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Table 08. TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at

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

 

 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

Year

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Auger

Culm Bank

Dredge

Total

 

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

1978

67

23.98

3

6.10

70

21.31

120

14.51

-

-

14

13.12

-

-

134

14.26

1979

58

21.99

2

5.40

60

19.95

125

14.49

-

-

8

6.26

-

-

133

13.36

1980

42

14.50

-

-

42

12.70

170

14.13

-

-

12

9.75

-

-

182

13.67

1981

49

15.57

2

3.83

51

13.90

162

12.76

-

-

22

19.03

-

 

184

13.22

1982

42

12.21

3

5.36

45

11.25

102

8.27

-

-

16

13.54

1

12.09

119

8.76

19831

23

8.17

-

-

23

6.94

57

6.30

-

-

7

6.00

-

-

64

6.22

1984

29

9.60

2

3.36

31

8.57

47

5.29

-

-

8

6.65

1

10.90

56

5.51

1985

33

11.25

1

1.58

34

9.53

56

7.44

-

-

29

22.32

-

-

85

9.56

1986

25

7.56

2

2.56

27

6.60

65

7.67

-

-

13

7.81

-

-

78

7.64

1987

14

5.44

-

-

14

4.16

52

8.99

-

-

16

10.05

-

-

68

9.18

1988

21