asked the Taoiseach the number of fatal injuries known to have occurred in each of the past three years, indicating, by sampling or otherwise, the number of such injuries which occurred in agriculture.
Written Answers. - Fatal Injuries.
132.
The number of fatal injuries and the number of these which resulted from accidents which occurred on farms, in so far as the information is available, in each of the years 1969, 1970 and 1971 are as follows:
|
Year |
Number of fatal injuries |
Number which resulted from fatal accidents on farms |
|
1969 |
1,360 |
24 |
|
1970 |
1,414 |
24 |
|
1971 |
1,479* |
18 |
*Provisional