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Table 05. Number of NONFATAL DAYS LOST (NFDL) Injuries and NFDL Incidence Rates at

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

 

 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

Year

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Dredge

Other

Total

 

 

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

1978

144

7.71

36

7.91

180

7.75

1,581

4.82

11

2.58

-

-

1,592

4.79

1979

150

7.75

38

7.89

188

7.78

1,759

5.06

25

5.01

-

-

1,784

5.06

1980

120

6.75

14

3.35

134

6.10

1,354

4.12

40

9.16

-

-

1,394

4.18

1981

87

5.52

19

4.62

106

5.34

1,007

3.55

21

5.17

-

-

1,028

3.58

1982

59

4.32

13

3.21

72

4.07

352

2.66

4

2.97

-

-

356

2.66

1983 1/

56

4.34

22

6.04

78

4.72

845

3.24

4

2.50

-

-

849

3.24

1984

69

4.82

22

5.68

91

5.00

9.32

3.30

12

5.77

-

-

944

3.31

1985

68

4.86

26

6.33

94

5.19

931

3.17

14

4.83

-

-

945

3.19

1986

61

4.18

18

4.96

79

4.34

1,170

3.82

-

-

-

-

1,170

3.82

1987

72

4.99

25

6.73

97

5.35

1,348

4.39

9

3.52

-

-

1,357

4.38

1988

92

6.12

34

8.24

126

6.58

1,567

5.14

3

1.56

-

-

1,570

5.12

1989

104

6.87

32

7.70

136

7.05

1,553

5.36

8

4.30

-

-

1,561

5.36

1990

88

5.63

35

7.69

123

6.10

1,551

5.48

5

2.79

-

-

1,556

5.46

1991

67

4.57

35

8.04

102

5.37

1,380

5.33

10

9.46

-

-

1,390

5.35

1992

74

4.89

30

6.63

104

5.29

1,297

4.93

2

2.69

-

-

1,299

4.92

1993

70

4.53

23

5.22

93

4.68

1,263

4.63

12

13.79

-

-

1,275

4.66

1994

70

4.13

26

7.24

96

4.67

1,355

4.71

7

7.15

-

-

1,362

4.72

1995

57

3.33

18

5.76

75

3.71

1,194

4.14

7

8.64

-

-

1,201

4.15

1996

77

4.48

18

5.97

95

4.70

1,115

3.95

5

4.78

-

-

1,120

3.95

1997

49

2.71

19

6.21

68

3.21

1,151

3.99

7

8.89

-

-

1,158

4.00

1998

77

4.00

19

5.99

96

4.28

1,147

3.79

1

2.58

-

-

1,148

3.78

1999

80

4.10

15

4.26

95

4.12

1,105

3.52

1

3.51

-

-

1,106

3.52

2000

67

3.39

42

10.68

109

4.59

1,187

3.77

4

12.24

-

-

1,191

3.78

2001

61

3.17

16

3.86

77

3.29

1,090

3.48

1

2.56

-

-

1,091

3.47

2002

69

3.68

23

5.10

92

3.95

939

3.00

2

4.83

-

-

941

3.00

2003

54

2.92

21

5.30

75

3.34

872

2.76

1

1.60

-

-

873

2.76

2004

77

3.95

13

3.28

90

3.83

939

2.85

1

2.63

-

-

940

2.85

2005

60

2.80

17

4.17

77

3.02

919

2.65

1

3.53

-

-

920

2.65

2006

43

2.00

28

5.91

71

2.70

904

2.54

3

9.81

-

-

907

2.55

2007

36

1.74

16

3.38

52

2.05

833

2.42

5

14.89

-

-

838

2.43

 


 

 

Table 05. Number of NONFATAL DAYS LOST (NFDL) Injuries and NFDL Incidence Rates 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

 

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

1978

1,772

4.98

15

4.14

2,299

4.99

4,086

4.98

16

.14

4,102

4.40

1979

1,972

5.24

21

6.65

2,454

5.05

4,447

5.14

19

.16

4,466

4.53

1980

1,528

4.30

10

4.03

1,971

4.28

3,509

4.29

11

.09

3,520

3.95

1981

1,134

3.69

8

4.18

1,366

3.29

2,508

3.46

7

.06

2,515

3.01

1982

428

2.83

1

1.18

486

2.68

915

2.74

4

.07

919

2.37

1983 1/

927

3.32

2

1.41

1,106

3.15

2,035

3.22

10

.10

2,045

2.80

1984

1,035

3.42

6

3.66

1,376

3.70

2,417

3.57

12

.12

2,429

3.11

1985

1,039

3.30

4

2.22

1,420

3.84

2,463

3.59

8

.08

2,471

3.13

1986

1,249

3.82

4

2.38

1,482

4.07

2,735

3.95

12

.11

2,747

3.44

1987

1,454

4.43

9

4.51

1,759

4.77

3,222

4.61

22

.21

3,244

4.04

1988

1,696

5.21

8

3.56

1,997

5.34

3,701

5.27

21

.20

3,722

4.62

1989

1,697

5.46

6

2.48

2,060

5.53

3,763

5.49

13

.12

3,776

4.77

1990

1,679

5.50

8

3.69

1,922

5.21

3,609

5.34

15

.14

3,624

4.64

1991

1,492

5.35

11

5.98

1,853

5.32

3,356

5.33

9

.09

3,365

4.61

1992

1,403

4.95

6

3.21

1,647

4.80

3,056

4.86

12

.12

3,068

4.20

1993

1,368

4.66

13

7.49

1,728

4.96

3,109

4.83

14

.14

3,123

4.19

1994

1,458

4.71

9

3.26

1,644

4.69

3,111

4.70

11

.11

3,122

4.09

1995

1,276

4.12

13

4.28

1,456

4.01

2,745

4.06

11

.11

2,756

3.55

1996

1,215

4.00

3

.87

1,399

3.73

2,617

3.84

10

.10

2,627

3.35

1997

1,226

3.95

5

1.60

1,344

3.52

2,575

3.70

15

.15

2,590

3.24

1998

1,244

3.82

13

4.12

1,461

3.76

2,718

3.79

16

.15

2,734

3.32

1999

1,201

3.56

12

4.43

1,472

3.78

2,685

3.68

15

.14

2,700

3.22

2000

1,300

3.83

11

4.59

1,563

4.01

2,874

3.93

23

.21

2,897

3.44

2001

1,168

3.46

11

4.54

1,503

3.95

2,682

3.72

12

.11

2,694

3.24

2002

1,033

3.07

12

5.00

1,417

3.94

2,462

3.52

11

.10

2,473

3.06

2003

948

2.80

17

6.88

1,406

4.00

2,371

3.42

12

.11

2,383

2.98

2004

1,030

2.92

15

4.78

1,264

3.56

2,309

3.25

19

.18

2,328

2.85

2005

997

2.67

12

3.84

1,256

3.48

2,265

3.08

16

.15

2,281

2.71

2006

978

2.56

8

2.87

1,095

3.04

2,081

2.79

12

.11

2,093

2.45

2007

890

2.41

8

3.07

982

2.81

1,880

2.60

14

.13

1,894

2.27

 

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