Table 07. TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Nonmetallic
Operations in the United
States , by Primary
Activity, 1978-2007
Year |
Underground
Mines |
Surface
Mines |
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|
Underground |
Surf at UG |
Total |
Strip |
Dredge |
Other |
Total |
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|
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
1978 |
642 |
11.23 |
169 |
15.51 |
811 |
11.91 |
672 |
6.47 |
8 |
41.33 |
68 |
27.43 |
748 |
7.02 |
1979 |
691 |
11.23 |
138 |
10.66 |
829 |
11.13 |
561 |
5.35 |
- |
- |
22 |
10.10 |
583 |
5.45 |
1980 |
682 |
11.04 |
159 |
9.28 |
841 |
10.66 |
498 |
4.59 |
- |
- |
6 |
5.09 |
504 |
4.59 |
1981 |
635 |
10.04 |
183 |
9.30 |
818 |
9.87 |
400 |
3.83 |
1 |
16.77 |
- |
- |
401 |
3.83 |
1982 |
403 |
7.60 |
91 |
4.44 |
494 |
6.72 |
281 |
4.14 |
2 |
17.35 |
- |
- |
283 |
4.16 |
1983 1/ |
341 |
8.42 |
41 |
5.47 |
382 |
7.96 |
230 |
3.40 |
9 |
7.34 |
1 |
5.79 |
240 |
3.47 |
1984 |
265 |
6.27 |
34 |
4.63 |
299 |
6.03 |
221 |
2.95 |
10 |
4.37 |
- |
- |
231 |
2.99 |
1985 |
266 |
6.97 |
55 |
8.11 |
321 |
7.14 |
244 |
3.42 |
16 |
7.38 |
- |
- |
260 |
3.53 |
1986 |
217 |
6.36 |
53 |
8.33 |
270 |
6.67 |
238 |
3.73 |
14 |
7.08 |
1 |
9.67 |
253 |
3.84 |
1987 |
271 |
8.19 |
73 |
11.67 |
344 |
8.74 |
324 |
5.10 |
8 |
6.39 |
- |
- |
332 |
5.13 |
1988 |
306 |
8.41 |
66 |
10.16 |
372 |
8.68 |
378 |
5.80 |
9 |
6.83 |
- |
- |
387 |
5.82 |
1989 |
363 |
9.58 |
70 |
10.04 |
433 |
9.65 |
393 |
6.04 |
7 |
4.85 |
- |
- |
400 |
6.01 |
1990 |
316 |
8.31 |
71 |
9.96 |
387 |
8.57 |
356 |
5.51 |
8 |
22.12 |
- |
- |
364 |
5.60 |
1991 |
251 |
6.77 |
71 |
11.67 |
322 |
7.46 |
300 |
4.93 |
18 |
19.56 |
- |
- |
318 |
5.15 |
1992 |
217 |
5.98 |
44 |
6.97 |
261 |
6.13 |
272 |
4.79 |
3 |
3.81 |
- |
- |
275 |
4.78 |
1993 |
233 |
6.94 |
41 |
6.82 |
274 |
6.93 |
284 |
5.22 |
1 |
5.02 |
- |
- |
285 |
5.22 |
1994 |
211 |
6.34 |
41 |
6.08 |
252 |
6.29 |
277 |
4.94 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
277 |
4.93 |
1995 |
206 |
6.35 |
36 |
6.30 |
242 |
6.34 |
238 |
4.20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
238 |
4.19 |
1996 |
171 |
5.18 |
38 |
6.35 |
209 |
5.36 |
214 |
3.67 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
214 |
3.66 |
1997 |
186 |
5.76 |
23 |
5.58 |
209 |
5.74 |
211 |
3.70 |
1 |
6.76 |
- |
- |
212 |
3.70 |
1998 |
160 |
5.46 |
26 |
7.05 |
186 |
5.64 |
241 |
4.23 |
3 |
6.42 |
- |
- |
244 |
4.25 |
1999 |
153 |
5.63 |
34 |
8.13 |
187 |
5.96 |
214 |
3.91 |
5 |
8.45 |
- |
- |
219 |
3.95 |
2000 |
131 |
5.19 |
22 |
5.54 |
153 |
5.23 |
237 |
4.28 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
237 |
4.27 |
2001 |
158 |
6.10 |
16 |
4.02 |
174 |
5.82 |
196 |
3.80 |
1 |
5.92 |
- |
- |
197 |
3.81 |
2002 |
125 |
5.49 |
11 |
3.69 |
136 |
5.28 |
173 |
3.53 |
- |
- |
2 |
10.92 |
175 |
3.56 |
2003 |
109 |
4.73 |
23 |
7.00 |
132 |
5.01 |
146 |
3.01 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
146 |
2.97 |
2004 |
110 |
4.51 |
22 |
6.26 |
132 |
4.73 |
185 |
3.79 |
1 |
3.27 |
- |
- |
186 |
3.77 |
2005 |
129 |
5.40 |
22 |
5.89 |
151 |
5.46 |
142 |
3.00 |
5 |
5.89 |
- |
- |
147 |
