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The Fatality Experience in the United States The Mining Industry

The Fatality Experience in the United States The Mining Industry

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The Fatality Experience in the United States

The Mining Industry

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Fatality Rates: Top Four Industries

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (29.6 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

• Mining (27.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

• Transportation and warehousing (16.3 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

• Construction (10.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

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Frequency of Fatalities

• 5,703 fatal work injuries in 2006• Service providing industries in the private

sector accounted for 47 percent (2,693 fatalities)

• Private goods-producing industries accounted for 44 percent (2,509 fatalities)

• Construction accounted for 1,226 fatal work injuries, the most of any industry sector.

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Trends in the Frequency of Fatalities

• Mining accounts for approximately 3 percent of all fatalities in the United States each year.

• In 2006, this industry accounted for 190 fatalities out of the 5,703 fatalities that occurred in this year.

• The death rate per 100,000 workers in the mining industry is approximately 27.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers ranking second only to agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting.

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Trends in the Frequency of Fatalities

• Mining fatalities increased 19 percent in 2006.

• Fatal work injuries in coal mining more than doubled in 2006 due in part to the Sago mine disaster and other mining incidents

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Fatality Events

• The four most frequently identified fatal events include:– highway incidents– Homicides– Falls– struck-by accidents

• Highway accidents account for nearly one out of four fatal work injuries

• The number of highway incidents fell 8 percent in 2006. • The 1,329 fatal highway incidents in 2006 was the lowest

annual total since 1993.

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Fatality Events in Mining

• Approximately 7 percent of all fatalities in the mining industry are due to falls.

• Transportation accidents account for approximately 36 percent of the fatalities in the mining industry.

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Fatality Events in Mining

• Highway transportation accidents account for approximately 56 percent of all transportation accidents.

• Contact with electric current accounts for approximately 65 percent of the fatalities involving harmful environments in the mining industry.

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Contracted Employee Versus Employee

• Fatality rates for contracted employees not under the supervision of the organization were significantly higher than the fatality rates involving employees of the organization.– Fatality rates for employees of the organizations

ranged from 1.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to 3.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

– Fatality rates for contracted workers not under the supervision of the organization ranged from 7.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to 100.0 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

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Mining Industry: Summary of Fatalities by Event: 2003-2006

All Fatalities Transportation Falls Fires/Explosions Contact w/ Equipment Harmful Environments

2003 141 48 10 25 45 10

2004 152 61 13 12 56 9

2005 159 60 11 14 53 16

2006 190 62 10 42 60 14

Total 642 231 44 93 214 49

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Mining Industry: Fatalities due to Falls

Roofs* Scaffolds* Ladders* Fall to Lower Level

2003 0 0 0 10

2004 0 0 0 13

2005 0 0 0 11

2006 0 0 0 10

Total 0 0 0 44

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Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Transportation Accidents

Highway Transportation Accident Non-highway Accident Pedestrian, Struck by Vehicle

2003 28 10 3

2004 36 10 4

2005 35 15 3

2006 30 12 10

Total 129 47 20

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Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Equipment or Objects

Struck By Caught in Equipment or Object Caught in Running Equipment

2003 32 10 5

2004 25 21 7

2005 28 16 10

2006 34 16 7

Total 119 63 29

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Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Harmful Environments

Contact with Electrical Current Caustic, Noxious Substances* Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres*

2003 7 0 0

2004 5 0 0

2005 10 0 4

2006 10 3 0

Total 32 3 4