Injury experience
and worktime data at all coal mines in the United States
Includes
officeworkers and contractors, 1973-2006
|
Year
|
Fatal
Injuries
|
Inci-
dence
rate
|
NFDL
|
Inci-
dence
rate
|
NDL
|
Inci-
dence
rate
|
Total
|
Inci-
dence
rate
|
Number
of
Employees
|
Employee
Hours
|
Coal
Production
|
|
1973
|
132
|
.092
|
11,230
|
7.84
|
14,533
|
10.14
|
25,895
|
18.07
|
151,892
|
286,623,759
|
557,949,444
|
|
1974
|
133
|
.087
|
8,553
|
5.59
|
7,288
|
4.76
|
15,974
|
10.44
|
182,274
|
306,069,163
|
565,773,663
|
|
1975
|
155
|
.082
|
11,119
|
5.86
|
9,652
|
5.09
|
20,926
|
11.03
|
224,412
|
379,417,376
|
611,130,323
|
|
1976
|
141
|
.071
|
14,406
|
7.28
|
12,797
|
6.47
|
27,344
|
13.82
|
221,255
|
395,593,559
|
647,086,916
|
|
1977
|
139
|
.069
|
15,004
|
7.43
|
10,088
|
5.00
|
25,231
|
12.49
|
237,506
|
403,904,698
|
670,683,811
|
|
1978
|
106
|
.053
|
14,788
|
7.35
|
5,309
|
2.64
|
20,203
|
10.05
|
255,588
|
402,139,974
|
631,751,096
|
|
1979
|
144
|
.063
|
19,039
|
8.29
|
4,494
|
1.96
|
23,677
|
10.31
|
260,429
|
459,364,662
|
741,699,439
|
|
1980
|
133
|
.059
|
18,720
|
8.27
|
3,870
|
1.71
|
22,723
|
10.03
|
253,007
|
452,925,752
|
798,081,734
|
|
1981
|
153
|
.072
|
15,523
|
7.35
|
3,145
|
1.49
|
18,821
|
8.92
|
249,738
|
422,165,298
|
787,610,909
|
|
1982
|
122
|
.058
|
14,227
|
6.79
|
3,139
|
1.50
|
17,488
|
8.35
|
241,454
|
419,114,777
|
811,571,472
|
|
1983
|
70
|
.040
|
9,562
|
5.46
|
2,527
|
1.44
|
12,159
|
6.95
|
200,199
|
349,964,647
|
762,399,324
|
|
1984
|
125
|
.066
|
10,261
|
5.45
|
2,555
|
1.36
|
12,941
|
6.87
|
208,160
|
376,639,138
|
883,828,702
|
|
1985
|
68
|
.038
|
9,082
|
5.06
|
2,520
|
1.40
|
11,670
|
6.50
|
197,049
|
359,198,777
|
863,191,525
|
|
1986
|
89
|
.053
|
9,417
|
5.60
|
2,761
|
1.64
|
12,267
|
7.30
|
185,167
|
336,307,470
|
880,044,975
|
|
1987
|
63
|
.040
|
12,354
|
7.84
|
4,182
|
2.65
|
16,599
|
10.53
|
172 780
|
315,199,451
|
904,026,019
|
|
1988
|
53
|
.035
|
12,449
|
8.20
|
4,102
|
2.70
|
16,604
|
10.94
|
166,278
|
303,564,454
|
943,937,989
|
|
1989
|
68
|
.045
|
12,000
|
7.94
|
4,018
|
2.66
|
16,086
|
10.65
|
164,929
|
302,081,259
|
971,750,854
|
|
1990
|
66
|
.042
|
12,247
|
7.88
|
3,513
|
2.26
|
15,826
|
10.18
|
168,625
|
310,920,317
|
1,019,342,778
|
|
1991
|
61
|
.042
|
11,325
|
7.86
|
3,282
|
2.28
|
14,668
|
10.18
|
158,677
|
288,140,256
|
987,752,976
|
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