§ Mr. Sextonasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the number of accidents, fatal and non-fatal, of boys under 16 years of age in the coal mines of Durham County for the years 1935, 1936, and 1937, respectively?
§ Captain CrookshankThe information is as follows:
and the separate figures for west and south Yorks, respectively?
§ Captain CrookshankThe infarmation is as follows:
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Number of Persons under 18 years of age killed and injured belowground at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911. Year. Great Britain. West Yorkshire. South Yorkshire. Killed Injured (disabling for more than 3 days) Killed Injured (disabling for more than 3 days) Killed Injured (disabling for more than 3 days) 1935 … … 48 10,937 1 517 13 1,411 1936 … … 48 11,835 2 525 10 1,694 1937 … … 53* † 3* † 8* † *Provisional. †Not yet available.
§ Mr. T Smithasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents to persons employed belowground during 1937 and the causes of the accidents; and
Number of Persons killed and seriously injured belowground at mines under the Coil Mines Act, 1911, during 1937. (Provisional.) — Great Britain. West Yorkshire. South Yorkshire. Killed. Seriously Injured.* Killed. Seriously Injured.* Killed. Seriously Injured.* Explosions of Firedamp or Coal Dust. 60 49 Nil Nil Nil Nil Falls of Ground … 430 1,530 21 61 46 161 Shaft Accidents … 30 35 1 1 2 17 Haulage Accidents … 174 814 6 38 17 110 Miscellaneous Accidents … 80 609 1 8 5 43 Total Belowground … 774 3,037 29 108 70 331 *Accidents which are required to be notified to the Divisional Inspector, at the time of their occurrence.