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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 1928.

SECTION III.—ACCIDENTS. The following is a summary of accidents in and about coal-mines during 1928, with their causes :—

Lives lost by Accidents in or Persons ordinarily employed. Tons raised about Collieries. y ear Output, in per each Per- p Statute Tons. son employed Per Million Thousand Number Above Ground. Below Ground. Total. below Ground - produced. emp i oyed , >ost. Prior to 1900 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 3-07 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 4*13 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 21 53 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 4.367 574 5 52 2 28 10 1922 .. 1,857,819 1,191 3,365 4,556 552 3-23 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 Totals .. 68,762,835 .. .. .. .. .. .. 421 * For returns for previous yeara see page 32, Mines Statement, 1921. t Year of Ralph's (Huntly) explosion

Fatal Accidents. Serious Non-fatal Accidents. Number of Persons Separate Fatal Number o£ b£ Accidents Deaths * Accidents Accidents which Accidents. Accidents. proved Fatal to their Companions. I Explosions of fire-damp or coal-dust Falls of ground ...... 8 8 9 9 Explosives .. .. .. ■ ■ • • 1 1 Haulage .. .. • ■ • ■. • • 3 3 Miscellaneous—Underground .... .. .. 2 2 On surface .... 1 1 Totals 9 9 15 15 The fatal accidents for the year were at the rate of 1-67 per thousand persons employed and 3-69 per million tons of coal produced. Accounts of all the fatal and serious non-fatal accidents are given in the District Inspectors' reports attached hereto.