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Production of Coal and Coke in West Virginia
1863 - 2004

  Mining Indep. Contr. Coal Prep. Total COAL     COKE ACCIDENTS
 YEAR Empl. Empl. Empl. Empl. PRODUCTION PRODUCTION FATALS INJURIES
1863 N/A N/A N/A 0 444,648 N/A N/A N/A
1864 N/A N/A N/A 0 454,888 N/A N/A N/A
1865 N/A N/A N/A 0 487,897 N/A N/A N/A
1866 N/A N/A N/A 0 512,068 N/A N/A N/A
1867 N/A N/A N/A 0 589,360 N/A N/A N/A
1868 N/A N/A N/A 0 609,227 N/A N/A N/A
1869 N/A N/A N/A 0 603,148 N/A N/A N/A
1870 N/A N/A N/A 0 608,878 N/A N/A N/A
1871 N/A N/A N/A 0 618,830 N/A N/A N/A
1872 N/A N/A N/A 0 700,000 N/A N/A N/A
1873 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000,000 N/A N/A N/A
1874 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,120,000 N/A N/A N/A
1875 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,120,000 N/A N/A N/A
1876 N/A N/A N/A 0 896,000 N/A N/A N/A
1877 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,200,000 N/A N/A N/A
1878 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,200,000 N/A N/A N/A
1879 N/A N/A N/A 0 1,400,000 N/A N/A N/A
1880 3,726 N/A N/A 3,726 1,829,844 121,715 N/A N/A
1881 4,470 N/A N/A 4,470 1,680,000 164,058 N/A N/A
1882 5,214 N/A N/A 5,214 2,240,000 202,103 N/A N/A
1883 6,394 N/A N/A 6,394 2,335,833 190,889 20 31
1884 6,351 N/A N/A 6,351 3,360,000 182,000 N/A N/A
1885 7,292 N/A N/A 7,292 3,369,062 187,619 23 33
1886 7,262 N/A N/A 7,262 4,005,796 228,923 49 58
1887 7,436 N/A N/A 7,436 4,881,620 164,160 31 N/A
1888 8,456 N/A N/A 8,456 5,498,800 517,317 0 N/A
1889 9,006 N/A N/A 9,006 6,231,880 624,033 27 N/A
1890 11,497 N/A N/A 11,497 7,394,564 892,490 39 N/A
1891 13,023 N/A N/A 13,023 9,220,665 1,208,418 36 66
1892 13,894 N/A N/A 13,894 9,738,755 1,333,439 36 93
1893 15,290 N/A N/A 15,290 10,708,578 1,090,909 72 140
1894 17,584 N/A N/A 17,584 11,627,757 1,067,156 59 N/A
1895 18,588 N/A N/A 18,588 11,387,961 1,204,657 83 N/A
1896 22,071 N/A N/A 22,071 12,876,296 1,594,691 65 132
1897 21,422 N/A N/A 21,422 14,248,159 1,374,497 63 167
1898 23,262 N/A N/A 23,262 16,700,999 1,742,256 87 121
1899