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
|
15.65
|
2,824
|
5.37
|
23
|
5.24
|
20
|
6.11
|
3
|
3.99
|
2,870
|
5.37
|
|
1988
|
11,461
|
17.14
|
940
|
11.71
|
12,401
|
16.56
|
2,727
|
5.41
|
31
|
6.40
|
13
|
4.42
|
1
|
1.17
|
2,772
|
5.41
|
|
1989
|
10,729
|
16.43
|
824
|
10.00
|
11,553
|
15.71
|
2,909
|
5.78
|
40
|
9.13
|
22
|
6.52
|
1
|
1.00
|
2,972
|
5.81
|
|
1990
|
10,655
|
15.67
|
919
|
10.61
|
11,574
|
15.10
|
2,658
|
5.17
|
45
|
10.76
|
30
|
7.58
|
3
|
3.12
|
2,736
|
5.23
|
|
1991
|
9,998
|
16.07
|
837
|
10.12
|
10,835
|
15.37
|
2,285
|
4.83
|
56
|
12.69
|
34
|
9.00
|
5
|
7.08
|
2,380
|
4.94
|
|
1992
|
8,873
|
15.30
|
738
|
9.08
|
9,611
|
14.53
|
2,164
|
4.69
|
39
|
9.76
|
34
|
7.93
|
2
|
3.48
|
2,239
|
4.76
|
|
1993
|
7,350
|
15.04
|
552
|
7.13
|
7,902
|
13.96
|
1,927
|
4.48
|
31
|
7.18
|
49
|
9.21
|
1
|
2.77
|
2,008
|
4.56
|
|
1994
|
7,637
|
14.89
|
597
|
7.85
|
8,234
|
13.98
|
1,948
|
4.45
|
25
|
5.34
|
49
|
10.55
|
2
|
4.09
|
2,024
|
4.52
|
|
1995
|
6,634
|
13.77
|
556
|
7.94
|
7,190
|
13.03
|
1,515
|
3.77
|
39
|
8.45
|
33
|
7.14
|
1
|
1.82
|
1,588
|
3.86
|
|
1996
|
5,665
|
12.11
|
493
|
7.13
|
6,158
|
11.47
|
1,314
|
3.36
|
27
|
4.64
|
35
|
7.85
|
-
|
-
|
1,376
|
3.42
|
|
1997
|
5,438
|
11.83
|
426
|
6.17
|
5,864
|
11.09
|
1,358
|
3.41
|
31
|
4.95
|
32
|
6.91
|
1
|
1.37
|
1,422
|
3.47
|
|
1998
|
5,504
|
12.48
|
392
|
6.07
|
5,896
|
11.66
|
1,297
|
3..31
|
31
|
5..28
|
18
|
4.17
|
5
|
2.60
|
1,351
|
3.34
|
|
1999
|
4,556
|
11.30
|
320
|
5.49
|
4,876
|
10.57
|
1,102
|
2.96
|
29
|
4.99
|
13
|
4.08
|
2
|
2.45
|
1,146
|
3.00
|
|
2000
|
4,342
|
11.63
|
323
|
5.63
|
4,665
|
10.83
|
1,127
|
3.22
|
25
|
5.07
|
12
|
3.31
|
9
|
9.40
|
1,173
|
3.26
|
|
2001
|
4,246
|
10.63
|
282
|
4.87
|
4,528
|
9.90
|
1,166
|
3.01
|
17
|
2.84
|
14
|
3.99
|
2
|
1.99
|
1,199
|
3.02
|
|
2002
|
3,925
|
10.51
|
275
|
4.98
|
4,200
|
9.80
|
1,208
|
3.21
|
29
|
4.92
|
16
|
5.08
|
-
|
-
|
1,253
|
3.24
|
|
2003
|
3,342
|
9.21
|
233
|
4.46
|
3,575
|
8.62
|
1,022
|
2.85
|
29
|
6.28
|
9
|
2.74
|
-
|
-
|
1,060
|
2.88
|
|
2004
|
3,382
|
8.65
|
251
|
4.63
|
3,633
|
8.16
|
984
|
2.54
|
18
|
3.29
|
9
|
2.03
|
1
|
1.83
|
1,012
|
2.54
|
|
2005
|
3,419
|
7.90
|
232
|
3.96
|
3,651
|
7.43
|
1021
|
2.44
|
34
|
5.03
|
14
|
2.51
|
1
|
1.58
|
1,070
|
2.48
|
|
2006
|
3,443
|
7.57
|
250
|
3.97
|
3,693
|
7.13
|
1041
|
2.38
|
27
|
3.67
|
8
|
1.38
|
-
|
-
|
1,076
|
2.38
|
|
2007
|
3,218
|
7.10
|
279
|
4.47
|
3,497
|
6.78
|
934
|
2.18
|
32
|
4.83
|
6
|
.91
|
2
|
3.55
|
974
|
2.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 08. TOTAL Number of
Injuries and TOTAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Coal Mines in the United States,
