Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

5 ACCIDENTS, SAFETY AND ABSENTEEISM

5.2 Industrial Injuries  in Mines By Class of Minerals

2006*

Mineral

No. of

Frequency rate per 1000 workers

 

Fata-lity

Serious-ly Injured

Fata-lity

Serious-ly Injured

1

2

3

4

5

1. Coal

137

888

0.34

2.23

2. Non-Coal

 

 

 

 

Copper

0

0

0.00

0.00

Galena & Sphalerite

1

12

0.31

3.72

Gold

1

10

0.32

3.21

Iron Ore

21

22

0.56

0.59

Limestone

15

7

0.58

0.27

Manganese

2

11

0.14

0.75

Mica

0

0

0.00

0.00

Oil

4

14

0.21

0.73

Stone

4

1

0.57

0.14

Non-Coal +

72

87

0.45

0.54

Coal & Non-Coal    (1 + 2)

209

975

0.37

1.74

Table 5.2

2007*

1

2

3

4

5

1. Coal

79

916

0.20

2.30

2. Non-Coal

 

 

 

 

Copper

0

1

0.00

0.52

Galena & Sphalerite

1

14

0.31

4.33

Gold

1

17

0.32

5.46

Iron Ore

15

26

0.40

0.69

Limestone

13

8

0.50

0.31

Manganese

1

2

0.07

0.14

Mica

0

0

0.00

0.00

Oil

4

16

0.21

0.83

Stone

13

3

1.85

0.43

Non-Coal +

72

102

0.45

0.64

Coal & Non-Coal  (1 + 2)

151

1018

0.27

1.82

                                                                            Source:  DGMS

+ Includes other minerals also