§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many accidents occurred on farms in Lancashire involving the(a)death and (b) injury of a (i) farm w orker and (ii) member of the public in each year since 1995. [150200]
§ Mr. MeacherInjuries on farms in Lancashire as reported to HSE and local authorities:
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Employment status Fatality Major/hon fatal injury Over 3 day injury Total 1996–97 Workers 2 21 22 45 Members of the public 0 1 4— 1 1997–98 Workers 1 18 22 41 Members of the public 0 0 4— 0 1998–99 Workers 0 14 27 41 Members of the public 1 0 4— 1
Employment status Fatality Major/non fatal injury Over 3 day injury Total 1999–20001 Workers 0 17 18 35 Members of the public 1 3 4— 4 2000–011 Workers 2 3— 3— 2 Members of the public 0 3— 3— 0 Grand total 7 74 89 170 1 Provisional 2 To 31 December 2000—highly provisional 3 Not available 4 Not applicable