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OHS Performance Statistics
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The NSW minerals industry recognises that while significant gains in occupational health and safety performance have been achieved, further improvements are required to meet community and industry expectations. Zero harm is not about reaching a goal; it is a journey that a company, its people and the industry are committed to.
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Tragically, three deaths occurred across the NSW mining industry over the four years 2004 – 2008. This compares to the preceding four years 2000 – 2004 during which there were eight fatalities.
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2000-
01
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2001-
02
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2002-
03
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2003-
04
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2004-
05
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2005-
06
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2006-
07
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2007-
08
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2008-
09
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2009-
10
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2010-
11
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Coal
Underground
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2
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
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1
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Coal Open Cut
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Coal Total
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2
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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
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1
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Metals Underground
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Metals Open Cut
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Metals Total
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Extractives
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Coal
Underground
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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All NSW Mining
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3
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1
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1
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3
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1
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0
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2
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0
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3
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3
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3
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Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) is used by the Australian minerals industry as a measure of the number of Lost Time Injuries (LTI) per million hours worked. Lost time injury (LTI) means an injury that results in the injured person’s inability to work the next day or shift after the injury occurred.
The LTIFR in the NSW coal mining industry fell steadily from 31.4 in 1999/2000 to 16.3 in 2007/08. Over the same time the rate for the metals mining and extractive (quarry) industries has oscillated around a lower rate: 7.6 in 1999/2000 to 4.8 in 2007/08.
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2000-01
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2001-02
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2002-03
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2003-04
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2004-05
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2005-06
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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Coal
Underground
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42.00
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38.00
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36.00
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33.00
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27.00
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23.90
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23.70
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14.84
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13.52
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11.85
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11.32
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Coal
Open Cut
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22.00
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14.00
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11.00
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10.00
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8.00
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6.30
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8.90
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2.73
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3.25
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3.13
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2.03
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Coal
Total
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33.00
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27.00
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23.00
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22.00
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18.00
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15.20
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16.30
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8.27
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8.19
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7.13
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5.83
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Metals
Underground
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23.29
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13.24
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14.36
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8.30
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6.40
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6.34
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6.91
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6.47
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4.10
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5.77
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3.51
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Metals Open Cut
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4.36
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1.19
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1.29
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1.29
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1.05
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2.26
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4.61
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1.40
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2.08
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2.00
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1.04
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Metals Total
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17.62
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9.63
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9.68
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6.55
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4.28
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4.55
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5.99
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4.45
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3.35
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4.36
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2.54
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Extractives
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6.27
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20.45
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26.54
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30.18
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9.00
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8.30
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6.98
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5.67
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12.11
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11.10
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10.23
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Non-Coal Total
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13.26
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13.22
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14.08
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10.76
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5.47
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5.73
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6.32
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4.85
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6.04
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6.21
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4.48
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All NSW Mining
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23.80
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23.12
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20.52
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17.57
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13.85
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12.46
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13.19
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7.26
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7.57
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6.88
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5.46
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Serious Bodily Injury means an injury to a person that causes the injured person's death; or the loss of a distinct part or an organ of the injured person's body; or the injured person to be absent from the person's voluntary or paid employment for more than four normal working days. Fewer people than ever in the NSW mining industry are sustaining serious work-place injuries. In the coal mining industry numbers fell from 37 in 1999/2000 to 24 in 2007/08, and in the metals mining and extractive industries from 18 to 8.
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2000-01
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2001-02
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2002-03
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2003-04
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2004-05
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2005-06
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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Coal
Underground
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34
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27
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26
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43
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25
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24
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27
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18
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22
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24
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18
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Coal Open Cut
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6
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9
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11
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5
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9
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11
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5
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8
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6
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8
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10
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Coal Total
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40
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36
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37
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48
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34
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35
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32
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26
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28
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32
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28
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Metals Underground
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8
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8
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1
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7
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4
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7
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11
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4
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8
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3
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5
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Metals Open Cut
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3
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0
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3
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5
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2
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7
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6
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1
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2
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2
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1
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Metals Total
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11
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8
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4
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12
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6
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14
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17
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5
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10
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5
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6
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Extractives
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3
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7
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7
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7
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2
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4
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10
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2
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5
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3
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3
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Non-Coal Total
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14
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15
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11
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19
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8
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18
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27
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7
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15
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8
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9
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All NSW Mining
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54
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51
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48
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67
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42
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53
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59
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33
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43
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40
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37
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The NSW Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services (formerly Industry and Investment NSW) has released the Coal Mine Safety Audit Report. This report is the result of recommendations from the 2005 Wran NSW Mine Safety Review. The audit provides tangible evidence of areas where compliance with the legislation could be improved, which will inform a cooperative approach between industry and the mine safety inspectors to address areas of concern, both at an industry-wide level and for individual coal mines.
The audit program results also show that many in the mining industry demonstrate commitment and innovation in developing and improving systems to manage the health and safety of mine workers and contractors.
The NSW Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services (formerly Industry and Investment NSW) has released the 2009 NSW Mine Safety Performance Report.
Further Australian industry wide data can be found at the Minerals Council of Australia.
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