Table 08. TOTAL Number of
Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at 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
|
13,190
|
13.61
|
1,178
|
10.00
|
14,368
|
13.22
|
3,841
|
5.97
|
39
|
10.66
|
25
|
13.23
|
2
|
16.72
|
3,907
|
6.02
|
|
1979
|
16,606
|
14.42
|
1,431
|
10.79
|
18,037
|
14.05
|
3,596
|
5.31
|
23
|
7.68
|
14
|
6.39
|
3
|
10.39
|
3,636
|
5.32
|
|
1980
|
16,183
|
14.52
|
1,384
|
10.78
|
17,567
|
14.14
|
3,310
|
4.90
|
15
|
6.88
|
16
|
7.20
|
4
|
8.54
|
3,345
|
4.92
|
|
1981
|
13,102
|
13.05
|
1,105
|
9.49
|
14,207
|
12.68
|
3,113
|
4.77
|
13
|
6.55
|
24
|
11.55
|
-
|
-
|
3,150
|
4.79
|
|
1982
|
12,363
|
12.21
|
999
|
8.70
|
13,362
|
11.85
|
2,857
|
4.53
|
15
|
6.42
|
24
|
8.86
|
3
|
4.33
|
2,899
|
4.56
|
|
1983
|
8,115
|
10.44
|
658
|
7.02
|
8,773
|
10.07
|
2,302
|
3.99
|
19
|
6.66
|
12
|
5.42
|
2
|
2.56
|
2,335
|
4.00
|
|
1984
|
8,723
|
10.37
|
711
|
7.31
|
9,434
|
10.06
|
2,407
|
3.81
|
21
|
7.65
|
12
|
4.92
|
1
|
1.26
|
2,441
|
3.83
|
|
1985
|
7,676
|
9.45
|
655
|
6.69
|
8,331
|
9.15
|
2,278
|
3.90
|
10
|
3.08
|
31
|
13.21
|
3
|
4.76
|
2,322
|
3.93
|
|
1986
|
8,033
|
10.63
|
617
|
6.48
|
8,650
|
10.16
|
2,487
|
4.55
|
17
|
5.58
|
15
|
5.09
|
2
|
3.54
|
2,521
|
4.56
|
|
1987
|
11,361
|
16.27
|
873
|
10.49
|
12,234 | |
