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Injury experience in coal mining, 1966. Analysis of mine safety factors, related employment, and production data

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5325728
The safety record of the coal-mining industry, both anthracite and bituminous, in 1966 was improved over that of 1965 in all general measures of injury experience. The improvement was more pronounced in the anthracite industry. The total of 10,679 disabling work injuries comprised 233 fatal and 10,466 nonfatal injuries, 26 and 692 fewer, respectively, than in 1965. The number of fatalities in 1966 was was the lowest annual total since complete records were started in 1910. Similarly, the number of nonfatal injuries in 1966 was lower than in any year since 1930 when such data were first collected.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C. (USA)
OSTI ID:
5325728
Report Number(s):
BM-IC-8419
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English