§ Mr. FryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people at work have been(a) killed and (b) injured off the highway by vehicles reversing; figures for each of the last five years for which they are available.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table gives the available information for deaths of employees at work struck by reversing vehicles. The deaths are those reported under the reporting regulations for accidents at work (see note1). Accidents reportable under the Road Traffic Act 1972 are excluded.
Information for non-fatal injuries could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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Reported deaths of employees, resulting from vehicles reversing1 (not on the highway) Great Britain Number 1982 16 1983 8 1984 13 1985 6 1986 January to March 4 1986–872 7
1 Including only accidents in which injury resulted from person being struck by the vehicle and reported to HM Factory, Agriculture, Explosives and Mines & Quarries Inspectorate, under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (for 1982 to March 1986) and under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1986–87). 2 Provisional data for year commencing 1 April.
Reported occupational injuries to employees, resulting from vehicles etc1 (not on the highway) Great Britain 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Jan-March 1986–872 (a) deaths caused by: 1. industrial & site vehicles and field machines 13 13 15 18 7 11 2. transport for public roads 27 20 29 18 3 24 (b) Reported major injuries3 caused by: 1. industrial & site vehicles and field machines 134 142 160 170 39 260 2. transport for public roads 80 94 67 90 16 171 Reported "over 3 day injuries"4 caused by: 1. industrial & site vehicles and field machines 2,489 — — — — 1,235 2. transport for public roads 1,197 — — — — 575 1 including only accidents reported to Her Majesty's Factory, Agriculture, Explosives, Mines & Quarries Inspectorate in which injury resulted from person being struck by the vehicle. 2 provisional data for year commencing 1 April. 3 for 1982 to March 1986, as defined in the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrencies Regulations (NADOR) 1980; for 1986–87 the definition is wider as given in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, (RIDDOR) 1985. 4 for 1982 those leading to claims for industrial injury benefit notified to HSE by DHSS. This source was effectively abolished in 1983. From 1 April 1986 injuries reported directly to HSE under RIDDOR, not comparable with data from earlier period. These data for "over 3 day injuries" exclude reports to the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate.