Table 08. TOTAL Number of
Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at
Bituminous
Coal Mines in the United
States, by Primary Activities, 1978-2007
|
|
Underground Mines
|
Surface Mines
|
|
|
Underground
|
Surf at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Auger
|
Culm Bank
|
Dredge
|
Total
|
|
Year
|
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
|
13,123
|
13.58
|
1,175
|
10.01
|
14,298
|
13.20
|
3,721
|
5.86
|
39
|
10.66
|
11
|
13.37
|
2
|
31.22
|
3,773
|
5.90
|
|
1979
|
16,548
|
14.40
|
1,429
|
10.81
|
17,977
|
14.03
|
3,471
|
5.19
|
23
|
7.68
|
6
|
6.57
|
3
|
12.48
|
3,503
|
5.20
|
|
1980
|
16,141
|
14.52
|
1,384
|
10.82
|
17,525
|
14.14
|
3,140
|
4.73
|
15
|
6.88
|
4
|
4.03
|
4
|
9.62
|
3,163
|
4.74
|
|
1981
|
13,053
|
13.04
|
1,103
|
9.52
|
14,156
|
12.68
|
2,951
|
4.61
|
13
|
6.55
|
2
|
2.17
|
-
|
-
|
2,966
|
4.61
|
|
1982
|
12,321
|
12.21
|
996
|
8.72
|
13,317
|
11.85
|
2,755
|
4.46
|
15
|
6.42
|
8
|
5.24
|
2
|
3.28
|
2,780
|
4.46
|
|
19831
|
8,008
|
10.40
|
616
|
7.23
|
8,624
|
10.09
|
2,135
|
3.96
|
11
|
5.82
|
5
|
6.31
|
2
|
3.36
|
2,153
|
3.97
|
|
1984
|
8,632
|
10.37
|
674
|
7.66
|
9,306
|
10.11
|
2,236
|
3.81
|
15
|
7.88
|
3
|
2.77
|
-
|
-
|
2,254
|
3.82
|
|
1985
|
7,576
|
9.44
|
606
|
7.14
|
8,182
|
9.22
|
2,072
|
3.84
|
8
|
3.32
|
2
|
3.09
|
3
|
6.09
|
2,085
|
3.84
|
|
1986
|
7,954
|
10.64
|
586
|
7.18
|
8,540
|
10.30
|
2,303
|
4.59
|
10
|
5.85
|
2
|
2.15
|
2
|
4.50
|
2,317
|
4.58
|
|
1987
|
11,281
|
16.29
|
829
|
11.69
|
12,110
|
15.86
|
2,616
|
5.46
|
20
|
5.92
|
3
|
2.36
|
3
|
5.43
|
2,642
|
5.45
|
|
1988
|
11,373
|
17.18
|
890
|
13.00
|
12,263
|
16.79
|
2,513
|
5.57
|
24
|
5.95
|
8
|
5.41
|
1
|
1.93
|
2,546
|
5.56
|
|
1989
|
10,623
|
16.48
|
761
|
11.45
|
11,384
|
16.01
|
2,619
|
5.89
|
35
|
10.08
|
11
|
7.29
|
1
|
1.37
|
2,666
|
5.92
|
|
1990
|
10,527
|
15.73
|
836
|
12.10
|
11,363
|
15.39
|
2,376
|
5.27
|
39
|
12.42
|
10
|
7.24
|
3
|
3.86
|
2,428
|
5.33
|
|
1991
|
9,817
|
16.08
|
767
|
12.23
|
10,584
|
15.72
|
2,028
|
4.95
|
40
|
12.41
|
15
|
11.59
|
5
|
8.91
|
2,088
|
5.03
|
|
1992
|
8,644
|
15.29
|
644
|
11.35
|
9,288
|
14.93
|
1,824
|
4.68
|
28
|
8.43
|
13
|
11.03
|
1
|
2.42
|
1,866
|
4.73
|
|
1993
|
7,121
|
15.05
|
486
|
10.15
|
7,607
|
14.60
|
1,641
|
4.61
|
25
|
8.30
|
7
|
6.80
|
1
|
4.01
|
1,674
|
4.64
|
|
1994
|
7,414
|
14.88
|
524
|
10.93
|
7,938
|
14.53
|
1,622
|
4.48
|
18
|
4.92
|
16
|
13.13
|
2
|
5.93
|
1,658
|
4.52
|
|
1995
|
6,445
|
13.74
|
477
|
11.19
|
6,922
|
13.53
|
1,263
|
3.84
|
28
|
7.52
|
11
|
11.13
|
-
|
-
|
1,302
|
3.89
|
|
1996
|
5,457
|
12.08
|
411
|
10.33
|
5,868
|
11.94
|
1,032
|
3.28
|
24
|
4.94
|
6
|
6.85
|
-
|
-
|
1,062
|
3.31
|
|
1997
|
5,171
|
11.74
|
355
|
9.23
|
5,526
|
11.54
|
1,091
|
3.50
|
25
|
4.97
|
6
|
6.14
|
1
|
1.74
|
1,123
|
3.53
|
|
1998
|
5,194
|
12.29
|
321
|
8.53
|
5,515
|
11.99
|
1,019
|
3.35
|
27
|
5.33
|
5
|
5.19
|
3
|
4.12
|
1,054
|
3.39
|
|
1999
|
4,317
|
11.23
|
253
|
7.49
|
4,570
|
10.93
|
858
|
3.01
|
26
|
5.38
|
3
|
3.89
|
2
|
3.28
|
889
|
3.05
|
|
2000
|
4,010
|
11.40
|
249
|
8.00
|
4,259
|
11.13
|
868
|
