UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
| Historical Data 1931 - 1977 Mines and Mills |
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TABLE 16. - Injury experience and worktime data at mines and mills
in the United States, 1931-77
Injuries
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries
1931 153 8,307 8,460 NA 8,460
1932 100 4,745 4,845 NA 4,845
1933 92 5,476 5,568 NA 5,568
1934 113 7,565 7,678 NA 7,678
1935 164 10,024 10,188 NA 10,188
1936 213 14,406 14,619 NA 14,619
1937 220 18,187 1,8407 NA 18,407
1938 159 12,844 13,003 NA 13,003
1939 174 13,856 14,030 NA 14,030
1940 221 14,919 15,140 NA 15,140
1941 229 15,557 15,786 NA 15,786
1942 227 13,317 13,544 NA 13,544
1943 209 12,395 12,604 NA 12,604
1944 147 10,114 10,261 NA 10,261
1945 105 7,954 8,059 NA 8,059
1946 100 8,211 8,311 NA 8,311
1947 133 9,164 9,297 NA 9,297
1948 113 8,465 8,578 NA 8,578
1949 76 7,738 7,814 NA 7,814
1950 91 7,396 7,487 NA 7,487
1951 101 7,602 7,703 NA 7,703
1952 121 7,536 7,657 NA 7,657
1953 96 6,990 7,086 NA 7,086
1954 96 5,824 5,920 NA 5,920
1955 82 6,632 6,714 NA 6,714
1956 98 6,154 6,252 NA 6,252
1957 80 5,297 5,377 NA 5,377
1958 73 3,966 4,039 NA 4,039
1959 78 3,634 3,712 NA 3,712
1960 89 4,282 4,371 NA 4,371
1961 53 4,127 4,180 NA 4,180
1962 75 3,745 3,820 NA 3,820
1963 46 3,485 3,531 NA 3,531
1964 60 3,672 3,732 NA 3,732
1965 61 3,764 3,825 NA 3,825
1966 82 4,010 4,092 NA 4,092
1967 73 3,468 3,541 NA 3,541
1968 59 3,375 3,434 NA 3,434
1969 68 3,731 3,799 NA 3,799
1970 65 4,243 4,308 NA 4,308
1971 56 3,815 3,871 NA 3,871
1972 135 3,271 3,406 NA 3,406
1973 52 3,512 3,564 2,534 6,098
1974 52 3,909 3,961 2,257 6,218
1975 41 3,568 3,609 2,101 5,710
1976 34 3,344 3,378 1,757 5,135
1977 52 3,087 3,139 2,945 6,084
NA Not available.
Frequency rates per
million man-hours
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries
1931 0.97 52.85 53.83 NA 53.83
1932 1.10 52.37 53.48 NA 53.48
1933 1.02 60.45 61.47 NA 61.47
1934 0.98 65.63 66.61 NA 66.61
1935 0.98 59.77 60.75 NA 60.75
1936 1.02 69.14 70.16 NA 70.16
1937 0.88 72.36 73.24 NA 73.24
1938 0.82 65.89 66.71 NA 66.71
1939 0.80 63.84 64.64 NA 64.64
1940 0.91 61.47 62.38 NA 62.38
1941 0.86 58.70 59.56 NA 59.56
1942 0.89 51.93 52.81 NA 52.81
1943 0.88 51.95 52.82 NA 52.82
1944 0.71 48.61 49.32 NA 49.32
1945 0.58 44.29 44.87 NA 44.87
1946 0.62 50.53 51.15 NA 51.15
1947 0.69 47.42 48.11 NA 48.11
1948 0.57 42.83 43.41 NA 43.41
1949 0.42 43.15 43.57 NA 43.57
1950 0.50 40.51 41.01 NA 41.01
1951 0.51 38.28 38.79 NA 38.79
1952 0.60 37.68 38.28 NA 38.28
1953 0.47 34.36 34.83 NA 34.83
1954 0.56 33.74 34.30 NA 34.30
1955 0.46 37.51 37.98 NA 37.98
1956 0.52 32.42 32.93 NA 32.93
1957 0.42 27.59 28.01 NA 28.01
1958 0.48 26.21 26.69 NA 26.69
1959 0.56 26.11 26.67 NA 26.67
1960 0.51 24.71 25.22 NA 25.22
1961 0.34 26.25 26.59 NA 26.59
1962 0.49 24.47 24.96 NA 24.96
1963 0.33 24.72 25.05 NA 25.05
1964 0.40 24.57 24.97 NA 24.97
1965 0.38 23.39 23.77 NA 23.77
1966 0.50 24.62 25.12 NA 25.12
1967 0.51 24.30 24.81 NA 24.81
1968 0.40 22.67 23.07 NA 23.07
1969 0.43 23.50 23.93 NA 23.93
1970 0.39 25.70 26.09 NA 26.09
1971 0.37 24.88 25.24 NA 25.24
1972 0.96 23.33 24.30 NA 24.30
1973 0.36 24.44 24.80 17.64 42.44
1974 0.34 25.49 25.83 14.72 40.55
1975 0.27 23.18 23.45 13.65 37.10
1976 0.21 20.95 21.17 11.01 32.17
1977 0.35 20.68 21.03 19.73 40.76
NA Not available.
Severity rates per
million man-hours
Year Nonfatal All Man-hours
Fatal disabling disabling worked
(thousands)
1931 5,841 NA NA 157,171
1932 6,623 NA NA 90,600
1933 6,094 NA NA 90,586
1934 5,882 NA NA 115,265
1935 5,867 NA NA 167,712
1936 6,133 NA NA 208,369
1937 5,252 NA NA 251,339
1938 4,894 NA NA 194,929
1939 4,810 NA NA 217,044
1940 5,463 NA NA 242,719
1941 5,184 NA NA 265,044
1942 5,311 NA NA 256,458
1943 5,255 NA NA 238,609
1944 4,239 NA NA 208,069
1945 3,508 NA NA 179,601
1946 3,693 NA NA 162,488
1947 4,130 NA NA 193,237
1948 3,431 NA NA 197,620
1949 2,543 NA NA 179,342
1950 2,990 NA NA 182,580
1951 3,051 NA NA 198,596
1952 3,630 NA NA 200,019
1953 2,832 NA NA 203,418
1954 3,337 NA NA 172,609
1955 2,783 NA NA 176,787
1956 3,097 1,671 4,768 189,846
1957 2,500 1,628 4,129 191,976
1958 2,894 1,544 4,439 151,322
1959 3,362 1,696 5,058 139,197
1960 3,082 1,306 4,387 173,291
1961 2,023 1,582 3,604 157,230
1962 2,941 1,454 4,394 153,030
1963 1,958 1,348 3,306 140,985
1964 2,409 1,278 3,687 149,447
1965 2,274 1,247 3,521 160,934
1966 3,020 1,408 4,428 162,907
1967 3,068 1,368 4,436 142,744
1968 2,378 1,177 3,555 148,875
1969 2,570 1,190 3,760 158,773
1970 2,362 1,173 3,536 165,091
1971 2,191 1,050 3,241 153,346
1972 5,778 1,120 6,899 140,177
1973 2,171 1,144 3,316 143,688
1974 2,035 1,036 3,071 153,337
1975 1,598 1,189 2,787 153,908
1976 1,278 1,113 2,392 159,598
1977 2,090 1,303 3,393 149,261
NA Not available.
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