Number and rate of occupational mining fatalities by year, 2000 - 2020

Fatalities
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Fatalities 85 72 66 56 55 57 73 67 52 34 71 37 35 41 43 26 24 27 27 27 29
Fatality Rate per 100,000 FTE
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Fatality Rate 30.15 25.64 25.09 21.80 20.29 19.75 24.18 21.90 16.77 12.71 25.74 12.44 11.73 14.19 15.14 9.77 10.09 10.97 10.45 10.50 12.94
NOTE: Excludes office employees. Not calculated (NC) when N is fewer than 5. Caution should be used when interpreting rates based on a small number of events. Full-time equivalent (FTE) employees computed using reported hours worked (2,000 hours = 1 FTE). Data Source: MSHA

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