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            Table 06. Number of NONFATAL DAYS LOST (NFDL) Injuries and NFDL 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

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

NFDLs

IR

 

1978

10,534

10.87

784

6.65

11,318

10.41

2,240

3.48

29

7.93

13

6.88

2

16.72

2,284

3.52

 

1979

14,184

12.32

1,072

8.08

15,256

11.88

2,379

3.51

14

4.68

8

3.65

2

6.93

2,403

3.52

 

1980

14,004

12.57

1,071

8.34

15,075

12.13

2,352

3.48

12

5.51

3

1.35

3

6.40

2,370

3.48

 

1981

11,348

11.30

839

7.21

12,187

10.88

2,242

3.43

10

5.04

6

2.89

-

-

2,258

3.43

 

1982

10,467

10.33

741

6.46

11,208

9.94

2,050

3.25

14

5.99

15

5.54

3

4.33

2,082

3.27

 

1983

6,692

8.61

492

5.25

7,184

8.25

1,556

2.70

12

4.21

10

4.52

2

2.56

1,580

2.71

 

1984

7,227

8.60

544

5.60

7,771

8.28

1,667

2.64

19

6.92

9

3.69

1

1.26

1,696

2.66

 

1985

6,259

7.71

479

4.89

6,738

7.40

1,570

2.70

10

3.08

26

11.08

2

3.17

1,608

2.72

 

1986

6,410

8.48

437

4.59

6,847

8.05

1,743

3.19

16

5.25

12

4.07

2

3.54

1,773

3.21

 

1987

8,913

12.76

613

7.36

9,526

12.19

1,770

3.37

17

3.87

19

5.80

2