Quarry Accident and Inspection Statistics

Year Inspections Investigations Fatalities Complaints Reported Accidents and D/O Prohibition Notices Improvement Notices Written Advice
2019 286 14 0 34 38 7 22 184
2018 236 15 0 26 67 12 21 137
2017 216 20 0 42 68 14 14 112
2016 244 18 1 40 59 28 21 135
2015 208 25 2 43 46 31 17 110
5-Year Average 238 18 0.6 37 56 18 19 136

These are the statistics for the Mines and Quarries Sector and includes surface operations, underground mines, off-shore and Peat Extraction

They do not include statistics for ancillary operations such as ready-mix, block making, asphalt etc.