Smith | 91 | The deceased died while under residential nursing care | Troon | South Ayrshire UA | 9076 | Services | Residential nursing care activities | 87100 | Member of the public |
| 03-05-24 | Robert Pitts | 52 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Millom | Cumberland | 0935 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 03-05-24 | Luke Haines | 41 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Berkhamstead | Dacorum | 1910 | Construction | Civil engineering project nec | 42990 | Employee |
| 08-05-24 | Simon Frost | 66 | The deceased fell from height | Southampton | Southampton UA | 1780 | Services | Removal services | 49420 | Self employed |
| 20-05-24 | Viktors Baukerts | 63 | The deceased fell from height | Salford | Salford | 4230 | Services | Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 46390 | Employee |
| 22-05-24 | Paul Coulson | 56 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Bury St Edmunds | West Suffolk | 3540 | Services | Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials | 46130 | Employee |
| 24-05-24 | Paul Whitehair | 51 | The deceased was struck by an object | Hoddesdon | Broxbourne | 1905 | Construction | Construction of Buildings | 41200 | Employee |
| 24-05-24 | Neil Hayes | 61 | The deceased was struck by an object | London | Camden | 5210 | Construction | Civil engineering project nec | 42990 | Self employed |
| 26-05-24 | John Curtis | 69 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Hungarton | Harborough | 2415 | Agriculture | Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds | 01110 | Self employed |
| 29-05-24 | William Watkin | 39 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Newtown | Powys UA | 6850 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 03-06-24 | Fraser Johnstone | 83 | The deceased came into contact with cattle | Inverness | Highland UA | 9068 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 12-06-24 | David Lee Howells | 53 | The deceased fell from height | Swansea | Swansea UA | 6855 | Construction | Roofing activities | 43910 | Employee |
| 17-06-24 | Kamil Hubert-Ziolko | 16 | The deceased was struck by an object | Worksop | Bassetlaw | 3010 | Services | Landscape Service Activities | 81300 | Self employed |
| 19-06-24 | Christopher Lamont | 63 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Pwllheli | Gwynedd UA | 6810 | Services | Other amusement and recreational activities | 93290 | Member of the public |
| 21-06-24 | Lyn Davis | 74 | The deceased fell from height | Twickenham | Richmond-upon-Thames | 5810 | Services | First-degree level higher education | 85421 | Employee |
| 22-06-24 | Rebekah Robinson | 51 | The deceased was struck by an object | Leek | Staffordshire Moorlands | 3435 | Services | Other business support service activities nec | 82990 | Member of the public |
| 24-06-24 | David Heath | 60 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Havant | Havant | 1735 | Construction | Electrical installation | 43210 | Self employed |
| 28-06-24 | Craig Kilday | 23 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Ayr | East Ayrshire UA | 9060 | Services | Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies | 46610 | Employee |
| 03-07-24 | David Ryan | 54 | The deceased was struck by an object | Burnley | Burnley | 2315 | Manufacturing | Machining | 25620 | Employee |
| 08-07-24 | Kyle Colcomb | 27 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Rumney | Cardiff UA | 6815 | Manufacturing | Manufacture of fluid power equipment | 28120 | Employee |
| 08-07-24 | Christopher Eagling | 70 | The deceased was struck by an object | Ely | East Cambridgeshire | 0510 | Construction | Demolition | 43110 | Employee |
| 08-07-24 | Rosemary King | 81 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Ongar | Epping Forest | 1535 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 09-07-24 | Carl Shephard | 58 | The deceased fell from height | London | Redbridge | 5780 | Construction | Construction of domestic buildings | 41202 | Self employed |
| 13-07-24 | Harry Taylor | 65 | The deceased fell from height | Woldingham | Tandridge | 3645 | Construction | Plastering | 43310 | Self employed |
| 15-07-24 | Alistair Campbell | 63 | The deceased was struck by an object | Falkirk | Falkirk UA | 9065 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Self employed |
