§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total number of injuries as a result of work activities reported to enforcement authorities in the five counties of the east midlands region for each year since 1986–87 in the categories (i) fatal, (ii) non-fatal major, (iii) over three days and (iv) total reported in(a) agriculture, (b) energy, (c) manufacturing, (d) construction and (e) services.
§ Mr. ForthThe available information for the whole of the east midlands region is provided in table 1. Analysis by individual counties could be provided only at disproportionate cost for all injury severities. However, table 2 provides such analysis for the reported fatalities which have been aggregated for the four years since 1986–87 in view of the small numbers involved.
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Standard industrial classification 1980 sector Fatal Non-fatal major1 Over 3 day3 Total reported Manufacturing 6 714 4,822 5,542 Construction 9 148 884 1,041 Services 11 1,806 4,129 5,946 All industries6 27 2,968 11,846 14,841 1988–89 Agriculture 1 73 193 267 Energy4 5 242 2,672 2,919 Manufacturing 9 680 5,409 6,098 Construction 7 171 954 1,132 Services 7 1,852 4,166 6,025 All industries6 29 3,018 13,394 16,441 1989–907 Agriculture 4 58 165 227 Energy4 8 208 2,128 2,344 Manufacturing 9 607 5,886 6,502 Construction 5 199 1,235 1,439 Services 19 2,027 4,332 6,378 All industries6 45 3,106 13,762 16,913
Table 2 Numbers of reported fatal injuries (a) in the East Midlands region 1986–87 to 1989–90 (provisional) Standard Industrial Classification 1980 County Derbyshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Sector Agriculture5 1 — — — 4 Energy 3 2 — — 10 Manufacturing 6 3 4 4 13 Construction 5 6 10 1 7 Services 6 8 9 9 12 All Industries 21 19 23 14 46 1 Injuries 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 HSE's Railway Inspectorate. 2 As defined under RIDDOR 3 Injuries causing incapacity for work for more than three days. 4 Excludes injuries reported to HSE's inspectorate of mines and quarries. 5 Analysis by county of fatal injuries reported to HSE's agricultural inspectorate in 1986–87 and 1987–88 not available. 6 Including a small number of injuries not classified by industry. 7 provisional. n.a. not available.