Mining Publication: Stone Operator Mining Facts - 2007
Original creation date: August 2009
Authors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036097
Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-162, 2009 Aug; :1-2
This 2007 mining fact sheet covers statistics of general interest relating to surface and underground stone mining operations, workers, fatalities, nonfatal lost-time injuries, and occupational illness. In 2007, a total of 4,639 stone mining operations reported employment to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Stone mines comprised 31.2% of all mining operations.
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036097
Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-162, 2009 Aug; :1-2