§ 14. Mr. T. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons killed and seriously injured above and below ground during 1938, and the causes thereof?
§ Captain CrookshankThe total number killed this year up to 30th April was 283, and the number seriously injured was 1,098. I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Captain CrookshankThey are correct up to 30th April.
§ Mr. SmithIn view of the fact that many inspectors have stated that machine-mining increases the risk of explosions, do not the Department contemplate getting statistics showing the number of accidents in hand-got places and on machine faces?
§ Captain CrookshankI would like notice of that question.
§ Following is the information:
| Number of persons killed and seriously* injured at mines under the Coal Mines Act during the four months ended 30th April, 1938. | ||
| Cause. | Number Killed. | Number Seriously Injured.* |
| Underground. | ||
| By Falls of Ground: | ||
| (a) At Working Face | 101 | 410 |
| (b) On Roads | 36 | 76 |
| Haulage Accidents | 72 | 278 |
| By Explosions | 1 | 14 |
| Miscellaneous | 47 | 228 |
| Total Underground | 257 | 1,006 |
| Surface. | ||
| On Railways, Sidings and Tramways. | 11 | 34 |
| Other Surface Accidents | 15 | 58 |
| Total on Surface | 26 | 92 |
| Total (Underground and Surface). | 283 | 1,098 |
§ * i.e., Injuries which, because of their nature or severity are, under the terms of Section 80 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, required to be reported to His Majesty's Divisional Inspectors at the time of their occurrence.