- Mining | Safe Work Australia
The mining industry has made significant improvements in health and safety over the last decade, reducing the incidence rates of both fatalities and serious injuries. However, the mining industry still has one of the highest rates of fatalities of any industry. In the 12 years to 2015, the fatality rate in the mining industry decreased by 65% from 12.4 worker …
A bibliometric review of the most cited literature related to mining …
Abstract. This review analysed the top 56 annual and lifetime cited articles related to mining injuries. The number of annual and lifetime citations, year of publication, design, topic of focus ...
CDC
This publication represents the first comprehensive surveillance report on injuries and illnesses in the U.S. mining industry. The tracking of occupational injuries, illnesses, and hazards, documents of the Nation's progress in reducing the burden of work-related diseases and injuries and may help identify old and new problems that require …
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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident, illness, and injury data collected during 2010-2017 also show that 48% of all the MNM and SSG mining sectors fatalities were attributed to machinery and powered haulage, with 17% leading to non-fatal injuries. Most past studies on machine-related accidents have relied heavily …
Analysis of Mining-Related Injuries in Chinese Coal Mines and Related
Background and objectives: Coal mine injuries commonly occur, affecting both the safety and health of miners, and the normal operation of the coal mine. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore the regularity of injury and injury-related risk factors in coal mines in China so as to establish a scientific basis for reducing the …
Analysis of Mining-Related Injuries in Chinese Coal …
The recurrence of mining-related injuries, however, cannot be attributed to a single factor [8,9]. Coupling and correlation with existing factors in a multidimensional space under suitable conditions and time, accidents and injuries will occur [15,16]. In mining, the agent factors are the hazards, while the host factors include individual
Data and Reports | Mine Safety and Health Administration …
Reports. Access a range of quarterly and annual reports of accidents, injuries, illnesses, employment and coal production numbers collected via 30 CFR Part 50. Find a range of current and historical data for individual mines using our Mine Data Retrieval System tool and data sources and calculator tool. Visit our Fatality Reports page to access ...
Fatality Reports | Mine Safety and Health Administration …
September 17, 2023 Fatality. Mined Material: Gold Ore. MSHA was informed of a contractor employee's death near Nevada Gold Mines LLC's Genesis mine in Eureka, NV. MSHA's investigation team examined the accident scene, conducted interviews, and reviewed relevant documentation. The investigation revealed that MSHA does not have …
Environmental and health risks posed to children by artisanal …
Introduction. The global mining of gold among artisanal and small-scale mines is associated with numerous hazards. Traumatic and occupational hazards include mine collapse and cave-ins, crush injuries, burns, falls, barotrauma, drowning, asphyxiation, lacerations injuries from mining equipment, temperature-related …
What are the most common mining injuries?
Chemical injuries. Exposure to different chemicals — especially the polymeric chemicals used in coal mines — cause numerous on-the-job injuries among miners. Respiratory injuries, poisonings and chemical burns are some …
Daily Fatality Report
Mine Safety and Health Administration - MSHA - Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978. Daily Fatality Report - April 19, 2024. Legend: UG - Underground Mines; S - Surface Mines; Fatalities chargeable to the Mining Industry; Accident Classifications 2020 2021 2022 2023
Hand Injuries of Coal Miners in Southern West ia: A …
The distance from an injury site can play a substantial impact on the mortality of different injuries and access to health-related services. Within this study, we sought to understand the effect of the site to treating center distance and access to relevant health-care services on effect and secondary injuries of coal mining-related injuries.
Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral …
The Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate continuously enforce legislation and national mining standards to reduce mining deaths and occupational injuries. Between 1984 and 2005, more than 11 000 mine workers died in South Africa. In 2003, the death toll from mining accidents was approximately 270 fatalities and an agreement was reached to …
[PDF] Analysis of Mining-Related Injuries in Chinese Coal …
It is revealed that coal mine injuries are prevalent among coal miners, and these injuries are often related to the age, experience, months of work, and the three-shift work system of miners. Background and Objectives: Coal mine injuries commonly occur, affecting both the safety and health of miners, and the normal operation of the coal mine. …
The Necessity for Improved Hand and Finger …
There were 147 injuries identified where a mine worker was splicing a cable or conveyor belt. Most of these injuries were hand tool related, with 80 (54%) injuries …
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction : U.S. Bureau …
Fatal work injuries in the private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector were 26 percent higher in 2017 than in 2016. There were 112 fatalities in 2017, compared with 89 in 2016. ... The fatal data also captures all events and exposures that are work related in the mining sector, including suicides and transportation incidents.
