§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor injuries were suffered by (i) passengers and (ii) employees of London Underground in each of the last 10 years. [8111]
§ Mr. NorrisThe information, which has been provided by London Underground Ltd. on the basis of accidents reported by them to HM railway inspectorate, is set out in the following tables. Figures are not available for 1986.
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Injuries on London Underground 1987–1995 Year Fatal Serious Minor A. Passengers 1987 82 25 2,597 1988 59 32 2,999 1989 53 32 2,839 1990 35 48 1,915 1991 37 45 1,198 1992 32 32 1,491 1993 58 89 2,004 1994 55 87 1,980 1995 42 82 2,262
Injuries on London Underground 1987–1995 Year Fatal Serious Minor B. LUL employees 1987 2 13 369 1988 1 6 284 1989 0 6 348 1990 6 17 339 1991 2 26 474 1992 1 17 551 1993 0 46 506 1994 2 41 440 1995 1 86 354 Notes:
1 Fatal injury figures cover (for passengers) all non-medical related incidents including suicides and accidents involving trespassers, and (for employees) include accidents involving contractors working for LUL. Minor injuries exclude cases involving only minor cuts and bruises.
2 1995 figures do not include data for December.