UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Historical Data 1931 - 1977 Nonmetal Mines and Mills |
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TABLE 19 - Injury experience and worktime data at nonmetal mines and mills in the United States, 1931-77 Injuries Year Nonfatal All Non- All Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries 1931 11 841 852 NA 852 1932 7 528 535 NA 535 1933 8 745 753 NA 753 1934 8 787 795 NA 795 1935 7 813 820 NA 820 1936 4 1,044 1,048 NA 1,048 1937 13 987 1,000 NA 1,000 1938 6 726 732 NA 732 1939 10 719 729 NA 729 1940 14 826 840 NA 840 1941 17 1,182 1,199 NA 1,199 1942 22 1,537 1,559 NA 1,559 1943 25 1,471 1,496 NA 1,496 1944 17 1,283 1,300 NA 1,300 1945 16 1,145 1,161 NA 1,161 1946 26 1,369 1,395 NA 1,395 1947 12 1,308 1,320 NA 1,320 1948 15 1,176 1,191 NA 1,191 1949 10 1,125 1,135 NA 1,135 1950 19 1,238 1,257 NA 1,257 1951 17 1,351 1,368 NA 1,368 1952 14 1,171 1,185 NA 1,185 1953 22 1,419 1,441 NA 1,441 1954 9 956 965 NA 965 1955 22 1,607 1,629 NA 1,629 1956 24 2,193 2,217 NA 2,217 1957 19 2,624 2,643 NA 2,643 1958 24 2,445 2,469 NA 2,469 1959 22 3,228 3,250 NA 3,250 1960 32 2,850 2,882 NA 2,882 1961 21 2,541 2,562 NA 2,562 1962 23 2,327 2,350 NA 2,350 1963 33 2,333 2,366 NA 2,366 1964 24 2,486 2,510 NA 2,510 1965 31 2,472 2,503 NA 2,503 1966 27 2,622 2,649 NA 2,649 1967 30 2,551 2,581 NA 2,581 1968 39 2,472 2,511 NA 2,511 1969 27 2,361 2,388 NA 2,388 1970 28 2,394 2,422 NA 2,422 1971 24 2,308 2,332 NA 2,332 1972 17 1,969 1,986 NA 1,986 1973 23 1,436 1,459 1,183 2,642 1974 19 1,468 1,487 1,222 2,709 1975 25 1,524 1,549 1,136 2,685 1976 22 1,507 1,529 790 2,319 1977 16 1,539 1,555 777 2,332 NA Not available. Frequency rates per million man-hours Year Nonfatal All Non- All Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries 1931 0.61 46.88 47.49 NA 47.49 1932 0.59 44.65 45.24 NA 45.24 1933 0.57 52.71 53.28 NA 53.28 1934 0.53 51.82 52.35 NA 52.35 1935 0.43 50.28 50.72 NA 50.72 1936 0.19 48.43 48.62 NA 48.62 1937 0.63 48.06 48.69 NA 48.69 1938 0.34 40.72 41.06 NA 41.06 1939 0.58 41.61 42.19 NA 42.19 1940 0.74 43.50 44.24 NA 44.24 1941 0.73 50.89 51.63 NA 51.63 1942 0.78 54.71 55.49 NA 55.49 1943 0.89 52.54 53.43 NA 53.43 1944 0.66 49.81 50.47 NA 50.47 1945 0.65 46.52 47.17 NA 47.17 1946 0.97 50.94 51.90 NA 51.90 1947 0.42 45.40 45.82 NA 45.82 1948 0.54 42.33 42.87 NA 42.87 1949 0.37 41.75 42.12 NA 42.12 1950 0.67 43.51 44.17 NA 44.17 1951 0.56 44.84 45.40 NA 45.40 1952 0.48 40.44 40.93 NA 40.93 1953 0.72 46.54 47.26 NA 47.26 1954 0.30 32.34 32.64 NA 32.64 1955 0.43 31.55 31.98 NA 31.98 1956 0.32 29.38 29.70 NA 29.70 1957 0.19 26.87 27.07 NA 27.07 1958 0.23 23.11 23.33 NA 23.33 1959 0.17 25.41 25.58 NA 25.58 1960 0.26 23.13 23.39 NA 23.39 1961 0.18 21.27 21.45 NA 21.45 1962 0.21 21.73 21.94 NA 21.94 1963 0.30 21.51 21.81 NA 21.81 1964 0.22 23.14 23.36 NA 23.36 1965 0.29 22.73 23.02 NA 23.02 1966 0.24 23.04 23.27 NA 23.27 1967 0.28 23.75 24.03 NA 24.03 1968 0.39 24.87 25.26 NA 25.26 1969 0.27 23.90 24.17 NA 24.17 1970 0.30 25.28 25.57 NA 25.57 1971 0.28 27.39 27.67 NA 27.67 1972 0.23 27.09 27.32 NA 27.32 1973 0.32 20.27 20.59 16.70 37.29 1974 0.25 19.57 19.82 16.29 36.11 1975 0.32 19.59 19.92 14.61 34.52 1976 0.28 19.33 19.62 10.14 29.75 1977 0.20 18.89 19.09 9.54 28.63 NA Not available. Severity rates per million man-hours Year Nonfatal All Man-hours Fatal disabling disabling worked (thousands) 1931 3,679 NA NA 17,941 1932 3,552 NA NA 11,825 1933 3,396 NA NA 14,134 1934 3,161 NA NA 15,187 1935 2,598 NA NA 16,168 1936 1,113 NA NA 21,556 1937 3,798 NA NA 20,536 1938 2,019 NA NA 17,827 1939 3,472 NA NA 17,281 1940 4,424 NA NA 18,988 1941 4,392 NA NA 23,225 1942 4,699 NA NA 28,093 1943 5,357 NA NA 27,999 1944 3,960 NA NA 25,760 1945 3,900 NA NA 24,613 1946 5,804 NA NA 26,877 1947 2,499 NA NA 28,809 1948 3,239 NA NA 27,784 1949 2,226 NA NA 26,948 1950 4,006 NA NA 28,456 1951 3,385 NA NA 30,130 1952 2,901 NA NA 28,954 1953 4,330 NA NA 30,488 1954 1,827 NA NA 29,564 1955 2,592 NA NA 50,936 1956 1,929 1,386 3,316 74,639 1957 1,168 1,122 2,290 97,642 1958 1,361 977 2,338 105,809 1959 1,039 1,027 2,066 127,039 1960 1,559 975 2,534 123,191 1961 1,055 994 2,049 119,442 1962 1,288 1,113 2,402 107,105 1963 1,825 687 2,512 108,483 1964 1,340 1,160 2,501 107,438 1965 1,711 1,339 3,050 108,735 1966 1,423 1,167 2,591 113,814 1967 1,676 890 2,566 107,400 1968 2,354 980 3,334 99,414 1969 1,640 948 2,587 98,799 1970 1,774 1,143 2,917 94,707 1971 1,709 1,281 2,989 84,278 1972 1,403 919 2,322 72,686 1973 1,948 960 2,908 70,851 1974 1,520 1,130 2,649 75,015 1975 1,929 1,062 2,991 77,779 1976 1,694 984 2,677 77,943 1977 1,179 1,251 2,430 81,457 NA Not available. 1/ Data for mill auxiliary works not available prior to 1944. |