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NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research |
Number of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries and
Injury Rates, 2006 |
Per 100 FTE1 Employees by Commodity,
Employer Type, and Mine Type (Excludes office employees) |
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Commodity and Employer Type
|
Underground |
Surface |
Mills/Preparation
Plants/Dredge |
Total |
| No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
| Coal Operator
| 2,218 |
5.2 |
610 |
1.6 |
193 |
2.0 |
3,021 |
3.3 |
| Metal Operator
| 141 |
3.1 |
289 |
2.2 |
235 |
2.0 |
665 |
2.2 |
| Nonmetal Operator
| 73 |
3.0 |
82 |
1.6 |
262 |
2.1 |
417 |
2.1 |
| Stone Operator
| 43 |
2.0 |
943 |
2.6 |
1,095 |
3.0 |
2,081 |
2.8 |
| Sand and Gravel Operator
| 0 |
0.0 |
668 |
2.3 |
127 |
2.3 |
795 |
2.3 |
| Operator Total
|
2,475 |
4.8 |
2,592 |
2.1 |
1,912 |
2.5 |
6,979 |
2.8 |
| Coal Contractor
| 215 |
7.4 |
248 |
1.8 |
94 |
1.7 |
557 |
2.5 |
| Noncoal Contractor
| 49 |
3.5 |
242 |
1.3 |
161 |
1.8 |
452 |
1.5 |
| Contractor Total
|
264 |
6.1 |
490 |
1.5 |
255 |
1.8 |
1,009 |
2.0 |
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| Total
|
2,739 |
4.9 |
3,082 |
2.0 |
2,167 |
2.4 |
7,988 |
2.6 |
| 1Full-time equivalent employees based on reported number of
employee hours (2,000 hours = 1 FTE). |
| Data Source: MSHA |
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