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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998 NONMETAL ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 - - - - - - - ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - 1 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - - FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - - - - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - - FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - - HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 5 1 - 10 2 - 3 6 HAND TOOLS------------- - 2 2 - 3 2 - 4 - NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - 1 - POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - - - 11 1 - 3 - HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 3 1 - 1 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 1 - - 1 - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - - - - 7 - - 1 - HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - - IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - - MACHINERY-------------- - 5 1 - 11 - - 2 8 DOZER---------------- - - - - 3 - - - - DRILL---------------- - 1 - - 1 - - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 4 1 - 7 - - 2 8 SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- - - 1 1 17 3 1 9 4 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - - - - - - - STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - - - OTHER------------------ - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 TOTAL----------- - 14 6 1 53 9 1 22 20 TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998 STONE ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - 2 - - 4 - - 3 1 ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 1 - - - - EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - - - - 1 2 - - - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - 1 - - - FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - - - - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 2 - - - - - - - FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - 1 - HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 2 - - 20 7 - 33 16 HAND TOOLS------------- - - - - 6 10 - 9 8 NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 1 - - - - POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - - 2 11 2 2 3 1 HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 5 1 1 1 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - 1 1 1 - - - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - - - 1 5 - 1 2 1 HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - 1 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - - MACHINERY-------------- - 4 1 - 15 3 - 7 12 DOZER---------------- - - - - - - - - - DRILL---------------- - - - - 9 1 - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 4 1 - 6 2 - 7 12 SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- - - - 3 24 7 1 16 6 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 1 1 - - - STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 1 - - 1 OTHER------------------ - - - 1 - 2 - 2 4 TOTAL----------- - 11 1 6 84 36 3 74 50 TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998 SAND/GRAVEL ACCIDENT SURFACE CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - - - ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - 1 - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - FIRE------------------- - - - HANDLING MATERIAL------ 1 4 - HAND TOOLS------------- - 1 1 NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 4 - HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 1 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 2 - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - 1 - HOISTING--------------- - - - IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - MACHINERY-------------- - 2 1 DOZER---------------- - - 1 DRILL---------------- - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 2 - SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- - 4 1 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - OTHER------------------ - - - TOTAL----------- 1 16 3 |
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