Coal Fatalities

Coal Fatalities for 1900 Through 2024

Please Note:
Office workers included starting in 1973.

Year	Miners	Fatalities	Year	Miners	Fatalities	Year	Miners	Fatalities	Year	Miners	Fatalities	Year	Miners	Fatalities
1900	448,581	1,489	1930	644,006	2,063	1960	189,679	325	1990	168,625	66	2020	63,612	5
1901	485,544	1,574	1931	589,705	1,463	1961	167,568	294	1991	158,677	61	2021	61,402	11
1902	518,197	1,724	1932	527,623	1,207	1962	161,286	289	1992	153,128	55	2022	66,172	11
1903	566,260	1,926	1933	523,182	1,064	1963	157,126	284	1993	141,183	47	2023	68,631	9
1904	593,693	1,995	1934	566,426	1,226	1964	150,761	242	1994	143,645	45	2024	66,794	10
1905	626,045	2,232	1935	565,202	1,242	1965	148,734	259	1995	132,111	47
1906	640,780	2,138	1936	584,582	1,342	1966	145,244	233	1996	126,451	39
1907	680,492	3,242	1937	589,856	1,413	1967	139,312	222	1997	126,429	30
1908	690,438	2,445	1938	541,528	1,105	1968	134,467	311	1998	122,083	29
1909	666,552	2,642	1939	539,375	1,078	1969	133,302	203	1999	114,489	35
1910	725,030	2,821	1940	533,267	1,388	1970	144,480	260	2000	108,098	38
1911	728,348	2,656	1941	546,692	1,266	1971	142,108	181	2001	114,458	42
1912	722,662	2,419	1942	530,861	1,471	1972	162,207	156	2002	110,966	28
1913	747,644	2,785	1943	486,516	1,451	1973	151,892	132	2003	104,824	30
1914	763,185	2,454	1944	453,937	1,298	1974	182,274	133	2004	108,734	28
1915	734,008	2,269	1945	437,921	1,068	1975	224,412	155	2005	116,436	23
1916	720,971	2,226	1946	463,079	968	1976	221,255	141	2006	122,975	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	133,828	30
1919	776,569	2,323	1949	485,306	585	1979	260,429	144	2009	134,089	18
1920	784,621	2,272	1950	483,239	643	1980	253,007	133	2010	135,500	48
1921	823,253	1,995	1951	441,905	785	1981	249,738	153	2011	143,437	20
1922	844,807	1,984	1952	401,329	548	1982	241,454	153	2012	137,650	20
1923	862,536	2,462	1953	351,126	461	1983	200,199	122	2013	123,259	20
1924	779,613	2,402	1954	283,705	396	1984	208,160	70	2014	116,010	16
1925	748,805	2,518	1955	260,089	420	1985	197,049	125	2015	102,804	12
1926	759,033	2,234	1956	260,285	448	1986	185,167	68	2016	81,485	8
1927	759,177	2,231	1957	254,725	478	1987	172,780	89	2017	82,843	15
1928	682,831	2,176	1958	224,890	358	1988	166,278	63	2018	82,699	12
1929	654,494	2,187	1959	203,597	293	1989	164,929	53	2019	81,361	12