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NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research |
Number and Rate of Lost-time Injuries in Mining,
2003-2007 |
Per 100 Full-time Equivalent1 Employees by
Type of Employer, Commodity, and Work Location (Excludes office employees) |
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Type of Employer
and Commodity |
Underground Mines |
Surface Mines |
Total |
|
Underground |
Surface areas |
Strip/Open Pit/Quarry2 |
Dredge |
Mills/plants |
| Coal operator |
No. |
11,161 |
589 |
2,697 |
2 |
1,030 |
15,479 |
| Rate |
5.7 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
NC3 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
| Metal operator |
No. |
750 |
114 |
1,147 |
11 |
1,256 |
3,278 |
| Rate |
3.5 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| Nonmetal operator |
No. |
407 |
92 |
445 |
12 |
1,534 |
2,490 |
| Rate |
3.4 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| Stone operator |
No. |
270 |
95 |
4,527 |
11 |
6,003 |
10,906 |
| Rate |
2.7 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
| Sand & gravel operator |
No. |
NA4 |
NA |
3,189 |
703 |
NR5 |
3,892 |
| Rate |
NA |
NA |
2.2 |
2.7 |
NR |
2.3 |
| Coal contractor |
No. |
974 |
212 |
841 |
1 |
434 |
2,462 |
| Rate |
7.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
NC |
1.9 |
2.5 |
| Noncoal contractor |
No. |
165 |
85 |
1,013 |
6 |
725 |
1,994 |
| Rate |
2.7 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
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Total |
No. |
13,727 |
1,187 |
13,859 |
746 |
10,982 |
40,501 |
| Rate |
5.3 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
| 1Full-time equivalent employees based on reported number of
employee hours (2,000 hours = 1 FTE). |
| 2Also includes culm banks, auger mining, independent shops and
yards, and surface mining not elsewhere classified. |
| 3NC=Not computed for 3 or fewer injuries. |
| 4NA=Not applicable for this commodity. |
| 5NR=Not reported separately. Sand and gravel operators report
mill employment under strip or dredge operations. |
| Data Source: MSHA |
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