HC Deb 15 October 1942 vol 383 c1790W
Mr. G. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many fatal and serious accidents in coal mines have taken place this year and the causes thereof?

Mr. T. Smith

The figures are as follow:

Number of persons killed and seriously injured by accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act.
Cause. 39 week to 26th September, 1942.
Number killed. Number seriously injured.
Falls of Ground:
(a) at the face 271 771
(b) on roads 50 133
Haulage and Transport 133 473
Cases, Coal dust and Fires:—
(a) Explosions *95 76
(b) Others 4 2
Machinery 7 41
Other Underground Accidents 54 314
Surface 55 187
TOTAL 669 1,997
* Includes 57 killed at Sneyd Colliery, 12 killed and 29 injured at Barnsley Main and 13 killed and 3 injured at Mutton Colliery.