HC Deb 30 April 1940 vol 360 c551W
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that

Number of Persons killed and seriously injured* by Accidents at Mines under the Coal Mines Act in the three months ended March, 1939, and March, 1940
Place or Cause. Three months ended March, 1939. Three months ended March, 1940.
Number Killed. Number Seriously Injured.* Number Killed. Number Seriously Injured.*
Underground Accidents:
Falls of Ground:
(a) At the Face … … … … … 87 295 90 319
(b) On Roads … … … … … 12 47 11 56
Haulage and Transport … … … … 48 222 52 194
Gases, Coal Dust and Fires:
(a) Explosions … … … … … 7 14 11 4
(b) Others … … … … … 4 — 1 —
Machinery … … … … … … 1 9 4 10
Other Underground Accidents … … … 20 130 19 112
Surface Accidents … … … … … 18 69 29 93
Total … … … 197 786 217 788
* 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.