§ Mr. Lofthouseasked the Paymaster General if he will list the number of fatalities and injuries at work in the mining industry since 1970; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe available information is shown in the following table:
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Accidents in mines in Great Britain reported to Her Majesty's Mines and Quarries Inspectorate Year Deaths Serious injuries* Major injuries Other injuries† 1970 97 667 n/a 90,319 1971 79 660 n/a 77,139 1972 71 554 n/a 59,181 1973 88 584 n/a 64,905 1974 50 511 n/a 49,606 1975 66 610 n/a 53,974 1976 58 555 n/a 50,842 1977 42 517 n/a 49,563 1978 69 511 n/a 46,863 1979 48 473 n/a 40,860 1980 46 512 n/a 36,543 1981 37 n/a 838 ‡30,265 1982 39 n/a 881 ‡24,110 1983 32 n/a 853 ‡18,592 1984║ 21 n/a 298 n/a 1985║ 30 n/a 650 n/a * The Notification of Accident and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (NADOR), which came into force in 1981, introduced a new definition on a wider basis than the earlier category of serious injuries. † Injuries leading to absence from work of over three days. ‡ from 1981 onwards such injuries to employees in NCB mines only ║ Figures affected by consequences of the miners strike (began March 1984, ended March 1985) p= provisional n/a=not available.