1983-2006, Number of Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Count


MSHA statistics (recoded) Total
Occupational fatality Nonfatal injury Occupational illness
Year 1983 131 20,469 288 20,888
1984 206 21,753 247 22,206
1985 122 20,218 468 20,808
1986 136 21,385 1,041 22,562
1987 128 28,797 1,560 30,485
1988 100 32,255 1,277 33,632
1989 115 32,991 1,050 34,156
1990 122 30,742 930 31,794
1991 111 28,415 1,092 29,618
1992 92 25,243 1,211 26,546
1993 96 22,700 1,126 23,922
1994 81 22,999 1,048 24,128
1995 97 20,654 781 21,532
1996 85 18,742 646 19,473
1997 91 18,132 1,254 19,477
1998 78 17,886 1,112 19,076
1999 90 16,053 873 17,016
2000 85 15,855 767 16,707
2001 72 14,616 798 15,486
2002 66 13,297 744 14,107
2003 56 11,939 558 12,553
2004 55 11,978 426 12,459
2005 57 12,317 342 12,716
2006 73 11,916 291 12,280
Total 2,345 491,352 19,930 513,627

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