HC Deb 19 October 1988 vol 138 cc868-9W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the distribution by locality of fatal accidents at work in each of the last five years.

Mr. Nicholls

The number of fatal injuries to employees reported to the Health and Safety Executive's factory inspectorate in each of its areas are shown in the table.

Health and Safety Executive Area 1982 1983 1984 1985 Q1 1986 11986–87
Total reported to HM Factory Inspectorate 306 287 290 274 65 253
Total reported to other HSE Inspectorates and HSC Agencies2 131 108 110 102 23 76
Total reported to Local Authorities3 32 48 37 22 10 26
Grand Total 469 443 437 398 98 355
1 Data for the year commencing 1 April 1986.
2 Figures on an area basis could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
3 From 1982 to 1985 the figures include some self-employed and from 1982 to 1983 they may also include some members of the public.