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

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


 

 

Underground Mines

Surface Mines

 

Underground

Surf at UG

Total

Strip

Dredge

Other

Total

Year

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

Fatals

IR

1978

2

.11

1

.22

3

.13

23

.07

-

-

-

-

23

.07

1979

1

.05

1

.21

2

.08

24

.07

-

-

-

-

24

.07

1980

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

.07

1

.23

-

-

23

.07

1981

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

.03

1

.25

-

-

10

.03

1982

1

.07

-

-

1

.06

8

.06

-

-

-

-

8

.06

1983 1/

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

.04

-

-

-

-

10

.04

1984

1

.07

1

.26

2

.11

14

.05

-

-

-

-

14

.05

1985

2

.14

1

.24

3

.17

6

.02

-

-

-

-

6

.02

1986

1

.07

2

.55

3

.16

11

.04

-

-

-

-

11

.04

1987

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

.06

-

-

-

-

17

.05

1988

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

.02

-

-

-

-

6

.02

1989

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

.06

-

-

-

-

18

.06

1990