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Mr. Edwin Wainwright
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fatal accidents have occurred in the agricultural industry during each of the past six years; and what is the rate per 1,000 employees.
Mrs. Fenner
Following is the information:
| FATAL ACCIDENTS IN AGRICULTURE: ENGLAND AND WALES | |||
| Fatal Accidents | Rate of fatal accidents to employees per 1,000 employees | ||
| (1 Total*) | (2 Employees) | ||
| 1968 | 114 | 52 | 0·14 |
| 1969 | 115 | 58 | 0·16 |
| 1970 | 105 | 31 | 0·09 |
| 1971 | 118 | 49 | 0·14 |
| 1972 | 95 | 42 | 0·12 |
| 1973† | 90 | 30 | 0·09 |
| * Includes accidents to farmers, self-employed contractors, children etc. | |||
| † Provisional. | |||