Mining and exploration safety statistics

This section contains accident and injury statistical reports, safety performance snapshots and activity indicators for mining and exploration.

Although some guidance material was prepared by previous departments and divisions, the content is still valid.

Snapshot of injury and incident data provided to WorkSafe for the minerals sector.
- Safety and health snapshot: September 2022 - Electric shocks
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to electric shocks between January 2020 and December 2021.
- Safety and health snapshot: June 2022 - Vehicle and mobile plant rollovers
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to vehicle and mobile equipment rollovers between January and December 2021.
- Safety and health snapshot: February 2022 - Outbreak of fire
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to outbreak of fire between July 2020 and June 2021.
- Safety and health snapshot: October 2021 - Welding hazards
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to welding hazards between July 2019 and June 2020.
- Safety and health snapshot: August 2021 - Safe access to vehicles and mobile equipment
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to safe access to vehicles and mobile equipment between July 2019 and June 2020.
- Safety and health snapshot: March 2021 - Ground control
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to ground control between July 2019 and June 2020.
- Safety and health snapshot: October 2020 - Mentally healthy workplaces
  Covers the period between July 2019 and June 2020.
- Safety and health snapshot: August 2020 - Integrity of structures
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to structural integrity scenarios between January 2019 and December 2019.
- Safety and health snapshot: May 2020 - Mobile and fixed plant
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to mobile and fixed plant between August 2018 and July 2019.
- Safety and health snapshot: March 2020 - Maintenance
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to maintenance July 2018 and June 2019.
- Safety and health snapshot: December 2019 - Fall from heights
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to fall from heights between June 2018 and May 2019.
- Safety and health snapshot: November 2019 - Amputations, fractures and crushing (AFC) injuries
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to amputations, fractures and crushing between May 2018 and April 2019.
- Safety and health snapshot: March 2019 - Electric shocks
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to electric shocks between January and December 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: November 2018 - Machinery falling into voids
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to machinery falling into voids between July 2013 and June 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: September 2018 - Mentally healthy workplace
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to work-related issues that can affect mental health and covers 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 financial year to 31 May 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: August 2018 - Outbreak of fire
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to fire caused by mining operations between April 2017 and March 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: June 2018 - Mining operations on ports
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to mining operations in port facilities between March 2017 and February 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: May 2018 - Welding hazards
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to welding hazards between February 2017 and January 2018.
- Safety and health snapshot: April 2018 - Exploration
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to exploration activities between January 2017 and December 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: March 2018 - Integrity of structures
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to structural integrity scenarios between December 2016 and November 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: February 2018 - Electrical hazards
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to electricity hazards scenarios between November 2016 and October 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: January 2018 - Line-of-fire
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to line-of-fire scenarios between October 2016 and September 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: December 2017 - Hazardous manual tasks
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to hazardous manual tasks scenarios between September 2016 and 31 August 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: November 2017 - Natural hazards
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to natural hazards scenarios between August 2016 and July 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: October 2017 - Ground control
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to ground control scenarios between July 2016 and June 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: September 2017 - Traffic management
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to traffic management scenarios between June 2016 and May 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: August 2017 - Suspended loads
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to suspended loads scenarios between May 2016 and April 2017.
- Safety and health snapshot: July 2017 - Blasting practices
  Covers injuries and notifiable incidents related to blasting practices scenarios between April 2016 and March 2017.
These indicators represent significant compliance activities undertaken by WorkSafe Mines Safety inspectors and highlights the Department's continued focus on transparency.
- Fatal accidents in the Western Australian mining industry 2000-2012 report
- Vehicle collissions in the Western Australian mining industry 2015-16 report

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