NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Days Lost from Work,1 and Injury Rates in Mining, 2007

Per 100 FTE1 Employees by Commodity and Employer Type (Excludes office employees)


Commodity and Employer Type No. Injuries No. Days Lost from Work Median No. Days Lost from Work Injury Rate
Coal Operator 2,942 192,129 30 3.3
Metal Operator 798 40,696 17 2.4
Nonmetal Operator 508 26,954 17 2.5
Stone Operator 1,880 85,639 15 2.6
Sand and Gravel Operator 657 30,440 13 2.0
Operator Total   6,785 375,858 21 2.7
Coal Contractor 460 28,071 21 2.1
Noncoal Contractor 497 22,290 13 1.4
Contractor Total   957 50,361 16 1.7
 
Total   7,742 426,219 20 2.5
1Total days lost from work is based on the larger of either the statutory days or the sum of the actual days lost plus days of restricted work activity.
2Full-time equivalent employees based on reported number of employee hours (2,000 hours = 1 FTE).
 Data Source: MSHA
 
Page last updated: April 6, 2009
Page last reviewed: March 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)