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METAL/NONMETAL DAILY FATALITY REPORT - Year End 2007
FATALITIES CHARGEABLE TO   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007
THE MNM MINING INDUSTRY   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S
ELECTRICAL   0 2   0 1   1 1   0 5   0 1
EXP VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE   0 0   0 0   0 1   0 0   0 0
EXP & BREAKING AGENTS   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
FALL/SLIDE MATERIAL   0 3   0 4   0 3   0 6   0 2
FALL OF FACE/RIB/HIGHWALL   0 0   0 1   0 0   0 1   0 0
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   3 0
FIRE   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
HANDLING MATERIAL   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 1
HAND TOOLS   0 1   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 2
NONPOWERED HAULAGE   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 1
POWERED HAULAGE   0 6   1 6   5 11   1 6   3 5
HOISTING   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
IGNITION/EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST   0 1   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
INUNDATION   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
MACHINERY   1 7   1 5   2 8   0 4   1 6
SLIP/FALL OF PERSON   1 2   0 6   0 3   0 3   1 5
STEP/KNEEL ON OBJECT   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
STRIKING OR BUMPING   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
OTHER   0 2   0 2   0 0   0 0   0 2
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   2 24   2 25   8 27   1 25   8 25
COMBINED YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   26   27   35   26   33
END OF YEAR TOTAL   26   27   35   26   33



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