Self-employed (Deaths and Injuries) (Hansard, 9 December 1996)

HC Deb 09 December 1996 vol 287 c42W 42W

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the rate of(a) death and (b) major injury among the self-employed in each of the last 10 years. [7526]

§ Sir Paul Beresford
The fatal and major injury incidence rates for self-employed people for all industry, as reported to health and safety enforcing authorities, were as follows:

Year Fatal rate (per 100,000) Major injury rate (per 100,000)

1986–87 2.0 26.9

1987–88 3.0 31.0

1988–89 2.7 39.4

1989–90 3.3 41.2

1990–91 2.7 41.2

1991–92 2.1 33.1

1992–93 2.0 35.8

1993–94 1.6 40.6

1994–95 2.5 40.4

1995–96¹ 1.5 35.9

¹ Provisional.

Year	Fatal rate (per 100,000)	Major injury rate (per 100,000)
1986–87	2.0	26.9
1987–88	3.0	31.0
1988–89	2.7	39.4
1989–90	3.3	41.2
1990–91	2.7	41.2
1991–92	2.1	33.1
1992–93	2.0	35.8
1993–94	1.6	40.6
1994–95	2.5	40.4
1995–96¹	1.5	35.9
¹ Provisional.