§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Paymaster General (1) how many persons have died due to accidents at work since 1979;
(2) how many persons have been seriously injured or disabled due to accidents at work since 1979;
(3) how many persons were injured or disabled in accidents at work in 1984 and 1985;
(4) how many persons were killed in accidents at work in 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. TrippierThe available information is as follows:
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Reported occupational injuries to Employed and Self-Employed persons at work in Great Britain. 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Total 1979–84 Deaths* 615 579 503 516 507 496 3,216 1981–84 Major Injuries† n/a n/a 12,406 12,402 12,561 12,624 49,993 Data for 1985 is not yet available. * The reporting regulations were widened in 1981 with the coming into force of the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR). In 1979 and 1980 the figures include fatalities to some people in the new categories required by NADOR but reported on a voluntary basis. They are therefore not strictly comparable with the figures for 1981 to 1984. † As defined in NADOR and reported to relevant enforcement authorities. Information before 1981 is therefore not available. n/a not available.