Table 05. Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL
Incidence Rates (IR) at Coal 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
|
67
|
.07
|
9
|
.08
|
76
|
.07
|
17
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
.03
|
|
1979
|
106
|
.09
|
9
|
.07
|
115
|
.09
|
15
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
.02
|
|
1980
|
94
|
.08
|
8
|
.06
|
102
|
.08
|
23
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
.03
|
|
1981
|
112
|
.11
|
9
|
.08
|
121
|
.11
|
21
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
.03
|
|
1982
|
83
|
.08
|
12
|
.10
|
95
|
.08
|
19
|
.03
|
1
|
.43
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
.03
|
|
1983
|
45
|
.06
|
9
|
.10
|
54
|
.06
|
12
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
.02
|
|
1984
|
97
|
.12
|
3
|
.03
|
100
|
.11
|
16
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.03
|
|
1985
|
46
|
.06
|
7
|
.07
|
53
|
.06
|
12
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
.02
|
|
1986
|
50
|
.07
|
9
|
.09
|
59
|
.07
|
19
|
.03
|
1
|
.33
|
1
|
.34
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
.04
|
|
1987
|
36
|
.05
|
6
|
.07
|
42
|
.05
|
15
|
.03
|
1
|
.23
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.03
|
|
1988
|
25
|
.04
|
5
|
.06
|
30
|
.04
|
12
|
.02
|
1
|
.21
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
.03
|
|
1989
|
43
|
.07
|
3
|
.04
|
46
|
.06
|
17
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
.03
|
|
1990
|
43
|
.06
|
5
|
.06
|
48
|
.06
|
12
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
.02
|
|
1991
|
40
|
.06
|
5
|
.06
|
45
|
.06
|
11
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.02
|
|
1992
|
34
|
.06
|
6
|
.07
|
40
|
.06
|
11
|
.02
|
1
|
.25
|
1
|
.23
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
.03
|
|
1993
|
25
|
.05
|
1
|
.01
|
26
|
.05
|
12
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
.03
|
|
1994
|
22
|
.04
|
2
|
.03
|
24
|
.04
|
18
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
.04
|
|
1995
|
22
|
.05
|
4
|
.06
|
26
|
.05
|
14
|
.03
|
1
|
.22
|
1
|
.22
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
.04
|
|
1996
|
28
|
.06
|
5
|
.07
|
33
|
.06
|
4
|
.01
|
1
|
.17
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
.01
|
|
1997
|
18
|
.04
|
4
|
.06
|
22
|
.04
|
6
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
.01
|
|
1998
|
22
|
.05
|
1
|
.02
|
23
|
.05
|
4
|
.01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
.01
|
|
1999
|
19
|
.05
|
1
|
.02
|
20
|
.04
|
8
|
.02
|
1
|
.17
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
.02
|
|
2000
|
18
|
.05
|
2
|
.03
|
20
|
.05
|
9
|
.03
|
1
|
.20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.03
|
|
2001
|
32
|
.08
|
2
|
.03
|
34
|
.07
|
5
|
.01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
.01
|
|
2002
|
15
|
.04
|
1
|
.02
|
16
|
.04
|
8
|
.02
|
1
|
.17
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
.02
|
|
2003
|
15
|
.04
|
2
|
.04
|
17
|
.04
|
8
|
.02
|
1
|
.22
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
.02
|
|
2004
|
14
|
.04
|
3
|
.06
|
17
|
.04
|
6
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
.23
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
.02
|
|
2005
|
14
|
.03
|
2
|
.03
|
16
|
.03
|
2
|
(*)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
(*)
|
|
2006
|
37
|
.08
|
2
|
.03
|
39
|
.08
|
6
|
.01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
.01
|
|
2007
|
21
|
.05
|
3
|
.05
|
24
|
.05
|
7
|
.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 05. Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL
Incidence Rates (IR) at Coal Mines in the United States,
by Primary Activity, 1978-2007 continued:
|
|
Total Mining
|
Indp Shops/Yrds
|
Prep Plants
|
Total w/o Office
|
Office
|
Grand Total
|
|
Year
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
Fatals
|
IR
|
|
1978
|
93
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
.08
|
106
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
106
|
.05
|
|
1979
|
130
|
.07
|
2
|
.05
|
12
|
.06
|
144
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
144
|
.06
|
|
1980
|
125
|
.06
|
2
|
.06
|
6
|
.03
|
133
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
133
|
.06
|
|
1981
|
142
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
.05
|
153
|
.08
|
-
|
-
|
153
|
.07
|
|
1982
|
115
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
.03
|
122
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
122
|
.06
|
|
1983
|
66
|
.05
|
1
|
.04
|
3
|
.02
|
70
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
70
|
.04
|
|
1984
|
116
|
.07
|
1
|
.04
|
8
|
.04
|
125
|
.07
|
-
|
-
|
125
|
.07
|
|
1985
|
65
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
.02
|
68
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
68
|
.04
|
|
1986
|
80
|
.06
|
1
|
.06
|
8
|
.05
|
89
|
.06
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
.05
|
|
1987
|
58
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
.03
|
63
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
63
|
.04
|
|
1988
|
43
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
.06
|
53
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
53
|
.03
|
|
1989
|
63
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
.03
|
68
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
68
|
.05
|
|
1990
|
60
|
.05
|
1
|
.09
|
5
|
.03
|
66
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
66
|
.04
|
|
1991
|
56
|
.05
|
1
|
.09
|
4
|
.02
|
61
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
61
|
.04
|
|
1992
|
53
|
.05
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
.01
|
55
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
55
|
.04
|
|
1993
|
38
|
.04
|
1
|
.12
|
8
|
.05
|
47
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
.04
|
|
1994
|
42
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
.02
|
45
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
45
|
.04
|
|
1995
|
42
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
.03
|
47
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
.04
|
|
1996
|
38
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
.01
|
39
|
.04
|
-
|
-
|
39
|
.03
|
|
1997
|
28
|
.03
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
.01
|
30
|
.03
|
-
|
|