NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Employees

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Table Summary of Mine-level Characteristics for Mine Operators, 2007
Table Summary of Company-level Characteristics for Independent Mining Contractors Working at Coal and Noncoal (metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand and gravel) Mining Operations, 2007
Table of number of mines, employees, and mine size Number of Mines and Mine Operator Employees by Commodity, 2007 Mine and employment characteristics Mine and Employment Characteristics, 2007
Pie of mine employees by commodity Distribution of Mine Operator Employees by Commodity, 2007 Number of Employee Hours Number of Employee Hours Reported by Mine Operators and Independent Contractors by Commodity and Year, 1998-2007
Number of Underground Employee Hours Number of Underground Employee Hours Reported by Mine Operators and Independent Contractors by Commodity and Year, 1998-2007 Number of Surface Employee Hours Number of Surface Employee Hours Reported by Mine Operators and Independent Contractors by Commodity and Year, 1998-2007
Employee Hours by Underground or Surface Number of Employee Hours Reported by Mine Operators and Independent Contractors by Underground or Surface Work Location by Year, 1998-2007 Employee Hours by Operators or Contractors Number of Employee Hours Reported by Mine Operators and Independent Contractors by Year, 1998-2007
Workers at underground locations Number of Full-time Equivalent Workers at Underground Work Locations by Type of Employer and Commodity, 1997 versus 2007 Workers at surface locations Number of Full-time Equivalent Workers at Surface Work Locations by Type of Employer and Commodity, 1997 versus 2007
Employment map Number of Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007 Coal employment map Number of Coal Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007
Metal employment map Number of Metal Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007 Nonmetal employment map Number of Nonmetal Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007
Stone employment map Number of Stone Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007 Sand and gravel employment map Number of Sand & Gravel Mine Operator Employees by County, 2007
Underground employment map Mine Operator Employees Working at Underground Locations by County, 2007 Surface employment map Mine Operator Employees Working at Surface Locations by County, 2007
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees by Year
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Underground/Surface Work Location and Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA

Data source:  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).  See Methodology for further details.

Statistical Graphs, Tables, and Maps
Fact sheets
Mining operations
Employees
Fatalities
Injuries
Illness and disease
Historical mine disasters
Page last updated: November 4, 2009
Page last reviewed: March 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division