§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatalities per 1,000 man-shifts there were for each of the last 10 complete years for which statistics are available(a) in private coal mines, (b) among sub-contract workers doing work for British Coal and (c) amongst British Coal's employees.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA fatality rate based on man-shifts is not available for private mines.
The table shows the fatalities per 100,000 man-shifts 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 sub-contractors at BCC mines are included in the rates shown in the table. Separate records for sub-contractors have not been maintained by the HSE.
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British coal corporation mines Year Fatal injury rate per 100,000 shifts1 1985–86 0.08 1986–87 0.05 1987–88 0.04
year Fatal injury rate per 100,000 shifts1 1988–89 0.08 1989x2013;90 0.01 1990–91 0.07 1991–92 0.08 21992–93 0.03 1 Includes accidents to contractors working at BCC mines. 2 Provisional.