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Historical Data 1955 - 1977
Nonmetal Mills


TABLE 21 - Injury experience and worktime data at nonmetal mills
           in the United States, 1955-77 1/

                                     Injuries
Year                  Nonfatal            All           Non-            All
          Fatal      disabling      disabling      disabling       injuries

1955         3            451            454             NA            454 
1956         7          1,157          1,164             NA          1,164 
1957        10          1,512          1,522             NA          1,522 
1958         9          1,490          1,499             NA          1,499 
1959        11          2,156          2,167             NA          2,167 
1960        13          1,794          1,807             NA          1,807 
1961         6          1,680          1,686             NA          1,686 
1962         9          1,383          1,392             NA          1,392 
1963         2          1,476          1,478             NA          1,478 
1964         6          1,580          1,586             NA          1,586 
1965        10          1,483          1,493             NA          1,493 
1966        11          1,564          1,575             NA          1,575 
1967        13          1,525          1,538             NA          1,538 
1968         3          1,519          1,522             NA          1,522 
1969        10          1,481          1,491             NA          1,491 
1970        10          1,595          1,605             NA          1,605 
1971         9          1,567          1,576             NA          1,576 
1972         7          1,348          1,355             NA          1,355 
1973         7            630            637            460          1,097 
1974         5            599            604            503          1,107 
1975        12            666            678            495          1,173 
1976         8            841            849            431          1,280 
1977         6            918            924            446          1,370 

NA Not available.

1/ Clay mill data first compiled in 1956.   

                       Frequency rates per
                           million man-hours 
Year                  Nonfatal            All           Non-            All
          Fatal      disabling      disabling      disabling       injuries

1955      0.15          22.73          22.88             NA          22.88 
1956      0.17          28.44          28.62             NA          28.62 
1957      0.17          25.30          25.47             NA          25.47 
1958      0.13          20.94          21.06             NA          21.06 
1959      0.12          23.77          23.89             NA          23.89 
1960      0.15          20.77          20.92             NA          20.92 
1961      0.07          20.02          20.09             NA          20.09 
1962      0.12          18.53          18.65             NA          18.65 
1963      0.03          19.44          19.46             NA          19.46 
1964      0.08          22.11          22.19             NA          22.19 
1965      0.14          20.89          21.04             NA          21.04 
1966      0.15          21.48          21.63             NA          21.63 
1967      0.19          22.15          22.34             NA          22.34 
1968      0.05          23.82          23.86             NA          23.86 
1969      0.16          23.27          23.42             NA          23.42 
1970      0.16          25.60          25.77             NA          25.77 
1971      0.16          28.12          28.28             NA          28.28 
1972      0.15          28.48          28.63             NA          28.63 
1973      0.17          15.08          15.24          11.01          26.25 
1974      0.12          13.86          13.97          11.64          25.61 
1975      0.28          15.73          16.01          11.69          27.70 
1976      0.17          18.01          18.18           9.23          27.40 
1977      0.12          18.56          18.68           9.02          27.70 

NA Not available.

1/ Clay mill data first compiled in 1956

                           Severity rates per
                           million man-hours 
Year                  Nonfatal            All      Man-hours
          Fatal      disabling      disabling         worked
                                                 (thousands)
1955       907             NA             NA         19,843 
1956     1,033          1,092          2,125         40,675 
1957     1,004            783          1,787         59,765 
1958       759            699          1,458         71,161 
1959       728            941          1,669         90,706 
1960       903            802          1,705         86,386 
1961       429            770          1,199         83,925 
1962       724            863          1,587         74,621 
1963       158            589            747         75,944 
1964       504          1,046          1,550         71,461 
1965       845          1,141          1,987         70,975 
1966       906          1,124          2,030         72,810 
1967     1,133            910          2,043         68,850 
1968       282            902          1,184         63,781 
1969       943            862          1,805         63,651 
1970       963          1,177          2,140         62,293 
1971       969          1,184          2,153         55,723 
1972       887            787          1,674         47,333 
1973     1,005            671          1,676         41,790 
1974       694            982          1,676         43,228 
1975     1,700            757          2,458         42,341 
1976     1,028            845          1,873         46,707 
1977       728          1,226          1,954         49,457 

NA Not available.

1/ Clay mill data first compiled in 1956