| Document ID (ISN) | 111000 |
| CIS number |
10-0489 |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Solis H.L., Wagner G.R. |
| Title |
Injury experience in stone mining, 2008 |
| Bibliographic information |
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22209-3939, USA, 2009. iii, 532p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
Injury_experience_in_stone_mining.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) informational report reviews in detail the occupational injury and illness experience of stone mining in the United States for 2008. Data reported by operators of mining establishments concerning work injuries are summarized by work location, accident classification, part of body injured, nature of injury and occupation. Related information on employment, worktime and operating activity also is presented. Data reported by independent contractors performing certain work at mining locations are depicted separately in this report. For ease of comparison with other metal and non-metallic mineral mining industries and with coal mining, summary reference tabulations are included at the end of both the operator and the contractor sections of this report. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; occupational diseases; quarrying industry; occupational accidents; statistics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
location of injury; subcontractors; frequency rates; severity rates; glossary |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
Statistics
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
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