§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were(a) killed and (b) seriously injured in local authority employment in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. McLoughlinOccupational injuries to workers' occurring in premises owned by, or arising from activities controlled by, local authorities, and reported to HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates for years between 1988–89 and 1990–91 are provided in the following table. Prior to 1 April 1988 such injuries were not separately identified.
Year2 Fatal Major3 Over three day4 Total 1988–89 11 2,553 33,689 36,253 1989–90 12 2,539 32,224 34,775 51990–91 12 2,571 30,031 32,614 1 Injuries to employees and self-employed persons reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985 (RIDDOR). 2 Years commencing 1 April. 3 As denned under RIDDOR. 4 An injury causing incapacity for normal work for more than three days. 5 Includes reports made to the HSE's Quarries Inspectorates.