Table
04. Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL
Incidence Rates (IR) at Metal/Nonmetal1 Operations
in
the United States,
by Primary Activity, 1978-2006
Year
|
Underground
Mines
|
Surface
Mines
|
|
Underground
|
Surf
at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Dredge
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
|
1978
|
35
|
.13
|
4
|
.07
|
39
|
.12
|
54
|
.06
|
5
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
59
|
.06
|
|
1979
|
26
|
.09
|
5
|
.08
|
31
|
.09
|
61
|
.06
|
5
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
66
|
.06
|
|
1980
|
20
|
.07
|
4
|
.05
|
24
|
.07
|
48
|
.05
|
4
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
52
|
.05
|
|
1981
|
30
|
.11
|
2
|
.03
|
32
|
.09
|
31
|
.04
|
3
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
.04
|
|
1982
|
23
|
.12
|
3
|
.05
|
26
|
.10
|
14
|
.03
|
1
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
.03
|
|
1983
|
12
|
.09
|
2
|
.05
|
14
|
.08
|
27
|
.04
|
7
|
.15
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
.05
|
|
1984
|
14
|
.10
|
5
|
.15
|
19
|
.11
|
38
|
.05
|
1
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
39
|
.05
|
|
1985
|
16
|
.12
|
3
|
.09
|
19
|
.12
|
22
|
.03
|
3
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
.03
|
|
1986
|
7
|
.06
|
3
|
.11
|
10
|
.07
|
30
|
.04
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
32
|
.04
|
|
1987
|
9
|
.08
|
1
|
.03
|
10
|
.07
|
37
|
.05
|
10
|
.18
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
.06
|
|
1988
|
7
|
.05
|
3
|
.09
|
10
|
.06
|
23
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
.03
|
|
1989
|
11
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.06
|
28
|
.03
|
1
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
.03
|
|
1990
|
9
|
.07
|
3
|
.08
|
12
|
.07
|
29
|
.03
|
4
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
.04
|
|
1991
|
10
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.06
|
32
|
.04
|
3
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
35
|
.04
|
|
1992
|
6
|
.05
|
1
|
.03
|
7
|
.05
|
29
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
.04
|
|
1993
|
17
|
.16
|
1
|
.03
|
18
|
.13
|
20
|
.02
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
.03
|
|
1994
|
8
|
.07
|
1
|
.03
|
9
|
.06
|
21
|
.02
|
1
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
.02
|
|
1995
|
6
|
.05
|
1
|
.03
|
7
|
.05
|
34
|
.04
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
36
|
.04
|
|
1996
|
6
|
.05
|
1
|
.03
|
7
|
.05
|
26
|
.03
|
4
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
.03
|
|
1997
|
8
|
.07
|
2
|
.07
|
10
|
.07
|
38
|
.04
|
4
|
.07
|
1
|
.16
|
43
|
.04
|
|
1998
|
5
|
.04
|
2
|
.08
|
7
|
.05
|
28
|
.03
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
.03
|
|
1999
|
11
|
.10
|
2
|
.09
|
13
|
.10
|
32
|
.03
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
.03
|
|
2000
|
8
|
.08
|
1
|
.04
|
9
|
.07
|
25
|
.03
|
3
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
28
|
.03
|
|
2001
|
8
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.06
|
18
|
.02
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
.02
|
|
2002
|
3
|
.03
|
1
|
.06
|
4
|
.04
|
20
|
.02
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
.02
|
|
2003
|
1
|
.01
|
1
|
.05
|
2
|
.02
|
15
|
.02
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
.02
|
|
2004
|
2
|
.02
|
1
|
.05
|
3
|
.03
|
13
|
.01
|
2
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
.02
|
|
2005
|
6
|
.06
|
1
|
.04
|
7
|
.06
|
15
|
.02
|
2
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
.02
|
|
2006
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
.04
|
1
|
.01
|
14
|
.01
|
2
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table
04. Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL
Incidence Rates (IR) at Metal/Nonmetal1 Operations
in
the United States,
by Primary Activity, 1978-2006 –
continued:
Year
|
Total
Mining
|
Indp
Shops/Yrds
|
Mills
|
Total
w/o Office
|
Office
|
Grand
Total
|
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
1978
|
98
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
38
|
.04
|
136
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
136
|
.05
|
1979
|
97
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
.02
|
122
|
.05
|
1
|
***
|
123
|
.04
|
1980
|
76
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
.03
|
103
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
103
|
.04
|
1981
|
66
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
.03
|
84
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
84
|
.03
|
1982
|
41
|
.06
|
1
|
.12
|
10
|
.02
|
51
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
51
|
.03
|
1983
|
48
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
14
|
.02
|
62
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
62
|
.03
|
1984
|
58
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
.03
|
80
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
80
|
.04
|
1985
|
44
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
.02
|
57
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
57
|
.03
|
1986
|
42
|
.04
|
1
|
.13
|
6
|
.01
|
49
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
49
|
.03
|
1987
|
57
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.01
|
67
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
67
|
.03
|
1988
|
33
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.02
|
49
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
49
|
.02
|
1989
|
40
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.01
|
48
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
.02
|
1990
|
45
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.01
|
56
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
56
|
.03
|
1991
|
45
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.01
|
53
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
53
|
.03
|
1992
|
36
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
.01
|
43
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
.02
|
1993
|
40
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.01
|
51
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
51
|
.03
|
1994
|
31
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
.01
|
40
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
40
|
.02
|
1995
|
43
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.01
|
53
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
53
|
.03
|
1996
|
37
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.01
|
47
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
.02
|
1997
|
53
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.01
|
61
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
61
|
.03
|
1998
|
37
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
14
|
.02
|
51
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
51
|
.02
|
1999
|
47
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.01
|
55
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
55
|
.03
|
2000
|
37
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.01
|
47
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
.02
|
2001
|
28
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
***
|
30
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
.01
|
2002
|
26
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.02
|
42
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
42
|
.02
|
2003
|
19
|
.02
|
1
|
.20
|
6
|
.01
|
26
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
.01
|
2004
|
18
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
.01
|
27
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
.01
|
2005
|
24
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.02
|
35
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
35
|
.02
|
2006
|
17
|
.01
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
.01
|
25
|
.01
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
.01
|
All
numbers include contractors.
1Includes stone, sand and gravel operations.
***Incidence Rate less than 0.005.