1983-2007, Mining Occupational Fatality Rate (Per 100,000 Full-Time Equivalent Employees or 200,000,000 Hours Worked) and Nonfatal Lost-Time Injury Rate (Per 100 Full-Time Equivalent Employees or 200,000 Hours Worked) by Mining Commodity Sector and Underground/Surface Work Location by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Note: Caution should be used when interpreting rates based on a small number of events.
Underground/Surface work location (computed) Year Commodity based on CANVASS (recoded)
Coal operator Metal operator Nonmetal operator Stone operator Sand & gravel operator Coal contractor Noncoal contractor
Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate Fatal rate Lost-time injury rate
Underground 1983 57.0 8.6 73.3 7.7 123.5 5.7
4.3

202.9 13.6 204.6 11.5
1984 114.9 8.6 133.9 6.7 47.3 3.9 69.9 4.8

391.8 10.0
8.0
1985 55.9 7.7 139.9 5.6 26.2 4.1 142.9 4.9


9.8 650.2 9.5
1986 66.6 8.5 61.3 6.9 58.6 4.5 68.6 4.2


10.4
3.0
1987 51.8 12.7 92.2 6.9 30.2 4.4
5.0


17.3 444.6 5.8
1988 37.6 13.5 68.0 8.7 55.0 4.3
6.1


12.8
8.8
1989 64.9 13.1 107.6 8.6 52.8 4.8
6.9


9.4 214.2 6.6
1990 64.1 12.7 53.6 7.6 78.8 5.6
5.6


11.9 432.6 6.1
1991 63.7 12.9 121.4 7.0 27.0 4.7 68.3 4.6

99.4 12.9
9.8
1992 60.0 12.3 69.9 6.2
3.7 132.2 4.9


14.2
6.8
1993 52.7 12.0 156.5 6.4 29.8 4.9 452.7 4.5


11.8 227.9 7.7
1994 44.0 11.8 112.5 7.3 30.0 4.6 59.0 4.1


13.5
6.8
1995 44.6 10.9 51.1 6.2 92.5 3.8
3.3

88.7 12.1
7.2
1996 61.8 9.2 49.2 6.8
3.3 116.3 4.5


11.1 111.3 6.0
1997 40.8 8.8 64.1 6.0 31.0 3.7 110.5 2.7


10.7 120.1 6.5
1998 49.6 9.4 52.1 6.4 68.2 3.5
4.0

57.4 13.3
4.7
1999 44.1 8.7 121.3 6.3
3.9 102.4 4.1

112.5 10.4 239.0 5.6
2000 45.4 8.8 136.2 5.8 39.6 3.6 50.5 3.4

95.3 12.6
5.6
2001 83.2 7.6 157.3 4.1
4.6
3.2

37.6 12.3 80.4 2.7
2002 34.1 7.7 53.8 4.0
4.0
3.7

142.2 13.0 121.1 1.8
2003 32.0 6.8
4.1
3.5 54.1 2.9

212.8 9.9
2.3
2004 35.4 6.1 26.2 3.4 41.0 3.4
3.9

42.8 7.8
2.8
2005 34.6 5.5 23.9 3.7 83.7 3.3 140.2 2.8


7.5
2.9
2006 84.5 5.2
3.1
3.0
2.0

34.4 7.4
3.5
2007 42.6 5.0 55.2 3.3 40.4 3.7
1.7

97.7 5.8 103.4 2.2
Surface 1983 28.0 3.3 23.9 2.7 11.7 3.0 25.9 3.2 63.1 2.4 36.0 3.0 133.6 3.2
1984 24.8 3.2 33.2 3.0 21.9 2.8 42.3 3.5 42.1 2.7 97.7 2.8 158.2 2.8
1985 21.8 3.1 17.4 2.8 3.8 2.6 25.3 3.6 29.0 2.7 58.4 3.4 109.9 2.7
1986 43.8 3.6 11.6 3.1 20.6 2.6 22.1 3.9 44.9 3.2 46.0 3.1 78.3 3.0
1987 30.1 4.4 27.3 4.3 12.4 3.5 30.7 4.6 54.0 3.7 73.9 3.2 89.7 4.0
1988 25.8 4.6 11.6 4.6 4.0 4.2 21.8 5.3 26.5 4.2 124.1 2.7 103.9 4.4
1989 29.1 4.6 7.7 4.3 7.9 4.3 28.3 5.5 10.0 4.9 55.9 3.1 71.9 4.5
1990 22.9 4.7 26.9 3.8 4.0 4.3 22.7 5.3 33.4 5.0 70.9 3.0 75.4 4.1
1991 23.4 4.5 12.3 3.8 8.4 4.0 21.2 5.4 39.7 4.6 47.4 3.2 68.7 3.7
1992 14.9 4.2 10.1 3.2 21.7 3.6 16.3 4.9 21.6 4.3 83.2 2.9 61.3 2.8
1993 18.4 4.1 5.2 3.1 13.7 3.4 12.7 4.8 39.0 4.0 85.7 2.1 70.1 2.7
1994 23.4 4.1 10.6 2.8 4.5 3.2 24.8 4.7 17.0 4.0 66.9 2.6 19.2 2.9
1995 33.6 3.5 15.2 2.6 26.9 3.1 19.7 4.1 20.3 3.6 62.8 2.3 71.2 2.3
1996 18.6 3.0 7.4 2.7
2.6 27.1 3.8 33.3 3.3 14.8 2.5 49.7 2.7
1997 12.6 2.9 7.7 2.7 4.5 2.8 22.1 3.7 41.9 3.2 41.4 2.1 109.5 2.3
1998 8.6 2.9 8.5 2.5 9.2 2.8 20.1 3.8 33.7 3.3 20.3 2.2 72.6 2.2
1999 27.9 2.6 12.4 2.6 9.6 2.9 15.5 3.7 34.9 2.9 28.0 2.2 70.1 1.8
2000 29.9 2.8 3.3 2.3 4.9 2.9 19.7 3.9 32.3 2.9 56.1 2.1 49.2 2.0
2001 11.5 2.4 7.6 2.1
3.0 4.3 3.7 23.8 2.6 31.9 2.2 40.3 1.6
2002 18.4 2.7 9.0 2.2
2.8 27.9 3.5 30.5 2.5 27.2 2.5 28.2 1.7
2003 26.8 2.4 4.8 2.1 11.1 2.4 11.9 3.4 30.8 2.6 28.1 1.8 22.1 1.3
2004 23.1 2.0 4.5 1.9
2.6 11.6 3.2 24.0 2.3 25.6 1.8 37.5 1.6
2005 6.4 1.8 17.0 2.2 11.3 2.4 16.8 3.1 26.3 2.5 28.9 1.9 8.2 1.6
2006 12.4 1.7 11.9 2.1
2.0 13.8 2.8 17.2 2.3 20.9 1.8 24.8 1.4
2007 21.1 1.7 14.4 2.2
2.4 11.4 2.6 15.0 2.0 16.3 1.5 29.3 1.3

Page last updated: July 15, 2009
Page last reviewed: March 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division