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Mine Safety and Health Administration - MSHA
- Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978
Fatality Prevention - Rules to Live By
Fatality Summary Report - Coal Metal/Nonmetal
Fatality Summary Report
(CY 2000 - 2008)
Coal - Number of Fatalities
MNM - Number of Fatalities
CY
Coal
Total
Coal
UG
Coal
Surface
CY
MNM
Total
MNM
UG
MNM
Surface
2000
38
18
20
2000
47
8
39
2001
42
32
10
2001
30
8
22
2002
28
16
12
2002
42
3
39
2003
30
15
15
2003
26
1
25
2004
28
14
14
2004
27
2
25
2005
23
14
9
2005
35
6
29
2006
47
37
10
2006
26
0
26
2007
34
18
16
2007
33
6
27
2008
30
15
15
2008
23
5
18
*Fatalities occurring at surface areas of underground mines are counted as surface fatalities