Section 27

Health and Safety

Charts

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Chart 27.1 County distribution of deaths in United Kingdom coal mines, top 20 counties, 1700–2000. Source: Data from The Coalmining History Resource Centre, <http://www.cmhrc.co.uk>.

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Chart 27.2 Age distribution of deaths in United Kingdom coal mines, 1700–2000. Source: Data from The Coalmining History Resource Centre, <http://www.cmhrc.co.uk>.

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Chart 27.3 Fatalities in United States coal mines by decade, 1839–2010. ...

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