§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many statutory notifications there have been of injuries among highway construction workers in each of the last 10 years. [68224]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe following is the available information.
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Injuries to workers occurring in the processes of road repairs and surfacing, and in street cleaning and verge maintenance,1996–97 to 2000–01 Fatal injuries Major injuries Over three day injuries Road repairs/surfacing/maintenance Road verge maintenance Road repairs/surfacing/maintenance Road verge maintenance Road repairs/surfacing/maintenance Road verge maintenance 1996–97 5 — 107 16 614 79 1997–98 4 — 95 18 557 95 1998–99 3 — 91 17 526 109 1999–2000 2 — 75 11 444 80 2000–01 9 1 59 13 377 68 Notes:
1. Figures relate to employees and the self-employed.
2. Injuries reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995.
3. The table sets out data from 1996–97 onwards. Access to earlier data is available only at disproportionate cost
4. Statistics relate to the planning year from 1 April to 31 March.