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Underground. Year. Falls of Ground. Surface. xotaf Haulage. Electrical Shaft. Gases. Explosives. c ° Un J r °*l nd . At Pace. On Roads. Total. Number of Men Killed at All Mines Under the Coal-mines Act, 1925 1941 .. .. 2 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 4 1942 .. ..4 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 1 6 1943 .. .. 6 .. 6 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 8 1944 .. .. 8 .. 8 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 12 .. 12 1945 .. .. 4 .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 6 1946 .. .. 4 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 1947 .. ..2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 4 1948 .. ..3 .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 1949 .. .. 1 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 Number of Men Seriously Injured at All Mines Under the Coal-mines Act, 1925 1941 .. 10 .. 10 7 .. .. .. .. .. 1 18 2 20 1942 .. 10 .. 10 8 .. .. .. .. 2 2 22 3 25 1943 .. 8 .. 8 16 .. .. .. .. .. 4 28 2 30 1944 .. 16 .. 16 14 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 35 1 36 1945 .. ..10 .. 10 9 .. .. .. .. 1 5 25 3 28 1946 . . 14 .. 14 13 .. 1 .. .. 1 10 39 4 43 1947 .. 12 .. 12 14 .. .. .. 1 1 5 33 8 41 1948 .. 6 .. 6 19 1 .. .. .. 2 3 31 8 39 1949 .. 9 1 10 7 .. .. .. .. .. 5 22 3 25