§ 21. Mr. Mainwaringasked the Secretary for Mines the number of accidents that occurred amongst mine-workers in the South Wales coalfield, surface and underground, respectively, during the years 1937 and 1938, classifying the accidents as caused by falls, etc., and those affected in age groups 14 to 20 years and 20 to 30 years, etc.?
§ Mr. LloydAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the available information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
| Number of Persons Killed and Injured (disabled for more than three days) by Accidents at Mines under the Coal Mines Act in South Wales and Monmouthshire during the years 1937 and 1938, classified by Age Groups and Cause of Accident. | ||||||||||
| Cause of Accident. | Numbers Killed and Injured. | |||||||||
| 1937. | 1938. | |||||||||
| Age Group. | Age Group. | |||||||||
| Under 16 years of age. | 16 and under18 years of age. | 18 and under 20 years of age. | Total 14–20 years of age. | 20 years of age and over. | Under 16 years of age. | 16 and under 18 years of age. | 18 and under 20years of age. | Total 14–20 years of age. | 20 years of age and over. | |
| Underground: | ||||||||||
| Explosions of Firedamp or Coal Dust. | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Falls of Ground | 552 | 865 | 640 | 2,057 | 10,074 | 459 | 719 | 628 | 1,806 | 9,110 |
| Shaft Accidents | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 |
| Haulage Accidents | 92 | 195 | 157 | 444 | 4,124 | 131 | 248 | 225 | 604 | 4,697 |
| Miscellaneous | 388 | 666 | 539 | 1,593 | 7,198 | 341 | 556 | 429 | 1,326 | 6,015 |
| Total Underground | 1,034 | 1,727 | 1,337 | 4,098 | 21,440 | 932 | 1,525 | 1,283 | 3,740 | 19,849 |
| Surface: | ||||||||||
| On Railways, Sidings or Tramways. | 32 | 35 | 29 | 96 | 495 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 102 | 568 |
| Other Accidents | 100 | 126 | 62 | 288 | 1,110 | 105 | 124 | 77 | 306 | 1,153 |
| Total on Surface | 132 | 161 | 91 | 384 | 1,605 | 135 | 162 | 111 | 408 | 1,721 |
| Grand Total | 1,166 | 1,888 | 1,428 | 4,482 | 23,045 | 1,067 | 1,687 | 1,394 | 4,148 | 21,570 |
| Number of Persons Killed and Injured per 1,000 Persons employed in South Wales and Monmouth-shire during the years 1937 and 1938, classified by Age Groups and Cause of Accident. | ||||||||||
| Cause of Accident. | Killed and Injured per 1,000 Persons employed. | |||||||||
| Under 16 years of age. | 16 and under 18 years of age. | 18 and under 20 years of age. | Total 14–20 years of age. | 20 years of age and over. | ||||||
| 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | |
| Underground: | ||||||||||
| Explosions of Firedamp or Coal Dust. | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Falls of Ground | 128.9 | 107.7 | 115.4 | 106.5 | 101.5 | 90.9 | 113.8 | 100.8 | 105.9 | 96.0 |
| Shaft Accidents | 0.2 | 0.2 | —. | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Haulage Accidents | 21.5 | 30.8 | 26.0 | 36.7 | 24.9 | 32.6 | 24.5 | 33.7 | 43.3 | 49.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 90.6 | 80.0 | 89.0 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 62.1 | 88.1 | 74.0 | 75.7 | 63.4 |
| Total Underground | 241.4 | 218.7 | 230.5 | 225.7 | 212.0 | 185.7 | 226.6 | 208.7 | 225.4 | 209.2 |
| Surface | 133.6 | 134.5 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 106.6 | 104.5 | 121.6 | 120.3 | 81.4 | 86.4 |
| Grand Total | 221.2 | 202.6 | 214.3 | 208.8 | 199.4 | 174.9 | 211.0 | 194.6 | 200.7 | 187.9 |
| Great Britain. | ||||||||||
| Total Killed and Injured: | ||||||||||
| Below ground | 281 | 247 | 236 | 230 | 194 | 188 | 229.8 | 215.8 | 204 | 191 |
| Above ground | 105 | 102 | 101 | 94 | 78 | 75 | 96.5 | 91.2 | 59 | 58 |
| The Average Number of Persons employed in South Wales and Monmouthshire in the various Age Group in the Year 1937 and 1938. | |||||||||||
| Year. | Under 16 years of age. | 16 and under 18 years of age. | 18 and under 20 years of age. | Total 14–20 years of age. | 20 years of age and over. | ||||||
| Underground. | Surface. | Underground. | Surface. | Underground. | Surface. | Underground. | Surface. | Underground. | Surface. | ||
| 1937 | … | 4,284 | 988 | 7,494 | 1,3I7 | 6,308 | 854 | 18,086 | 3,159 | 95,124 | 19,719 |
| 1938 | … | 4,262 | 1,004 | 6,754 | 1,326 | 6,907 | 1,062 | 17,923 | 3,392 | 94,877 | 19,024 |
§ 24. Mr. R. J. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents in the coalfields of Great Britain in the age groups as 14 to 16, 16 to 18, 18 to 21, and 21 onwards for the years 1927 to 1938?
§ Mr. LloydAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the available information in the Official Report.
§ Following is the information:
| Number of person killed and injured for more than three days by accidents at mines in Great Britan under the Coal Mines Act, 1911 (expect Stratified Ironstone Mines of Cleveland Lincolnshrine and Northamptonshire) during the year 1927–1938, classified according to age | ||||||||||||
| Year. | Under 16 years of age. | 16 and under 18 years of age. | 18 and under 20 years of age. | 20 years of age and over. | All ages. | |||||||
| Killed. | Injured. | Killed. | Injured. | Killed. | Injured. | Killed. | Injured. | Killed. | Injured. | |||
| 1927 | … | … | 37 | 7,613 | 51 | 11,142 | 45 | 11,826 | 988 | 142,030 | 1,121 | 172,611 |
| 1928 | … | … | 36 | 7,189 | 62 | 10,430 | 34 | 10,813 | 851 | 132,604 | 983 | 161,036 |
| 1929 | … | … | 42 | 8,336 | 46 | 10,554 | 40 | 10,927 | 937 | 145,154 | 1,065 | 174,971 |
| 1930 | … | … | 30 | 7,483 | 34 | 10,497 | 48 | 10,101 | 896 | 137,460 | 1,008 | 165,541 |
| 1931 | … | … | 27 | 5,580 | 34 | 9,548 | 31 | 8,546 | 764 | 11,340 | 856 | 141,014 |
| 1932 | … | … | 19 | 4,400 | 32 | 7,655 | 29 | 7,599 | 797 | 105,887 | 377 | 125,541 |
| 1933 | … | … | 20 | 4,085 | 31 | 6,729 | 36 | 7,634 | 728 | 103,688 | 315 | 122,136 |
| 1934 | … | … | 19 | 5,163 | 28 | 6,753 | 30 | 7,580 | 989 | 112,944 | 1,066 | 132,440 |
| 1935 | … | … | 30 | 6,024 | 28 | 7,000 | 29 | 7,002 | 762 | 113,259 | 349 | 133,285 |
| 1936 | … | … | 29 | 5,922 | 26 | 8,247 | 31 | 6,458 | 698 | 114,702 | 784 | 135,329 |
| 1937 | … | … | 28 | 5,729 | 38 | 8,895 | 27 | 6,220 | 758 | 119,107 | 351 | 139,951 |
| 1938 | … | … | 18 | 5,069 | 29 | 7,864 | 22 | 6,882 | 782 | 111,493 | 851 | 131,308 |