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Table 07.  TOTAL Number of Injuries and TOTAL 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

 

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

All

Injs

IR

1978

642

11.23

169

15.51

811

11.91

672

6.47

8

41.33

68

27.43

748

7.02

1979

691

11.23

138

10.66

829

11.13

561

5.35

-

-

22

10.10

583

5.45

1980

682

11.04

159

9.28

841

10.66

498

4.59

-

-

6

5.09

504

4.59

1981

635

10.04

183

9.30

818

9.87

400

3.83

1

16.77

-

-

401

3.83

1982

403

7.60

91

4.44

494

6.72

281

4.14

2

17.35

-

-

283

4.16

1983  1/

341

8.42

41

5.47

382

7.96

230

3.40

9

7.34

1

5.79

240

3.47

1984

265

6.27

34

4.63

299

6.03

221

2.95

10

4.37

-

-

231

2.99

1985

266

6.97

55

8.11

321

7.14

244

3.42

16

7.38

-

-

260

3.53

1986

217

6.36

53

8.33

270

6.67

238

3.73

14

7.08

1

9.67

253

3.84

1987

271

8.19

73

11.67

344

8.74

324

5.10

8

6.39

-

-

332

5.13

1988

306

8.41

66

10.16

372

8.68

378

5.80

9

6.83

-

-

387

5.82

1989

363

9.58

70

10.04

433

9.65

393

6.04

7

4.85

-

-

400

6.01

1990

316

8.31

71

9.96