Table IIDB06
Pneumoconiosis under Industrial Injuries(a) Scheme: new cases assessed, by industry to which the disease was attributed(b) 1991-2008
| Industrial Injuries Scheme Cases | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002(d) | 2003(d) | 2004(d) | 2005(d) | 2006(d) | 2007(d) | 2008(d)(e)(p) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumoconiosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coal mining | 380 | 385 | 395 | 585 | 385 | - | 325 | 205 | 485 | 375 | 355 | 435 | 1020 | - | 1050 | 1085 | 670 | 405 | 285 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other mining and quarrying: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - except refractories | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | 10 | 15 | - | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Asbestos | 330 | (5) | 355 | (10) | 420 | (15) | 375 | (5) | 425 | (10) | 480 | (5) | 345 | (5) | 315 | - | 405 | (10) | 445 | (5) | 460 | (5) | 570 | (10) | 655 | (15) | 760 | (5) | 830 | (10) | 720 | (5) | 695 | (10) | 795 | (10) |
| Foundry workers | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | - | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | - | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steel dressers | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pottery manufacture | 10 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 10 | (5) | 5 | - | 10 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 5 | 15 | - | 10 | - | 10 | (5) | 10 | - | 10 | - | 5 | 5 | - | ||
| Refractories(c) | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 20 | - | 20 | 5 | 15 | - | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other attributable industries | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | - | 20 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 30 | - | 25 | 25 | - | 50 | 45 | (5) | 25 | 40 | 35 | 40 | - | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 750 | 765 | 855 | 1005 | 860 | 840 | 595 | 870 | 870 | 865 | 970 | 1725 | 1785 | 1905 | 1585 | 1195 | 1065 | 1110 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- (a) Previously known as Pneumoconiosis Medical Panels.
- (b) The industry to which the disease is attributable is in some cases defined occupationally. Figures in brackets show the number of females. Where no figure is given, all cases were male.
- (c) Including the mining, quarrying and processing of refractory material. Statistics of cases assessed under the Pneumoconiosis Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit (PBMDB) scheme are no longer available. It is believed that numbers are very small.
- (d) In April 2002 a more accurate method of data collection was introduced by DWP. The apparent increases for some diseases are believed to be largely due to this rather than reflecting true rises in claims and assessments. In addition, from April 2002 the figures include a small number of cases where the claimant has been assessed as suffering but with no loss of faculty.
- (e) Figures for 2008 exclude a small number of cases for which the industry group had not been coded at the time of publication due to the provisional nature of the data.
- - Nil or negligible
- To maintain the anonymity of customers all 100% data has been rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore totals may not sum.
- (p) Provisional.
- Source: DWP.