Table 07. Number of NO DAYS LOST
(NDL) Injuries and NDL Incidence Rates (IR) at Coal Mines
in the United States, by Primary Activity,
1978-2007
|
Year
|
Underground Mines
|
Surface Mines
|
|
|
Underground
|
Surf at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Auger
|
Culm Bank
|
Dredge
|
Total
|
|
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
|
1978
|
2,589
|
2.67
|
385
|
3.27
|
2,974
|
2.74
|
1,584
|
2.46
|
10
|
2.73
|
12
|
6.35
|
-
|
-
|
1,606
|
2.47
|
|
1979
|
2,316
|
2.01
|
350
|
2.64
|
2,666
|
2.08
|
1,202
|
1.77
|
9
|
3.01
|
6
|
2.74
|
1
|
3.46
|
1,218
|
1.78
|
|
1980
|
2,085
|
1.87
|
305
|
2.38
|
2,390
|
1.92
|
935
|
1.38
|
3
|
1.38
|
13
|
5.85
|
1
|
2.13
|
952
|
1.40
|
|
1981
|
1,642
|
1.64
|
257
|
2.21
|
1,899
|
1.70
|
850
|
1.30
|
3
|
1.51
|
18
|
8.66
|
-
|
-
|
871
|
1.32
|
|
1982
|
1,813
|
1.79
|
246
|
2.14
|
2,059
|
1.83
|
788
|
1.25
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
3.32
|
-
|
-
|
797
|
1.25
|
|
1983
|
1,378
|
1.77
|
157
|
1.68
|
1,535
|
1.76
|
734
|
1.27
|
7
|
2.45
|
2
|
.90
|
-
|
-
|
743
|
1.27
|
|
1984
|
1,399
|
1.66
|
164
|
1.69
|
1,563
|
1.67
|
724
|
1.15
|
2
|
.73
|
3
|
1.23
|
-
|
-
|
729
|
1.14
|
|
1985
|
1,371
|
1.69
|
169
|
1.73
|
1,540
|
1.69
|
696
|
1.19
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
2.13
|
1
|
1.59
|
702
|
1.19
|
|
1986
|
1,573
|
2.08
|
171
|
1.80
|
1,744
|
2.05
|
725
|
1.33
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
.68
|
-
|
-
|
727
|
1.31
|
|
1987
|
2,412
|
3.45
|
254
|
3.05
|
2,666
|
3.41
|
1,039
|
1.98
|
5
|
1.14
|
1
|
.31
|
1
|
1.33
|
1,046
|
1.96
|
|
1988
|
2,418
|
3.62
|
272
|
3.39
|
2,690
|
3.59
|
955
|
1.89
|
5
|
1.03
|
1
|
.34
|
-
|
-
|
961
|
1.87
|
|
1989
|
2,147
|
3.29
|
243
|
2.95
|
2,390
|
3.25
|
1,117
|
2.22
|
17
|
3.88
|
6
|
1.78
|
1
|
1.00
|
1,141
|
2.23
|
|
1990
|
1,955
|
2.87
|
259
|
2.99
|
2,214
|
2.89
|
840
|
1.63
|
12
|
2.87
|
3
|
.76
|
-
|
-
|
855
|
1.63
|
|
1991
|
1,913
|
3.07
|
219
|
2.65
|
2,132
|
3.02
|
728
|
1.54
|
20
|
4.53
|
8
|
2.12
|
3
|
4.25
|
759
|
1.58
|
|
1992
|
1,685
|
2.90
|
210
|
2.58
|
1,895
|
2.87
|
712
|
1.54
|
12
|
3.00
|
12
|
2.80
|
-
|
-
|
736
|
1.56
|
|
1993
|
1,468
|
3.00
|
159
|
2.06
|
1,627
|
2.87
|
592
|
1.38
|
5
|
1.16
|
15
|
2.82
|
-
|
-
|
612
|
1.39
|
|
1994
|
1,518
|
2.96
|
164
|
2.16
|
1,682
|
2.86
|
585
|
1.34
|
6
|
1.28
|
18
|
3.87
|
1
|
2.04
|
610
|
1.36
|
|
1995
|
1,365
|
2.83
|
183
|
2.61
|
1,548
|
2.81
|
473
|
1.18
|
7
|
1.52
|
17
|
3.68
|
-
|
-
|
497
|
1.21
|
|
1996
|
1,309
|
2.80
|
147
|
2.13
|
1,456
|
2.71
|
422
|
1.08
|
9
|
1.55
|
12
|
2.69
|
-
|
-
|
443
|
1.10
|
|
1997
|
1,327
|
2.89
|
139
|
2.01
|
1,466
|
2.77
|
426
|
1.07
|
8
|
1.28
|
10
|
2.16
|
1
|
1.37
|
445
|
1.09
|
|
1998
|
1,276
|
2.89
|
136
|
2.10
|
1,412
|
2.79
|
399
|
1.02
|
5
|
.85
|
6
|
1.39
|
4
|
2.08
|
414
|
1.02
|
|
1999
|
1,002
|
2.49
|
89
|
1.53
|
1,091
|
2.36
|
342
|
.92
|
2
|
.34
|
7
|
2.20
|
-
|
-
|
351
|
.92
|
|
2000
|
959
|
2.57
|
94
|
1.64
|
1,053
