Mining safety
Accidents and fatalities in Chilean mining
How many fatal accidents and deaths SERNAGEOMIN records each year, and how the fatality and frequency rates have moved since 2000.
Deaths by year
People killed in mining accidents, 2010–2025.
Fatal accidents by year
Accidents with at least one death, 2010–2025.
Rates since 2000
SERNAGEOMIN publishes the rates as yearly indices. The page does not give their denominator: they show the trend and should not be compared with other statistics.
Fatality rate SERNAGEOMIN
2000: 0.18 → 2025: 0.03
Frequency rate SERNAGEOMIN
2000: 7.3 → 2025: 1.1
People injured 2022–2025
People injured by year, deaths included.
| Year | Injured | Deaths | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,660 | 12 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| 2023 | 2,295 | 13 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| 2024 | 2,206 | 11 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| 2025 | 2,250 | 20 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, quarterly mining statistics, close of 2025. Figures read from the report's charts (each with its page). Public, referential and unofficial information. The statistic does not publish the operation or the company of each accident.