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Table 04.  Number of FATAL Injuries and FATAL Incidence Rates (IR) at Metallic

Operations in the United States,by Primary Activity, 1978-2007

 

 

Year

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

 

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Dredge

Other

Total

 

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

1978

27

.15

2

.05

29

.13

10

.04

-

-

-

-

10

.04

1979

13

.07

3

.07

16

.07

8

.03

-

-

-

-

8

.03

1980

16

.08

2

.04

18

.07

8

.03

-

-

-

-

8

.03

1981

26

.13

2

.04

28

.11

10

.04

-

-

-

-

10

.04

1982

16

.13

2

.06

18

.11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19831

6

.07

1

.04

7

.06

3

.03

-

-

-

-

3

.02

1984

11

.13

4

.19

15

.15

4

.03

-

-

-

-

4

.03

1985

10

.14

2

.11

12

.13

2

.02

-

-

-

-

2

.02

1986

4

.06

1

.06

5

.06

1

.01

-

-

-

-

1

.01

1987

6

.09

-

-

6

.07

4

.04

-

-

-

-

4

.03

1988

5

.07

1

.06

6

.07

2

.01

-

-

-

-

2

.01

1989

8

.11

-

-

8

.11

1

.01

-

-

-

-

1

.01

1990

4

.05

3

.15

7

.07

7

.04

-

-

-