1983-2007, Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Injuries with No Days Lost, and Nonoccupational Fatalities by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Count
Underground/Surface work location (computed)

Occupational Injury Type (recoded) Total
Occupational fatality NFDL (Nonfatal, days lost) NDL (No days lost) Nonoccupational fatality
Underground Year 1983 57 7,665 1,986
9,708
1984 112 8,049 1,970
10,131
1985 61 6,929 1,933
8,923
1986 57 7,087 2,012
9,156
1987 45 9,605 2,965
12,615
1988 32 9,955 3,107
13,094
1989 53 9,493 2,899
12,445
1990 52 9,554 2,538
12,144
1991 50 8,800 2,464
11,314
1992 40 7,743 2,133
9,916
1993 42 6,452 1,861
8,355
1994 30 6,751 1,888
8,669
1995 28 5,846 1,763
7,637
1996 34 4,979 1,698
6,711
1997 26 4,691 1,694
6,411
1998 27 4,810 1,585
6,422
1999 30 4,103 1,280
5,413
2000 26 3,854 1,230
5,110
2001 40 3,570 1,298
4,908
2002 18 3,306 1,101
4,425
2003 16 2,818 957
3,791
2004 16 2,753 1,100
3,869
2005 20 2,772 1,166
3,958
2006 37 2,739 1,147
3,923
2007 27 2,645 1,092
3,764
Total 976 146,969 44,867
192,812
Surface Year 1983 74 7,263 3,555 1 10,893
1984 94 8,012 3,722 0 11,828
1985 61 7,646 3,710 2 11,419
1986 79 8,256 4,030 0 12,365
1987 83 10,139 6,088 2 16,312
1988 68 11,513 7,680 1 19,262
1989 62 11,992 8,607 1 20,662
1990 70 11,746 6,904 0 18,720
1991 61 10,849 6,302 3 17,215
1992 52 9,493 5,874 5 15,424
1993 54 8,963 5,424 2 14,443
1994 51 9,040 5,320 3 14,414
1995 69 7,971 5,074 3 13,117
1996 51 7,487 4,578 1 12,117
1997 65 7,319 4,428 0 11,812
1998 51 7,322 4,169 2 11,544
1999 60 6,881 3,789 0 10,730
2000 59 6,985 3,786 1 10,831
2001 32 6,379 3,369 0 9,780
2002 48 6,052 2,838 1 8,939
2003 40 5,504 2,660 0 8,204
2004 39 5,386 2,739 0 8,164
2005 37 5,538 2,841 0 8,416
2006 36 5,249 2,781 0 8,066
2007 40 5,097 2,596 0 7,733
Total 1,436 198,082 112,864 28 312,410

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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division