The Surveillance and Statistics Team is involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of safety and health data related to mining occupations in order to report on the overall incidence, prevalence, and significance of mining occupational safety and health problems. Reports on trends in incidence of mining-related fatalities, morbidity, and traumatic injury are prepared. Involvement includes the coordination of research projects and participation in institute-wide surveillance initiatives. The team provides consultation in the formulation of research questions, study design, data collection, and statistical methods to support the research conducted by the NIOSH Mining Program

Mining Fact Sheets

For quick reference, Fact Sheets covering a variety of topics of general interest relating to mining operations, workers, fatalities, nonfatal lost-time injuries, and occupational illness are now available for each of the mining commodity sectors. Further fact sheets are under development.

Graphs, Tables, and Maps

Graphs, tables, and maps summarizing a variety of information reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) are generated on a regular basis.  Data used to create these graphs, tables, and maps were obtained from the MSHA databases of reported employment and reported cases of accident/injury/illness for mine operators as well as independent contractors working on mine property. See the Statistical Methodology for further details.

• Mining Operations
• Employees
• Fatalities
• Injuries
• Illness and Disease
• Historical Mine Disasters

Statistical Publications

• The Worker Health Chartbook, 2004 (PDF, 8.8 MB), DHHS (NIOSH), Publication No. 2004-146, consolidates information from the network of injury and illness surveillance tracking systems in the U.S. and is designed for agencies, organizations, employers, researchers, workers, and others who need to know about occupational injuries and illnesses. Chapter 4 focuses on the high-risk occupations in the mining and construction industries.  This Chartbook is also available on-line in HTML format.
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000 (PDF, 16 KB), DHHS (NIOSH), Publication No. 2000-127. The section Focus on Mining presents a detailed overview of mining and injuries. This report includes a historical perspective of fatal injuries during the 85-year period 1911-1995, along with data on fatal and lost work-day injuries during the 10-year period 1988-1997. This Chartbook is also available on-line in HTML format.
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000, Focus on Mining (PDF, 1.3 MB) published by DHHS (NIOSH), Publication No. 2002-121, May 2002. Contents of this booklet were taken from the Worker Health Chartbook, 2000.
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Hazardous Exposures in the Mining Industry, 1986-1995: A Surveillance Report (PDF, 20.9 MB).  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-117. The report summarizes available data on work-related fatal and nonfatal injuries in the mining industry for the 10-year period 1986-1995.

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