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

 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

6

.10

1

.09

7

.10

1

.01

-

-

-

-

1

.01

1979

12

.20

1

.08

13

.17

9

.09

-

-

-

-

9

.08

1980

4

.06

1

.06

5

.06

5

.05

-

-

-

-

5

.05

1981

3

.05

-

-

3

.04

4

 04

-

-

-

-

4

.04

1982

6

.11

1

.05

7

.10

1

.01

-

-

-

-

1

.01

1983  1/

5

.12

-

-

5

.10

2

.03

-

-

-

-

2

.03

1984

2

.05

-

-

2

.04

3

.04

-

-

-

-

3

.04

1985

1

.03

-

-

1

.02

1

.01

-

-

-

-

1

.01

1986

2

.06

-

-

2

.05

4

.06

-

-

-

-

4

.06

1987

1

.03

-

-

1

.03

2

.03

-

-

-

-

2

.03

1988

2

.05

-

-

2

.05

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1989

2

.05

-

-

2

.04

1

.02

-

-

-

-

1

.02

1990

3

.08

-

-

3

.07

1

.02