Table 05. Number of NONFATAL DAYS LOST (NFDL) Injuries and
NFDL Incidence Rates at Metallic Operations in the United States, by Primary Activity, 1978-2007
Year
|
Underground Mines
|
Surface Mines
|
|
Underground
|
Surf at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Dredge
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
1978
|
2,182
|
11.88
|
194
|
4.83
|
2,376
|
10.61
|
920
|
3.79
|
11
|
2.73
|
5
|
7.22
|
936
|
3.78
|
1979
|
2,673
|
13.77
|
205
|
4.45
|
2,878
|
11.98
|
1,138
|
4.32
|
20
|
5.65
|
4
|
5.85
|
1,162
|
4.34
|
1980
|
2,290
|
11.96
|
242
|
4.71
|
2,532
|
10.42
|
955
|
3.85
|
14
|
4.06
|
4
|
4.00
|
973
|
3.86
|
1981
|
2,008
|
10.38
|
249
|
4.64
|
2,257
|
9.13
|
866
|
3.34
|
15
|
4.51
|
-
|
-
|
881
|
3.35
|
1982
|
947
|
7.78
|
103
|
2.84
|
1,050
|
6.64
|
436
|
2.88
|
20
|
5.74
|
1
|
15.39
|
457
|
2.95
|
19831
|
631
|
7.71
|
59
|
2.24
|
690
|
6.38
|
316
|
2.67
|
16
|
4.69
|
-
|
-
|
332
|
2.73
|
1984
|
550
|
6.70
|
67
|
3.17
|
617
|
5.98
|
302
|
2.63
|
10
|
2.99
|
-
|
-
|
312
|
2.64
|
1985
|
401
|
5.61
|
38
|
2.09
|
439
|
4.89
|
258
|
2.63
|
14
|
4.10
|
-
|
-
|
272
|
2.68
|
1986
|
451
|
6.91
|
51
|
3.23
|
502
|
6.19
|
249
|
2.61
|
7
|
1.77
|
-
|
-
|
256
|
2.58
|
1987
|
449
|
6.90
|
64
|
4.06
|
513
|
6.35
|
427
|
3.89
|
24
|
4.96
|
-
|
-
|
451
|
3.94
|
1988
|
642
|
8.73
|
73
|
4.29
|
717
|
7.87
|
515
|
3.76
|
24
|
4.27
|
-
|
-
|
539
|
3.78
|
1989
|
636
|
8.56
|
91
|
4.70
|
727
|
7.76
|
664
|
4.16
|
31
|
6.19
|
-
|
-
|
696
|
4.22
|
1990
|
567
|
7.60
|
84
|
4.09
|
651
|
6.84
|
647
|
3.70
|
44
|
9.39
|
-
|
-
|
691
|
3.85
|
1991
|
464
|
7.04
|
67
|
3.74
|
531
|
6.33
|
655
|
3.74
|
8
|
1.90
|
-
|
-
|
663
|
3.70
|
1992
|
354
|
6.18
|
44
|
2.41
|
398
|
5.27
|
534
|
3.13
|
15
|
3.50
|
-
|
-
|
549
|
3.14
|
1993
|
328
|
6.42
|
57
|
3.62
|
385
|
5.76
|
483
|
2.80
|
17
|
3.50
|
-
|
-
|
500
|
2.82
|
1994
|
390
|
7.31
|
65
|
4.84
|
455
|
6.81
|
425
|
2.57
|
12
|
3.41
|
33
|
4.89
|
470
|
2.68
|
1995
|
367
|
6.25
|
55
|
3.88
|
422
|
5.79
|
435
|
2.49
|
17
|
4.71
|
17
|
2.35
|
469
|
2.52
|
1996
|
412
|
6.76
|
61
|
4.34
|
473
|
6.31
|
412
|
2.24
|
15
|
3.75
|
27
|
4.40
|
454
|
2.34
|
1997
|
374
|
6.00
|
42
|
3.11
|
416
|
5.48
|
382
|
2.21
|
10
|
2.53
|
15
|
2.86
|
407
|
2.23
|
1998
|
370
|
6.42
|
50
|
4.43
|
420
|
6.09
|
351
|
2.29
|
11
|
3.28
|
13
|
4.49
|
375
|
2.36
|
1999
|
313
|
6.33
|
32
|
3.25
|
345
|
5.82
|
305
|
2.22
|
11
|
3.49
|
8
|
3.48
|
324
|
2.27
|
2000
|
257
|
5.83
|
35
|
3.44
|
292
|
5.38
|
265
|
2.13
|
10
|
3.53
|
16
|
6.69
|
291
|
2.24
|
2001
|
184
|
4.13
|
19
|
2.20
|
203
|
3.82
|
215
|
1.85
|
6
|
2.56
|
4
|
3.63
|
225
|
1.88
|
2002
|
149
|
4.01
|
14
|
2.00
|
163
|
3.69
|
188
|
1.90
|
2
|
.93
|
1
|
1.68
|
191
|
1.88
|
2003
|
147
|
4.07
|
26
|
3.53
|
173
|
3.98
|
178
|
1.93
|
6
|
3.02
|
1
|
2.25
|
185
|
1.96
|
2004
|
130
|
3.41
|
20
|
2.53
|
150
|
3.26
|
181
|
1.77
|
2
|
1.91
|
3
|
4.83
|
186
|
1.79
|
2005
|
154
|
3.68
|
11
|
1.33
|
165
|
3.30
|
227
|
2.13
|
2
|
1.93
|
5
|
5.66
|
234
|
2.15
|
2006
|
141
|
3.08
|
24
|
2.68
|
165
|
3.02
|
260
|
2.18
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
