Table 10. Anthracite Fatalities Per Million Man Days By County

Table 10
ANTHRACITE COAL - FATALITIES PER MILLION MAN-DAYS BY COUNTY

Year Bradford Cameron Carbon Columbia Crawford Dauphin Lacka-
wanna Lebanon Luzerne North-
umberland Schuylkill Sullivan Susque-
hanna Wayne Anthracite Region

1924 8.30 22.05 12.36 12.65 11.29 9.48 10.77 2.85 11.26

1930 14.89 13.45 14.05 12.62 9.63 18.97 18.96 69.03 14.02

1935 5.50 16.84 35.77 11.62 15.57 9.28 17.08 35.21 14.19

1936 5.12 14.13 11.26 17.02 8.71 9.45 12.58

1937 6.89 15.84 50.92 9.82 11.75 10.75 11.16 19.04 102.94 11.52

1938 7.66 10.74 28.42 15.49 13.25 9.87 14.48 13.45

1939 8.52 15.68 16.19 14.26 13.11 8.76 9.35 22.91 12.19

1940 7.60 6.21 16.96 10.64 11.68 7.53 10.76 10.72

1941 9.45 7.29 15.41 12.08 11.41 4.73 10.73 10.69

1942 3.92 17.18 10.11 12.59 10.42 9.06 10.94

1943 6.05 14.24 10.08 10.40 7.74 11.59 10.19

1944 8.30 8.00 21.51 9.99 6.83 8.92 6.24 7.50

1945 4.94 11.49 8.78 5.88 8.57 6.69 18.56 6.82

1946 4.99 11.84 8.16 8.23 7.63 7.34 25.41 7.88

1947 3.03 7.98 7.39 10.83 7.26 2.66 7.41

1948 3.97 9.38 5.57 6.74 2.90 6.63 6.08

1949 3.45 1.96 3.06 9.12 1.42 4.15 5.62

1950 4.86 3.80 3.15 7.83 4.59 2.18 4.89

1951 5.42 8.12 5.37 7.20 4.72 5.07 5.98

1952 11.43 16.60 4.90 6.18 8.70 5.80 6.57

1953 5.97 4.73 5.01 6.69 3.41 5.60 5.80

1954 2.72 1.22 8.34 8.75 2.11 3.53 6.11

1955¹ 13.24 5.93 10.61 11.54 6.78 8.94

1956 9.66 7.12 7.71 9.00 6.07 7.39

1957 11.23 18.77 25.39 8.48 8.46 8.94 5.54 8.25

1958 5.50 3.60 8.28 7.17 5.72 6.37

1959 11.33 14.03 9.96 17.51 7.47 6.51 11.06

1960 12.86 12.92 20.68 10.99 6.17 4.34 9.62

1961 12.65 2.28 8.77 7.35 3.47 5.72

1962 11.02 2.56 12.46 8.69

1963 9.77 17.93 11.57 10.92 9.26 8.18 9.71

1964 3.99 6.62 19.60 7.98 8.19

1965 32.67 36.66 2.35 3.36 2.46 3.54

1966 2.74 4.60 2.73

1967 5.92 10.13 4.91 5.26

1968 19.82 3.84 2.67

1969 8.84 6.53 14.32 9.46

1970 2.15 5.12 2.84

1971 8.03 1.80 1.58

1972 3.22 4.88 3.16

1973 3.13 1.06

1974 9.72 2.25 2.39

1975 10.92 1.21

1976 1.98 1.16

1977 18.47 13.35

1978 12.24 1.29

1979 6.04 10.71 1.29

1980 5.61 2.39

1981 104.58 1.22

1982

1983 2.82 1.53

1984

1985 13.54 8.24

1986 9.44 5.29

1987

1988 3.01 1.81

1989 22.4 1.84

1990 20.1 1.97

1991 3.27 2.05

1992

1993 6.89 4.11

1994 70.84 3.20 3.93

1995 12.23 7.48

1996

1997

1998 3.27 0.85

1999 4.40 3.17

2000

NOTE: The year 1924 was selected as a normal year in order that comparison might be made with the depression years that are a part of this report.

