HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 c517W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) injuries and (b) deaths occurred in the last year for which figures are available among employed children where the source of injury or death was a direct consequence of employment. [19369]

Sir Paul Beresford

For 1994–95, the provisional figures for fatal and other injuries to employees under 16 years reported to the Health and Safety Executive's field operations division and local authorities are:

Severity of injury Number of injuries1
Fatal 1
Non-fatal2 39
Total 40
1 Includes trainees/pupils on work experience.
2 Includes major and over three-day injuries as defined by the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.