2024 mining statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Underground miners, oil and gas drillers and related workers 67 20.00%
Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) 41 12.24%
Primary production labourers 33 9.85%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Underground miners, oil and gas drillers and related workers 12 18.18%
Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) 11 16.67%
Heavy equipment operators 7 10.61%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 119 35.52%
Contact with objects and equipment 96 28.66%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 68 20.30%
Falls 42 12.54%
Transportation accidents 8 2.39%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 29 43.94%
Falls 14 21.21%
Contact with objects and equipment 13 19.70%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 7 10.61%
Transportation accidents 2 3.03%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Back 51 15.22%
Hand 50 14.93%
Leg 49 14.63%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Back 20 30.30%
Leg 9 13.64%
Multi 8 12.12%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 36.13% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 26.05% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to slip, trip, twisting, stepped on or in, loss of balance – without fall such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 12.61% of these injuries are to arm. The most common of these injuries are due to bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 45.83% of these injuries are to hand. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as cutting hand tools – non-powered.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 12.50% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by flying object such as chips, particles, splinters, electric parts, hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells, logging and wood processing machinery – specialized, other building materials – solid elements.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 10.42% of these injuries are to multi. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as wood, lumber.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 10.42% of these injuries are to multi. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as scaffolds, staging.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 10.42% of these injuries are to multi. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as doors.

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