2007 2008 Safety Performance Report

safety performance report
of the australian minerals industry
MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
2007 – 2008
INTRODUCTION
Contents
Executive Summary 3
Vision, Beliefs and Awareness 4
Definitions 5
Introduction 7
Comparison of data from quarterly and annual reports 9
Fatalities Statistics 13
Lost Time Injury Statistics 17
Duration and Severity Rates 22
International Comparisons 23
Health Data 25
Conclusion 28
Reference Tables 29
References 40
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2 | safety performance Report of the australian minerals industry 2007–2008

Executive Summary
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) represents

Australia’s exploration, mining and minerals processing 2007-08 KEY FIGURES
industry, nationally and internationally, in its
contribution to sustainable development and society.
Fatalities 4 (14*)
The Australian minerals industry has a vision of “An Australian
minerals industry free of fatalities, injuries and diseases”. FIFR 0.01 (0.05*)
This Report includes: FIFR (10yr average) 0.05 (0.07*)

LTI 1484 (1624*)
»» data which primarily relates to the reporting
year 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008; LTIFR 5 (5*)
»» a review of minerals industry safety performance DR 20 (21*)

1998–99 to 2007–08 drawn from fatality and injury SR 95 (108*)
data collected by State/Territory mines inspectorates;
»» an international benchmarking comparison. * 2006-07 Figures
Fatal Injuries The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) has
In 2007-08 there were four fatalities in the Australian minerals decreased consistently over the past decade; however
industry. This is ten less than the 14 reported in 2006-07. this year (5) is the same as last year (5).
Over the past decade the Fatal Injury Frequency Rate (FIFR) By sector, the LTIFR has shown similar patterns to
has varied widely from year to year. In 2007-08 the rate those seen in previous years with the underground
was 0.01. This is below the 10-year average of 0.05. coal sector recording the highest frequency rate.
Traditionally the underground mining sectors have recorded By State, the LTIFR also followed historical trends with
the highest FIFR. In 2007-08, the underground metalliferous New South Wales recording the highest frequency rate.
sector recorded two fatalities, whilst underground coal By sector, the LTIFR has shown similar patterns to
record no fatalities. All sectors recorded rates either below those seen in previous years with the underground
or equal to the ten-year average FIFR for all mining.. coal sector recording the highest frequency rate.
The Northern Territory (NT) Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC) By State, the LTIFR also followed historical trends with
and New South Wales (NSW) reported no fatalities. The FIFR New South Wales recording the highest frequency rate.
has either fallen or remained constant across all States/
By State, the LTIFR also followed historical trends with New
Territories, except South Australia in 2007-08, and all
South Wales and South Australia recording the highest rates.
States/Territories recorded an FIFR below or equal to their
respective ten-year average FIFRs, except South Australia.
International Comparisons
Lost Time Injuries The Australian minerals industry average FIFR for the ten-year period
1998-99 to 2007-08 was 0.05. Internationally the Australian industry
Over the past decade the number of Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)
compares favourably to South Africa on this indicator, which recorded
has decreased consistently from year to year until 2005-06
an equivalent rate of 0.26 for this period, and the United States of
where there was a slight increase (6 %) in LTIs on the previous
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America (USA), which recorded a rate of around 0.16 for this period.
year (2004-05). 2007-08 has seen a slight decrease in the
number of LTI (10 %) compared to the preceding year. Lost time injury data are difficult to compare internationally because of
the different systems and definitions that apply. Traditionally on this
The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) has
indicator the USA has outperformed Australia in metalliferous and coal
decreased consistently over the past decade; however
sectors. However for the past few years the Australian minerals industry
this year (5) is the same as last year (5).
performance appears to be better than or comparable to the USA.
By sector, the LTIFR has shown similar patterns to
those seen in previous years with the underground
coal sector recording the highest frequency rate.
By State, the LTIFR also followed historical trends with
New South Wales recording the highest frequency rate.

INTRODUCTION
VISION, BELIEFS AND AWARENESS
Vision
»» An Australian minerals industry free of
fatalities, injuries and diseases.
Beliefs
»» All fatalities, injuries and diseases are preventable.
»» No task is so important that it cannot be done safely.
»» All hazards can be identified and their risks managed.
»» Everyone has a personal responsibility for the
safety and health of themselves and others.
»» Safety and health performance can always improve.
Awareness
The state of mind where we are constantly aware of the
possibility of injury and act accordingly at all times.
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Definitions
Injury Definitions Duration Rate – (DR)

The average time lost for every lost time injury. This
Fatal Injury – (F) is a measure of the severity of the injuries occurring.
An injury that results in death. This rate is calculated using the following formula:
Lost Time Injury – (LTI) (total number of days lost)

An injury that results in a minimum of one (number of lost time injuries)
full shift’s absence (AS1885.1 – 1990).
Severity Rate – (SR)
Disabling Injury - (DI) or Restricted Work Injury - (RWI) The average number of days lost per one million hours worked.
Injuries resulting in that person not returning to
(number of days lost) x (1,000,000)
his/her complete range of normal duties
(number of hours worked)
Medical Treatment Injury – (MTI)
An injury requiring medical treatment Number of Hours Worked
The total number of hours worked by employees in
Total Recordable Injury – (TRI)
the recording unit during the recording period.
= LTI +DI/RWI + MTI
Severe Injury – (SI)
An injury that results in a minimum of two weeks off work.
This definition is used by South Africa as an injury measure.
Rate Definitions
The performance of the minerals industry is measured
as a rate, allowing for the comparison of different
sectors or years on a comparable basis.
Incidence Rate – (IR)
The number of fatalities or injuries per 1000 employees.
This rate is calculated using the following formula:
(number of occupational fatalities or injuries) x (1000)
(number of employees)
Frequency Rate – (FR)
The number of occupational fatalities or injuries
expressed as a rate per million hours worked. This
rate is calculated using the following formula:
(number of occupational fatalities or injuries) x (1,000,000)
(number of hours worked)
Fatal Injury Frequency Rate – (FIFR)
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The number of fatal injuries per one million hours worked.

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate – (LTIFR)
The number of lost time injuries per one million hours worked.

INTRODUCTION
ABBREVIATIONS
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASCC Australian Safety and Compensation Council
DI Disabling Injury
DR Duration Rate - see definitions
F Fatal Injury - see definitions
FIFR Fatal Injury Frequency Rate - see definitions
FR Frequency Rate - see definitions
IR Incidence Rate - see definitions
LTI Lost Time Injury - see definitions
LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency
Rate - see definitions
MCA Minerals Council of Australia
MINEX National Minerals Industry Excellence
Awards for Safety and Health
MTI Medical Treatment Injury
RWI Restricted Work Injury
SI Severe Injury - see definitions
SR Severity Rate - see definitions
TRI Total Recordable Injury
US United States of America
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Minerals Council of Australia Commitment to Safety and

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) represents Health
Australia’s exploration, mining and minerals processing
In 1996 the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) initiated
industry, nationally and internationally, in its
its safety and health leadership strategy. In pursuit of the
contribution to sustainable development and society.
vision of an Australian minerals industry free of fatalities,
MCA member companies produce more than injuries and diseases, a number of initiatives have been
85% of Australia’s annual mineral output. developed and implemented recently in addition to the
The MCA has three strategic roles in assisting the regular cycle of activities scheduled by the MCA.
minerals sector maintain its social licence to operate:
»» leadership in pre-competitive public policy Leadership
advocacy, nationally and internationally
»» CEO Safety and Health presentations
»» facilitating and promoting leading operational practice at MCA Board meetings
and capacity building across industry and communities
»» CEO Safety & Health Forum
»» engaging opinion leaders and other stakeholders to
build public presence and industry reputation based on
its economic, social and environmental performance.
Good Practice
The MCA’s strategic framework integrates the industry’s »» Rock fall Management Guideline for
sustainable development objectives with public policy, the metalliferous sector
company operations and their triple bottom line. The »» Roof fall/rib fall management Guideline for the coal sector
industry’s key policy and operational objectives are:
»» Extended shifts/working arrangements – Work
»» an industry free of fatalities, injuries and diseases Design, Fatigue and Sleep publication
»» unfettered access to competitive capital and commodity markets »» Development of industry wide health indicators
»» an economic and business environment conducive
to improved productivity and capital efficiency Sharing and Learning
»» access to natural resources and competitive
»» Annual mine rescue competitions to test and
markets in minerals, water and energy
develop the skills of emergency response teams
»» a skilled and competitive workforce — providing
»» Understanding the role of human factors
the necessary scientific, engineering, technical and
in improving performance
social disciplines and operational capabilities
»» Development of animation tools to
»» research, innovation and technological advancement
target safe behaviours on site
»» mutually beneficial social outcomes through engagement and
capacity building with Indigenous and local communities
»» improved environmental performance.

