§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines what is the number of fatal accidents and the number of non-fatal accidents that have occurred in the coal mines to the last convenient date of this year; and what are the comparative figures for 1936 and 1937?
§ Captain CrookshankFollowing is the information:
Number of persons killed and seriously injured by accidents in and about mines under the Coal Mines Act during the periods from 1st January to 3rd December, 1936, 1937 and 1938. Year. Number killed Number seriously injured.* 1936 … 718 2,818 1937 … 782 3,081 1938 … 774 2,889 * Injuries which, because of their nature or severity are, under the terms of Section 80 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, required to be reported to His Majesty's Divisional Inspectors at the time of their occurrence. NOTE.—Minor injuries for the complete years 1936 and 1937 were 135,968 and 140,645 respectively. Comparable figures for 1938 are not yet available.