U.S. coal mining deaths 1900-2021
In 2021 there were ten occupational fatalities in the United States coal mining industry, among a total of 61,402 U.S. coal miners. In 1910, this figure was much higher, with 2,821 coal mining deaths reported in the U.S. that year.
The most fatal coal mining accident in the United States' history was in West Virginia in 1907, when some 362 people died in the Monongah mining disaster.
The most fatal coal mining accident in the United States' history was in West Virginia in 1907, when some 362 people died in the Monongah mining disaster.
