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Table 07.  TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Stone

 Operations in the United States, by Primary Activity, 1978-2007

 

 

 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

 

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Dredge

Other

Total

Year

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

1978

202

10.81

59

12.96

261

11.23

2,778

8.47

16

3.76

-

-

2,794

8.41

1979

184

9.51

52

10.80

236

9.76

2,630

7.57

25

5.01

-

-

2,655

7.53

1980

144

8.11

24

5.74

168

7.65

1,960

5.96

41

9.39

-

-

2,001

6.00

1981

105

6.67

25

6.08

130

6.54

1,446

5.10

22

5.42

-

-

1,468

5.11

1982

75

5.49

17

4.19

92

5.20

522

3.94

4

2.97

-

-

526

3.93

1983 1/

71

5.51

24

6.59

95

5.75

1,189

4.56

4

2.50

-

-

1,193

4.55

1984

86

6.01

29

7.49

115

6.32

1,312

4.64

12

5.77

-

-

1,324

4.65

1985

84

6.00

39

9.50

123

6.79

1,306

4.45

15

5.17

-

-

1,321

4.45

1986

94

6.45

25

6.89

119

6.53

1,637

5.35

-

-

-

-

1,637

5.30

1987

109

7.55

35

9.42

144

7.94

2,112

6.87

9

3.52

-

-

2,121

6.84

1988

142

9.44

61

14.79

203

10.59

2,525

8.29

4

2.08

-

-

2,529

8.25

1989

151

9.97

58

13.96

209

10.83

2,685

9.27

9

4.84

-

-

2,694

9.24

1990

131

8.39

61

13.41

192

9.52

2,578

9.10

8

4.46

-

-

2,586

9.08

1991

126

8.60

53

12.17

179

9.42

2,252

8.70

12

11.35

-

-

2,264

8.71

1992

110

7.27

51

11.27

161

8.19

2,077

7.89

13

17.50

-

-

2,090

7.92

1993

121

7.82

40

9.07

161

8.10

2.075

7.61

16

18.39

-

-

2,091

7.64

1994

115

6.78

45

12.54

160

7.79

2,167

7.53

11

11.23

-

-

2,178

7.54

1995

86

5.02

26

8.33

112

5.53

1,974

6.84

11

13.58

-

-

1,985

6.86

1996

105

6.11

32

10.61

137

6.78

1,734

6.14

9

8.60

-

-

1,743

6.15

1997

77

4.25

29

9.47

106

5.01

1,822

6.31

14

17.79

-

-

1,836

6.34

1998

106

5.50

27

8.51

133

5.93

1,735

5.73

2

5.16

-

-

1,737

5.73

1999

101

5.17

29

8.24

130

5.64

1,682

5.36

1

3.51

-

-

1,683

5.36

2000

87

4.40

58

14.74

145

6.11

1,764

5.60

4

12.24

-

-

1.768

5.61

2001

93

4.83

30

7.23

123

5.26

1,583

5.05

1

2.56

-

-

1,584

5.05

2002

84

4.48

33

7.32

117

5.03

1,395

4.46

3

7.25

-

-

1,398

4.46

2003

77

4.16

32

8.08

109

4.85

1,277

4.05

2

3.19

-

-

1,279

4.05

2004

97

4.97

27

6.81

124

5.28

1,377

4.18

1

2.63

-

-

1,378

4.18

2005

80

3.74

37

9.08

117

4.59

1,351

3.89

1

3.53

-

-

1,352

3.89

2006

75

3.48

41

8.65

116

4.41

1,339

3.76

3

9.81

-

-

1,342

3.77

2007

51

2.47

28

5.91

79

3.11

1,250

3.63

5

14.89

-

-

1,255

3.64

 


Table 07.  TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Stone

 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

 

All Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

All Injs

IR

1978

3,055

8.59

30

8.29

3,732

8.10

6,817

8.31

33

.29

6,850

7.34

1979

2,891

7.68

29

9.19

3,492

7.19

6,412

7.41

32

.27

6,444

6.54

1980

2,169

6.11

19

7.66

2,841

6.17

5,029

6.15

13

.11

5,042

5.38

1981

1,598

5.20

10

5.22

2,129

5.13

3,737

5.16

10

.09

3,747

4.49

1982

618

4.08

1

1.18

710

3.91

1,329

3.98

5

.09

1,334

3.45

1983 1/

1,288

4.62

5

3.53

1,717

4.89

3,010

4.77

15

.15

3,025

4.14

1984

1,439

4.75

11

6.71

1,958

5.27

3,408

5.04

15

.14

3,423

4.39

1985

1,444

4.59

7

3.88

2,067

5.59

3,518

5.13

14

.13

3,532

4.47

1986

1,756

5.37

7

4.16

2,293

6.29

4,056

5.85

20

.19

4,076

5.10

1987

2,265

6.91

15

7.51

2,870

7.79

5,150

7.37

32

.30

5,182

6.45

1988

2,732

8.39

23

10.23

3,650

9.75

6,405

9.12

32

.31

6,437

7.99

1989

2,903

9.34

17

7.04

3,807

10.22

6,727

9.81

28

.27

6,755

8.54

1990

2,778

9.11

17

7.85

3,356

9.10

6,151

9.10

32

.30

6,183

7.91

1991

2,443

8.76

21

11.42

3,180

9.12

5,644

8.97

24

.24

5,668

7.76

1992

2,251

7.94

14

7.50

2,874

8.38

5,139

8.18

28

.28

5,167

7.08

1993

2,252

7.67

20

11.53

2,935

8.42

5,207

8.09

31

.30

5,238

7.02

1994

2,338

7.56

15

5.43

2,764

7.89

5,117

7.72

26

.26

5,143

6.73

1995

2,097

6.77

19

6.26

2,535

6.98

4,651

6.88

17

.17

4,668

6.01

1996

1,880

6.19

6

1.73

2,400

6.40

4,286

6.28

18

.18

4,304

5.49

1997

1,942

6.25

17

5.44

2,247

5.88

4,206

6.04

27

.26

4,233

5.30

1998

1,870

5.74

19

6.02

2,324

5.98

4,213

5.87

28

.26

4,241

5.15

1999

1,813

5.38

20

7.38

2,315

5.94

4,148

5.68

29

.27

4,177

4.98

2000

1,913

5.64

21

8.76

2,366

6.08

4,300

5.88

32

.29

4,332

5.14

2001

1,707

5.06

16

6.61

2,282

5.99

4,005

5.56

20

.18

4,025

4.85

2002

1,515

4.50

21

8.74

2,057

5.72

3,593

5.14

18

.16

3,611

4.47

2003

1,388

4.10

26

10.52

2,006

5.71

3,420

4.94

15

.14

3,435

4.29

2004

1,502

4.25

19

6.05

1,856

5.22

3,377

4.75

28

.26

3,405

4.17

2005

1,469

3.94

17

5.44

1,902

5.28

3,388

4.60

26

.24

3,414

4.05

2006

1,458

3.81

16

5.73

1,699

4.71

3,173

4.26

18

.17

3,191

3.74

2007

1,334

3.61

12

4.61

1,488

4.26

2,834

3.92

19

.17

2,853

3.43

 

1/ Beginning in 1983 only operator data are available at this level of detail.