NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Fatalities

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Table Number of Mining Fatalities and Fatality Rates by Commodity, Employer, and Mine Type, 2006
Table Number and Rate of Fatalities in Mining by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Work Location, 2002-2006
Map of mining fatalities by commodity Locations of Mining Fatalities by Commodity, 2006 Mining occupational fatalities and injuries Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries, 2006
Fatalities in mining and all industry Fatality Rate in Mining Occupations and All Industry (Private), 2006 Fatalities by type of employer and commodity Number and Rate of Fatalities by Type of Employer and Commodity for the Periods, 1997-2001 and 2002-2006
Mining fatalities by work location and type of incident Number and Distribution of Mining Fatalities by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2002-2006 (Same data plotted on following pie charts.) Pie charts of mining fatalities by work location and type of incident Number and Distribution of Mining Fatalities by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2002-2006 (Same data plotted on previous bar chart.)
Graph showing number and rate of all occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of All Occupational Mining Fatalities by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of all occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of All Occupational Mining Fatalities by Year, 2002-2006
Graph showing number and rate of coal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Coal Mining Fatalities by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of coal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Coal Mining Fatalities by Year, 2002-2006
Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Metal/Nonmetal Mining Fatalities by Year, 1987-2006 Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Metal/Nonmetal Mining Fatalities by Year,  2002-2006
Number of mining fatalities by underground and surface locations Number of Mining Fatalities, Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 2002-2006 Mining fatality rates, underground and surface locations Mining Fatality Rates, Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 2002-2006
Underground fatalities by accident class Distribution of Fatalities by Accident Class, Underground Mining Operations, 2002-2006 Surface fatalities by accident class Distribution of Fatalities by Accident Class, Surface Mining Operations, 2002-2006
Fatalities 1911-2005 Number of Fatalities (five-year aggregates) and Annual Average Fatality Rates in the Mining Industry by Commodity and Year, 1911-2005 Fatalities 1966-2005 Number of Fatalities (five-year aggregates) and Annual Average Fatality Rates in the Mining Industry by Commodity and Year, 1966-2005
Fatalities 1931-2005 Number of Fatalities and Fatality Rates in the Mining Industry by Commodity, 1931-2006 Mining fatalities by employment size Number and Rate of Fatalities by Employment Size of Mining Operation, 2002-2006
Number and rate of mining fatalities Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of mining fatalities by operator or contractor Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Operator or Independent Contractor by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of mining fatalities by underground or surface locations Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of coal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Coal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of metal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Metal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of nonmetal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Nonmetal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of stone mining fatalities Number and Rate of Stone Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of sand and gravel mining fatalities Number and Rate of Sand and Gravel Operator Mining Fatalities by Year, 1997-2006
Number and rate of coal contractor mining fatalities Number and Rate of Coal Contractor Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006 Number and rate of noncoal contractor mining fatalities Number and Rate of Noncoal Contractor Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1997-2006
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 Lost-time Injuries, Injuries with no days lost, and Nonoccupational Fatalities by Mining Sector
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