Coal Fatalities

Coal Fatalities for 1900 Through 2024

Please Note:
Office workers included starting in 1973.

This table presents years in descending order, arranged in two side-by-side year groups. Color identifies the Year, Miners, and Fatalities columns.

Miner Employment and Fatalities by Year, Most Recent Years to Earlier Years (1900–2024)
Most Recent Years			Earlier Years
Year	Miners	Fatalities	Year	Miners	Fatalities
2024	66,794	10	1961	167,568	294
2023	68,631	9	1960	189,679	325
2022	66,172	11	1959	203,597	293
2021	61,402	11	1958	224,890	358
2020	63,612	5	1957	254,725	478
2019	81,361	12	1956	260,285	448
2018	82,699	12	1955	260,089	420
2017	82,843	15	1954	283,705	396
2016	81,485	8	1953	351,126	461
2015	102,804	12	1952	401,329	548
2014	116,010	16	1951	441,905	785
2013	123,259	20	1950	483,239	643
2012	137,650	20	1949	485,306	585
2011	143,437	20	1948	507,333	999
2010	135,500	48	1947	490,356	1,158
2009	134,089	18	1946	463,079	968
2008	133,828	30	1945	437,921	1,068
2007	122,936	34	1944	453,937	1,298
2006	122,975	47	1943	486,516	1,451
2005	116,436	23	1942	530,861	1,471
2004	108,734	28	1941	546,692	1,266
2003	104,824	30	1940	533,267	1,388
2002	110,966	28	1939	539,375	1,078
2001	114,458	42	1938	541,528	1,105
2000	108,098	38	1937	589,856	1,413
1999	114,489	35	1936	584,582	1,342
1998	122,083	29	1935	565,202	1,242
1997	126,429	30	1934	566,426	1,226
1996	126,451	39	1933	523,182	1,064
1995	132,111	47	1932	527,623	1,207
1994	143,645	45	1931	589,705	1,463
1993	141,183	47	1930	644,006	2,063
1992	153,128	55	1929	654,494	2,187
1991	158,677	61	1928	682,831	2,176
1990	168,625	66	1927	759,177	2,231
1989	164,929	68	1926	759,033	2,234
1988	166,278	53	1925	748,805	2,518
1987	172,780	63	1924	779,613	2,402
1986	185,167	89	1923	862,536	2,462
1985	197,049	68	1922	844,807	1,984
1984	208,160	125	1921	823,253	1,995
1983	200,199	70	1920	784,621	2,272
1982	241,454	122	1919	776,569	2,323
1981	249,738	153	1918	762,426	2,580
1980	253,007	133	1917	757,317	2,696
1979	260,429	144	1916	720,971	2,226
1978	255,588	106	1915	734,008	2,269
1977	237,506	139	1914	763,185	2,454
1976	221,255	141	1913	747,644	2,785
1975	224,412	155	1912	722,662	2,419
1974	182,274	133	1911	728,348	2,656
1973	151,892	132	1910	725,030	2,821
1972	162,207	156	1909	666,552	2,642
1971	142,108	181	1908	690,438	2,445
1970	144,480	260	1907	680,492	3,242
1969	133,302	203	1906	640,780	2,138
1968	134,467	311	1905	626,045	2,232
1967	139,312	222	1904	593,693	1,995
1966	145,244	233	1903	566,260	1,926
1965	148,734	259	1902	518,197	1,724
1964	150,761	242	1901	485,544	1,574
1963	157,126	284	1900	448,581	1,489
1962	161,286	289