| Historical Data 1931 - 1977 Metal Mills |
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TABLE 18 - Injury experience and worktime data at metal mills
in the United States, 1931-77
Injuries
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling injuries
1931 6 439 445 NA 445
1932 - 259 259 NA 259
1933 5 296 301 NA 301
1934 5 460 465 NA 465
1935 7 631 638 NA 638
1936 18 800 818 NA 818
1937 14 1,119 1,133 NA 1,133
1938 9 848 857 NA 857
1939 11 865 876 NA 876
1940 12 979 991 NA 991
1941 16 967 983 NA 983
1942 12 897 909 NA 909
1943 14 862 876 NA 876
1944 17 1,220 1,237 NA 1,237
1945 9 1,032 1,041 NA 1,041
1946 10 866 876 NA 876
1947 7 871 878 NA 878
1948 9 834 843 NA 843
1949 7 798 805 NA 805
1950 7 785 792 NA 792
1951 6 778 784 NA 784
1952 4 852 856 NA 856
1953 4 826 830 NA 830
1954 10 830 840 NA 840
1955 3 795 798 NA 798
1956 9 679 688 NA 688
1957 9 743 752 NA 752
1958 3 467 470 NA 470
1959 5 353 358 NA 358
1960 5 488 493 NA 493
1961 3 458 461 NA 461
1962 14 482 496 NA 496
1963 5 410 415 NA 415
1964 5 406 411 NA 411
1965 3 472 475 NA 475
1966 7 575 582 NA 582
1967 7 587 594 NA 594
1968 2 539 541 NA 541
1969 6 620 626 NA 626
1970 8 722 730 NA 730
1971 9 601 610 NA 610
1972 5 505 510 NA 510
1973 5 412 417 664 1,081
1974 4 470 474 569 1,043
1975 2 604 606 677 1,283
1976 2 717 719 664 1,383
1977 8 631 639 678 1,317
NA Not available.
1/ Data for mill auxiliary works not available prior to 1944.
Frequency rates per
million man-hours
Year Nonfatal All Non- All
Fatal disabling disabling disabling Injuries
1931 0.32 23.18 23.50 NA 23.50
1932 0.00 24.94 24.94 NA 24.94
1933 0.47 27.98 28.45 NA 28.45
1934 0.35 32.16 32.50 NA 32.50
1935 0.31 27.95 28.26 NA 28.26
1936 0.65 29.02 29.67 NA 29.67
1937 0.43 34.61 35.04 NA 35.04
1938 0.37 34.49 34.86 NA 34.86
1939 0.40 31.47 31.87 NA 31.87
1940 0.39 31.60 31.99 NA 31.99
1941 0.46 27.95 28.42 NA 28.42
1942 0.36 26.88 27.24 NA 27.24
1943 0.43 26.63 27.06 NA 27.06
1944 0.38 27.09 27.46 NA 27.46
1945 0.23 26.94 27.18 NA 27.18
1946 0.31 26.99 27.31 NA 27.31
1947 0.19 24.05 24.25 NA 24.25
1948 0.25 23.10 23.35 NA 23.35
1949 0.20 22.82 23.02 NA 23.02
1950 0.20 22.55 22.75 NA 22.75
1951 0.15 19.86 20.01 NA 20.01
1952 0.10 20.59 20.69 NA 20.69
1953 0.09 17.64 17.73 NA 17.73
1954 0.24 19.71 19.94 NA 19.94
1955 0.08 19.96 20.03 NA 20.03
1956 0.20 14.94 15.14 NA 15.14
1957 0.18 14.92 15.10 NA 15.10
1958 0.07 11.17 11.24 NA 11.24
1959 0.13 9.14 9.27 NA 9.27
1960 0.09 9.10 9.19 NA 9.19
1961 0.06 9.24 9.30 NA 9.30
1962 0.28 9.80 10.09 NA 10.09
1963 0.11 9.34 9.46 NA 9.46
1964 0.11 8.97 9.08 NA 9.08
1965 0.06 9.70 9.76 NA 9.76
1966 0.14 11.26 11.40 NA 11.40
1967 0.15 12.50 12.65 NA 12.65
1968 0.04 10.74 10.78 NA 10.78
1969 0.11 11.31 11.42 NA 11.42
1970 0.14 12.60 12.74 NA 12.74
1971 0.18 11.82 12.00 NA 12.00
1972 0.11 11.15 11.26 NA 11.26
1973 0.11 8.72 8.83 14.06 22.89
1974 0.08 9.41 9.49 11.39 20.88
1975 0.04 11.43 11.47 12.81 24.27
1976 0.03 12.02 12.05 11.13 23.18
1977 0.15 11.61 11.76 12.48 24.24
NA Not available.
1/ Data for mill auxiliary works not available prior to 1944.
Severity rates per
million man-hours
Year Nonfatal All Man-hours
Fatal disabling disabling worked
(thousands)
1931 1,901 NA NA 18,935
1932 - NA NA 10,386
1933 2,836 NA NA 10,580
1934 2,097 NA NA 14,306
1935 1,860 NA NA 22,578
1936 3,918 NA NA 27,566
1937 2,598 NA NA 32,331
1938 2,196 NA NA 24,586
1939 2,401 NA NA 27,490
1940 2,324 NA NA 30,978
1941 2,775 NA NA 34,592
1942 2,158 NA NA 33,365
1943 2,595 NA NA 32,367
1944 2,265 NA NA 45,042
1945 1,410 NA NA 38,305
1946 1,870 NA NA 32,082
1947 1,160 NA NA 36,213
1948 1,496 NA NA 36,104
1949 1,201 NA NA 34,974
1950 1,206 NA NA 34,815
1951 919 NA NA 39,179
1952 580 NA NA 41,370
1953 513 NA NA 46,813
1954 1,424 NA NA 42,121
1955 452 NA NA 39,837
1956 1,188 512 1700 45,440
1957 1,084 1,038 2,122 49,795
1958 431 614 1,045 41,799
1959 777 625 1,402 38,621
1960 559 449 1,008 53,638
1961 363 458 821 49,552
1962 1,709 416 2,124 49,163
1963 684 615 1,298 43,873
1964 663 382 1,045 45,243
1965 370 423 793 48,657
1966 823 740 1,563 51,050
1967 895 593 1,488 46,951
1968 239 649 888 50,182
1969 657 516 1,173 54,800
1970 838 721 1,559 57,297
1971 1,062 756 1,818 50,834
1972 662 507 1,169 45,294
1973 635 310 945 47,222
1974 480 602 1,082 49,956
1975 227 358 585 52,856
1976 201 627 828 59,661
1977 883 624 1,508 54,332
NA Not available.
1/ Data for mill auxiliary works not available prior to 1944.
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