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NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research |
Number of Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Days
Lost from Work,1 and Injury Rates in Mining, 2007 |
Per 100 FTE1 Employees by Commodity and
Employer Type (Excludes office employees) |
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Commodity and Employer Type |
No. Injuries |
No. Days Lost from Work |
Median No. Days Lost from Work |
Injury Rate |
| Coal Operator |
2,942 |
192,129 |
30 |
3.3 |
| Metal Operator |
798 |
40,696 |
17 |
2.4 |
| Nonmetal Operator |
508 |
26,954 |
17 |
2.5 |
| Stone Operator |
1,880 |
85,639 |
15 |
2.6 |
| Sand and Gravel Operator |
657 |
30,440 |
13 |
2.0 |
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Operator Total |
6,785 |
375,858 |
21 |
2.7 |
| Coal Contractor |
460 |
28,071 |
21 |
2.1 |
| Noncoal Contractor |
497 |
22,290 |
13 |
1.4 |
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Contractor Total |
957 |
50,361 |
16 |
1.7 |
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Total |
7,742 |
426,219 |
20 |
2.5 |
| 1Total days lost from work is based on the larger of either the
statutory days or the sum of the actual days lost plus days of restricted work
activity. |
| 2Full-time equivalent employees based on reported number of
employee hours (2,000 hours = 1 FTE). |
| Data Source: MSHA |
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