To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor injuries were suffered by (i) passengers and (ii) employees of London Underground in each of the last 10 years. [8111]
The information, which has been provided by London Underground Ltd. on the basis of accidents reported by them to HM railway inspectorate, is set out in the following tables. Figures are not available for 1986.
Injuries on London Underground 1987–1995 | |||
Year | Fatal | Serious | Minor |
A. Passengers | |||
1987 | 82 | 25 | 2,597 |
1988 | 59 | 32 | 2,999 |
1989 | 53 | 32 | 2,839 |
1990 | 35 | 48 | 1,915 |
1991 | 37 | 45 | 1,198 |
1992 | 32 | 32 | 1,491 |
1993 | 58 | 89 | 2,004 |
1994 | 55 | 87 | 1,980 |
1995 | 42 | 82 | 2,262 |
Injuries on London Underground 1987–1995
| |||
Year
| Fatal
| Serious
| Minor
|
B. LUL employees
| |||
1987 | 2 | 13 | 369 |
1988 | 1 | 6 | 284 |
1989 | 0 | 6 | 348 |
1990 | 6 | 17 | 339 |
1991 | 2 | 26 | 474 |
1992 | 1 | 17 | 551 |
1993 | 0 | 46 | 506 |
1994 | 2 | 41 | 440 |
1995 | 1 | 86 | 354 |
Notes:
1 Fatal injury figures cover (for passengers) all non-medical related incidents including suicides and accidents involving trespassers, and (for employees) include accidents involving contractors working for LUL. Minor injuries exclude cases involving only minor cuts and bruises.
2 1995 figures do not include data for December.