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The following statement shows the tons of coal raised, persons employed, lives lost by accidents in or about collieries, &c, to 1932 :—

SECTION lII.—ACCIDENTS. The following is a summary of accidents in and about coal-mines.during 1932, with their causes : —

The fatal accidents for the year under review were at the rate of 2-59 per thousand persons employed, and at the rate of 6-51 per million tons of coal produced. Accounts of the different accidents are given in the reports of the District Inspectors (Annexure A).

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Lives lost by Accidents in or Persons ordinarily employed. Tons raised about Collieries. „ Output, in per each Per- p Year> Statute Tons. son employed Per Million Th " anrt Number Above Ground. Below Ground. Total. below Ground -j °™ Priortol900 13,444,437 * * * * * * 165 1900 .. 1,093,990 617 1,843 2,460 593 3-65 1-62 4 1901 .. 1,239,686 688 2,066 2,754 600 2-42 1-09 3 1902 .. 1,365,040 803 2,082 2,885 655 1-46 0-69 2 1903 1,420,229 717 2,135 2,852 665 2-81 1-40 4 1904 1,537,838 763 2,525 3,288 609 2-60 1-21 4 1905, .. 1,585,756 833 2,436 3,269 651 3-78 1-83 6 1906 .. 1,729,536 1,174 2,518 3,692 687 3-46 1-62 6 1907 .. 1,831,009 1,143 2,767 3,910 662 6-55 307 12 1908 .. 1,860,975 992 2,902 3,894 641 2-68 1-28 5 1909 .. 1,911,247 1,159 3,032 4,191 630 3-66 1-67 7 1910 .. 2,197,362 1,136 3,463 4,599 634 7-28 3-48 16 1911 .. 2,066,073 1,365 2,925 4,290 706 6-77 3-26 14 1912 .. 2,177,615 1,130 3,198 4,328 681 413 2-08 9 1913 .. 1,888,005 1,053 3,197 4,250 590 3-18 1-41 6 1914 .. 2,275,614 1,176 3,558 4,734 639 2153 10-35 49f 1915 .. 2,208,624 1,050 3,106 4,156 711 4-07 2-16 9 1916 .. 2,257,135 988 3,000 3,988 752 2'65 1-50 6 1917 .. 2,068,419 1,090 2,893 3,983 715 1-93 1-00 4 1918 .. 2,034,250 1,102 2,892 3,994 703 2-95 1-50 6 1919 .. 1,847,848 1,095 2,849 3,944 648 5-41 2-53 10 1920 .. 1,843,705 1,152 2,926 4,078 630 0-54 0-24 1 1921 .. 1,809,095 1,218 3,149 4,367 674 552 2 28 10 1922 .. 1,857,819 1,191 3,365 4,556 552 323 1-31 6 1923 .. 1,969,834 1,353 3,647 5,000 540 2-53 1-00 5 1924 .. 2,083,207 1,364 3,505 4,869 594 4'80 2-05 10 1925 .. 2,114,995 1,288 3,489 4,777 606 3-78 1-67 8 1926 .. 2,239,999 1,336 3,823 5,159 586 6-69 2-90 15 1927 .. 2,366,740 1,386 3,988 5,374 593 4-23 1-86 10 1928 .. 2,436,753 1,366 4,010 5,376 608 3-69 1-67 9 1929 .. 2,535,864 1,370 4,127 5,497 614 4-73 2-18 12 1930 .. 2,542,092 1,437 4,430 5,867 574 5-50 238 14 1931 .. 2,157,756 1,414 4,331 5,745 498 1'85 0"69 4 1932 .. 1,842,022 1,257 3,379 4,636 545 6-51 2-59 12 Totals .. 77,840,569 .. .. .. .. .. I 463 • For returns (or previous years see page 32, Mines Statement, 1921. t Year of Ralph's (Huntly) explosion.

Fatal Accidents. Serious Non-fatal Accidents. Number of Person* Accidents. Accidents. proved Fata , to their Companion». Explosions of fire-damp or coal-dust Falls of ground ...... 6 7 7 7 Explosives .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • 2 3 Haulage ........ 2 2 5 5 Miscellaneous —Underground .... 3 3 3 On surface Totals ...... 10 12 17 18