Fatality statistics in the Western Australian mining industry captures the number of people killed in the industry in the Australian state of Western Australia. During the period 2000-2012 (inclusive), a total of 52 fatalities occurred. In 2006, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia commissioned a taxonomic study to analyse the 306 mining fatalities which occurred between 1970 and 2006.Fatalities in the West Australian Mining Industry 1970 – 2006 The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Inc. website, page: 20, prepared by: Roger Kahler, published: 2006, accessed: 22 February 2011 The Department of Mines and Petroleum, later renamed the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, the governing authority for the industry in the state, has published statistics for fatalities in mining dating back to 1943 and intends to publish statistics dating back to 1886, though early records are not expected to be exhaustive.Historical extension to fatalities database DMP website, published: 2009, accessed: 19 February 2011