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Mining Publication: Haulage Truck Dump Site Safety: An Examination of Reported Injuries. Dump site injuries occur in all major mineral industries. Working in elevated areas near an edge is a common hazard for operators of off-highway mobile mining equipment. In this Information Circular (IC), serious injuries involving haulage …
Mining Injuries 2012-2019: Using Workers' Compensation …
This study summarized the frequency and cost of mining-related injuries. Mining-related workers' compensation (WC) claims data from 35 states were summarized to report counts, claim rates, and costs for 2012-2019. These data were compared with Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) injury and employment data for the …
U.S.: mining industry nonfatal injury & illness rate 2021
U.S. mining industry injury and illness rate 2007-2021. In 2021, the rate of job-related injuries and illnesses of the mining industry in the United States was 1.3 per 100 workers. This figure has ...
Machine-Related Injuries in the US Mining …
1. Introduction. Although the total number of mine worker fatalities in the United States, as well as fatality incidence rates, have trended downward during the past 20 years, the …
Research trends in mining accidents study: A …
The most-reported theme was causes of mining accidents, with 46% from 2015 to 2019. •. The main cause of mining accidents was mechanical failure, according …
KEY FACTS AND FIGURES: MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY …
• The number of injuries in the platinum sector increased from 1027 in 2021 to 1030 in 2022 • The number of injuries in other mines increased from 208 in 2021 to 260 in 2022 5. Major contributors to injuries year on year (2021 versus 2022) • Transportation and Mining (Trackless Mobile Machinery) increased from 329 in 2021 to 376 in 2022
Mine Injury and Worktime Quarterly Statistics
Number of Injuries, Injury-Incidence Rates, Average Number of Employees, and Employee-Hours by Work Location and Mineral Industry. 4 th Quarter Preliminary Reports for 2023 updated 2/15/2024 ... Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | 201 12th Street S, Suite 401 | Arlington, VA 22202-5450 ...
Common Injuries & Illnesses Prevalent in the Coal Mining …
Our Montana workers' compensation attorneys can represent your case and negotiate on your behalf. Call Odegaard Injury Lawyers at (406) 222-2222 to schedule a case evaluation. Coal miners frequently suffer fatal and non-fatal injuries and illnesses. Contact our Monatan workers compensation attorneys if you require legal counsel.
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Mining Industry Accident, Injuries, Employment,and Production Statistics and Reports. These informational reports review in detail the occupational injury and illness experience of mining, by category, in the United States. Data reported by operators of mining …
Occupational injuries and fatalities in copper mining in …
RESULTS In the selected period, 165 injuries and 20 fatalities were recorded. The underground department had the highest frequency rates of fatalities (111/100 000 employee years) and injuries (5.5/1000 employee years). The most common cause of fatal injuries was fall of rock in the underground mines.
FACT SHEET / NOVEMBER 2021 SAFETY IN THE …
QUICK FACTS. 22. fall of ground main fatality cause in 2020. 26% improvement in overall injuries in 2020. OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE TO DATE. The mining industry …
Prevention is the solution to the mining industry's most …
Strains, sprains, and physical ailments. Mining is a physically demanding profession, and strains, sprains, and fractures are the most commonly reported work-related injuries. Treatment of these ...
Machine-related injuries in the US mining industry and …
Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studied mining accidents that involved a worker entangled in, struck by, or in contact with machinery or equipment in motion, finding that machine-related accidents accounted for 41% of all severe accidents in the mining industry during this period. Researchers at the …
Mining | dataswa
Mining. Draws data from different sources to present an overall picture of work-related injuries and fatalities in the Mining industry. The statistics include trends in workers' compensation claims, fatalities and other data broken down by jurisdiction, mechanism of injury or disease, type of vehicle involved in incident, type of activity ...