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INTRODUCTION
Recognition
»» MINEX Awards - the National minerals industry
excellence awards for safety and health
»» National Safety and Health Innovation Awards
– continue to promote creative solutions to
everyday safety and health hazards and risks.
Reporting
»» Safety Survey Report – an indicative snapshot of the
industry’s safety & health performance, published
quarterly * data is compared from these quarterly
reports against this annual report on the next pages.
»» Safety Performance Report of the Australian
Minerals Industry – the official industry
performance report, published annually
»» Promotion of Broader Outcomes Measures
›› Total Recordable Injuries/TRIFR available by sector
›› Medical Treatment Injuries
Regulation
»» National Mine Safety Framework
»» National OHS Regulatory Reform
Safety and Health Promotion

»» Annual Safety Seminars
»» Industry presentations – MCA gave a number of
speeches and presentations devoted to safety and
health during 2007 at a variety of events nationwide. In
addition a number of articles highlighting MCA safety
and health initiatives featured in the print media.
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INTRODUCTION
Comparison between MCA quarterly survey

data and the annual report
Each quarter the MCA collects information from its quarterly reports relative to the annual report is due to the
member companies and other companies that volunteer non collection of exploration data by a number of jurisdictions
safety information. The data are compiled into a brief who supply the bulk of the data for the annual report.
report. The information collected relates to employment Overall the quarterly reports represent about 70 % of the
numbers, hours worked, lost time injuries, medical hours worked in the mining and mineral processing industry
treatment injuries and total recordable injuries. in Australia as reported in the annual report. The annual
The coverage of the quarterly report when compared to the report underestimates the number of hours worked due
annual report can be seen table 1 below, in terms of hours to the low collection efficiency in South Australia and
worked in each sector. The quarterly report does not collect Tasmania, the limited response by Smelting companies and
data from quarries. The high percentage for exploration for the lack of exploration data from a number of states.
Table 1. Comparison of quarterly and annual report hours worked data.
sector Hours employees hours contractors total annual report hours % of AR
oc metal 29059758 42739432 71799189 131199113 55
ug metal 26105290 19810937 46006227 44541351 103
oc coal 24835817 20421671 45257488 60571895 75
ug coal 12210719 6886680 19097399 23347994 82
smelting 21381563 11541668 32923231 34539124 95
exp 2316123 4011458 6327581 4580985 138
TOTAL 115999269 105411848 221411115 315794149 70
In terms of injury statistics the quarterly report contains Table 2 below outlines the LTIFR collected in the quarterly
information on LTI, MTI and TRI. The LTIFR reported in the report and compares it to the data in the annual report.
quarterly report is lower than that in the annual report. These data are represented graphically in figure 1.
Table 2. LTIFR comparison between quarterly report and annual report
MCA QUARTERLY REPORT DATA ANNUAL REPORT
OVERALL EMP CON ALL INDUSTRY
oc metal 2 2 2 3
ug metal 2 1 3 4
oc coal 3 2 3 5
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ug coal 12 15 6 16
smelting 2 2 2 3
exp 3 2 3 11

INTRODUCTION
quarterly overall quarterly employees

quarterly contractors annual report
LTIFR Comparison
20
18
16
LTIFR (per million hours)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
oc metal ug metal oc coal ug coal smelting exp
Figure 1. Comparison of LTIFR between the It is interesting to compare the various injury categories
quarterly reports and the annual report. reported in the quarterly reports. It would be expected that
the injury rates should increase as the severity decreases
These data suggest that generally there is little difference
– consistent with the textbook Heinrich Triangle. Figure
between employee LTIFR and contractor LTIFR except
2 below depict the frequency rates for lost time injuries,
for underground coal where contractors report a lower
disabling or restricted work injuries, medical treatment
LTIFR. In each sector the quarterly report LTIFR is lower
injuries and total recordable injuries. Overall there is a
than that reported in the annual report. The level of
distinct increase in frequency as severity of injury decreases.
discrepancy in the exploration data suggests that this
may be due to underreporting of the hours worked
by exploration personnel in the annual report.
LTIFR DI/RWIFR
MTIFR TRI
MCA Data
50
45
40
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35
per million hours
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
oc metal ug metal oc coal ug coal smelting exp
Figure 2. Frequency rates for different injury severity classifications from the quarterly reports.

INTRODUCTION
About the data used in this Report 2007–08
This Report used data collected through the State/ »» reliance on mines submitting accurate data
Territory mines inspectorates (usually located in a »» variations in coverage by inspectorates of
mining department), except in South Australia and minerals sectors in each State/Territory
Tasmania where data were collected from individual
mining and mineral processing companies. »» exclusion of disease cases.
This data has limitations as detailed below, but Special Note: Tasmanian, New South Wales, South
does provide a comprehensive picture of the Australian and Queensland exploration data was
minerals industry’s safety performance. not available at the time of publishing.
The sources of international data included in About the International Statistics

this Report are also described below. When reporting international accident statistics, there
Mines inspectorate data – parameters and limitations are limited data readily available for direct comparisons
and benchmarking. The injury data is often presented
This data is supplied to inspectorates directly by mines. using different criteria, depending on each country’s
In most States/Territories reporting is a mandatory legislative reporting requirements. Consequently,
requirement of mining safety and health regulation. some of the data used in this section has been
adjusted to provide a comparison of performance.
In the New South Wales coal industry, data is collected This Report compares injury rates for three countries. It
by Coal Services Pty Ltd through the industry coal mines is important to recognise that the statistical data have
insurance scheme. All compensatable injuries and disease some differences due to variations in the definition
are captured in this system. Companies supply denominator of injury, country culture and degree of reporting.
data (numbers of employees and hours worked) to Coal
These variables are difficult, if not impossible, to take
Services on a quarterly basis. In recent years Coal Services
into account. Therefore, the data presented is assumed
were not able to provide the number of days lost due to LTI
to be of equivalent quality, but care should be exercised
so this has been estimated based upon previous years data
when making direct comparisons or drawing any
compared with the number of LTIs. This approximation has
conclusions. Nonetheless, the analysis below should
also been applied to other data supplied in this format.
provide a reasonable indication of the relative qualitative
Some inconsistencies are present in the data. The safety performance of the countries concerned.
various State/Territory inspectorates have different
The US data is reported annually by the US Mine Safety
jurisdictional scopes and, as a result, each has a unique
and Health Administration. The US injury data for
definition of what constitutes the minerals industry.
open-cut and underground mining are for production
Some States/Territories include smelters/refineries, mining, which excludes office and support workers.
extractive industries and exploration activities within their
The South African injury data has been obtained
scope. In other States/ Territories these activities may be from information courtesy of the South African
completely or partially excluded. In some cases where a Department of Minerals and Energy.
mine and a smelter occupy the same lease the data are
reported together as the mine. In Tasmania and South Ontario, Canada, injury data has been collected from
Australia there is no central collection of information. the Ontario Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health
Information for mines and mineral processing plants in Association (MASHA). Ontario does not have a coal
these states was obtained through direct contact. mining industry, hence only comparisons to metalliferous
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sectors are possible. Data from the calendar year

For the purposes of this Report, data has been
2007 is the latest available from MASHA.
collected in a way that permits separation into the
identified minerals sectors, and in most cases State The qualitative comparison refers to averages when comparing
inspectorates were able to provide data in a manner fatality rates. As the number of fatalities is a relatively small
consistent with guidelines supplied by the MCA. figure and can fluctuate significantly, particularly in the case of
a multiple fatality incident, it is thought that an average taken
The only difficulty relates to the smelting/refinery sector where over a number of years provides a better basis for comparison.
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Northern Territory
However, the years over which the average is taken varies due
do not include such data with their returns. Consequently,
to different data availability in each country. For example,
smelting/refinery data were gathered directly by the MCA
while South African data are available over 1989 to 2006,
from individual companies. Unfortunately a number of major
Ontario data are only available for the past seven years.
smelter companies did not supply information to the MCA.
In summary, the limitations of data contained in this
Report from the State mining inspectorates include:

INTRODUCTION
Links
Provided below are links to organisational and government Australia websites that provide information
and data on mining-related health and safety activities in Australia and overseas.
Minerals Council of Australia

www.minerals.org.au
Safework Australia
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

www.mishc.uq.edu.au
Queensland Mines and Energy , Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
www.dme.qld.gov.au
NSW Department of Industry and Innovation

www.dpi..nsw.gov.au/minerals/safety
Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum

www.dmp.wa.gov.au
US – Mines Safety and Health Administration

www.msha.gov
South Africa – South African Chamber of Minerals and Energy

www.dme.gov.za
Canada – Ontario Mining Association

www.oma.on.ca
Mining and Aggregates Safety and Health Association

www.masha.on.ca
UK – Health and Safety Executive

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www.hse.gov.uk
New Zealand – Department of Labour

www.dol.govt.nz.

