HC Deb 25 May 1933 vol 278 cc1285-6W
Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons killed and seriously injured in the mining industry for the 10 years ended 1932, classifying the causes of the accidents?

Mr. E. BROWN

The desired information for each of the years 1923 to 1931 is collected together in Tables 46 and 56 of the eleventh annual report of the Secretary for Mines. The corresponding figures for the year 1932 are as follow:

Place and Cause of Accident. Number of Persons Killed. Number of Persons Seriously Injured.
Below-Ground:
Explosions of Firedamp or Coal-dust. 69 110
Falls of Ground 444 1,381
Shaft Accidents 39 35
Haulage Accidents 174 826
Other Miscellaneous Accidents. 82 527
Above-Ground:
On Railways, Sidings or Tramways. 34 123
Other Accidents 39 210
Total 881 3,212