Accidents & Do's at Coal Mines 1996-2001

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Table 1
Coal mines - number and incidence rates of injury

				Actual Injuries				Rates per 100,000 Workshifts
Year	Persons employed	Workshifts	Output of mineral (tonnes)	Fatal injuries	Major injuries	+3 Day	All reported injuries	Fatal injuries	Major injuries	+ 3 Day	All reported injuries
	(b)		(c)
1996/97	15,061	4,376,129	32,121,066	2	160	431	593	0.05	3.66	9.85	13.55
1997/98	12,382	3,614,311	28,092,950	4	163	929	1096	0.11	4.51	25.70	30.32
1998/99	9,991	3,018,244	25,085,000	4	109	884	997	0.13	3.61	29.29	33.03
1999/00	8,856	2,463,605	20,888,000	-	95	752	847	0.00	3.86	30.52	34.38
2000/01(a)	8,405	2,345,821	17,349,000	-	89	747	836	0.00	3.79	31.84	35.64

Notes

Provisional
Average number employed during the year including contractors.
Source - Coal Authority.