FATALITY STATISTICS
Fatality Statistics
Four fatalities were recorded by the Australian minerals CHART 3: Fatal injuries 1998-99 2007-08
industry in 2007-08 (Chart 3). This figure represents 20
an decrease on the number of fatalities recorded by 18

the industry in 2006-07 (14). During the past decade 16
the industry has recorded 114 fatalities, an average
14
of 11 deaths per year. The number of fatalities has
12
varied widely from year to year ranging from a low
10
of four in 2007-08 to a high of 19 in 1999-2000.
8
During 2007-08 the highest number of fatalities 6

per sector, two, was recorded by the underground 4
metalliferous sector (chart 4). In the previous year it was
2
also the underground metalliferous sector that recorded
0
the most fatalities (five).. The open cut metalliferous 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
recorded one fatality as did the smelting/refining, The

Extractive sector, Underground coal, Open cut coal
and exploration sectors had no fatalities this year.
CHART 4: Fatal injuries by sector 2007-08
Typically, a high proportion of total fatalities is recorded 7
by the most active mining States - Western Australia, and
Queensland. This trend has essentially continued in 2007-08 6
(Table 1), with Western Australia recording two fatalities,

5
Queensland recording one fatality and South Australia
recording the other fatality. The Northern Territory, New 4
South Wales. Tasmania and Victoria recorded no fatalities.

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Table 3. Number of fatalities by State 1997-98 to 2006-07
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
WA 3 6 5 3 5 4 2 5 4 2
QLD 2 2 2 2 3 1 4 3 4 1
NSW 4 11 4 2 1 4 1 0 2 0
2007 - 2008
VIC 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
TAS 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
SA 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
ALL 10 19 15 7 12 12 10 11 14 4

FATALITY STATISTICS
Fatality Incidence Rate (FIR) State/Territory Performance

In 2007-08 the national minerals industry fatality By State, the highest FIFR was recorded in South Australia
incidence rate (FIR – fatalities per 1,000 employees) (0.11), followed by Western Australia (0.01), and Queensland
was 0.03, lowerer than recorded in 2006-07 (0.10). (0.01). Victoria, New South Wale, Northern Territory and
Tasmania recorded an FIFR of zero. All States recorded FIFRs
By sector, the FIR ranged from a high of 0.09 recorded by the
lower than their respective ten-year average rates (Table 5).
underground metalliferous sector, to a low of zero recorded
by surface coal , underground coal sector, exploration
and extractives sectors. The open cut metalliferous sector
recorded a rate of 0.02, and smelting and refining 0.05.
By State, the highest FIR was recorded in South Australia
(0.22), followed by Western Australia (0.03), and
Queensland (0.02).. Victoria, New South Wales, Northern
CHART 5: Fatal Injury Frequency Rate 1998-99 to 2007-08
Territory and Tasmania recorded an FIR of zero.
0.10
0.09
Fatal Injury Frequency Rate 0.08
(FIFR) 0.07
0.06
The risk of fatalities is measured by the Fatal 0.05
Injury Frequency Rate (FIFR − the number of fatal 0.04

injuries per one million hours worked). 0.03
The national FIFR in 2007-08 was 0.01 per million hours 0.02
worked (Chart 5), lower than the previous year (0.05). Although 0.01
an FIFR of 0.01 is below the ten-year average FIFR of 0.05, 0
rates have fluctuated widely from year to year and a consistent 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
downward trend has not emerged. Despite this, the FIFR has
remained below the ten-year average for the past five years.
Sector Performance
By sector, the FIFR ranged from a high of 0.04 recorded
by the underground metalliferous sector to a low of
zero recorded by surface coal , underground coal,
exploration and extractives sectors. An FIFR of 0.01 was
recorded by the open cut metalliferous sector. Smelting
and refining recorded a value of 0.03 (table 4).
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FATALITY STATISTICS
Table 4: Australian minerals industry Fatal Injury Frequency Rate 1998-99 to 2007-08
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Average
Open-cut coal 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.02
Underground coal 0.11 0.22 0.29 0.06 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.09
Total coal 0.07 0.11 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.04
Open-cut metalliferous 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03
Underground metalliferous 0.14 0.37 0.40 0.07 0.22 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.12 0.04 0.16
Total metalliferous 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.03 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.06
Extractive industries 0.00 0.13 0.17 0.09 0.10 0.26 0.27 0.09 0.08 0.00 0.12
Smelting/Refining 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02
Total Industry* 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.05
* “Total Industry” includes exploration
TABLE 5: Fatal Injury Frequency Rates by State 1998-99 to 2007-08

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Average
WA 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.04
QLD 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.04
NSW 0.11 0.31 0.13 0.06 0.03 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.08
VIC 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.19 0.00 0.05
TAS 0.11 0.00 0.36 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.09
SA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.22 0.10 0.08 0.11 0.08
NT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.02
ALL 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.05
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FATALITY STATISTICS
Description of Fatalities
Below in chronological order from 1 July 2007 is a description

of the fatality, where it occurred and in what sector.
Western Australia
UNDERGROUND METALLIFEROUS – 30 August 2007
A contract miner was fatally injured when the bogger
he was operating overturned on level 365 of the mine.
The incident occurred at 8.30am, and it is understood
the incident occurred during backfilling of a stope.
South Australia
SMELTING – 12 December2007
A maintenance worker was seriously injured when struck by
a falling object early in the afternoon during maintenance
work at the smelter. He was taken immediately to the
Roxby Downs Medical Centre but died soon afterwards.
Queensland
UNDERGROUND METALLIFEROUS – 17 January 2008
It appears that a contractor was unloading equipment
from one vehicle to another when one vehicle
was moved closer to the other. The contractor
was and was caught between two vehicles.
Western Australia
OPEN CUT METALLIFEROUS - 25 June 2008
A 61-year-old dump truck driver was critically injured when
his truck crashed into a stationary dozer. On impact, the
dozer’s ripper arm pierced the truck, trapping the truck
driver in the cabin. The driver was taken to Meekatharra
hospital and later airlifted by the Royal Flying Doctor
Service to Perth, but subsequently died from his injuries.
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LOST TIME INJURY STATISTICS
In 2007–08 the number of lost time injuries

(LTIs) decreased 10 % to 1484 (Chart 6). CHART 6: Lost Time Injuries 1998-99 to 2007-08
3,000
Over the decade the number of LTIs has

decreased 43 % from 2624 to 1484. 2,500
The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR – number of 2,000
lost time injuries per million hours worked) is a measure

of the risk of LTIs. During the past decade the LTIFR 1,500
has decreased consistently from year to year, though

1,000
the in recent years it appears to have plateaued. In
2007-08, an LTIFR of five (4.7) was recorded (Chart 5),
500
slightly lower than the previous year of five (5.3).
Over the last decade, the LTIFR has 0

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
decreased 58 % from 12 to five.

The 1998-98 to 2007-08 LTI statistics include the extractive
sector and refinery sectors, which previously were only partially
reported to the State/Territory mines inspectorates. As noted CHART 7: Lost Time Frequency Rates 1998-99 to 2007-08
in previous years, the impact of this on the underground 14
and open-cut metalliferous data is difficult to determine.

12
10
0
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2007 - 2008

Sector performance
Coal of safety performance data from smelting companies.