3.04 |
2006 |
98 |
4.06 |
34 |
9.29 |
132 |
4.75 |
96 |
2.03 |
2 |
4.03 |
- |
- |
98 |
2.04 |
2007 |
131 |
5.29 |
43 |
10.96 |
174 |
6.06 |
109 |
2.37 |
7 |
6.81 |
- |
- |
116 |
2.45 |
Table
07. TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL
Incidence Rates (IR) at Nonmetallic
Operations in the United
States , by Primary
Activity, 1978-2007 – continued:
Year |
Total Mining |
Indp Shops/Yrds |
Mills |
Total w/o Office |
Office |
Grand Total |
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|
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
All Injs |
IR |
1978 |
1,559 |
8.93 |
8 |
9.44 |
2,259 |
8.73 |
3,826 |
8.81 |
18 |
.26 |
3,844 |
7.62 |
1979 |
1,412 |
7.78 |
3 |
2.71 |
2,068 |
8.39 |
3,483 |
8.12 |
14 |
.20 |
3,497 |
7.00 |
1980 |
1,345 |
7.13 |
- |
- |
1,709 |
7.38 |
3,054 |
7.27 |
12 |
.18 |
3,066 |
6.30 |
1981 |
1,219 |
6.50 |
- |
- |
1,466 |
6.07 |
2,685 |
6.26 |
12 |
.18 |
2,697 |
5.43 |
1982 |
777 |
5.49 |
- |
- |
864 |
5.30 |
1,641 |
5.38 |
10 |
.18 |
1,651 |
4.57 |
1983 1/ |
622 |
5.31 |
- |
- |
928 |
5.18 |
1,550 |
5.23 |
8 |
.15 |
1,558 |
4.45 |
1984 |
530 |
4.18 |
- |
- |
944 |
4.98 |
1,474 |
4.65 |
14 |
.27 |
1,488 |
4.04 |
1985 |
581 |
4.90 |
3 |
10.47 |
813 |
4.46 |
1,397 |
4.64 |
4 |
.08 |
1,401 |
4.00 |
1986 |
523 |
4.92 |
1 |
3.70 |
709 |
4.18 |
1,233 |
4.46 |
6 |
.14 |
1,239 |
3.86 |
1987 |
676 |
6.50 |
2 |
9.63 |
1,127 |
6.58 |
1,805 |
6.55 |
11 |
.26 |
1,816 |
5.70 |
1988 |
759 |
6.94 |
2 |
11.29 |
1,469 |
8.24 |
2,230 |
7.75 |
15 |
.35 |
2,245 |
6.78 |
1989 |
833 |
7.48 |
1 |
22.02 |
1,529 |
8.56 |
2,363 |
8.15 |
13 |
.30 |
2,376 |
7.11 |
1990 |
751 |
6.81 |
- |
- |
1,252 |
7.11 |
2,003 |
7.00 |
13 |
.30 |
2,016 |
6.11 |
1991 |
640 |
6.10 |
- |
- |
1,096 |
6.41 |
1,736 |
7.29 |
13 |
.30 |
1,749 |
5.49 |
1992 |
536 |
5.35 |
- |
- |
1,013 |
6.09 |
1,549 |
5.81 |
11 |
.27 |
1,560 |
5.07 |
1993 |
559 |
5.94 |
- |
- |
871 |
5.51 |
1,430 |
5.67 |
7 |
.18 |
1,437 |
4.93 |
1994 |
529 |
5.50 |
- |
- |
890 |
5.58 |
1,419 |
5.55 |
9 |
.21 |
1,428 |
4.79 |
1995 |
480 |
5.05 |
- |
- |
826 |
5.14 |
1,306 |
5.11 |
6 |
.15 |
1,312 |
4.43 |
1996 |
423 |
4.34 |
- |
- |
706 |
4.38 |
1,129 |
4.37 |
7 |
.17 |
1,136 |
3.79 |
1997 |
421 |
4.50 |
- |
- |
763 |
4.74 |
1,184 |
4.65 |
9 |
.22 |
1,193 |
4.03 |
1998 |
430 |
4.76 |
- |
- |
696 |
4.43 |
1,126 |
4.55 |
5 |
.13 |
1,131 |
2.48 |
1999 |
406 |
4.68 |
- |
- |
643 |
4.31 |
1,049 |
4.44 |
6 |
.16 |
1,055 |
3.86 |
2000 |
390 |
4.60 |
- |
- |
654 |
4.52 |
1,044 |
4.55 |
12 |
.14 |
1,056 |
3.98 |
2001 |
371 |
4.55 |
- |
- |
646 |
4.73 |
1,017 |
4.66 |
5 |
.14 |
1,022 |
4.04 |
2002 |
311 |
4.15 |
- |
- |
564 |
4.33 |
875 |
4.26 |
5 |
.15 |
880 |
3.70 |
2003 |
278 |
3.69 |
- |
- |
487 |
3.81 |
765 |
3.77 |
6 |
.19 |
771 |
3.29 |
2004 |
318 |
4.12 |
- |
- |
479 |
3.84 |
797 |
3.95 |
5 |
.15 |
802 |
3.42 |
2005 |
298 |
3.92 |
- |
- |
436 |
3.51 |
734 |
3.67 |
7 |
.23 |
741 |
3.21 |
2006 |
230 |
3.03 |
- |
- |
413 |
3.32 |
643 |
3.21 |
15 |
.47 |
658 |
2.83 |
2007 |
85 |
3.82 |
- |
- |
448 |
3.63 |
738 |
3.70 |
5 |
.15 |
743 |
3.19 |
1/
Beginning in 1983, only operator data are available at this level of
detail.