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Metal/Nonmetal Fatalities

Metal/Nonmetal Fatalities for 1900 through 2024

Please 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 included starting in 1958.
Office workers at mine sites included starting in 1973.

Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities Year Miners Fatalities
1900 N/A N/A 1930 N/A 376 1960 289,001 185 1990 235,690 56 2020 231,815 24
1901 N/A N/A 1931 159,007 225 1961 279,178 127 1991 230,107 53 2021 240,196 27
1902 N/A N/A 1932 116,079 139 1962 269,927 216 1992 224,567 43 2022 246,874 19
1903 N/A N/A 1933 125,347 159 1963 259,926 173 1993 219,320 51 2023 255,702 31
1904 N/A N/A 1934 138,689 181 1964 260,939 179 1994 225,498 40 2024 260,469 18
1905 N/A N/A 1935 177,160 222 1965 263,072 180 1995 229,536 53      
1906 N/A N/A 1936 193,957 308 1966 261,993 195 1996 229,045 47      
1907 N/A N/A 1937 217,020 310 1967 255,999 181 1997 235,915 61      
1908 N/A N/A 1938 192,567 247 1968 246,039 182 1998 235,561 51      
1909 N/A N/A 1939 203,843 232 1969 246,677 179 1999 238,852 55      
1910 N/A N/A 1940 213,619 307 1970 242,788 165 2000 240,450 47      
1911 N/A 883 1941 226,220 322 1971 237,059 164 2001 232,770 30      
1912 N/A 874 1942 210,409 361 1972 185,115 234 2002 218,148 42      
1913 N/A 866 1943 183,726 314 1973 246,665 175 2003 215,325 26      
1914 N/A 739 1944 158,282 237 1974 271,606 158 2004 220,274 27      
1915 N/A 701 1945 145,637 174 1975 277,978 123 2005 228,401 35      
1916 N/A 870 1946 162,408 181 1976 278,605 113 2006 240,522 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 258,918 23      
1919 N/A 581 1949 182,638 152 1979 308,085 123 2009 221,631 17      
1920 N/A 603 1950 180,955 164 1980 301,635 103 2010 225,676 24      
1921 N/A 350 1951 185,244 175 1981 296,848 84 2011 237,772 16      
1922 N/A 476 1952 186,463 209 1982 230,025 51 2012 250,228 16      
1923 N/A 510 1953 188,692 161 1983 214,661 62 2013 251,263 22      
1924 N/A 556 1954 177,425 139 1984 219,727 80 2014 250,574 30      
1925 N/A 520 1955 184,239 157 1985 218,112 57 2015 247,091 17      
1926 N/A 584 1956 200,807 172 1986 209,638 49 2016 247,107 16      
1927 N/A 487 1957 219,151 152 1987 213,532 67 2017 236,622 13      
1928 N/A 392 1958 269,076 167 1988 225,422 49 2018 248,720 16      
1929 N/A 476 1959 288,560 173 1989 234,459 48 2019 249,571 15