Number and percentage of occupational fatalities by accident class, 2021 (N=37)
Accident Class |
Fatalities |
Powered haulage |
17 |
Machinery |
8 |
Fall of ground (from in place) |
3 |
Falling, rolling, or sliding rock or material |
2 |
Handling materials |
2 |
Slip or fall of person |
2 |
Unknown or NEC |
2 |
Inundation |
1 |
Total |
37 |
NOTE: "Fall of ground (from in place)" includes MSHA's Accident/Injury/Illness classifications for "Fall of face, rib, pillar, side, or highwall (from in place)"
and "Fall of roof, back, or brow (from in place)." Excludes office employees. Data Source: MSHA