Table
07. TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL
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
|
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
1978
|
4,631
|
17.84
|
643
|
11.56
|
5,274
|
16.73
|
6,655
|
7.14
|
496
|
7.29
|
74
|
23.33
|
7,225
|
7.20
|
1979
|
5,163
|
18.77
|
574
|
9.00
|
5,737
|
16.93
|
6,646
|
6.74
|
393
|
5.71
|
27
|
9.43
|
7,066
|
6.68
|
1980
|
4,470
|
16.49
|
679
|
9.34
|
5,149
|
14.98
|
5,091
|
5.47
|
304
|
4.98
|
10
|
4.59
|
5,405
|
5.44
|
1981
|
4,110
|
15.09
|
809
|
10.44
|
4,919
|
14.06
|
4,110
|
4.79
|
246
|
4.66
|
-
|
-
|
4,356
|
4.78
|
1982
|
2,197
|
11.66
|
336
|
5.52
|
2,533
|
10.16
|
1,813
|
4.03
|
93
|
3.71
|
1
|
3.81
|
1,907
|
4.01
|
1983
|
1,593
|
11.37
|
222
|
5.06
|
1,815
|
9.87
|
2,787
|
4.15
|
178
|
3.82
|
1
|
.33
|
2,966
|
4.11
|
1984
|
1,407
|
9.81
|
230
|
6.68
|
1,637
|
9.20
|
3,063
|
4.17
|
217
|
4.28
|
-
|
-
|
3,280
|
4.17
|
1985
|
1,248
|
9.73
|
207
|
6.48
|
1,455
|
9.08
|
3,056
|
4.11
|
242
|
4.64
|
-
|
-
|
3,298
|
4.14
|
1986
|
1,123
|
9.49
|
199
|
6.98
|
1,322
|
9.01
|
3,589
|
4.73
|
265
|
5.06
|
1
|
9.67
|
3,855
|
4.75
|
1987
|
1,254
|
10.71
|
273
|
9.13
|
1,527
|
10.39
|
4,834
|
6.15
|
335
|
6.13
|
-
|
-
|
5,169
|
6.15
|
1988
|
1,633
|
12.52
|
332
|
9.93
|
1,965
|
11.99
|
5,932
|
7.16
|
453
|
8.03
|
-
|
-
|
6,385
|
7.22
|
1989
|
1,717
|
13.00
|
336
|
8.99
|
2,053
|
12.12
|
6,662
|
7.84
|
530
|
9.67
|
-
|
-
|
7,192
|
7.95
|
1990
|
1,489
|
11.20
|
342
|
9.10
|
1,831
|
10.74
|
6,214
|
7.31
|
462
|
8.37
|
-
|
-
|
6,676
|
7.37
|
1991
|
1,316
|
10.72
|
278
|
8.22
|
1,594
|
10.18
|
5,610
|
6.93
|
384
|
7.30
|
-
|
-
|
5,994
|
6.95
|
1992
|
1,037
|
9.21
|
216
|
6.49
|
1,259
|
8.63
|
5,137
|
6.38
|
391
|
7.46
|
-
|
-
|
5,528
|
7.07
|
1993
|
1,005
|
9.62
|
221
|
7.23
|
1,226
|
9.08
|
4,974
|
6.08
|
301
|
6.92
|
2
|
2.63
|
5,347
|
6.13
|
1994
|
1,032
|
9.42
|
227
|
7.06
|
1,259
|
9.04
|
5,024
|
5.89
|
361
|
6.63
|
46
|
6.41
|
5,431
|
5.94
|
1995
|
1,003
|
8.68
|
199
|
6.35
|
1,202
|
8.18
|
4,738
|
5.34
|
334
|
6.14
|
30
|
3.52
|
5,102
|
5.37
|
1996
|
1,046
|
8.71
|
221
|
7.29
|
1,267
|
8.42
|
4,394
|
4.90
|
319
|
6.01
|
38
|
5.13
|
4,751
|
4.97
|
1997
|
973
|
8.04
|
169
|
5.88
|
1,142
|
7.62
|
4,393
|
4.83
|
296
|
5.47
|
25
|
4.08
|
4,714
|
4.86
|
1998
|
918
|
7.81
|
207
|
8.02
|
1,125
|
7.84
|
4,289
|
4.57
|
284
|
5.30
|
20
|
5.47
|
4,593
|
4.73
|
1999
|
857
|
7.88
|
150
|
6.47
|
1,007
|
7.63
|
4,033
|
4.32
|
250
|
4.61
|
12
|
2.42
|
4,295
|
4.32
|
2000
|
768
|
7.51
|
208
|
7.37
|
976
|
7.48
|
3,987
|
4.34
|
288
|
5.37
|
21
|
6.69
|
4,296
|
4.40
|
2001
|
662
|
6.48
|
104
|
4.72
|
766
|
6.17
|
3,516
|
3.92
|
273
|
5.20
|
5
|
3.01
|
3,794
|
3.99
|
2002
|
500
|
5.75
|
94
|
5.23
|
594
|
5.66
|
3,139
|
3.66
|
216
|
4.28
|
5
|
4.73
|
3,360
|
3.70
|
2003
|
449
|
5.28
|
113
|
6.00
|
562
|
5.41
|
2,916
|
3.43
|
242
|
4.59
|
1
|
1.08
|
3,159
|
3.49
|
2004
|
487
|
5.36
|
111
|
5.06
|
598
|
5.3
|
3,096
|
3.44
|
244
|
4.42
|
7
|
5.53
|
3,347
|
3.50
|
2005
|
539
|
5.52
|
138
|
5.65
|
677
|
5.54
|
3,212
|
3.40
|
227
|
3.92
|
9
|
5.12
|
3,448
|
3.44
|
2006
