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Mr. Andy Stewart
asked the Secretary of State for Energy,if he will give figures for the number of fatal accidents which have occurred in British coal mines since 1957.
Mr. David Hunt
The information requested is as follows:
| Fatalities in the Coal Industry 1957–1987 | |
| Number | |
| 1957 | 391 |
| 1958 | 315 |
| 1959 | 343 |
| 1960 | 316 |
| 1961 | 234 |
| 1962 | 255 |
| 1963–641 | 308 |
| 1964–65 | 181 |
| 1965–66 | 217 |
| 1966–67 | 146 |
| 1967–682 | 130 |
| 1968–69 | 115 |
| 1969–70 | 82 |
| 1970–71 | 92 |
| 1971–72 | 58 |
| 1972–732 | 81 |
| 1973–74 | 60 |
| 1974–75 | 56 |
| 1975–76 | 59 |
Number
| |
| 1976–77 | 38 |
| 1977–78 | 48 |
| 1978–792 | 72 |
| 1979–80 | 31 |
| 1980–81 | 39 |
| 1981–82 | 34 |
| 1982–83 | 44 |
| 1983–842 | 22 |
| 1984–853 | 12 |
| 1985–86 | 27 |
| 1986–87 | 15 |
115 month period | |
253 week period | |
3affected by industrial dispute | |
Source:British Coal Corporation