| 16-07-24 | Eric Morrison | 88 | The deceased died following a fall | Edinburgh | Edinburgh UA | 9064 | Services | Hospital Activities | 86101 | Member of the public |
| 20-07-24 | Raffi Nachshol | 72 | The deceased died while under residential nursing care | Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire UA | 9052 | Services | Residential nursing care activities | 87100 | Member of the public |
| 21-07-24 | Graham Ross | 61 | The deceased died while under residential nursing care | Kinross | Perth & Kinross UA | 9074 | Services | Residential nursing care activities | 87100 | Member of the public |
| 23-07-24 | John Hamilton | 60 | The deceased came into contact with something fixed or stationary | Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway UA | 9058 | Services | Sea and coastal passenger water transport | 50100 | Employee |
| 29-07-24 | Connor Lambert | 22 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Malpas | Cheshire West and Chester UA | 0660 | Construction | Painting | 43341 | Employee |
| 01-08-24 | Flamus Ejonpalaj | 34 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Billericay | Basildon | 1505 | Services | Motor vehicle repair | 45200 | Self employed |
| 02-08-24 | Niall Fawcett | 21 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Knutsford | Cheshire West and Chester UA | 0660 | Services | Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 45320 | Employee |
| 03-08-24 | James Murdoch | 66 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Ayr | South Ayrshire UA | 9076 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 05-08-24 | Dimitri Dacenko | 47 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Rainham | Havering | 5480 | Services | Other transportation support activities | 52290 | Employee |
| 07-08-24 | Charlotte Catherine Lawrence | 33 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Perth | Perth & Kinross UA | 9074 | Agriculture | Plant propagation | 01300 | Employee |
| 15-08-24 | Jiri Kulovany | 44 | The deceased was struck by an object | Blackpool | Fylde | 2325 | Construction | Civil engineering project nec | 42990 | Employee |
| 27-08-24 | Nigel Brooks | 45 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Consett | Durham County UA | 1360 | Manufacturing | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products nec | 25990 | Employee |
| 02-09-24 | Richard Luck | 65 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Snodland | Swale | 2255 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Member of the public |
| 04-09-24 | Colin Paul Devlin | 48 | The deceased fell from height | Whitley Bay | North Tyneside | 4515 | Construction | Painting | 43341 | Self employed |
| 05-09-24 | Stephen White | 61 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Larkhall | South Lanarkshire UA | 9077 | Manufacturing | Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone | 23700 | Employee |
| 06-09-24 | Jonty Parkinson | 18 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Faringdon | Vale of White Horse | 3120 | Agriculture | Support services to forestry | 02400 | Employee |
| 07-09-24 | Charles Emslie | 71 | The deceased fell from height | Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire UA | 9052 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 10-09-24 | Valerie McNab | 80 | The deceased died following a fall | Greenock | Inverclyde UA | 9069 | Services | Hospital Activities | 86101 | Member of the public |
| 11-09-24 | Robert Adams | 57 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Hull | Hull City UA | 2004 | Manufacturing | Repair and maintenance of transport equipment nec | 33170 | Employee |
| 11-09-24 | Daniel Sowerby | 26 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Wigton | Cumberland | 0935 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Employee |
| 12-09-24 | Graham Smith | 61 | The deceased fell from height | Harpenden | Dacorum | 1910 | Construction | Painting | 43341 | Self employed |
| 17-09-24 | Norman MacKenzie | 68 | The deceased died following a fall | Forres | Moray UA | 9071 | Agriculture | Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds | 01110 | Employee |
| 18-09-24 | Brian Smith | 64 | The deceased was struck by an object | Southampton | New Forest | 1740 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 25-09-24 | James Steel | 65 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Isle of Cumbrae | North Ayrshire UA | 9072 | Agriculture | Mixed farming | 01500 | Self employed |