The LTIFR for smelting/ refining remained at three.
In 2007-08 the number of LTIs in the coal sector decreased
7 % to 651. Within the coal sector, underground coal Extractives
experienced the most LTIs (362) followed by open-cut coal
(281) and brown coal (8). These proportions within the sector The extractives sector recorded a very slight increase
are in line with results seen in previous years. The coal sector in LTIs. Extractives recorded 113 LTIs in 2007-
also recorded a slight decrease in LTIFR which fell to 8 in 08, up 17 % on last period’s results. The LTIFR
2007-08. This result was the second lowest recorded for for extractives fell to seven in 2007-08.
the coal sector for the decade. Underground coal recorded
Exploration
an LTIFR of 16, open-cut coal recorded an LTIFR of five.
Exploration is included in total mining and,
Metalliferous as such, is not reported separately.
The metalliferous sector recorded 560 LTIs in 2007-08, down
CHART 8: Australian minerals industry Lost Time Injuries
14 % from 647 last period. Within the metalliferous sector,
by Sector 2007-08
open-cut metalliferous experienced the most LTIs (370)
followed by underground metalliferous (190). Once again, 400
these proportions within the sector are in line with results 350
seen in previous years. The metalliferous sector recorded

300
an LTIFR of three in 2007-08, one less than the previous
250
year. Open-cut metalliferous recorded an LTIFR of three (one
less than the previous year) and underground metalliferous 200
recorded an LTIFR of four (one less than the previous year. 150
100
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Table 6: Australian minerals industry Lost Time Injuries by sector 2007-08

WA QLD NSW VIC TAS SA NT AUST
Open-cut coal 13 146 120 0 - 2 - 281
Open-cut brown coal - - - 8 - - - 8
Underground coal - 77 285 - 0 - - 362

2007 - 2008
Coal total 13 223 405 8 0 2 - 651
Open-cut metalliferous 256 40 5 17 6 1 45 370
Underground metalliferous 78 37 35 11 10 15 4 190
Metalliferous total 334 77 40 28 16 16 49 560
Mining total 347 300 445 36 16 18 49 1211
Extractive industries 35 24 25 20 0 9 0 113
Smelting/Refining 56 39 0 0 16 0 0 111
Exploration 35 - - 9 - - 5 49
ALL 473 363 470 65 32 27 54 1484

Table 7: Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate by sector 1997-98 to 2006-07

MINING METHOD STATE 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Open-cut metalliferous WA 7 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
QLD 8 10 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 2
NSW 10 10 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 1
VIC 18 7 0 22 7 13 7 12 9 9
SA 6 12 11 19 3 0 0 8 1 4
TAS 16 17 33 15 18 20 14 20 12 18
NT 7 9 11 7 5 6 1 3 6 4
Average 7 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Underground WA 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 4 5
metalliferous
QLD 16 14 10 9 9 7 4 4 4 4
NSW 22 16 23 13 14 8 6 6 7 6
VIC 14 11 9 10 16 9 10 10 8 35
SA 3 2 3 2 5 6 2 5 3 2
TAS 19 27 27 16 16 10 8 15 9 4
NT 8 11 7 9 12 12 8 4 6 4
Average 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 6 5 4
All metalliferous WA 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
QLD 10 11 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 3
NSW 16 14 18 10 10 7 4 4 6 4
VIC 15 10 8 12 14 10 9 10 8 12
SA 4 4 5 9 5 6 2 5 3 2
TAS 19 25 28 16 17 13 9 16 10 6
NT 7 9 9 8 7 8 4 3 6 4
Average 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 3
2007 - 2008


Open-cut coal WA 29 16 28 17 15 15 14 14 10 10
QLD 7 7 7 5 4 5 3 3 3 4
NSW 27 21 22 14 14 9 8 6 9 8
(Brown Coal only) VIC 8 9 11 4 6 3 3 2 4 3
SA 5 0 8 8 5 2 7 6 6 5
TAS 0 0 10 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
NT
Average 15 12 8 8 7 6 5 4 5 5
Underground coal WA
QLD 29 27 22 18 14 14 12 12 13 8
NSW 48 43 42 38 36 33 27 24 24 21
VIC
SA
TAS 0 8 35 17 23 28 16 0
NT
Average 41 37 34 31 27 25 21 19 19 16
All coal WA 29 16 28 17 15 15 14 14 10 10
QLD 13 12 11 8 6 7 5 4 5 4
NSW 39 34 33 27 25 21 18 15 16 14
VIC 8 9 9 4 6 3 3 2 4 3
SA 4 0 2 8 5 2 7 6 6 5
TAS 0 7 35 20 23 28 16 0
NT
Average 25 22 21 16 13 12 9 8 9 8
Total mining WA 7 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
QLD 12 12 10 8 6 6 4 4 4 4
2007 - 2008
NSW 33 30 29 23 21 17 14 13 14 12
VIC 11 9 9 6 8 5 5 6 6 8
SA 4 4 7 9 5 5 2 5 3 2
TAS 18 24 28 16 17 13 9 15 10 6
NT 7 9 9 8 7 8 4 3 6 4
Average 12 13 12 9 8 7 6 6 5 5
* ‘All Mining Industry’ includes exploration


Extractive industries WA 3 16 12 10 7 8 15 14 11 9
QLD 15 12 8 11 8 7 6 1 9 5
NSW 10 3 6 20 27 20 9 8 7 6
VIC 18 19 15 14 9 8 8 12 3 7
SA 20 18 15 21 19 17 16 11 23 15
TAS 3 4 4 23 3 0 0
NT 17 12 0 16 3 6 4 4 17 0
Average 13 9 10 15 13 11 9 8 8 7
Smelting/Refining WA 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 3
QLD 19 12 3 7 5 2 3 4 3 4
NSW 16 9 12 11 4 7 1 1
VIC 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1
SA 11 4 1 3 2 0 11 1 6
TAS 9 9 18 17 10 8 3 3 4 6
NT 4 6 5 3 3 6 6 0 0 0
Average 8 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3
All mining industry WA 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
QLD 12 12 10 8 6 6 4 4 4 4
NSW 29 22 25 22 14 16 13 12 12 11
VIC 10 11 8 6 6 4 5 6 4 6
SA 8 6 4 9 5 5 6 5 4 3
TAS 13 16 22 17 13 10 5 7 6 6
NT 7 9 8 7 6 7 4 3 6 4
Average 12 11 11 9 7 7 6 5 5 5
* ‘All Mining Industry’ includes exploration

2007 - 2008

DURATION RATE AND SEVERITY RATE STATISTICS
DURATION AND SEVERITY RATES
By definition, the Duration Rate (DR) measures The average DR for the minerals industry over 2007–2008 was
the average time lost for every lost time injury. 20 days lost per injury – a slight decrease on last period (21).
The Severity Rate (SR) is defined as the average In 2007–2008, the SR was lower than the previous year at 95
number of days lost per million hours worked. days lost per million hours worked, down 13 % on 2006-07.
Table 10: Duration Rate and Severity Rate by sector 2003-04 to 2007-08
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity
Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate
O/C coal 20 123 31 138 26 100 26 122 29 137
U/G coal 28 708 27 573 29 559 20 393 15 238
O/C metalliferous 19 79 22 81 18 69 19 67 21 59
U/G metalliferous 20 155 16 102 17 96 23 108 25 105
Extractive industries 14 161 16 164 26 211 13 105 12 82
Smelting/refining 21 72 30 65 13 41 18 58 14 45
Total Mining 22 146 23 133 22 119 21 108 20 95
Note: ‘Total Mining’ includes exploration
Table 11: Duration Rate and Severity Rate by State 2003-04 to 2007-08
2001-02 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 200-07 2008-09
Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity Duration Severity
Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate
WA 20 87 21 92 20 84 20 85 20 78 20 67
QLD 14 87 14 81 22 97 20 80 23 95 30 117
NSW 37 751 28 451 29 394 29 388 20 244 13 141
SA 18 82 14 73 17 93 18 89 12 50 10 113
VIC 22 131 27 118 13 68 10 61 14 58 16 57
TAS 23 291 15 153 29 151 27 200 28 168 39 100
NT 19 112 19 139 26 113 15 51 19 119 23 98
Australia 26 184 22 146 23 134 22 119 21 108 20 95

2007 - 2008

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
Fatalities Canada – Ontario*

Ontario experienced three fatalities in the calendar
South Africa year 2007. In 2007, Ontario had an FIFR of 0.09 across
its metalliferous sector, down slightly from 0.10 last
Raw data indicates that the South African mining industry
year. Underground metalliferous mines reported an
suffered 191 fatalities in 2008, 29 less than the previous
FIFR of 0.08, whilst open-cut mines reported a FIFR of
year and its best result to date. The number of fatalities has
0.00 and Contractors 0.11. By comparison, Australia’s
declined steadily over recent years, with this year’s figure
underground and open-cut metalliferous sectors
of 191 being well below the average annual number of
reported rates of 0.04 and 0.01 respectively.
fatalities for the decade of 248. By comparison, Australia
experienced four fatalities this year, seven less than its While Ontario has experienced a decreasing LTIFR
average annual number of fatalities for the decade of 11. in recent years, the FIFR has been more variable.
This can be partly explained by the comparatively
Over the past ten years, the Australian minerals industry
small size of the industry in Ontario.
average FIFR is 0.05. The South African equivalent for all
mines is 0.26 five times that experienced in Australia. The data reported in the past has been revised to separate the
The most significant sector contributing to this high contribution to fatalities due to the contract drilling sector.
FIFR in South Africa is the gold mining sector. This *Ontario does not have coal mines.
sector has recorded a ten-year average FIFR of 0.39.
In a direct comparison of sectors, the South African total CHART 9: International mining industry fatality rates 2007-08
metalliferous sector experienced an FIFR of 0.19 in 2008 0.25
compared to the Australian sector’s FIFR of 0.02. South USA (2008)
Australia (2007-08)
Africa’s total coal sector reported its lowest rate in over
0.20
ten years of 0.11, but still much greater than that of
the Australian total coal sector which reported a rate
0.15
of 0.00. Comparisons could not be made to open-cut or
underground sectors because the available South African
0.10
data do not differentiate between these sectors.
USA 0.05
The United States mining industry reported 40 fatalities

0
in 2008. An all-mining FIFR of 0.09 was reported which U/G Coal U/G Metalliferous O/C Coal O/C Metalliferous Extractive Industries
is lower than last year’s recorded rate of 0.13.

