Table 3.

Estimated cost of injuries per year for STF incidents at surface SSG mines from 2008 through 2017 based on the Safety Pays in Mining cost estimator.

	Slips or trips without falls	Falls to the same level	Falls to the lower level	Total
Average number of incidents per year	161	198	131	490
Cost based on distribution
Direct cost	$1,688,930	$1,746,905	$2,171,358	$5,607,193
Indirect cost	$3,580,503	$3,703,392	$4,603,242	$11,887,137
Total cost	$5,269,433	$5,450,297	$6,774,600	$17,494,329
Median cost per year
Direct cost	$322,000	$257,400	$366,800	$946,200
Indirect cost	$682,640	$545,688	$777,616	$2,005,944
Total cost	$1,004,640	$803,088	$1,144,416	$2,952,144
Mean cost per year
Direct cost	$5,393,500	$6,989,400	$6,589,300	$18,972,200
Indirect cost	$11,434,220	$14,817,528	$13,969,316	$40,221,064
Total cost	$16,827,720	$21,806,928	$20,558,616	$59,193,264