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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%
   Arizona  0.6%
   New Mexico  0.6%
   Texas  0.6%
   North Dakota  0.4%
   Maryland  0.4%
   Arkansas  0.2%
   Oklahoma  0.2%
   Washington  0.2%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 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 
= 10   Ohio: 7 
# 12   Colorado: 6 
= 13   Arizona: 3 
= 13   New Mexico: 3 
= 13   Texas: 3 
= 16   North Dakota: 2 
= 16   Maryland: 2 
= 18   Arkansas: 1 
= 18   Oklahoma: 1 
= 18   Washington: 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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