§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many(a) fatal accidents and (b) major accidents there were in (i) British Coal deep mines, (ii) licensed private deep coal mines, (iii) British Coal opencast mines and (iv) licensed private opencast coal mines in (1) England, (2) Scotland and (3) Wales in each of the last five years;
(2) what was the number of (a) fatal injuries and (b) major injuries in (i) British Coal deep mines, (ii) licensed private deep coal mines, (iii) British Coal opencast mines and (iv) licensed private opencast mines in (1) England, (2) Scotland and (3) Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NichollsIt is not possible to determine the number of accidents that resulted in(a) fatal injuries or (b) major injuries without incurring disproportionate cost.
The numbers of fatal injuries at the premises listed are:
1Covering a 15 month period January 1984 to March 1985.
2The introduction of the RIDDOR Regulations on 1 April 1986 widened the coverage of the "serious" injury category. Major injury figures from 1986–87 are therefore not directly comparable with those from earlier years.