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Table 05. Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL Incidence Rates (IR) at

Anthracite Mines in the United States, by Primary Activity, 1978-2007

 

 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

 

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Auger

Culm Bank

Dredge

Total

Year

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

1978

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

1979

1

.38

-

-

1

.33

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1980

3

1.04

-

-

3

.91

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1981

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

.08

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

.07

1982

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19831

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

.11

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

.10

1984

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1985

6

2.04

-

-

6

1.68

1

.13

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

.11

1986

3

.91

-

-

3

.73

-

-

-

-

1

.60

-

-

1

.10

1987

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1988

-

-

-