Workplace Accidents 24 of all workplace accidents reported annually to the Health and Safety Authority result in injury to the back % 24 % 50 % 43 of accidents for a two year period of 2014 and 2015 that resulted in musculoskeletal injury were triggered by a lifting of a load % 32 % 27.1 workers per 1000 had an occupational illness in 2012 increase in the rate of occupational illness since 2001 of all the occupational illnesses relate to musculoskeletal ill health of all workplace accidents reported annually to the Health and Safety Authority result in musculoskeletal injury