Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1927 Page: V
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35. Accidents in 1927, by causes, grouped by mining methods, for selected
companies-- -_-----------------47
36. Accidents compared by mining methods and causes for the 10-year
period 1918 to 1927, inclusive, for selected companies -------------- 49
37. Mining methods (for 8-hour workers only), by size of plant and number
of days mine was active, during the year ended December 31, 1927
(underground and open pit only) - - -- - -- -- _-_--. 59
38. Ratio of nonfatal to fatal accidents, by mining methods, for the 10-year
period 1918 to 1927_ -______ _ ...----------------.--60
39. All mines: Ratio of nonfatal to fatal accidents, by causes, during the
10-year period 1918 to 1927_. 6---------------------------------- 1
40. All mines: Labor and accident data for the year ended December 31,
1927_ __ - _ -_-___________-------------- ...--.-62
41. All mines: Widows and orphans caused by fatal accidents, by States,
during the years ended December 31, 1927 and 1926....---------------62
42. All mines: Number of active operators, by States, 1918 to 1927-------....... 63
43. All mines: Men employed and the equivalent in 300-day workers,
1925, 1926, and 1927, with 5-year summary figures_ ------------- 64
44. All mines: Days of labor performed and average number of days
mines were operated, by States, 1925, 1926, and 1927, with 5-year
summary figures __..............------------------------------------------ 65
45. All mines: Fatalities and injuries, by States and years, 1925, 1926, and
1927, with 5-year summary figures _--_-. ____ .--- .------.--66
46. All mines: Fatalities and injuries per thousand 300-day workers em-
ployed, by States, 1925, 1926, and 1927, with 5-year summary
figures--------------------------------------------------67
47. Ten-year summary of accident data, by kinds of mines---------------- 68
48. Fatalities: By kinds of mines and causes, during the years ended
December 31, 1918 to 1927 ----------------------------------72
49. Injuries: By kinds of mines and causes, during the years ended Decem-
ber 31, 1918 to 1927___ - - - - - - - - -__________________ 76
50. All mines: Fatalities and injuries per thousand 300-day workers em-
ployed during the years ended December 31, 1918 to 1927. ---------- 80
51. Fatalities and injuries, by character of disability, for the 5-year period
1923 to 1927- _ _____.-----.-.......--- ..------__-- 84
52. Placer mines: Men employed, days worked, and number killed and
injured, during the years ended December 31, 1926 and 1927...-------- 88
53. Placer mines: Severity of accidents during the years ended December
31, 1926 and 1927_--- ---- --_ --_- ---__ . -----88
54. Placer mines: Number of men killed and injured, by causes, during
the years ended December 31, 1926 and 1927.--------------------- 88
55. List of accidents in metal and nonmetallic mines (except coal) in the
United States, in which five or more lives were lost-------------- 89
56. United States: Accident data including rates for different branches of
mineral industries in 1927, compared on a 300-day basis (length of
shift not considered)____ ___________________-- - - - - - - - 91
57. United States: Number of men killed per thousand 300-day workers
employed in mineral industries--------------------.--92
58. United States: Number of men injured per thousand 300-day workers
employed in mineral industries ------------- 93
59. United States: Metal mines, coal mines, and quarries: Principal
causes of fatalities, showing percentage due to each cause, 1911 to
1927, by years- .-------- .-.----- ..-- ----------------- 94
60. Explosives used in metal mines in the United States, 1913 to 1927 ..... 95
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Adams, William W. Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1927, report, 1929; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12482/m1/5/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.