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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                      NONMETAL

     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE              MILLS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1      3      5       1      2    4        1    7    1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      1       -      -    1        -    1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    3    1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1      5      7       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      5      2       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     46     17       -     41   30        -  259  110
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     10     22       -     12   20        1   34   55
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      2    2        -    -    1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1     25     13       2     19    9        -   35    9
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      2      4       2      7    3        -    5    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      1      3       -      6    1        -    1    2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1     22      6       -      6    5        -   29    7
HOISTING---------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    2
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -     18     16       -     14   19        1   46   50
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
  DRILL----------------  -      2      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     16     16       -     14   19        1   45   50
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     30      9       -     38    5        -  123   36
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    2    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    3    6
OTHER------------------  -      2      1       -      6    8        -   13   23
       TOTAL-----------  3    146     93       3    137   98        3  528  295





















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                        STONE

     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND           SURFACE              MILLS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL NFDL   NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL   FATAL   NFDL    NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -     -       1     11   10       1      6     10
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      1
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -     10    2       -      3      -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     -       1      -    1       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     -       -      1    3       -      6      4
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    -     -       2      5    1       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    5     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      6    2       -      3      2
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   19    15       -    375  234       -    596    367
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    9    11       -    157  186       -    184    236
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      3    -       -     12      1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   12     3       3    160   58       1    101     51
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    8     2       3     66   21       1     22     12
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    3     -       -     52   17       -     18     13
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    1     1       -     42   20       -     61     26
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      1      1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      4    -       -      4      2
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    7     5       4    146  123       -    142    193
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       1     10    4       -      2      -
  DRILL----------------  -    -     -       1     18    7       -      -      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    7     5       2    118  112       -    140    193
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   22     3       -    289  127       -    326    139
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    1     -       -     18    5       -     19      6
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     -       -      4    7       -      9     11
OTHER------------------  -    -     -       -     24   20       1     44     52
       TOTAL-----------  -   75    37      11  1,214  779       3  1,456  1,076





















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -     18     5
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      4     3
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -      2     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      1     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      6     2
HANDLING MATERIAL------   1    327   195
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    149   149
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      4     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------   3    121    49
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     32     9
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   2     37    15
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -     52    25
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      1     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   -    104    95
  DOZER----------------   -      9     3
  DRILL----------------   -      2     2
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -     93    90
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   1    290    88
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -      6     9
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -     10     5
OTHER------------------   1     20    16
       TOTAL-----------   6  1,063   619



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