On a sector level, the US total metalliferous sector
reported an FIFR of 0.06, greater than the Australian
metalliferous sector’s result of 0.02. The US total coal CHART 10: International metalliferous mining
industry fatality rates 2007-08
sector reported an FIFR of 0.12 which is substantially 0.20
higher than the Australian equivalent rate of 0.0. 0.18
0.16
Every sector rates in the US were higher than rates in Australia.
0.14
The poorest sector in the US this year was the underground
2007 - 2008
0.12
metalliferous sector, which reported an FIFR of 0.23. This rate
is substantially above the Australian equivalent rate of 0.04. 0.10
0.08
Australia’s metalliferous sector ten-year average FIFR was
0.06
0.07, somewhat less than the US rate of 0.11 for the same
0.04
period. Australia’s open-cut metalliferous sector reported a
0.02
rate of 0.03 for the decade, compared to 0.08 in the US.
0
The Australian underground metalliferous sector reported an USA (2008) Australia (2007-08) South Africa (2008) Ontario Canada (2008)
FIFR 0.19 for the decade, compared to 0.27 in the US. The US
ten-year average FIFRs for open-cut and underground coal
were 0.09 and 0.23 respectively. This compares less favourably
with equivalent rates of 0.02 and 0.09 respectively in Australia.

Lost Time Injury Comparisons
Coal Metalliferous
The US Non-Fatal Days Lost Frequency Rate (NFDL/ The US’s NFDL/FR for the metalliferous sector has been slowly
FR) for coal was 15 per million hours worked. This decreasing over the last decade, varying between a rate
remains below the sector’s ten-year average of 19. of 16 to 10. The sector recorded a NFDL/FR of 10 in 2008.
By comparison, the Australian coal sector recorded Australian data has shown a consistently decreasing trend,
eight, less than half the ten-year average of 19. from eight in 1998-99 to a decade low of three in 2007-08.
CHART 11: International coal mining industry

In South Africa, differences (see above) and reliability in
fatality rates 2007-08 data collection make it difficult to make useful comparisons.
0.14
However, the LTIFR for the metalliferous sector in South
0.12 Africa has improved slightly over the past decade.
0.10 In Ontario, LTIFR in the metalliferous sector over the past
eight years has improved from six to four, with the bulk of
0.08
the improvement being in the open cut sector. Over the same
0.06 period, Australia’s LTIFR has reduced from eight to three.
0.04
0.02 CHART 14: International metalliferous mining Lost Time

20
injury rates 1998-99 to 2007-08
0 Australia U/G Coal
18
USA (2007) Australia (2007-08) South Africa (2007) USA U/G Coal
16
Australia O/C Coal
14
CHART 12: International coal mining lost time 12
30
10
USA
Australia 8
25
6
4
20
15 0
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
10
0
CHART 15: International metalliferous mining Lost Time
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 30
Injury Rates 1998-99 to 2007-08
Australia U/G Metalliferous
USA U/G Metalliferous
25
In South Africa, injuries are only reported if more than 14 Ontario U/G Metalliferous
Australia O/C Metalliferous
days are lost. The figures are therefore not directly comparable USA O/C Metalliferous
20
Ontario O/C Metalliferous
with Australian data. However, it is worth noting that the
South African LTIFR has fluctuated since 1989, however is
2007 - 2008
15
showing a sustained improvement during since 1999.

10
CHART 13: International coal mining lost time
45
5
Australia U/G Coal
40
USA U/G Coal
Australia O/C Coal 0
35
USA O/C Coal 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
30
25
20
15
10
0
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Health Data
Health Data
The Minerals Council of Australia has embarked To ensure the relevance of this report, the MCA, this year,
on a program to further identify and clarify health decided to report only limited data regarding major disease
data for the Australian minerals industry. types (Table 9) and the relative claims of injury verses disease.
In previous safety and health performance reports, data from It is expected that commencing in 2008-09 the
the Australian Safety Compensation Council - ASCC -(formerly minerals industry will report health data against
the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission) agreed national definitions in line with the
has been reported. The data presented is always the previous International Council of Mining and Metals.
year, and hence not directly related. The delay in timing is a
factor of the considerable effort taken to collect the data by
ASCC and the delay in claims being lodged and finalised.
Table 12: Nature of disease claims in the mining sectors (across sectors) 2007-08
Percentage
Coal Oil and Gas Metal Ore Other Services to

Mining Extraction Mining Mining Mining
Injury and Poisoning 67.3 76.5 80.3 78.7 86.6
Diseases of the Nervous System & Sense Organs 17.6 11.8 8.7 6.7 2.7
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue 5.0 6.3 9.3 4.5
Diseases of the Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue
Diseases of the Digestive System 2.5 1.6 1.3 2.7
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Diseases of the Respiratory System 0.9
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Neoplasms (Cancers & Benign Tumors)
Mental Disorders 1.3 1.6 1.3
Other Diseases 5.0
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Note that blank cells indicate too few cases were reported to allow analysis. The NOSI database does not allow identification of small
numbers of cases as this may breach privacy restrictions.
Chart 16 outlines the relative frequency of the most common for fractures (8 – 18 %) and then diseases of the nervous
workers compensation claims in the mining industry system and sense organs – primarily deafness. The next
2007 - 2008
sectors. All sectors are dominated by claims for injuries most common claim is for diseases of the musculoskeletal
involving sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles system and connective tissue. This category reflects chronic
(50 – 70 % of claims). The second most common claim is injury not associated with one particular incident.

Health Data
Claims by category 2006-07
80
Coal Oil and gas
Metal Ore Services
70
Other Mining All Mining
60
% of claims in sector
50
40
30
20
10
0
DNSSO DMSCT DSST DDS MD FRA CON BURNS DIS SPR AMP OPEN
Chart 16. Distribution of Workers Compensation claims across the various mining sectors.
KEY:
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs DNSSO
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue DMSCT
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue DSST
Diseases of the Digestive System DDS
Mental Disorders MD
Fractures FRA
Contusion with intact skin surface and crushing injury excluding those with fracture CON
2007 - 2008
Burns BURNS
Dislocation DIS
Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles SPR
Traumatic amputation including enucleation of eye (loss of eyeball) AMP
Open wound not involving traumatic amputation OPEN

Health Data
Chart 17 outlines the variation in claim duration for the top seven injury and disease categories.
Not surprisingly DNSSO is dominated by permanent partial disability claims for noise induced hearing loss.
Nature of disease or injury

sprains strains etc fractures contusions
100
open wounds dnsso dmsct
dds
90
80
70
% of category claims
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Less than one 1 week to less 2 weeks to less 12 weeks to less 26 weeks or more
week (permanent than 2 weeks than 12 weeks than 26 weeks
incapacity claims)
Claim duration
Chart 17 Claims frequency for the mining industry for each of the top seven categories of injury or disease.
2007 - 2008

Conclusion
The number of fatalities in the Australian minerals industry has
varied widely from year to year, though in 2007-08 fatalities
decreased over the previous year. There is limited evidence
of a sustained improvement trend over the decade. This
emphasises the need for minerals companies and governments
to maintain an ongoing focus on fatality prevention.
A decrease in the number of LTls was also reported in 2007-8.
The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate decreased marginally
again this year. At a company level this highlights the need
for a continued and increasing focus on other positive lead
indicators to continue to drive performance improvement.
In addition, the steady reduction in lost time injuries and
associated frequency rate provides a set of consistently
low numbers which is not a statistically satisfactory
measurement of the industry safety and health performance.
Consequently the industry recognises the importance of
expanding safety performance indicators and adopting
industry-wide reporting of all injuries beyond first-
aid treatment. It is expected that this broader measure
will be more useful in understanding the full extent
of injuries and helping to improve performance.
Minerals companies across Australia are now
reporting on two measures: the number of Medical
Treatment Cases (or Medical Treatment Injuries)
and the number of Total Recordable Injuries.
In pursuit of the Council’s safety and health vision of an
Australian minerals industry free of fatalities, injuries and
diseases, it is important to separate out and report on these
different types of injuries and show a progression, by company
and industry reporting, towards an injury-free industry.
In recent years there has generally been an oscillation
in Duration Rates. In 2007-08 in comparison to 2006-
07 half the sectors recorded decreases in DR, the rest
recorded slight increases in DR. Results for the SR were
similar with mainly decreases and one increase being
reported. Companies need to ensure through effective
risk management that an adequate focus is given to the
2007 - 2008
potential for high-severity permanently disabling injuries.

