NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Injuries

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Table Number and Rate of Lost-time Injuries in Mining by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Work Location, 2002-2006
Table Number of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries and Injury Rates by Commodity, Employer Type, and Mine Type, 2006
Table Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Number and Median Days Lost from Work, and Injury Rate in Mining by Commodity and Employer Type, 2006
Mining occupational fatalities and injuries Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries, 2006
Nonfatal lost-time injury rate in mining and industry Nonfatal Injury Rate in Coal Mining, Metal Mineral Mining, Nonmetallic Mineral Mining, and All Industry (Private), 2006 Distributon of lost-workday injuries by worker gender, type of employer, and commodity Number of Lost-Workday Injuries by Worker Gender, Type of Employer, and Commodity, 2006
Lost-time injuries by underground and surface locations Number of Lost-time Injuries, Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 2002-2006 Lost-time injury rates by underground and surface locations Lost-time Injury Rates, Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 2002-2006
Map of injuries to miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006 Map of injuries to coal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Coal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006
Map of injuries to metal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Metal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006 Map of injuries to nonmetal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Nonmetal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006
Map of injuries to stone miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Stone Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006 Map of injuries to sand and gravel miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Sand and Gravel Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2006
Underground mining lost-time injury rates Rate of Lost-workday Injuries for Underground Mining Operations by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Year, 1997-2006 Surface mining lost-time injury rates Rate of Lost-workday Injuries for Surface Mining Operations by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Year, 1997-2006
Lost-time injry rates by work location and type of incident Rate of Lost-workday Injuries by Work Location and Type of Incident for the 5-year Period 2002-2006 Median number of lost workdays due to nonfatal lost-time injury Median Number of Lost Workdays Due to Nonfatal Lost-time Injury by Work Location and Selected Types of Incident, 2002-2006
Graph showing number and rate of all mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of All Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of all mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of All Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2002-2006
Graph showing number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Coal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Coal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2002-2006
Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Metal/Nonmetal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Metal/Nonmetal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2002-2006
Distributon of underground lost-time injuries by accident class Distribution of Lost-time Injuries by Accident Class, Underground Mining, 2002-2006 Distributon of surface lost-time injuries by accident class Distribution of Lost-time Injuries by Accident Class, Surface Locations, 2002-2006
Distributon of underground total days lost by accident class Distribution of Total Days Lost by Accident Class, Underground Mining, 2002-2006 Distributon of surface total days lost by accident class Distribution of Total Days Lost by Accident Class, Surface Locations, 2002-2006
Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by operator or contractor Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Operator or Independent Contractor by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Coal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of metal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Metal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Nonmetal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of stone mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Stone Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of sand and gravel mining nonfatal lost-time injuries Number and Rate of Sand and Gravel Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of coal mining contractor nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Coal Mining Contractor Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of noncoal mining contractor nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Noncoal Mining Contractor Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1997-2006

Distributon of lost-workday injuries by years of total mining experience, type of employer, and commodity

 Distribution of Lost-workday Injuries by Years of Total Mining Experience, Type of Employer, and Commodity, 2006 Distributon of lost-workday injuries by worker age, type of employer, and commodity Distribution of Lost-workday Injuries by Worker Age, Type of Employer, and Commodity, 2006
Table 1983-2006--Number of Mining Fatalities and Injuries by Year
Table 1983-2006--Number of Mining Fatalities and Injuries by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Number of Mining Fatalities and Injuries by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Number of Mining Fatalities and Injuries by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Number of Mining Fatalities and Injuries by Underground/Surface and Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Occupational Mining Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Occupational Mining Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Occupational Mining Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Occupational Mining Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Mining Commodity Sector and Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness
Table 1983-2006--Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2006--Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Injuries with no days lost, and Nonoccupational Fatalities by Mining Sector
Table 1983-2006--Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness by Mining Sector
Table 1983-2006--Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness by Mining Sector; Excludes Office Employees
Table 2006--Number of Lost Work Days (Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Injury Type (Occupational Fatality, Nonfatal Injury, and Occupational Illness)
Table 2006--Number of Lost Work Days (Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Type (Occupational Fatality, Nonfatal Injury, and Occupational Illness); Excludes Office Employees
Data source:  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).  See Methodology for further details.

For more information, contact Linda J. McWilliams, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 412-386-6116, LMcWilliams@cdc.gov, or Patrick J. Coleman, PhD, Spokane Research Laboratory, 509-354-8065, PColeman@cdc.gov.


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Page last updated: October 21, 2008
Page last reviewed: October 16, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division