¹ In 1955 and subsequent years, the production, employees, fatalities, etc., of deep mines employing fewer than five (5) persons inside are included in the County totals.
² Not segregated from Lackawanna County.
³ Reorganization in inspector’s area, data unavailable at time

Bradford, Cameron and Crawford counties are actually bituminous counties, but have been historically reported under this table.

Year	Bradford	Cameron	Carbon	Columbia	Crawford	Dauphin	Lacka- wanna	Lebanon	Luzerne	North- umberland	Schuylkill	Sullivan	Susque- hanna	Wayne	Anthracite Region
1924			8.30	22.05		12.36	12.65		11.29	9.48	10.77		2.85		11.26
1930			14.89			13.45	14.05		12.62	9.63	18.97		18.96	69.03	14.02
1935			5.50	16.84		35.77	11.62		15.57	9.28	17.08	35.21			14.19
1936			5.12			14.13	11.26		17.02	8.71	9.45				12.58
1937			6.89	15.84		50.92	9.82		11.75	10.75	11.16	19.04		102.94	11.52
1938			7.66	10.74		28.42	15.49		13.25	9.87	14.48				13.45
1939			8.52	15.68		16.19	14.26		13.11	8.76	9.35		22.91		12.19
1940			7.60	6.21		16.96	10.64		11.68	7.53	10.76				10.72
1941			9.45	7.29		15.41	12.08		11.41	4.73	10.73				10.69
1942			3.92	17.18			10.11		12.59	10.42	9.06				10.94
1943			6.05	14.24			10.08		10.40	7.74	11.59				10.19
1944			8.30	8.00		21.51	9.99		6.83	8.92	6.24				7.50
1945			4.94	11.49			8.78		5.88	8.57	6.69	18.56			6.82
1946			4.99	11.84			8.16		8.23	7.63	7.34	25.41			7.88
1947			3.03	7.98			7.39		10.83	7.26	2.66				7.41
1948			3.97	9.38			5.57		6.74	2.90	6.63				6.08
1949			3.45	1.96			3.06		9.12	1.42	4.15				5.62
1950			4.86	3.80			3.15		7.83	4.59	2.18				4.89
1951			5.42	8.12			5.37		7.20	4.72	5.07				5.98
1952			11.43	16.60			4.90		6.18	8.70	5.80				6.57
1953			5.97	4.73			5.01		6.69	3.41	5.60				5.80
1954			2.72	1.22			8.34		8.75	2.11	3.53				6.11
1955¹			13.24				5.93		10.61	11.54	6.78				8.94
1956			9.66				7.12		7.71	9.00	6.07				7.39
1957			11.23	18.77		25.39	8.48		8.46	8.94	5.54				8.25
1958				5.50			3.60		8.28	7.17	5.72				6.37
1959			11.33	14.03			9.96		17.51	7.47	6.51				11.06
1960			12.86	12.92			20.68		10.99	6.17	4.34				9.62
1961			12.65				2.28		8.77	7.35	3.47				5.72
1962									11.02	2.56	12.46				8.69
1963			9.77	17.93			11.57		10.92	9.26	8.18				9.71
1964							3.99		6.62	19.60	7.98				8.19
1965				32.67		36.66			2.35	3.36	2.46				3.54
1966									2.74		4.60				2.73
1967									5.92	10.13	4.91				5.26
1968							19.82		3.84						2.67
1969									8.84	6.53	14.32				9.46
1970									2.15		5.12				2.84
1971										8.03	1.80				1.58
1972									3.22		4.88				3.16
1973									3.13						1.06
1974										9.72	2.25				2.39
1975										10.92					1.21
1976											1.98				1.16
1977											18.47				13.35
1978									12.24						1.29
1979									6.04	10.71					1.29
1980											5.61				2.39
1981			104.58												1.22
1982
1983											2.82				1.53
1984
1985											13.54				8.24
1986											9.44				5.29
1987
1988											3.01				1.81
1989										22.4					1.84
1990										20.1					1.97
1991											3.27				2.05
1992
1993											6.89				4.11
1994				70.84							3.20				3.93
1995											12.23				7.48
1996
1997
1998											3.27				0.85
1999											4.40				3.17
2000

Table 10 ANTHRACITE COAL - FATALITIES PER MILLION MAN-DAYS BY COUNTY

Table 10
ANTHRACITE COAL - FATALITIES PER MILLION MAN-DAYS BY COUNTY