To the extent that valid international comparisons
can be made, the Australian minerals industry appears
to be performing well on these benchmarks.

Reference Tables
Reference Tables
Table 13: Number of fatal injuries By Sector 2007-08
WA QLD NSW VIC SA TAS NT Australia
O/C coal 0 0 0 0 0 0
U/G coal 0 0 0 0
Total coal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O/C metalliferous 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
U/G metalliferous 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total metalliferous 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Extractive Industries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smelting/Refining 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Exploration 0 0 1 0 0
ALL 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Table 14: Fatal Injury Frequency Rate by State and sector 2007-08
WA QLD NSW SA VIC TAS NT AUST
Open-cut coal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Underground coal 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total coal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Open-cut metalliferous 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Underground metalliferous 0.06 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Total metalliferous 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Extractive Industries 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Smelting/Refining 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Total Industry 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Note: SA had one fatality in the smelting sector but it was not possible to identify the hours worked
at the smelter separate to the mine and so no frequency can be calculated.
Table 15: Number of Lost Time Injuries by State 1998-99 to 2007-08

2007 - 2008
1998-99 1999- 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2000
WA 652 583 492 392 388 396 430 487 464 470
QLD 676 568 466 461 362 363 300 342 400 363
NSW 1,018 795 788 699 647 527 443 442 521 470
VIC 83 85 68 55 56 42 53 63 42 65
TAS 111 137 183 132 77 65 40 54 38 32
SA 76 50 35 62 34 47 52 50 49 27
NT 60 76 61 58 65 80 39 38 90 54
Australia 2,676 2,294 2,093 1,859 1,629 1,520 1,357 1,476 1,627 1,484

Reference Tables
Table 16: Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates by sector 1998-99 to 2007-08
1998-99 1999- 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2000
O/C coal 15 12 8 8 7 6 5 4 5 5
U/G coal 41 37 34 31 27 25 21 19 19 16
Total coal 25 22 21 16 13 12 9 8 9 8
O/C metalliferous 7 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
U/G metalliferous 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 6 5 4
Total metalliferous 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 3
Extractive Industries 13 9 10 15 13 11 9 8 8 7
Smelting/Refining 8 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3
All mining 12 11 11 9 7 7 6 5 5 5
Table 17: Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate by State 1998-99 to 2007-08
1998-99 1999- 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2000
WA 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
QLD 12 12 10 8 6 6 4 4 4 4
NSW 29 23 25 22 20 16 13 12 12 11
TAS 13 16 22 17 13 10 5 7 6 6
VIC 10 11 8 6 6 4 5 6 4 6
SA 8 6 4 9 5 5 6 5 4 3
NT 7 9 8 7 6 7 4 3 6 4
Australia 12 11 11 9 7 7 6 5 5 5
Table 18: Severity Rate by sector 2007-08
WA QLD NSW SA VIC TAS NT AUST
Open-cut coal 128 142 24 141
Underground coal 238 238
Total coal 128 160 24 165

2007 - 2008
Open-cut metalliferous 59 44 23 19 117 52 44 59
Underground metalliferous 77 163 48 107 120 116 163 105
Total metalliferous 62 86 44 104 118 108 86 71
Extractive Industries 167 51 41 203 83 0 82
Smelting/Refining 59 27 92 45
Total Industry* 68 117 246 113 58 168 98 95
* Includes exporation

Reference Tables
Table 16: Employment and hours worked by State and sector 2007-08
WA Metalliferous surface 46,655 95,660,000
Metalliferous underground 7,439 17,230,000
Metalliferous total 54,094 112,890,000
Coal surface 860 1,270,000
Brown coal surface
Total coal surface 860 1,270,000
Coal underground
Coal total 860 1,270,000
Mining total 54,954 114,160,000
Extractive Industries 1,825 4,010,000
Smelting/Refining 10,290 17,890,000
Exploration 1,825 4,010,000
ALL MINING 68,008 138,050,000
QLD Metalliferous surface 7,697 18,300,000
Coal surface 19,606 40,700,000
Brown coal surface
Total coal surface 19,606 40,700,000
Coal underground 4,329 9,600,000
Coal total 23,935 50,300,000
Mining total 36,789 78,900,000
Exploration
ALL MINING 43,085 94,404,097
NSW Metalliferous surface 1,725 3,578,403

2007 - 2008
Coal surface 7,532 15,743,895
Brown coal surface
Coal total 14,322 29,491,889
Mining total 18,520 37,258,934

Reference Tables
Table 16: Employment and hours worked by State and sector 2007-08 (Continued)
Smelting/Refining
Exploration
ALL MINING 21,057 41,670,371
SA Metalliferous surface 144 262,780
Coal surface 220 439,684
Brown coal surface
Total coal surface 220 439,684
Coal underground
Coal total 220 439,684
Mining total 4,377 8,728,306
Extractive Industries 253 611,971
Smelting/Refining
Exploration
ALL MINING 4,630 9,340,277
VIC Metalliferous surface 1,247 1,928,123
Metalliferous underground 215 316,645
Non metalliferous 253 199,047
Brown coal surface 1,051 2,219,269
Coal underground
Coal total 1,051 2,219,269
Mining total 2,766 4,663,084

2007 - 2008
Exploration 539 402,714
ALL MINING 7,325 11,352,464
TAS Metalliferous surface 200 329,386
Coal surface
Brown coal surface
Total coal surface
Coal underground

Reference Tables
Table 16: Employment and hours worked by State and sector 2007-08 (Continued)
Coal total
Mining total 1,221 2,557,808
Extractive Industries
Exploration
ALL MINING 2,609 5,093,185
NT Metalliferous surface 5,289 11,140,421
Metalliferous underground 940 1,026,979
Coal surface
Brown coal surface
Total coal surface
Coal underground
Coal total
Mining total 6,229 12,167,400
Extractive Industries 95 303,263
Smelting/Refining
Exploration 327 168,271
ALL MINING 6,651 12,638,934
NATIONAL Metalliferous surface 62,957 131,199,113
Coal surface 28,471 58,352,626
Brown coal surface 1,051 2,219,269
Coal total 40,641 83,919,889

2007 - 2008
Mining total 124,856 259,660,353
Exploration 2,691 4,580,985
ALL MINING 154,251 315,794,149

Reference Tables
Table 17: South African Fatality and Injury Rates for all Mines 1991-2008
Gold Mines Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
1991 426830 939026000 461 7,571 1.08 17.8 0.49 8.1
1992 362196 796831200 407 7,585 1.12 20.9 0.51 9.5
1993 343147 754923400 398 7,230 1.16 21.1 0.53 9.6
1994 346,648 762,625,600 350 6,743 1.01 19.5 0.46 8.8
1995 333,257 733,165,400 401 6,100 1.20 18.3 0.55 8.3
1996 317,363 698,198,600 308 5,822 0.97 18.3 0.44 8.3
1997 293,995 646,789,000 265 5,579 0.90 19.0 0.41 8.6
1998 223,498 491,695,600 239 4,543 1.07 20.3 0.49 9.2
1999 211,156 464,542,714 207 4,202 0.98 19.9 0.45 9.0
2000 190,645 419,419,355 175 3,546 0.98 19.9 0.45 9.0
2001 183,680 403,159,206 192 3,370 0.92 18.6 0.42 8.5
2002 179,579 394,838,713 174 3,286 0.92 18.6 0.42 8.5
2003 181,810 399,982,000 146 3,076 0.80 16.9 0.37 7.7
2004 176,833 389,032,600 110 2,861 0.62 16.2 0.28 7.7
2005 155,165 341,363,000 104 2,324 0.67 15.0 0.30 6.8
2006 149,608 329,137,600 113 2,316 0.76 15.4 0.34 7.0
2007 152,587 335,691,400 115 2,239 0.75 14.7 0.34 6.7
2008 155,821 342,806,200 85 1,944 0.55 12.5 0.25 5.7
Average 0.39
Other Metalliferous Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
Mines
1991 169,927 373,839,400 101 1,171 0.59 6.9 0.27 3.1
1992 111,944 246,276,800 99 857 0.88 7.7 0.40 3.5
1993 100,530 221,166,000 58 1,212 0.58 12.1 0.26 5.5
1994 101,693 223,724,600 46 1,148 0.45 11.3 0.21 5.1
1995 100,598 221,315,600 46 943 0.46 9.4 0.21 4.3
1996 111,335 244,937,000 52 932 0.47 8.4 0.21 3.8
1997 111,755 245,861,000 59 783 0.53 7.0 0.24 3.2
1998 111,254 244,758,800 45 815 0.40 7.3 0.18 3.3
1999 163,535 359,776,586 74 1,079 0.45 6.6 0.21 3.0
2000 148,432 326,550,400 80 969 0.54 6.5 0.24 3.0
2001 118,623 260,970,600 66 1,031 0.56 8.7 0.25 4.0
2007 - 2008
2002 132,172 290,778,400 86 845 0.65 6.4 0.30 2.9

