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Mining incidents by state

Kentucky has recorded more mining fatalities than any other US state, with 454 of 3,122 on file with MSHA nationwide.

Every US state ranked by recorded mining fatalities. Click a state for its full incident record, top operators, and recent fatalities.

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49 states on the record 3,122 fatalities tracked across all states
  1. Kentucky 454fatal 85,914 total
  2. West Virginia 428fatal 103,207 total
  3. Pennsylvania 199fatal 68,441 total
  4. Virginia 166fatal 36,767 total
  5. Texas 130fatal 27,976 total
  6. Nevada 112fatal 20,711 total
  7. Utah 110fatal 13,778 total
  8. Alabama 107fatal 27,904 total
  9. Illinois 106fatal 44,061 total
  10. Arizona 89fatal 21,701 total
  11. California 84fatal 24,279 total
  12. Tennessee 83fatal 11,002 total
  13. Ohio 68fatal 22,508 total
  14. Colorado 61fatal 16,061 total
  15. Missouri 58fatal 15,711 total
  16. Indiana 57fatal 16,046 total
  17. Florida 52fatal 10,859 total
  18. Georgia 52fatal 10,717 total
  19. New Mexico 51fatal 11,112 total
  20. Montana 43fatal 9,060 total
  21. Wyoming 39fatal 15,851 total
  22. Idaho 38fatal 7,309 total
  23. New York 37fatal 8,380 total
  24. Oklahoma 33fatal 6,676 total
  25. Michigan 32fatal 12,040 total
  26. Minnesota 32fatal 11,541 total
  27. North Carolina 32fatal 5,969 total
  28. Iowa 30fatal 4,816 total
  29. Kansas 27fatal 5,944 total
  30. Washington 27fatal 6,598 total
  31. Arkansas 26fatal 6,370 total
  32. South Carolina 26fatal 3,844 total
  33. Louisiana 24fatal 4,339 total
  34. Wisconsin 24fatal 7,010 total
  35. Maryland 23fatal 5,583 total
  36. Oregon 23fatal 2,806 total
  37. Alaska 18fatal 3,760 total
  38. Nebraska 17fatal 1,814 total
  39. South Dakota 16fatal 5,510 total
  40. Puerto Rico 15fatal 2,472 total
  41. Mississippi 14fatal 1,583 total
  42. New Jersey 13fatal 3,068 total
  43. Massachusetts 10fatal 1,712 total
  44. Vermont 10fatal 2,087 total
  45. North Dakota 9fatal 1,547 total
  46. New Hampshire 6fatal 1,100 total
  47. Connecticut 5fatal 1,228 total
  48. Hawaii 4fatal 1,073 total
  49. Rhode Island 2fatal 168 total
  50. Delaware 0fatal 120 total
  51. Guam 0fatal 3 total
  52. Maine 0fatal 708 total
  53. Northern Mariana Islands 0fatal 1 total
  54. U.S. Virgin Islands 0fatal 162 total