|
480
|
4.55
|
134
|
5.00
|
614
|
4.64
|
3,154
|
3.16
|
205
|
3.55
|
4
|
1.81
|
3,363
|
3.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table
07. TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL
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
|
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
All
Injs
|
IR
|
1978
|
12,499
|
9.48
|
211
|
7.00
|
8,591
|
8.56
|
21,301
|
9.05
|
103
|
.30
|
21,404
|
7.95
|
1979
|
12,803
|
9.17
|
189
|
7.32
|
8,335
|
7.91
|
21,327
|
8.61
|
84
|
.24
|
21,411
|
7.57
|
1980
|
10,502
|
7.85
|
96
|
6.25
|
6,802
|
6.78
|
17,400
|
7.38
|
68
|
.19
|
17,468
|
6.46
|
1981
|
9,039
|
7.16
|
70
|
4.30
|
5,860
|
5.88
|
14,969
|
6.58
|
63
|
.19
|
15,032
|
5.75
|
1982
|
4,257
|
5.87
|
21
|
2.54
|
2,681
|
4.76
|
6,959
|
5.37
|
37
|
.17
|
6,996
|
4.62
|
1983
|
4,781
|
5.28
|
23
|
2.28
|
3,668
|
5.07
|
8,472
|
5.17
|
50
|
.19
|
8,522
|
4.48
|
1984
|
4,917
|
5.10
|
34
|
2.69
|
4,089
|
5.39
|
9,040
|
5.21
|
49
|
.19
|
9,089
|
4.56
|
1985
|
4,753
|
4.97
|
29
|
2.81
|
3,911
|
5.34
|
8,693
|
5.12
|
40
|
.16
|
8,733
|
4.48
|
1986
|
5,177
|
5.40
|
42
|
5.62
|
4,061
|
5.81
|
9,280
|
5.57
|
44
|
.18
|
9,324
|
4.89
|
1987
|
6,696
|
6.78
|
55
|
6.93
|
5,622
|
7.74
|
12,373
|
7.19
|
67
|
.27
|
12,440
|
6.32
|
1988
|
8,350
|
7.96
|
58
|
9.43
|
7,369
|
9.39
|
15,777
|
8.58
|
88
|
.34
|
15,865
|
7.57
|
1989
|
9,245
|
8.61
|
45
|
7.21
|
7,778
|
9.65
|
17,068
|
9.05
|
100
|
.38
|
17,168
|
7.98
|
1990
|
8,507
|
7.90
|
50
|
8.35
|
6,513
|
8.13
|
15,070
|
8.00
|
91
|
.34
|
15,161
|
7.05
|
1991
|
7,588
|
7.45
|
57
|
10.06
|
6,262
|
8.03
|
13,907
|
7.71
|
78
|
.30
|
13,985
|
6.76
|
1992
|
6,787
|
6.77
|
40
|
7.23
|
5,482
|
7.30
|
12,309
|
7.00
|
67
|
.26
|
12,376
|
6.13
|
1993
|
6,573
|
6.52
|
40
|
7.50
|
5,221
|
7.09
|
11,834
|
6.76
|
64
|
.26
|
11,898
|
5.96
|
1994
|
6,690
|
6.35
|
33
|
5.05
|
5,007
|
6.71
|
11,730
|
6.49
|
60
|
.24
|
11,790
|
5.72
|
1995
|
6,304
|
5.75
|
34
|
4.52
|
4,732
|
6.18
|
11,070
|
5.92
|
49
|
.19
|
11,119
|
5.24
|
1996
|
6,018
|
5.44
|
20
|
2.73
|
4,491
|
5.73
|
10,529
|
5.55
|
53
|
21
|
10,582
|
4.92
|
1997
|
5,856
|
5.23
|
35
|
5.15
|
4,383
|
5.56
|
10,274
|
5.36
|
59
|
.23
|
10,333
|
4.75
|
1998
|
5,718
|
5.13
|
34
|
5.15
|
4,304
|
5.47
|
10,056
|
5.27
|
63
|
.24
|
10,119
|
4.67
|
1999
|
5,302
|
4.71
|
35
|
6.00
|
4,196
|
5.41
|
9,533
|
5.00
|
63
|
.25
|
9,596
|
4.44
|
2000
|
5,272
|
4.76
|
45
|
7.89
|
4,212
|
5.34
|
9,529
|
5.01
|
71
|
.28
|
9,600
|
4.45
|
2001
|
4,560
|
4.24
|
36
|
6.72
|
3,806
|
5.17
|
8,402
|
4.63
|
47
|
.19
|
8,449
|
4.10
|
2002
|
3,955
|
3.90
|
30
|
5.62
|
3,349
|
5.10
|
7,333
|
4.37
|
42
|
.18
|
7,374
|
3.86
|
2003
|
3,721
|
3.69
|
31
|
6.08
|
3,088
|
4.82
|
6,840
|
4.14
|
42
|
.18
|
6,882
|
3.65
|
2004
|
3,945
|
3.69
|
25
|
4.53
|
2,947
|
4.50
|
6,917
|
4.00
|
59
|
.25
|
6,976
|
3.55
|
2005
|
4,125
|
3.66
|
28
|
4.69
|
3,051
|
4.48
|
7,204
|
3.97
|
56
|
.23
|
7,260
|
3.54
|
2006
|
3,977
|
3.34
|
27
|
5.43
|
2,746
|
3.96
|
6,750
|
3.57
|
57
|
.23
|
6,807
|
3.19
|
All
numbers include contractors.
1Includes
stone, sand and gravel operations.
|