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Labor Statistics > Coal Mining Fatalities (most recent) by state

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   West Virginia  29.4%
   Kentucky  28.8%
   Pennsylvania  8.6%
   Virginia  8%
   Alabama  7.2%
   Utah  3.5%
   Illinois  3.1%
   Wyoming  2.2%
   Indiana  1.8%
   Tennessee  1.4%
   Ohio  1.4%
   Colorado  1.2%
   New Mexico  0.6%
   Arizona  0.6%
   Texas  0.6%
   North Dakota  0.4%
   Maryland  0.4%
   Washington  0.2%
   Oklahoma  0.2%
   Arkansas  0.2%


Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  West Virginia:144 
#2  Kentucky:141 
#3  Pennsylvania:42 
#4  Virginia:39 
#5  Alabama:35 
#6  Utah:17 
#7  Illinois:15 
#8  Wyoming:11 
#9  Indiana:9 
#10  Tennessee:7 
#11  Ohio:7 
#12  Colorado:6 
#13  New Mexico:3 
#14  Arizona:3 
#15  Texas:3 
#16  North Dakota:2 
#17  Maryland:2 
#18  Washington:1 
#19  Oklahoma:1 
#20  Arkansas:1 
Total: 489  
Weighted average: 24.5  


DEFINITION: Number of coal mining fatalities from 1993 to 2006.

SOURCE: Mine Safety and Health Administration, 5/25/2006.

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