NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Fatalities

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Table Number and Rate of Fatalities in Mining by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Work Location, 2003-2007
Map of mining fatalities by commodity Locations of Occupational Mining Fatalities by Commodity, 2007 Mining occupational fatalities and injuries Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries, 2007
Fatalities in mining and all industry Fatality Rate for the Mining Industry and Private Industry, 2007 Fatalities by type of employer and commodity Number and Rate of Fatalities by Employer Type and Commodity for the Periods 1998-2002 and 2003-2007
Mining fatalities by work location and type of incident Number and Distribution of Mining Fatalities by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2003-2007 (Same data plotted on following pie charts.) Pie charts of mining fatalities by work location and type of incident Number and Distribution of Mining Fatalities by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2003-2007 (Same data plotted on previous bar chart.)
Graph showing number and rate of all occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of All Occupational Mining Fatalities by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of all occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of All Occupational Mining Fatalities by Year, 2003-2007
Graph showing number and rate of coal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Coal Mining Fatalities by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of coal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Coal Mining Fatalities by Year, 2003-2007
Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Metal/Nonmetal Mining Fatalities by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal occupational mining fatalities by year Number and Rate of Occupational Metal/Nonmetal Mining Fatalities by Year,  2003-2007
Number of mining fatalities by underground and surface locations Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities by Work Location by Year, 2003-2007 Mining fatality rates, underground and surface locations Mining Occupational Fatality Rate by Work Location by Year, 2003-2007
Underground fatalities by accident class Distribution of Occupational Fatalities by Accident Class, Underground Mining Locations, 2003-2007 Surface fatalities by accident class Distribution of Occupational Fatalities by Accident Class, Surface Mining Locations, 2003-2007
Fatalities 1911-2005 Number of Fatalities and Fatality Rates (five-year aggregates) in the Mining Industry by Commodity, 1911-2005  Revised 10/8/2009 Fatalities 1966-2005 Number of Fatalities and Fatality Rates (five-year aggregates) in the Mining Industry by Commodity and Year, 1966-2005  Revised 10/8/2009
Fatalities 1931-2005 Number of Fatalities and Fatality Rates in the Mining Industry by Commodity, 1931-2007  Revised 10/8/2009 Mining fatalities by employment size Number and Rate of Fatalities by Employment Size of Mining Operation, 2003-2007
Number and rate of mining fatalities Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of mining fatalities by operator or contractor Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Operator or Independent Contractor by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of mining fatalities by underground or surface locations Number and Rate of Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of coal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Coal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of metal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Metal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of nonmetal mining fatalities Number and Rate of Nonmetal Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of stone mining fatalities Number and Rate of Stone Operator Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of sand and gravel mining fatalities Number and Rate of Sand and Gravel Operator Mining Fatalities by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of coal contractor mining fatalities Number and Rate of Coal Contractor Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of noncoal contractor mining fatalities Number and Rate of Noncoal Contractor Mining Fatalities by Underground and Surface Locations by Year, 1998-2007
   
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries by Underground/Surface and Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Mining Occupational Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Mining Occupational Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Mining Occupational Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Mining Occupational Fatality Rate and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate by Mining Commodity Sector and Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness; Excludes Office Employees
Table 1983-2007--Number of Mining Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness by Mining Sector; Excludes Office Employees
Table 2007--Number of Lost Work Days (Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Type (Occupational Fatality, Nonfatal Injury, and Occupational Illness); Excludes Office Employees

Data source:  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).  See Methodology for further details.

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Page last updated:  November 4, 2009
Page last reviewed: March 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division