by Primary Activities,
1978-2007 continued:
|
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
|
18,275
|
10.53
|
255
|
8.23
|
1,633
|
9.78
|
20,163
|
10.43
|
40
|
.52
|
20,203
|
10.05
|
|
1979
|
21,673
|
11.02
|
229
|
6.03
|
1,732
|
8.50
|
23,634
|
10.70
|
43
|
.49
|
23,677
|
10.31
|
|
1980
|
20,912
|
10.87
|
192
|
5.39
|
1,572
|
7.44
|
22,676
|
10.45
|
47
|
.50
|
22,723
|
10.03
|
|
1981
|
17,357
|
9.76
|
129
|
4.36
|
1,290
|
6.21
|
18,776
|
9.32
|
45
|
.47
|
18,821
|
8.92
|
|
1982
|
16,261
|
9.22
|
106
|
3.82
|
1,095
|
5.39
|
17,462
|
8.75
|
26
|
.26
|
17,488
|
8.35
|
|
1983
|
11,108
|
7.64
|
92
|
3.59
|
929
|
5.32
|
12,129
|
7.33
|
30
|
.32
|
12,159
|
6.95
|
|
1984
|
11,875
|
7.54
|
72
|
2.95
|
971
|
5.11
|
12,918
|
7.22
|
23
|
.25
|
12,941
|
6.87
|
|
1985
|
10,653
|
7.10
|
87
|
4.58
|
910
|
4.87
|
11,650
|
6.83
|
20
|
.22
|
11,670
|
6.50
|
|
1986
|
11,171
|
7.96
|
88
|
5.39
|
982
|
5.53
|
12,241
|
7.66
|
26
|
.31
|
12,267
|
7.30
|
|
1987
|
15,104
|
11.48
|
99
|
7.53
|
1,351
|
8.00
|
16,554
|
11.05
|
45
|
.57
|
16.599
|
10.53
|
|
1988
|
15,173
|
12.03
|
99
|
9.10
|
1,307
|
7.81
|
16,579
|
11.51
|
25
|
.32
|
16,604
|
10.94
|
|
1989
|
14,525
|
11.65
|
84
|
8.83
|
1,430
|
8.25
|
16,039
|
11.22
|
47
|
.59
|
16,086
|
10.65
|
|
1990
|
14,310
|
11.09
|
122
|
11.22
|
1,362
|
7.66
|
15,794
|
10.68
|
32
|
.42
|
15,826
|
10.18
|
|
1991
|
13,215
|
11.14
|
105
|
9.84
|
1,302
|
7.61
|
14,622
|
10.69
|
46
|
.63
|
14,668
|
10.18
|
|
1992
|
11,850
|
10.47
|
84
|
8.48
|
1,097
|
6.70
|
13,031
|
9.98
|
37
|
.50
|
13,068
|
9.47
|
|
1993
|
9,910
|
9.85
|
95
|
11.19
|
959
|
6.55
|
10,964
|
9.44
|
59
|
.84
|
11,023
|
8.95
|
|
1994
|
10,258
|
9.90
|
72
|
8.80
|
1,024
|
6.48
|
11,354
|
9.44
|
24
|
.35
|
11,378
|
8.95
|
|
1995
|
8,778
|
9.12
|
51
|
7.06
|
855
|
5.92
|
9,684
|
8.69
|
18
|
.27
|
9,702
|
8.22
|
|
1996
|
7,534
|
8.03
|
37
|
6.37
|
728
|
5.11
|
8,299
|
7.63
|
16
|
.26
|
8,315
|
7.24
|
|
1997
|
7,286
|
7.76
|
33
|
7.02
|
630
|
4.55
|
7,949
|
7.35
|
20
|
.33
|
7,969
|
6.97
|
|
1998
|
7,247
|
7.96
|
41
|
7.89
|
622
|
4.55
|
7,910
|
7.52
|
24
|
.42
|
7,934
|
7.15
|
|
1999
|
6,022
|
7.14
|
31
|
6.00
|
557
|
4.35
|
6,610
|
6.77
|
11
|
.21
|
6,621
|
6.44
|
|
2000
|
5,838
|
7.39
|
30
|
5.19
|
543
|
4.46
|
6,411
|
6.99
|
18
|
.36
|
6,429
|
6.64
|
|
2001
|
5,727
|
6.70
|
41
|
7.34
|
518
|
3.94
|
6,286
|
6.34
|
13
|
.25
|
6,299
|
6.03
|
|
2002
|
5,453
|
6.69
|
26
|
4.45
|
553
|
4.15
|
6,032
|
6.32
|
7
|
.15
|
6,039
|
6.03
|
|
2003
|
4,635
|
5.92
|
27
|
4.71
|
493
|
3.88
|
5,155
|
5.63
|
13
|
.29
|
5,168
|
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