In 2023, more than one thousand mining accidents in Peru left people badly injured or incapacitated, while 2,466 light accidents were reported. That year, there were also 50 fatal mining accidents in the country, which accounted the same number of mining deaths. The mining industry in Peru directly employed around 226 thousand people.
Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim
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Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru). (July 30, 2024). Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/
Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru). "Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/
Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru). (2024). Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/
Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru). "Number of Mining Accidents in Peru in 2023, by Type of Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/
Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru), Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of mining accidents in Peru in 2023, by type of victim [Graph], Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Peru), July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031552/number-victims-mining-accident-type-peru/
