asked the Minister for Labour the number of industrial fatalities in each industrial sector for 1982.
Written Answers. - Industrial Fatalities.
610.
The total number of industrial fatalities for 1982 reported to the Department of Labour was 16. The information relating to the number of fatalities in each sector is contained in the following statement:
|
Industrial Sector |
No. of Fatalities |
|
Mining |
2 |
|
Quarrying |
2 |
|
Industrial Plant and Steelwork |
1 |
|
Motor Vehicles |
1 |
|
Building Materials |
2 |
|
Timber |
1 |
|
Construction |
7 |
|
Total |
16 |
By way of comparison, the corresponding figures for fatal accidents for 1980 and 1981 were 30 and 21 respectively.