2003 146,188 321,613,600 78 865 0.53 5.9 0.24 2.7
2004 176,934 389,254,800 99 1,064 0.56 6.0 0.25 2.7
2005 187,991 413,580,200 64 1,308 0.34 7.0 0.15 3.2
2006 202,407 445,295,400 50 1,485 0.25 7.3 0.11 3.3
2007 223,259 491,169,800 74 1,323 0.33 5.9 0.15 2.7
2008 226,435 498,157,000 74 1,356 0.33 6.0 0.15 2.7
Average 0.20
Total Metalliferous Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
1991 474,140 1,043,108,000 506 8,442 1.07 17.8 0.49 8.1
1992 443,677 976,089,400 456 8,442 1.03 19.0 0.47 8.6
1993 448,341 986,350,200 396 7,891 0.88 17.6 0.40 8.0

Reference Tables
Table 17: South African Fatality and Injury Rates for all Mines 1991-2008 (continued)
1994 433,855 954,481,000 447 7,043 1.03 16.2 0.47 7.4
1995 428,698 943,135,600 360 6,754 0.84 15.8 0.38 7.2
1996 405,750 892,650,000 324 6,362 0.80 15.7 0.36 7.1
1997 334,752 736,454,400 284 5,358 0.85 16.0 0.39 7.3
1998 374,691 824,319,299 281 5,281 0.75 14.1 0.34 6.4
1999 339,077 745,969,755 255 4,515 0.75 13.3 0.34 6.1
2000 302,303 664,129,806 258 4,401 0.85 14.6 0.39 6.6
2001 311,751 685,617,113 260 4,131 0.83 13.3 0.38 6.0
2002 327,998 721,595,600 224 3,941 0.68 12.0 0.31 5.5
2003 358,744 789,236,800 245 4,140 0.68 11.5 0.31 5.2
2004 353,767 778,287,400 207 3,931 0.59 11.1 0.27 5.1
2005 343,156 754,943,200 168 3,632 0.49 10.6 0.22 4.8
2006 352,015 774,433,000 163 3,796 0.46 10.8 0.21 4.9
2007 375,846 826,861,200 189 3,562 0.50 9.5 0.23 4.3
2008 382,256 840,963,200 159 3,300 0.42 8.6 0.19 3.9
Average 0.29
Coal Mines Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
1991 82,790 182,138,000 42 361 0.51 4.4 0.23 2.0
1992 69,489 152,875,800 46 359 0.66 5.2 0.30 2.3
1993 40,599 89,317,800 25 191 0.62 4.7 0.28 2.1
1994 54,251 119,352,200 44 202 0.81 3.7 0.37 1.7
1995 55,667 122,467,400 25 212 0.45 3.8 0.20 1.7
1996 56,770 124,894,000 30 256 0.53 4.5 0.24 2.0
1997 58,246 128,141,200 33 213 0.57 3.7 0.26 1.7
1998 55,218 121,479,600 35 218 0.63 3.9 0.29 1.8
1999 54,762 120,476,190 28 207 0.51 3.8 0.23 1.7
2000 57,568 126,648,649 30 213 0.52 3.7 0.24 1.7
2001 49,538 108,983,600 19 170 0.34 3.4 0.16 1.6
2002 45,944 101,076,800 20 161 0.41 3.4 0.19 1.6
2003 48,960 107,712,000 22 186 0.46 3.8 0.20 1.7
2004 47,567 104,647,400 20 189 0.42 4.0 0.19 1.8
2005 55,720 122,584,000 16 180 0.29 3.2 0.13 1.5
2006 55,400 121,880,000 19 253 0.34 4.5 0.16 2.1
2007 - 2008
2007 57,955 127,501,000 15 183 0.26 3.2 0.12 1.4

2008 62,255 136,961,000 15 302 0.24 4.9 0.11 2.2
Average 0.18
*All Mines Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
1991 679,547 1,495,003,400 552 8,801 0.81 13.0 0.37 5.9
1992 543,629 1,195,983,800 481 8,633 0.88 15.9 0.40 7.2
1993 484,276 1,065,407,200 440 8,093 0.91 16.7 0.41 7.6
1994 502,592 1,105,702,400 472 7,255 0.94 14.4 0.43 6.6
1995 489,522 1,076,948,400 390 7,010 0.80 14.3 0.36 6.5
1996 485,468 1,068,029,600 357 6,575 0.74 13.5 0.33 6.2
1997 463,996 1,020,791,200 319 5,576 0.69 12.0 0.31 5.5
1998 389,970 857,934,000 243 4,490 0.62 11.5 0.28 5.2

Reference Tables
Table 17: South African Fatality and Injury Rates for all Mines 1991-2008 (continued)
1999 408,942 899,672,131 309 5,488 0.76 13.4 0.34 6.1
2000 396,644 872,617,450 285 4,728 0.72 11.9 0.33 5.4
2001 383,115 842,853,000 288 4,571 0.75 11.9 0.34 5.4
2002 393,093 864,804,600 292 4,461 0.74 11.3 0.34 5.2
2003 416,660 916,652,000 264 4,290 0.63 10.3 0.29 4.7
2004 441,612 971,546,400 241 4,268 0.55 9.7 0.25 4.4
2005 446,555 982,421,000 197 3,966 0.44 8.9 0.20 4.0
2006 457,335 1,006,137,000 200 4,169 0.44 9.1 0.20 4.1
2007 485,900 1,068,980,000 220 3,867 0.45 8.0 0.21 3.6
2008 493,434 1,085,554,800 191 3,702 0.39 7.5 0.18 3.4
Average 0.26
All Other Mines Labour Hours Fatalities Injuries FIR LTIIR FIFR SIFR
2001 35,398 77,875,600 12 167 0.34 4.7 0.15 2.1
2002 39,702 87,344,400 18 130 0.45 3.3 0.21 1.5
2003 40,278 88,611,600 14 120 0.35 3.0 0.15 1.4
2004 47,679 104,893,800 13 107 0.27 2.2 0.12 1.0
2005 40,197 88,433,400 12 107 0.30 2.7 0.14 1.2
2006 49,920 109,824,000 12 89 0.24 1.8 0.11 0.8
2007 52,099 114,617,800 16 122 0.31 2.3 0.14 1.1
2008 48,923 107,630,600 17 100 0.35 2.0 0.16 0.9
*South African frequency rates are calculated based upon 2200 hours worked per employee per year
*This data does not include mines that are in the Independent States
*Includes mines besides those listed above

Table 18: US Injury and fatality data 1996-2008
Sector Year Fatals NFDL Hours FIFR NFDLFR
O/C Minerals 1996 18 1,842 130,660,530 0.14 14
1997 26 1,907 131,909,654 0.20 14
1998 18 1,779 128,869,555 0.14 14
1999 19 1,768 129,909,709 0.15 14
2000 18 1,842 127,218,019 0.14 14
2001 12 1,631 122,939,946 0.10 13
2002 12 1,409 116,246,577 0.10 12
2007 - 2008
2003 7 1,255 115,827,281 0.06 11

2004 7 1,434 124,509,281 0.06 12
2005 8 1,459 132,239,799 0.06 11
2006 7 1,408 139,093,522 0.05 10
2007 13 1,508 147,462,997 0.09 10
2008 4 1,259 144,351,059 0.03 9
Average 1999-2008 0.08 11
U/G Minerals 1996 7 720 30,422,891 0.23 24
1997 10 698 29,967,186 0.33 23
1998 7 661 28,079,505 0.25 24

Reference Tables
Table 18: US Injury and fatality data 1996-2008 (continued)

