§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatalities per 1,000 manshifts there were for each of the last 10 complete years for which statistics are available(a) in private coal mines, (b) among subcontract workers doing work for British Coal and (c) among British Coal's employees.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA fatality rate based on manshifts is not available for private mines.
The table shows the fatalities per 100,000 manshifts at British Coal Corporation—BCC—mines from 1985–86, the first year for which a discrete rate for BCC mines was calculated by the Health and Safety Executive's—HSE —inspectorate of mines.
Fatal accidents to subcontractors at BCC mines are included in the rates shown in the table. Separate records for subcontractors have not been maintained by HSE.
British Coal Corporation Mines Year Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Shifts1 1985–86 0.08 1986–87 0.05 1987–88 0.04 1988–89 0.08 1989–90 0.01 1990–91 0.07 1991–92 0.08 1992–932 0.03