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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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