.70
|
261
|
2.15
|
2007
|
178
|
3.27
|
33
|
3.56
|
211
|
3.32
|
274
|
2.06
|
1
|
.92
|
4
|
3.25
|
279
|
2.06
|
Table 05. Number of
NONFATAL DAYS LOST (NFDL) Injuries and NFDL Incidence Rates at Metallic
Operations in the United
States, by Primary
Activity, 1978-2007ā continued:
Year
|
Total Mining
|
Indp Shops/Yrds
|
Mills
|
Total w/o Office
|
Office
|
Grand Total
|
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
NFDLs
|
IR
|
1978
|
3,312
|
7.03
|
76
|
2.96
|
1,293
|
4.55
|
4,681
|
5.99
|
18
|
.16
|
4,699
|
5.27
|
1979
|
4,040
|
7.91
|
68
|
3.16
|
1,535
|
4.77
|
5,643
|
6.63
|
12
|
.10
|
5,655
|
5.84
|
1980
|
3,505
|
7.08
|
44
|
3.44
|
1,335
|
4.29
|
4,884
|
5.96
|
14
|
.12
|
4,898
|
5.22
|
1981
|
3,138
|
6.15
|
39
|
2.73
|
1,321
|
3.89
|
4,498
|
5.21
|
15
|
.12
|
4,513
|
4.58
|
1982
|
1,507
|
4.81
|
8
|
1.10
|
622
|
2.84
|
2,137
|
3.96
|
9
|
.10
|
2,146
|
3.41
|
19831
|
1,022
|
4.45
|
12
|
1.60
|
514
|
2.88
|
1,548
|
3.72
|
12
|
.18
|
1,560
|
3.23
|
1984
|
929
|
4.19
|
13
|
1.46
|
590
|
3.23
|
1,532
|
3.71
|
5
|
.09
|
1,537
|
3.28
|
1985
|
711
|
3.72
|
2
|
.24
|
493
|
3.11
|
1,206
|
3.37
|
7
|
.15
|
1,213
|
2.99
|
1986
|
758
|
4.20
|
18
|
3.26
|
476
|
3.43
|
1,252
|
3.85
|
3
|
.07
|
1,255
|
3.42
|
1987
|
964
|
4.93
|
19
|
3.32
|
720
|
4.59
|
1,703
|
4.76
|
7
|
.16
|
1,710
|
4.25
|
1988
|
1,218
|
5.37
|
19
|
5.42
|
933
|
5.36
|
2,239
|
5.37
|
4
|
.08
|
2,243
|
4.79
|
1989
|
1,422
|
5.50
|
15
|
3.97
|
892
|
4.41
|
2,329
|
5.01
|
11
|
.19
|
2,351
|
4.47
|
1990
|
1,342
|
4.88
|
15
|
3.94
|
773
|
3.76
|
2,130
|
4.40
|
7
|
.12
|
2,137
|
3.93
|
1991
|
1,194
|
4.54
|
22
|
5.81
|
806
|
3.94
|
2,022
|
4.29
|
8
|
.13
|
2,030
|
3.82
|
1992
|
947
|
3.78
|
15
|
4.09
|
648
|
3.26
|
1,610
|
3.55
|
10
|
.17
|
1,620
|
3.16
|
1993
|
885
|
3.62
|
8
|
2.24
|
627
|
3.29
|
1,520
|
3.47
|
8
|
.15
|
1,528
|
3.12
|
1994
|
925
|
3.82
|
8
|
2.14
|
508
|
2.74
|
1,441
|
3.34
|
8
|
.16
|
1,449
|
3.00
|
1995
|
891
|
3.44
|
11
|
2.47
|
501
|
2.64
|
1,403
|
3.10
|
8
|
.15
|
1,411
|
2.80
|
1996
|
927
|
3.44
|
3
|
.83
|
577
|
2.96
|
1,507
|
3.22
|
6
|
.11
|
1,513
|
2.91
|
1997
|
823
|
3.19
|
5
|
1.36
|
593
|
3.08
|
1,421
|
3.13
|
5
|
.09
|
1,426
|
2.81
|
1998
|
795
|
3.48
|
3
|
.87
|
453
|
2.51
|
1,251
|
3.03
|
8
|
.15
|
1,259
|
2.71
|
1999
|
669
|
3.31
|
9
|
2.88
|
456
|
2.75
|
1,134
|
3.06
|
1
|
.02
|
1,135
|
2.72
|
2000
|
583
|
3.17
|
6
|
1.85
|
350
|
2.24
|
939
|
2.73
|
5
|
.12
|
944
|
2.44
|
2001
|
428
|
2.47
|
7
|
2.45
|
300
|
2.30
|
735
|
2.40
|
6
|
.16
|
741
|
2.15
|
2002
|
354
|
2.43
|
6
|
2.21
|
280
|
2.53
|
640
|
2.47
|
2
|
.06
|
642
|
2.19
|
2003
|
358
|
2.59
|
3
|
1.24
|
218
|
2.09
|
579
|
2.37
|
3
|
.09
|
582
|
2.10
|
2004
|
336
|
2.24
|
2
|
.94
|
220
|
2.02
|
558
|
2.14
|
6
|
.16
|
564
|
1.90
|
2005
|
399
|
2.51
|
2
|
.85
|
277
|
2.37
|
678
|
2.44
|
4
|
.10
|
682
|
2.15
|
2006
|
426
|
2.42
|
4
|
1.95
|
235
|
1.97
|
665
|
2.23
|
5
|
.12
|
670
|
1.97
|
2007
|
490
|
2.46
|
2
|
.89
|
306
|
2.34
|
798
|
2.40
|
3
|
.07
|
801
|
2.12
|
1Beginning
in 1983, only operator data are available at this level of detail.
|