CHART 45
special topic : mining
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In 2008, fatal work injuries in private
sector mining as a whole were up
25 percent from 2003, though down
slightly from 2007.
Fatal injuries in oil and gas extraction
industries accounted for more than
three-fifths of fatal work injuries in
mining from 2003 to 2008.
The Bureau classifies industries
according to the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Oil and gas industries include NAICS 211
(oil and gas extraction), NAICS 213111
(drilling oil and gas wells), and NAICS
213112 (support activities for oil and
gas operations). NAICS 213110 (support
activities for mining, unspecified) may
include some oil and gas activities.
Fatal occupational injuries in the private
sector mining industry, 2003–08
 Oil and gas extraction industries  All other mining
Number of fatal work injuries
200
192
183
150
152
159
67
176
61
56
141
54
61
56
100
125
50
0
85
2003
98
98
2004
2005
2006
122
120
2007
2008
SOURCE: Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, April 2010.
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