§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many520W individuals working on street or road works were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement.[55852]
§ Dr. WhiteheadFollowing is the readily available information relating to the number of injuries to workers hit by vehicles occurring in the processes of road repairs and surfacing, and in street cleaning and verge maintenance.
Injuries to workers hit by vehicles occurring in the processes of road repairs and surfacing, and in street cleaning and verge maintenance—1996–97 to 2000–01 Road repairs/surfacing/ maintenance Road verge maintenance Fatal injuries 1996–97 3 — 1997–98 2 — 1998–99 2 — 1999–2000 2 — 2000–011 5 1 Major injuries 1996–97 14 1 1997–98 10 2 1998–99 12 — 1999–2000 14 1 2000–011 10 — Over 3-day injuries 1996–97 23 — 1997–98 20 3 1998–99 19 1 1999–2000 23 2 2000–011 19 2 1Provisional HSE is temporarily only able to provide statistics on workers hit by vehicles because of essential enhancements currently being carried out to their database system but could provide data on all incidents covered in the processes in the table in due course. The table also only provides data from 1996–97 onwards. Access to earlier data is available only at disproportionate cost.
Notes:
- Figures relate to employees and the self-employed.
- Injuries reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995.
- Statistics relate to the planning year from 1 April to 31 March.