1. The Fatality Experience in the United States The Mining Industry

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Mining Industry: Summary of Fatalities by Event: 2003-2006 All FatalitiesTransportationFallsFires/ExplosionsContact w/ EquipmentHarmful Environments 20031414810254510 2004152611312569 20051596011145316 20061906210426014 Total642231449321449

11. Mining Industry: Fatalities due to Falls Roofs*Scaffolds*Ladders*Fall to Lower Level 200300010 200400013 200500011 200600010 Total00044

12. Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Transportation Accidents Highway Transportation AccidentNon-highway AccidentPedestrian, Struck by Vehicle 200328103 200436104 200535153 2006301210 Total1294720

13. Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Equipment or Objects Struck ByCaught in Equipment or ObjectCaught in Running Equipment 200332105 200425217 2005281610 200634167 Total1196329

14. Mining Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Harmful Environments Contact with Electrical CurrentCaustic, Noxious Substances*Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres* 2003700 2004500 20051004 20061030 Total3234