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Table 04.  Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Stone

 Operations in the United States, by Primary Activity, 1978-2006



 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

 

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Dredge

Other

Total

Year

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

1978

2

.11

1

.22

3

.13

23

.07

-

-

-

-

23

.07

1979

1

.05

1

.21

2

.08

24

.07

-

-

-

-

24

.07

1980

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

.07

1

.23

-

-

23

.07

1981

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

.03

1

.25

-

-

10

.03

1982

1

.07

-

-

1

.06

8

.06

-

-

-

-

8

.06

1983 1/

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

.04

-

-

-

-

10

.04

1984

1

.07

1

.26

2

.11

14

.05

-

-

-

-

14

.05

1985

2

.14

1

.24

3

.17

6

.02

-

-

-

-

6

.02

1986

1

.07

2

.55

3

.16

11

.04

-

-

-

-

11

.04

1987

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

.06

-

-

-

-

17

.05

1988

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

.02

-

-

-

-

6

.02

1989

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

.06

-

-

-

-

18

.06

1990

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

.03

-

-

-

-

9

.03

1991

1

.07

-

-

1

.05

9

.03

-

-

-

-

9

.03

1992

2

.13

1

.22

3

.15

6

.02

-

-

-

-

6

.02

1993

7

.45

1

.23

8

.15

2

.01

-

-

-

-

2

.01

1994

1

.06

1

.26

2

.10

11

.04

-

-

-

-

11

.04

1995

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

.04

-

-

-

-

11

.04

1996

2

.12

-

-

2

.10

11

.04

-

-

-

-

11

.04

1997

2

.11

-

-

2

.09

13

.05

-

-

-

-

13

.04

1998

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

.03

-

-

-

-

9

.03

1999

2

.10

-

-

2

.09

10

.03

-

-

-

-

10

.03

2000

1

.05

-

-

1

.04

10

.03

-

-

-

-

10

.03

2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

.01

-

-

-

-

3

.01

2002

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

.03

-

-

-

-

10

.03

2003

1

.05

1

.25

2

.09

5

.02

-

-

-

-

5

.02

2004

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

.01

-

-

-

-

3

.01

2005

3

.14

-

-

3

.12

5

.01

-

-

-

-

5

.01

2006

-

-

1

.21

1

.04

4

.01

-

-

-

-

4

.01

 

 

Table 04.  Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Stone

 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

26

.07

-

-

23

.05

49

.06

-

-

49

.05

 

1979

26

.07

-

-

14

.03

40

.05

1

.01

41

.04

 

1980

23

.06

-

-

19

.04

42

.05

-

-

42

.04

 

1981

10

.03

-

-

9

.02

19

.03

-

-

19

.02

 

1982

9

.06

-

-

1

.01

10

.03

-

-

10

.03

 

1983 1/

10

.04

-

-

6

.02

16

.03

-

-

16

.02

 

1984

16

.05

-

-

13

.03

29

.04

-

-

29

.04

 

1985

9

.03

-

-

10

.03

19

.03

-

-

19

.02

 

1986

14

.04

-

-

2

.01

16

.02

-

-

16

.02

 

1987

17

.05

-

-

4

.01

21

.03

-

-

21

.03

 

1988

6

.02

-

-

9

.02

15

.02

-

-

15

.02

 

1989

18

.06

-

-

1

2/

19

.03

-

-

19

.02

 

1990

9

,03

-

-

6

.02

15

.02

-

-

15

.02

 

1991

10

.04

-

-

4

.01

14

.02

-

-

14

.02

 

1992

9

.03

-

-

3

.01

12

.02

-

-

12

.02

 

1993

10

.03

-

-

5

.01

15

.02

-

-

15

.02

 

1994

13

.04

-

-

4

.01

17

.03

-

-

17

.02

 

1995

11

.04

-

-

3

.01

14

.02

-

-

14

.02

 

1996

13

.04

-

-

7

.02

20

.03

-

-

20

.03

 

1997

15

.05

-

-

2

.01

17

.02

-

-

17

.02

 

1998

9

.03

-

-

5

.01

14

.02

-

-

14

.02

 

1999

12

.04

-

-

1

2/

13

.02

-

-

13

.02

 

2000

11

.03

-

-

4

.01

15

.02

-

-

15

.02

 

2001

3

.01

-

-

-

-

3

2/

-

-

3

2/

 

2002

10

.03

-

-

9

.03

19

.03

-

-

19

.02

 

2003

7

.02

1

.40

1

(*)

9

.01

-

-

9

.01

 

2004

3

.01

-

-

5

.01

8

.01

-

-

8

.01

 

2005

8

.02

-

-

7

.02

15

.02

-

-

15

.02

 

2006

5

.01

-

-

4

.01

9

.01

-

-

9

.01

 

1/  Beginning in 1983, only operator data are available at this level of detail.

2/ Less than 0.005.




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