THE latest figures for the number of workplace deaths during the past year have been released by the Health and Safety Executive.
In total, the number of people killed at work in Britain fell to a record low with 180 workers killed in 2008/09 – down 17 per cent on the previous lowest total of 217, recorded in 2005/6.
Figures for the North West revealed there were 22 fatal injuries reported in the region in 2008/09 – the same total as the previous year.
HSE regional director David Sowerby said: “The fact that 22 people failed to come home from work in the North West last year because of avoidable safety failings is a terrible tragedy.
“There are families throughout the region who have been cruelly robbed of a loved one in incidents that in many cases were entirely preventable.
"We owe it to them and to the workers who have lost their lives to continue to put safety first.”
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