To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal accidents have taken place in the United Kingdom ports industry since July 1989.
The numbers of fatal accidents occurring in docks and harbours in Great Britain between 1 July 1989 and 31 March 1992 are given in the table. Statistics for 1992–93 are not yet available. Accident statistics for Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
| Fatal accidents1in docks and harbours2as reported to the Health and Safety Executive's Factory and Agricultural Inspectorates—1 July 1989 to 1991–924 | |
| Year | Fatalities |
| 1 July 1989 to 31 March 1990 | 7 |
| 1990–91 3 | 2 |
| 1991–924 3 | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| 1 Includes accidents to employees (including trainees), self employed persons and members of the public injured as a result of someone else's work activity notified under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR). | |
| 2 As defined by Standard Industrial Classification Class 74 and actify heading 7630. | |
| 3 Year commencing 1 April. | |
| 4 Provisional. | |
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial accidents have taken place in United Kingdom port activities since July 1989.
The numbers of non-fatal injuries occurring in docks and harbours in Great Britain between 1 July 1989 and 31 March 1992 are given in the table. Statistics for 1992–93 are not yet available. Accident statistics for Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
| Injuries1in docks and harbours2as reported to the health and safety executive's factory and agricultural inspectorates 1 July 1989 to 1991–926 | |||
| Severity of injury | Total | ||
| Major4 | Over three days5 | ||
| 1989–90 7 | 80 | 406 | 486 |
| 1990–91 3 | 113 | 498 | 611 |
| 1991–92 6 3 | 88 | 469 | 557 |
| Total | 281 | 1,373 | 1,654 |
| 1 Includes injuries to employees (including trainees), self employed persons and members of the public injured as a result of someone else's work activity notified under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR). | |||
| 2 As defined by Standard Industrial Classification Class 74 and activity heading 7630. | |||
| 3 Year commending 1st April. | |||
| 4 As defined under RIDDOR but chiefly amputations, serious fractures and any other injury requiring hospitalisation for 24 hours. | |||
| 5 Any injury that results in an absence from normal work for more than three days. | |||
| 6 Provisional. | |||
| 7 I July 1989 to 31 March 1990. | |||