NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Injuries

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Table Number and Rate of Lost-time Injuries in Mining by Type of Employer, Commodity, and Work Location, 2003-2007
Table Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Days Lost from Work, and Injury Rates in Mining by Commodity and Employer Type, 2007
Mining occupational fatalities and injuries Mining Occupational Fatalities and Injuries, 2007
Nonfatal lost-time injury rate in mining and industry Nonfatal Injury Incident Rate in Coal Mining, Metal Ore Mining, Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying, and Private Industry, 2007 Distributon of lost-workday injuries by worker gender, type of employer, and commodity Number of Lost-Workday Injuries by Worker's Gender, Type of Employer, and Commodity, 2007
Lost-time injuries by underground and surface locations Number of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Work Location by Year, 2003-2007 Lost-time injury rates by underground and surface locations Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injury Rate by Work Location by Year, 2003-2007
Map of injuries to miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007 Map of injuries to coal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Coal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007
Map of injuries to metal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Metal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007 Map of injuries to nonmetal miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Nonmetal Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007
Map of injuries to stone miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Stone Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007 Map of injuries to sand and gravel miners Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries to Sand and Gravel Mine Operator and Independent Contractor Employees by County, 2007
Underground mining lost-time injury rates Rate of Lost-workday Injuries by Underground Work Location by Type of Employer and Commodity, 1998-2007 Surface mining lost-time injury rates Rate of Lost-workday Injuries by Surface Work Location by Type of Employer and Commodity, 1998-2007
Lost-time injry rates by work location and type of incident Rate of Lost-workday Injuries by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2003-2007 Median number of lost workdays due to nonfatal lost-time injury Median Number of Lost Workdays Due to Nonfatal Lost-time Injury by Work Location and Type of Incident, 2003-2007
Graph showing number and rate of all mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of All Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of all mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of All Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2003-2007
Graph showing number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Coal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Coal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2003-2007
Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Metal/Nonmetal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1988-2007 Graph showing number and rate of metal/nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by year Number and Rate of Metal/Nonmetal Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 2003-2007
Distributon of underground lost-time injuries by accident class Distribution of Lost-time Injuries by Accident Class, Underground Mining Locations, 2003-2007 Distributon of surface lost-time injuries by accident class Distribution of Lost-time Injuries by Accident Class, Surface Locations, 2003-2007
Distributon of underground total days lost by accident class Distribution of Total Days Lost by Accident Class, Underground Mining Locations, 2003-2007 Distributon of surface total days lost by accident class Distribution of Total Days Lost by Accident Class, Surface Locations, 2003-2007
Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by operator or contractor Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Operator or Independent Contractor by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Mining Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of coal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Coal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of metal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Metal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of nonmetal mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Nonmetal Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of stone mining nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Stone Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of sand and gravel mining nonfatal lost-time injuries Number and Rate of Sand and Gravel Mining Operator Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Year, 1998-2007
Number and rate of coal mining contractor nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Coal Mining Contractor Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007 Number and rate of noncoal mining contractor nonfatal lost-time injuries by underground and surface work locations Number and Rate of Noncoal Mining Contractor Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries by Underground and Surface Work Locations by Year, 1998-2007

Distributon of lost-workday injuries by years of total mining experience, type of employer, and commodity

 Percent Distribution of Nonfatal Lost-workday Injuries by Years of Total Mining Experience, Type of Employer, and Commodity, 2007 Distributon of lost-workday injuries by worker age, type of employer, and commodity Percent Age Distribution of Nonfatal Lost-time Injured workers by Type of Employer and Commodity, 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