In 2022, there were a total of 29 fatalities in the United States mining industry from work-related accidents. That was less than half the U.S. mining fatalities recorded in 2010, which amounted to 72.
Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022
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MSHA. (April 13, 2023). Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
MSHA. "Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022." Chart. April 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
MSHA. (2023). Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
MSHA. "Mining Fatalities in The United States from 2005 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
MSHA, Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Mining fatalities in the United States from 2005 to 2022 [Graph], MSHA, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/541314/mining-fatalities-in-the-united-states/