|
2.44
|
347
|
.99
|
5
|
1.01
|
3
|
.83
|
7
|
7.31
|
362
|
1.01
|
|
2001
|
1,041
|
2.61
|
106
|
1.83
|
1,147
|
2.51
|
351
|
.91
|
1
|
.17
|
2
|
.57
|
-
|
-
|
354
|
.89
|
|
2002
|
929
|
2.49
|
68
|
1.23
|
997
|
2.33
|
323
|
.86
|
3
|
.51
|
2
|
.64
|
-
|
-
|
328
|
.85
|
|
2003
|
807
|
2.22
|
79
|
1.51
|
886
|
2.14
|
307
|
.86
|
9
|
1.95
|
1
|
.30
|
-
|
-
|
317
|
.86
|
|
2004
|
930
|
2.38
|
92
|
1.70
|
1,022
|
2.30
|
302
|
.78
|
7
|
1.28
|
1
|
.23
|
-
|
-
|
310
|
.78
|
|
2005
|
958
|
2.21
|
82
|
1.40
|
1,040
|
2.12
|
342
|
.82
|
14
|
2.07
|
3
|
.54
|
-
|
-
|
359
|
.83
|
|
2006
|
973
|
2.14
|
92
|
1.46
|
1,065
|
2.06
|
370
|
.85
|
8
|
1.09
|
3
|
.52
|
-
|
-
|
381
|
.84
|
|
2007
|
900
|
1.99
|
87
|
1.39
|
987
|
1.91
|
304
|
.71
|
7
|
1.06
|
1
|
.15
|
1
|
1.77
|
313
|
.71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Table 07. Number of NO DAYS LOST
(NDL) Injuries and NDL Incidence Rates (IR) at Coal Mines in the United States,
by Primary Activity, 1978-2007 continued:
Year
|
Total Mining
|
Indp Shops/Yrds
|
Prep Plants
|
Total w/o Office
|
Office
|
Grand Total
|
|
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
NDLs
|
IR
|
|
1978
|
4,580
|
2.64
|
112
|
3.62
|
600
|
3.59
|
5,292
|
2.74
|
17
|
.22
|
5,309
|
2.64
|
|
1979
|
3,884
|
1.97
|
77
|
2.03
|
517
|
2.54
|
4,478
|
2.03
|
16
|
.18
|
4,494
|
1.96
|
|
1980
|
3,342
|
1.74
|
58
|
1.63
|
454
|
2.15
|
3,854
|
1.78
|
16
|
.17
|
3,870
|
1.71
|
|
1981
|
2,770
|
1.56
|
41
|
1.39
|
327
|
1.58
|
3,138
|
1.56
|
7
|
.07
|
3,145
|
1.49
|
|
1982
|
2,856
|
1.62
|
31
|
1.12
|
238
|
1.17
|
3,125
|
1.57
|
14
|
.14
|
3,139
|
1.50
|
|
1983
|
2,278
|
1.57
|
20
|
.78
|
216
|
1.24
|
2,514
|
1.52
|
13
|
.14
|
2,527
|
1.44
|
|
1984
|
2,292
|
1.45
|
25
|
1.02
|
232
|
1.22
|
2,549
|
1.42
|
6
|
.06
|
2,555
|
1.36
|
|
1985
|
2,242
|
1.49
|
33
|
1.74
|
234
|
1.25
|
2,509
|
1.47
|
11
|
.12
|
2,520
|
1.40
|
|
1986
|
2,471
|
1.76
|
32
|
1.96
|
247
|
1.39
|
2,750
|
1.72
|
11
|
.13
|
2,761
|
1.64
|
|
1987
|
3,712
|
2.82
|
44
|
3.35
|
400
|
2.37
|
4,156
|
2.78
|
26
|
.33
|
4,182
|
2.65
|
|
1988
|
3,651
|
2.89
|
39
|
3.58
|
402
|
2.40
|
4,092
|
2.84
|
10
|
.13
|
4,102
|
2.70
|
|
1989
|
3,531
|
2.83
|
35
|
3.72
|
433
|
2.50
|
3,999
|
2.80
|
19
|
.24
|
4,018
|
2.66
|
|
1990
|
3,069
|
2.38
|
48
|
4.42
|
384
|
2.16
|
3,501
|
2.37
|
12
|
.16
|
3,513
|
2.26
|
|
1991
|
2,891
|
2.44
|
48
|
4.50
|
330
|
1.93
|
3,269
|
2.39
|
13
|
.18
|
3,282
|
2.28
|
|
1992
|
2,631
|
2.32
|
34
|
3.43
|
281
|
1.71
|
2,946
|
2.26
|
13
|
.18
|
2,959
|
2.14
|
|
1993
|
2,239
|
2.23
|
43
|
5.06
|
260
|
1.77
|
2,542
|
2.19
|
35
|
.50
|
2,577
|
2.09
|
|
1994
|
2,292
|
2.21
|
28
|
3.42
|
288
|
1.82
|
2,608
|
2.17
|
5
|
.07
|
2,613
|
2.06
|
|
1995
|
2,045
|
2.12
|
21
|
2.91
|
241
|
1.67
|
2,307
|
2.07
|
9
|
.14
|
2,316
|
1.96
|
|
1996
|
1,899
|
2.02
|
11
|
1.89
|
241
|
1.69
|
2,151
|
1.98
|
7
|
.12
|
2,158
|
1.88
|
|
1997
|
1,911
|
2.04
|
14
|
2.98
|
206
|
1.49
|
2,131
|
1.97
|
3
|
.05
|
| |