TABLE 14. - Injury experience and worktime data at metal, nonmetal, stone,
and sand and gravel mines in the United States, 1931-77 1/
Injuries
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries
1931 208 12,099 12,307 NA 12,307
1932 126 7,166 7,292 NA 7,292
1933 137 8,190 8,327 NA 8,327
1934 161 10,474 10,635 NA 10,635
1935 199 12,918 13,117 NA 13,117
1936 252 18,184 18,436 NA 18,436
1937 266 21,985 22,251 NA 22,251
1938 216 15,850 16,066 NA 16,066
1939 204 17,085 17,289 NA 17,289
1940 275 17,910 18,185 NA 18,185
1941 284 19,842 20,126 NA 20,126
1942 321 17,504 17,825 NA 17,825
1943 268 15,779 16,047 NA 16,047
1944 195 12,425 12,620 NA 12,620
1945 145 10,147 10,292 NA 10,292
1946 150 11,506 11,656 NA 11,656
1947 177 12,548 12,725 NA 12,725
1948 164 11,632 11,796 NA 11,796
1949 126 10,873 10,999 NA 10,999
1950 134 10,613 10,747 NA 10,747
1951 145 11,032 11,177 NA 11,177
1952 180 10,481 10,661 NA 10,661
1953 138 10,276 10,414 NA 10,414
1954 120 8,470 8,590 NA 8,590
1955 133 9,528 9,661 NA 9,661
1956 141 8,981 9,122 NA 9,122
1957 111 8,571 8,682 NA 8,682
1958 136 8,727 8,863 NA 8,863
1959 135 9,000 9,135 NA 9,135
1960 148 9,201 9,349 NA 9,349
1961 106 8,595 8,701 NA 8,701
1962 164 7,919 8,083 NA 8,083
1963 141 7,470 7,611 NA 7,611
1964 146 7,824 7,970 NA 7,970
1965 145 7,735 7,880 NA 7,880
1966 157 8,325 8,482 NA 8,482
1967 140 7,332 7,472 NA 7,472
1968 155 7,321 7,476 NA 7,476
1969 150 7,429 7,579 NA 7,579
1970 133 8,130 8,263 NA 8,263
1971 125 7,871 7,996 NA 7,996
1972 199 5,835 6,034 NA 6,034
1973 144 6,493 6,637 4,749 11,386
1974 135 7,010 7,145 4,454 11,599
1975 103 6,404 6,507 3,866 10,373
1976 89 5,692 5,781 2,744 8,525
1977 101 5,486 5,587 4,026 9,613
1/ Sand and gravel first compiled in 1958.
NA Not available.
Frequency rates per
million man-hours
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries
1931 0.98 56.95 57.93 NA 57.93
1932 0.96 54.87 55.83 NA 55.83
1933 1.05 62.82 63.88 NA 63.88
1934 1.05 68.19 69.24 NA 69.24
1935 0.97 62.84 63.81 NA 63.81
1936 0.96 69.37 70.34 NA 70.34
1937 0.88 72.60 73.48 NA 73.48
1938 0.90 65.95 66.85 NA 66.85
1939 0.78 65.04 65.82 NA 65.82
1940 0.96 62.56 63.52 NA 63.52
1941 0.89 62.00 62.89 NA 62.89
1942 1.01 54.99 55.99 NA 55.99
1943 0.92 54.40 55.32 NA 55.32
1944 0.83 52.95 53.78 NA 53.78
1945 0.69 48.45 49.15 NA 49.15
1946 0.68 52.23 52.91 NA 52.91
1947 0.70 49.58 50.28 NA 50.28
1948 0.63 44.90 45.53 NA 45.53
1949 0.52 44.76 45.28 NA 45.28
1950 0.53 41.97 42.50 NA 42.50
1951 0.54 41.46 42.01 NA 42.01
1952 0.68 39.75 40.43 NA 40.43
1953 0.52 38.72 39.24 NA 39.24
1954 0.52 36.87 37.39 NA 37.39
1955 0.56 40.42 40.98 NA 40.98
1956 0.57 36.16 36.73 NA 36.73
1957 0.44 33.85 34.29 NA 34.29
1958 0.44 28.46 28.91 NA 28.91
1959 0.42 27.95 28.37 NA 28.37
1960 0.46 28.37 28.83 NA 28.83
1961 0.34 27.35 27.69 NA 27.69
1962 0.54 26.08 26.62 NA 26.62
1963 0.48 25.20 25.67 NA 25.67
1964 0.47 25.01 25.47 NA 25.47
1965 0.44 23.57 24.01 NA 24.01
1966 0.47 25.11 25.59 NA 25.59
1967 0.46 24.13 24.59 NA 24.59
1968 0.51 24.30 24.81 NA 24.81
1969 0.49 24.18 24.67 NA 24.67
1970 0.43 26.39 26.82 NA 26.82
1971 0.42 26.42 26.84 NA 26.84
1972 0.87 25.45 26.32 NA 26.32
1973 0.58 26.31 26.90 19.25 46.14
1974 0.51 26.66 27.17 16.94 44.10
1975 0.39 24.17 24.56 14.59 39.14
1976 0.35 22.37 22.72 10.78 33.50
1977 0.40 21.46 21.86 15.75 37.61
1/ Sand and gravel first compiled in 1958.
NA Not available.
Severity rates per
Year million man-hours
Nonfatal All Man-hours
Fatal disabling disabling worked
(thousands)
1931 5,874 NA NA 212,458
1932 5,789 NA NA 130,602
1933 6,306 NA NA 130,362
1934 6,289 NA NA 153,594
1935 5,808 NA NA 205,570
1936 5,768 NA NA 262,115
1937 5,270 NA NA 302,828
1938 5,393 NA NA 240,328
1939 4,660 NA NA 262,670
1940 5,764 NA NA 286,265
1941 5,324 NA NA 320,041
1942 6,050 NA NA 318,338
1943 5,543 NA NA 290,073
1944 4,986 NA NA 234,664
1945 4,154 NA NA 209,415
1946 4,085 NA NA 220,305
1947 4,196 NA NA 253,076
1948 3,798 NA NA 259,062
1949 3,112 NA NA 242,924
1950 3,180 NA NA 252,853
1951 3,270 NA NA 266,075
1952 4,096 NA NA 263,666
1953 3,120 NA NA 265,422
1954 3,134 NA NA 229,744
1955 3,385 NA NA 235,741
1956 3,406 1,422 4,828 248,351
1957 2,630 1,278 3,909 253,194
1958 2,661 1,111 3,773 306,612
1959 2,515 1,079 3,595 322,031
1960 2,738 1,037 3,775 324,278
1961 2,024 1,245 3,269 314,215
1962 3,240 1,494 4,734 303,688
1963 2,854 1,286 4,140 296,462
1964 2,800 1,352 4,151 312,880
1965 2,651 1,202 3,853 328,182
1966 2,842 1,352 4,194 331,502
1967 2,764 1,159 3,923 303,894
1968 3,086 1,164 4,251 301,324
1969 2,930 1,234 4,163 307,188
1970 2,590 1,175 3,765 308,077
1971 2,517 1,095 3,612 297,965
1972 5,208 1,207 6,416 229,245
1973 3,502 1,255 4,756 246,747
1974 3,080 1,252 4,332 262,988
1975 2,332 1,348 3,680 264,996
1976 2,098 1,238 3,336 254,481
1977 2,371 1,430 3,801 255,580
1/ Sand and gravel first compiled in 1958.
NA Not available.
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