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This 2007 mining fact sheet covers statistics of general interest relating to surface and underground stone mining operations, workers, fatalities, nonfatal lost-time injuries, and occupational illness. In 2007, a total of 4,639 stone mining operations reported employment to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Stone mines comprised 31.2% of all mining operations.
| Author(s): | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Reference: | Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-162, 2009 Aug; :1-2 |
2009-162 (PDF, 145 KB)