3.28
|
22
|
5.58
|
4
|
3.75
|
8
|
13.15
|
902
|
3.33
|
|
2001
|
3,827
|
10.29
|
217
|
6.88
|
4,044
|
10.03
|
902
|
3.04
|
14
|
3.26
|
4
|
2.92
|
2
|
2.84
|
922
|
3.05
|
|
2002
|
3,569
|
10.16
|
211
|
7.07
|
3,780
|
9.92
|
927
|
3.11
|
22
|
5.03
|
8
|
7.37
|
-
|
-
|
957
|
3.15
|
|
2003
|
3,104
|
9.05
|
204
|
7.36
|
3,308
|
8.92
|
779
|
2.77
|
23
|
6.38
|
9
|
7.43
|
-
|
-
|
811
|
2.83
|
|
2004
|
3,137
|
8.55
|
178
|
6.59
|
3,315
|
8.42
|
732
|
2.44
|
15
|
3.31
|
7
|
3.73
|
-
|
-
|
754
|
2.46
|
|
2005
|
3,155
|
7.82
|
180
|
6.39
|
3,335
|
7.72
|
735
|
2.27
|
33
|
6.02
|
5
|
2.13
|
1
|
2.88
|
774
|
2.33
|
|
2006
|
3,184
|
7.49
|
163
|
5.53
|
3,347
|
7.36
|
729
|
2.17
|
27
|
4.01
|
4
|
1.64
|
-
|
-
|
760
|
2.20
|
|
2007
|
2,986
|
7.08
|
214
|
7.07
|
3,200
|
7.08
|
669
|
2.04
|
32
|
5.06
|
3
|
1.15
|
1
|
3.69
|
705
|
2.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Table 08. TOTAL Number of
Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at
Bituminous
Coal Mines in the United
States, by Primary Activities, 1978-2007
Year
|
Total Mining
|
Indp Shops/Yrds
|
Prep Plants
|
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
|
18,071
|
10.49
|
222
|
7.29
|
1,435
|
8.98
|
19,728
|
10.31
|
40
|
.53
|
19,768
|
9.94
|
|
1979
|
21,480
|
10.99
|
209
|
5.55
|
1,530
|
7.82
|
23,219
|
10.61
|
43
|
.49
|
23,262
|
10.23
|
|
1980
|
20,688
|
10.85
|
177
|
5.06
|
1,392
|
6.91
|
22,257
|
10.39
|
47
|
.50
|
22,304
|
9.97
|
|
1981
|
17,122
|
9.73
|
124
|
4.30
|
1,114
|
5.63
|
18,360
|
9.24
|
45
|
.47
|
18,405
|
8.84
|
|
1982
|
16,097
|
9.22
|
95
|
3.49
|
1,010
|
5.22
|
17,202
|
8.74
|
26
|
.26
|
17,228
|
8.33
|
|
19831
|
10,777
|
7.71
|
87
|
3.84
|
812
|
5.32
|
11,676
|
7.42
|
26
|
.29
|
11,702
|
7.04
|
|
1984
|
11,560
|
7.65
|
63
|
3.00
|
834
|
4.91
|
12,457
|
7.32
|
21
|
.24
|
12,478
|
6.98
|
|
1985
|
10,267
|
7.18
|
86
|
4.64
|
741
|
4.57
|
11,094
|
6.89
|
20
|
.24
|
11,114
|
6.56
|
|
1986
|
10,857
|
8.13
|
86
|
5.44
|
794
|
5.13
|
11,737
|
7.80
|
24
|
.31
|
11,761
|
7.43
|
|
1987
|
14,752
|
11.82
|
95
|
7.46
|
1,129
|
7.64
|
15,976
|
11.34
|
41
|
.56
|
16,017
|
10.81
|
|
1988
|
14,809
|
12.46
|
94
|
8.98
|
1,128
|
7.64
|
16,301
|
11.91
|
21
|
.30
|
16,052
|
11.33
|
|
1989
|
14,050
|
12.10
|
80
|
8.86
|
1,155
|
7.85
|
15,285
|
11.60
|
41
|
.59
|
15,326
|
11.05
|
|
1990
|
13,791
|
11.55
|
115
|
10.98
|
1,110
|
7.49
|
15,016
|
11.10
|
28
|
.42
|
15,044
|
10.60
|
|
1991
|
12,672
|
11.65
|
99
|
9.61
|
1,005
|
7.29
|
13,776
|
11.15
|
40
|
.64
|
13,816
|
10.64
|
|
1992
|
11,154
|
10.97
|
73
|
7.83
|
856
|
6.58
|
12,083
|
10.45
|
31
|
.52
|
12,114
|
9.97
|
|
1993
|
9,281
|
10.53
|
89
|
11.27
|
768
|
6.75
|
10,138
|
10.11
|
26
|
.47
|
10,164
|
9.60
|
|
1994
|
9,596
|
10.51
|
65
|
8.31
|
760
|
6.41
|
10.421
|
10.02
|
17
|
.31
|
10,438
|
9.54
|
|
1995
|
8,224
|
9.72
|
41
|
6.45
|
599
|
5.50
|
8,864
|
9.22
|
14
|
.28
|
8,878
|
8.77
|
|
1996
|
6,930
|
8.53
|
32
|
6.30
|
489
|
4.63
|
7,451
|
8.07
|
7
|
.15
|
7,458
|
7.70
|
|
1997
|
6,649
|
8.34
|
27
|
5.90
|
440
|
4.35
|
7,116
|
7.88
|
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