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62 QUARRY ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATEIS, 1941
TABLE 35.-Accident data for underground quarries in the United States in 1941
[Data cover underground and shaft operations only]
UNDERGROUND QUARRIES, BY KINDS OF STONE
Aver. Aver- Accidents
age age
Num- men Man- Man- days hours
Ner of em-n days of hours of of em- of em- Rate
plants played employ- employ- ploy- ploy- per
p s poye ment ment ment ment Killed Injured million
per per man-
man man hours
Cement i and lime-
stone 2 -------- 92 2, 776 752, 188 5, 854, 211 271 2,109 5 278 48. 34
Marble, sandstone, and
granite -- 9 146 29, 793 238, 637 204 1, 635 -9 37. 71
Slate and trap rock .. 9 120 29, 916 244, 531 249 2, 038 1 15 65. 43
Total ....------------- 110 3, 042 811,897 6,337,379 267 2,083 6 302 48.60
UNDERGROUND QUARRIES, BY STATES
California ............--------------- 5 110 32,871 261,648 299 2,379 1 25 99.37
Illinois ------------------ 8 162 46,848 316, 892 289 1,956 ....... 15 47.33
Kansas -- --- 5 105 23, 724 216, 759 226 2, 064---- 26 119. 95
Kentucky 7-------------- 98 24, 500 211,983 250 2,163 1 14 70. 76
Maine ------------------ 3 63 17,390 139, 120 276 2,208 1 9 71.88
Missouri .............. 21 493 130, 058 990, 461 264 2, 009---- 50 50.48
New York -------------- 3 62 13,422 107,376 216 1,732---- 22 204.89
Ohio - - - 7 180 46,758 354,931 260 1,972---- 3 8.45
Pennsylvania ---..-. 21 962 253, 339 2, 038, 807 263 2,119 --- - 43 21.09
Tennessee -7 155 46, 180 348, 791 298 2, 250---- 48 137. 62
Vermont 3 54 13,310 106,476 246 1,972---- 4 37.57
West Virginia ----------- 6 319 93, 275 678, 836 292 2,128 1 22 33.88
Other States 3 .......... 14 279 70, 222 565, 299 252 2, 026 2 21 40.69
Total...........-------------. 110 3,042 811,897 3, 337, 379 267 2,083 6 302 48.60
1 Includes limestone and other stone used in the manufacture of cement.
2 Includes quarries that produce limestone used chiefly for making lime.
SIncludes Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia, and Wyoming.
TABLE 36.-Accident rates, men employed, etc., at cement mills (including crushers
and miscellaneous work), during the year ended December 31, 1941
Aver-
age Killed Injured
Men Man- days Man- Per- Per- Total per per
e days of of em- hours of Killed ma- ma- Tem- o amil- mil-
State em- employ- ploy- employ- nent nent porary nonfata- lion lion
ployed ment ment ment total partial fatalman- man-
per hours hours
man
Alabama .-.. . 942 293, 574 312 2,137,753 2 10 12 5.61
California .....- 2,100 679, 885 324 5,441,943 1 3 186 190 ---- 34.91
Illinois- ---___-_- 963 312, 398 324 1, 990, 812 1 7 8 ---- 4.02
Indiana -- 1,312 412,802 315 2,913,488 1 1 1 16 18 0.34 6.18
Iowa.....---------1,046 281,874 269 2,149, 983 1 1 1 .47 .47
Kansas..... 768 208, 716 272 1, 566, 862 - 1 14 15 -9. 57
Michigan -- 1,749 510,813 292 4.063,709 - ... 1 1 28 30 7.38
Missouri -- 1,003 301,179 300 2,145,054 - -4 1 5 - 2. 33
New York -- 1,740 519,091 298 3,800,813 1 6 18 24 .26 6.31
Ohio 1,424 463, 253 325 3,482, 107 1 1 13 14 .29 4.02
Pennsylvania 4, 883 1,569, 350 321 10, 985, 461 3 7 38 45 .27 4. 10
Tennessee- - 767 227, 794 297 1, 714, 228 1 -3 11 14 .58 8. 17
Texas 1,357 396, 616 292 3,034,453 --- 1 3 25 29 --- 9. 56
Virginia ---- 364 129, 100 355 785, 298 -4 4 -- 5.09
Washington.. 396 115,361 291 919,484 -- - 18 18 - 19.58
West Virginia_ 470 141, 4:33 301 989, 307 16 16 - 16.17
Other States . 3,493 1,063,198 304 7,996,011 1--- 2 128 130 .13 16.26
Total - 24, 777 7, 626, 437 308 56,115, 766 9 4 35 534 573 .16 10. 21
1 Includes Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minne-
sota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
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Adams, William W. & Wrenn, Virginia E. Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1941, report, 1943; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12612/m1/64/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.