Number and percentage of occupational fatalities by accident class at surface work locations, 2000 - 2020 (N=613)
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Accident Class | Fatalities |
---|---|
Powered haulage | 200 |
Machinery | 151 |
Slip or fall of person | 84 |
Falling, rolling, or sliding rock or material | 55 |
Electrical | 36 |
Unknown or NEC | 24 |
Fall of ground (from in place) | 19 |
Exploding vessels under pressure | 10 |
Ignition/explosion of gas/dust | 10 |
Handling materials | 6 |
Explosives and breaking agents | 4 |
Hand tools | 3 |
Hoisting | 3 |
Fire | 2 |
Nonpowered haulage | 2 |
Inundation | 2 |
Impoundment | 1 |
Striking or bumping | 1 |
Total | 613 |
NOTE: "Fall of ground (from in place)" includes MSHA's Accident/Injury/Illness classifications for "Fall of face, rib, pillar, side, or highwall (from in place)"
and "Fall of roof, back, or brow (from in place)." Excludes office employees. Data Source: MSHA
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program