| 30-09-24 | Lee Hinchcliffe | 42 | The deceased was trapped by something collapsing or overturning | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | 2003 | Manufacturing | Other manufacturing nec | 32990 | Employee |
| 02-10-24 | Graham Fenney | 58 | The deceased fell from height | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 0738 | Construction | Civil engineering project nec | 42990 | Member of the public |
| 06-10-24 | Susan Stephens | 58 | The deceased died while under residential nursing care | Cardiff | Cardiff UA | 6815 | Services | Residential nursing care activities | 87100 | Member of the public |
| 10-10-24 | Peter Kemp | 89 | The deceased died following a fall | Melrose | Borders UA | 9055 | Services | Hospital Activities | 86101 | Member of the public |
| 17-10-24 | Jack McGuigan | 29 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Leven | Fife UA | 9066 | Construction | Specialised construction not scaffolding | 43999 | Employee |
| 18-10-24 | John Llewellyn | 82 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Ammanford | Carmarthenshire UA | 6825 | Agriculture | Raising of sheep and goats | 01450 | Self employed |
| 21-10-24 | Colin Thwaites | 61 | The deceased came into contact with machinery | Oban | Argyll & Bute UA | 9054 | Extractive/Utilities | Other mining and quarrying nec | 08990 | Employee |
| 30-10-24 | Alexander Wright | 67 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Dunfermline | Fife UA | 9066 | Water/Waste Management | Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste | 38220 | Employee |
| 11-11-24 | Craig Troop | 38 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Spilsby | East Lindsey | 2510 | Extractive/Utilities | Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate | 08110 | Employee |
| 14-11-24 | Andrew Claridge | 34 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Longworth | Vale of White Horse | 3120 | Construction | Specialised construction not scaffolding | 43999 | Employee |
| 22-11-24 | Peter Farley | 62 | The deceased fell from height | Plymouth | Plymouth UA | 1160 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 03-12-24 | Scott Nutton | 35 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Yeovil | Somerset | 3335 | Services | Cleaning services nec | 81299 | Employee |
| 06-12-24 | David Knipe | 65 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Penrith | Westmorland and Furness | 0940 | Agriculture | Raising of poultry | 01470 | Self employed |
| 08-12-24 | Rafal Rozlonkowski | 41 | The deceased came into contact with something fixed or stationary | Bristol | Bristol UA | 0116 | Services | Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 47190 | Employee |
| 09-12-24 | Andrew Hunt | 57 | The deceased was struck by an object | Hull | East Riding | 2001 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Self employed |
| 10-12-24 | David Tuckett | 69 | The deceased died following a fall | Hinckley | Hinckley & Bosworth | 2420 | Services | Freight transport by road | 49410 | Employee |
| 11-12-24 | Mark Nisbet | 56 | The deceased died following a fall | Shenstone | Lichfield | 3415 | Construction | Painting and glazing | 43340 | Employee |
| 12-12-24 | Zacharias Atkinson | 19 | The deceased was struck by an object | Liverpool | Sefton | 4320 | Services | Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities | 52103 | Employee |
| 13-12-24 | Jamie Dunne | 38 | The deceased fell from height | Burton on Trent | East Staffordshire | 3410 | Construction | Roofing activities | 43910 | Self employed |
| 16-12-24 | Brian Blezard | 51 | The deceased died following an explosion | Ribchester | Preston | 2345 | Agriculture | Raising of dairy cattle | 01410 | Self employed |
| 18-12-24 | Geoffrey Street | 60 | The deceased came into contact with electricity | Saffron Walden | Uttlesford | 1570 | Water/Waste Management | Collection of hazardous waste | 38120 | Self employed |
| 06-01-25 | John Prodger | 66 | The deceased was struck by a moving vehicle | Powys | Powys UA | 6850 | Manufacturing | Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals | 10910 | Employee |
| 30-01-25 | Barbara Cruickshank | 88 | The deceased died while under medical nursing care | Glasgow | East Dunbartonshire UA | 9061 | Services | Medical nursing home activities | 86102 | Member of the public |