§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of injuries as a result of work activities reported to enforcement authorities falling within the east midlands region in the latest year for which Health and Safety Comission statistics are available in the categories(a) total fatal injuries to all persons, (b) total non-major injuries to all persons, (c) total over three-day injuries to all persons and (d) total all reported injuries to all persons.
§ Mr. ForthThe latest available information, provisional figures for the financial year beginning 1 April 1989, is provided in the table.
Numbers of reported occupational injuries1 in the East Midlands region, 1989–90 (provisional) Numbers Fatal 45 Non-fatal major2 3,106 Over three day3 13,762 Total reported 16,913 1Injuries to employees, self-employed persons and non-employed persons injured in a working environment, reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985 (RIDDOR), to all enforcement authorities excluding the HSE's railway inspectorate. 2As defined under RIDDOR. 3Injuries causing incapacity for work for more than three days.