Lifting Equipment Accident Statistics: Global Data and UK Safety
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IPAF recorded 76 deaths in reported powered-access incidents worldwide in 2025, with 192 people involved in fatal and major incidents across 25 reporting countries and regions. In the UK, HSE’s broader accident tables cover several types of equipment, so crane, powered-access and construction-wide figures need separate treatment.

STATISTICS

Fatalities in reported powered-access incidents: 76
2025 | Global
IPAF submissions; not a complete census of accidents

People involved in reported fatal and major incidents: 192
2025 | Global
Different unit from incident reports

Reporting countries and regions: 25
2025 | Global
Coverage indicator, not a risk rate

COVERAGE
IPAF figures cover submitted global powered-access incidents in 2025, including MEWPs, mast-climbing work platforms and construction hoists. HSE guidance below applies in Great Britain. Global powered-access figures are separate from conventional crane incidents.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. IPAF — Global Safety Report 2026, analysing 2025 powered-access incidents
https://www.ipaf.org/en-gb/node/16198

2. HSE — Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain, 2025/26 provisional overview
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm

3. HSE — Thorough examinations and inspections of lifting equipment
https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/thorough-examinations-lifting-equipment.htm

4. HSE — Planning and organising lifting operations
https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/planning-organising-lifting-operations.htm

5. IPAF — Global Safety Report 2025, original 2024 comparison edition
https://www.ipaf.org/en-gb/gsr2025