Pocket Book of Labour  Statistics 2007

5 ACCIDENTS, SAFETY AND ABSENTEEISM

Table 5.2 

Industrial Injuries  in Mines By Class of Minerals

2005

Mineral

No. of Injuries

Frequency rate per 1000 workers

 

Fatal

Serious

Fatal

Serious

1

2

3

4

5

1. Coal

117

1138

0.29

2.85

2. Non-Coal

 

 

 

 

Copper

0

4

0.00

2.07

Galena & Sphalerite

1

24

0.31

7.43

Gold

0

10

0.00

3.21

Iron Ore

16

36

0.43

0.96

Limestone

7

9

0.27

0.35

Manganese

0

5

0.00

0.34

Mica

0

0

0.00

0.00

Oil

1

15

0.05

0.78

Stone

9

1

1.28

0.14

Non-Coal +

52

113

0.32

0.71

Coal & Non-Coal

169

1251

0.30

2.21

    (1 + 2)

 

 

 

 

Source:  DGMS

+ Includes other minerals also