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Table 2. U.S. Coal Fatalities, 1900 through 2008. Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 448,581 485,544 518,197 566,260 593,693 626,045 640,780 680,492 690,438 666,552 725,030 728,348 722,662 747,644 763,185 734,008 720,971 1,489 1,574 1,724 1,926 1,995 2,232 2,138 3,242 2,445 2,642 2,821 2,656 2,419 2,785 2,454 2,269 2,226 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 644,006 589,705 527,623 523,182 566,426 565,202 584,582 589,856 541,528 539,375 533,267 546,692 530,861 486,516 453,937 437,921 463,079 2,063 1,463 1,207 1,064 1,226 1,242 1,342 1,413 1,105 1,078 1,388 1,266 1,471 1,451 1,298 1,068 968 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 189,679 167,568 161,286 157,126 150,761 148,734 145,244 139,312 134,467 133,302 144,480 142,108 162,207 151,892 182,274 224,412 221,255 325 294 289 284 242 259 233 222 311 203 260 181 156 132 133 155 141 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 168,625 158,677 153,128 141,183 143,645 132,111 126,451 126,429 122,083 114,489 108,098 114,458 110,966 104,824 108,734 116,436 122,975 66 61 55 47 45 47 39 30 29 35 38 42 28 30 28 23 47 1917 757,317 2,696 1947 490,356 1,158 1977 237,506 139 2007 122,936 34 1918 762,426 2,580 1948 507,333 999 1978 255,588 106 2008 133,827 30 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 776,569 784,621 823,253 844,807 862,536 779,613 748,805 759,033 759,177 2,323 2,272 1,995 1,984 2,462 2,402 2,518 2,234 2,231 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 485,306 483,239 441,905 401,329 351,126 283,705 260,089 260,285 254,725 585 643 785 548 461 396 420 448 478 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 260,429 253,007 249,738 241,454 200,199 208,160 197,049 185,167 172,780 144 133 153 122 70 125 68 89 63 1928 682,831 2,176 1958 224,890 358 1988 166,278 53 1929 654,494 2,187 1959 203,597 293 1989 164,929 68 Total number of coal mining fatalities from 1900 through 2008: 104,656. Note: Data on office workers is included starting in 1973. Data from MSHA website (10/7/09) at http://www.msha.gov/stats/charts/chartshome.htm 87
Table 3. Metal/Nonmetal Fatalities, 1900 through 2008. Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 883 874 866 739 701 870 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 N/A 159,007 116,079 125,347 138,689 177,160 193,957 217,020 192,567 203,843 213,619 226,220 210,409 183,726 158,282 145,637 162,408 376 225 139 159 181 222 308 310 247 232 307 322 361 314 237 174 181 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 289,001 279,178 269,927 259,926 260,939 263,072 261,993 255,999 246,039 246,677 242,788 237,059 185,115 246,665 271,606 277,978 278,605 185 127 216 173 179 180 195 181 182 179 165 164 234 175 158 123 113 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 235,690 230,107 224,567 219,320 225,498 229,536 229,045 235,915 235,561 238,852 240,450 232,770 218,148 215,325 220,274 228,401 240,522 56 53 43 51 40 53 47 61 51 55 47 30 42 26 27 35 26 1917 N/A 983 1947 174,586 220 1977 285,165 134 2007 255,187 33 1918 N/A 771 1948 176,364 203 1978 288,577 136 2008 258,892 23 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 581 603 350 476 510 556 520 584 487 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 182,638 180,955 185,244 186,463 188,692 177,425 184,239 200,807 219,151 152 164 175 209 161 139 157 172 152 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 308,085 301,635 296,848 230,025 214,661 219,727 218,112 209,638 213,532 123 103 84 51 62 80 57 49 67 1928 N/A 392 1958 269,076 167 1988 225,422 49 1929 N/A 476 1959 288,560 173 1989 234,459 48 Total number of metal/nonmetal mining fatalities from 1900 through 2008: 23,570. Note: Metal/nonmetal operations include mills (metal, nonmetal, and stone), sand and gravel, surface (metal, nonmetal, and stone), underground (metal, nonmetal, and stone). Sand and gravel miners are included starting in 1958. Office workers at mine sites are included starting in 1973. From MSHA web site (10/7/09) at http://www.msha.gov/stats/charts/chartshome.htm 88
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