1999 13 642 26,382,396 0.49 24
2000 9 604 26,089,189 0.34 23
2001 8 451 24,829,531 0.32 18
2002 4 383 20,989,277 0.19 18
2003 2 371 20,776,294 0.10 18
2004 3 371 22,575,807 0.13 16
2005 7 392 24,434,442 0.29 16
2006 7 392 24,434,442 0.29 16
2007 7 431 29,396,606 0.24 15
2008 7 427 31,090,622 0.23 14
Average 1999-2008 0.27 17
Total Minerals 1996 36 2,605 161,876,840 0.22 16
1997 25 2,440 156,949,060 0.16 16
1998 32 2,410 156,292,105 0.20 15
1999 27 2,446 153,307,208 0.18 16
2000 20 2,082 147,769,477 0.14 14
2001 16 1,792 137,235,854 0.12 13
2002 9 1,626 136,603,575 0.07 12
2003 10 1,805 147,085,088 0.07 12
2004 15 1,840 156,674,241 0.10 12
2005 15 1,840 156,674,241 0.10 12
2006 8 1,792 165,263,123 0.05 11
2007 20 1,939 176,859,603 0.11 11
2008 11 1,686 175,441,681 0.06 10
Average 1999-2008 0.11 12
Sand & Gravel 1996 10 966 68,375,116 0.15 14
1997 17 1,012 62,095,958 0.27 16
1998 12 1,080 64,520,916 0.19 17
1999 15 1,217 68,723,367 0.22 18
2000 11 1,002 68,027,794 0.16 15
2001 8 881 67,086,918 0.12 13
2002 10 826 65,506,754 0.15 13
2007 - 2008
2003 10 859 64,953,660 0.15 13

2004 8 776 66,727,368 0.12 12
2005 9 852 68,515,570 0.13 12
2006 9 1,017 69,440,076 0.13 15
2007 5 649 66,107,401 0.08 10
2008 4 562 57,489,187 0.07 10
Average 1999-2008 0.13 13
O/C Coal 1996 5 866 79,883,063 0.06 11
1997 6 971 82,302,239 0.07 12
1998 4 859 80,276,812 0.05 11
1999 9 786 76,346,498 0.12 10
2000 10 801 71,886,169 0.14 11

Reference Tables
Table 18: US Injury and fatality data 1996-2008 (continued)

2001 5 840 79,511,427 0.06 11
2002 9 916 77,275,863 0.12 12
2003 9 734 73,490,258 0.12 10
2004 7 695 79,622,911 0.09 9
2005 2 709 86,203,694 0.02 8
2006 6 677 89,421,033 0.07 8
2007 7 634 87,430,600 0.08 7
2008 10 657 96,921,202 0.10 7
Average 1999-2008 0.09 9
U/G Coal 1996 32 4,522 106,712,083 0.30 42
1997 22 4,376 105,752,094 0.21 41
1998 22 4,303 100,653,162 0.22 43
1999 20 3,765 92,283,677 0.22 41
2000 20 3,592 86,160,480 0.23 42
2001 34 3,347 91,459,962 0.37 37
2002 16 3,187 85,703,901 0.19 37
2003 17 2,672 82,983,111 0.20 32
2004 17 2,594 89,026,111 0.19 29
2005 16 2,595 98,247,172 0.16 26
2006 39 2,531 102,491,882 0.38 25
2007 23 2,447 102,349,819 0.22 24
2008 15 2,380 112,244,444 0.13 21
Average 1999-2008 0.23 30
Total Coal 1996 27 5,242 185,635,157 0.15 28
1997 28 5,274 182,955,401 0.15 29
1998 24 4,624 172,560,489 0.14 27
1999 29 4,378 162,506,978 0.18 27
2000 44 4,148 163,346,131 0.27 25
2001 21 4,027 165,215,328 0.13 24
2002 26 3,588 160,258,974 0.16 22
2003 26 3,328 162,516,369 0.16 20
2004 23 3,290 177,870,083 0.13 18
2007 - 2008
2005 18 3,304 184,450,866 0.10 18

2006 45 3,208 191,912,915 0.23 17
2007 30 3,081 189,780,419 0.16 16
2008 25 3,037 209,165,646 0.12 15
Average 1999-2008 0.16 19
*Includes production workers only
Table 19: Ontario, Canada fatality and injury rates for all mines 1999-2007
Sector Year Hours Labour Lost Time Fatalities LTIFR FIFR
Injuries
O/C Minerals FIFR

Reference Tables
Table 19: Ontario, Canada fatality and injury rates for all mines 1999-2007 (Continued)
1999 2479875 1413 19 0 8 0.00
2000 1721229 848 14 1 8 0.58
2001 1866919 869 8 0 4 0.00
2002 1350629 633 10 0 7 0.00
2003 1376930 651 8 0 6 0.00
2004 1427104 678 10 0 7 0.00
2005 1023618 529 2 0 2 0.00
2006 1541366 750 8 1 5 0.65
2007 878312 423 4 0 5 0.00
Average 0.15
U/G Minerals
1999 19862460 12112 121 2 6 0.10
2001 22710747 11850 158 3 7 0.13
2002 22550343 11674 149 2 7 0.09
2003 22433640 11369 140 3 6 0.13
2003 20903553 11384 113 0 5 0.00
2004 21968154 11193 126 1 6 0.05
2005 22879793 11258 104 1 5 0.04
2006 22180061 11413 88 1 4 0.05
2007 23825541 12249 103 2 4 0.08
Average 0.08
Contractors (mine and
diamond drill) - O/C
and U/G combined
2000 3472328 0 0
2001 4471827 0 0.00
2002 4714399 2 0.42
2003 5218658 2 0.38
2004 6842447 2 0.29
2005 7235281 3427 40 0 5.528465308 0.00
2006 7802610 3783 28 1 4 0.13
2007 9337810 4676 29 1 3 0.11
Average 0.16
Total Metalliferous
2007 - 2008
1999 22342335 13525 140 2 6 0.09

2000 27904304 12698 172 4 6 0.14
2001 28889089 12543 157 2 5 0.07
2002 28498668 12002 150 5 5 0.18
2003 27499141 12035 121 2 4 0.07
2004 30237705 11871 136 3 4 0.10
2005 31138692 15214 146 1 5 0.03
2006 31524037 15946 124 3 4 0.10
2007 34041663 17348 136 3 4 0.09
Average 0.10
* Data does not include contract drillers or miners

* O/C Minerals does not include sand and gravel

References
Australian Mining Industry Council, Safety Performance of the Australian Mining Industry 1986–87–1990–91,
Volumes 1 & 2, May 1993.
Australian Mining Industry Council, Safety Performance of the Australian Mining Industry 1992–93, January 1994.
Australian Mining Industry Council, Safety Performance of the Australian Mining Industry 1993–94.
Minerals Council of Australia, Safety and Health Performance Report of the Australian Mining Industry 1996–97.
Data from websites for the following organisations were also used:
»» Safework Australia
»» Department of Minerals and Energy, Republic of South Africa.
»» Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association Ontario Canada.
»» Mine Safety and Health Administration US Department of Labor, USA.
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Vision, Beliefs and Awareness 4

Comparison of data from quarterly and annual reports 9

Lost Time Injury Statistics 17

Duration and Severity Rates 22

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The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) represents

This Report includes: FIFR (10yr average) 0.05 (0.07*)

»» a review of minerals industry safety performance DR 20 (21*)

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VISION, BELIEFS AND AWARENESS

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Injury Definitions Duration Rate – (DR)

Lost Time Injury – (LTI) (total number of days lost)

The number of fatal injuries per one million hours worked.

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ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Minerals Council of Australia Commitment to Safety and

»» improved environmental performance.

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Safety and Health Promotion

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Comparison between MCA quarterly survey

Table 1. Comparison of quarterly and annual report hours worked data.

sector Hours employees hours contractors total annual report hours % of AR

oc metal 29059758 42739432 71799189 131199113 55

ug metal 26105290 19810937 46006227 44541351 103

oc coal 24835817 20421671 45257488 60571895 75

ug coal 12210719 6886680 19097399 23347994 82

smelting 21381563 11541668 32923231 34539124 95

exp 2316123 4011458 6327581 4580985 138

TOTAL 115999269 105411848 221411115 315794149 70

Table 2. LTIFR comparison between quarterly report and annual report

MCA QUARTERLY REPORT DATA ANNUAL REPORT

OVERALL EMP CON ALL INDUSTRY

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quarterly overall quarterly employees

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About the data used in this Report 2007–08

The sources of international data included in About the International Statistics

sectors are possible. Data from the calendar year

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Minerals Council of Australia

Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

NSW Department of Industry and Innovation

Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum

US – Mines Safety and Health Administration

South Africa – South African Chamber of Minerals and Energy

Canada – Ontario Mining Association

Mining and Aggregates Safety and Health Association

UK – Health and Safety Executive

New Zealand – Department of Labour

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an decrease on the number of fatalities recorded by 18

During 2007-08 the highest number of fatalities 6

recorded one fatality as did the smelting/refining, The

(Table 1), with Western Australia recording two fatalities,

South Wales. Tasmania and Victoria recorded no fatalities.

In 2007-08 three fatalities involved vehicles

Table 3. Number of fatalities by State 1997-98 to 2006-07