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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997 NONMETAL ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - 1 - - - 1 ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - - FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - 1 - - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - - FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - - HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 3 5 - 3 4 - 5 11 HAND TOOLS------------- - - - - 1 2 1 1 1 NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - - - POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 2 - - 7 2 - 7 - HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 2 - - 4 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 - - 1 - - - - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - 1 - - 4 2 - 3 - HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - - IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - - MACHINERY-------------- - 2 1 - 11 1 - 3 4 DOZER---------------- - - - - 5 1 - - - DRILL---------------- - - - - - - - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 2 1 - 6 - - 3 4 SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- - 2 - - 13 2 - 4 3 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - - - - - - 1 STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - - - OTHER------------------ - - - 1 3 1 - 1 1 TOTAL----------- - 9 6 1 40 12 1 21 22 TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997 STONE ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - - - 1 1 - - 1 1 ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - - EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - - - 1 2 - - - - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - 1 - - - 2 1 FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 1 2 - - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 1 - - - - - - - FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - - HANDLING MATERIAL------ - - - - 26 8 - 34 21 HAND TOOLS------------- - - - 1 10 9 - 10 9 NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - - - POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - - 1 10 - - 2 - HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - 1 6 - - 1 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - - - - - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - - - - 4 - - 1 - HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 1 - IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 1 - - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - - MACHINERY-------------- - 1 - 3 11 8 - 16 11 DOZER---------------- - - - - - - - - - DRILL---------------- - 1 - 1 4 2 - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - - - 2 7 6 - 16 11 SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- - 1 - - 23 2 2 23 7 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 3 1 - 2 - STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 1 - - - OTHER------------------ - - - - 2 1 - 2 3 TOTAL----------- - 3 - 9 91 30 2 93 53 TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997 SAND/GRAVEL ACCIDENT SURFACE CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL ELECTRICAL------------- - - - ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS---------------- - - - FALLING, ROLLING, OR SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - FALL OF ROOF (UNDER- GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - FIRE------------------- - - - HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 4 - HAND TOOLS------------- - 2 - NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 5 - HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 4 - FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - ALL OTHER POWERED HAULAGE------------- - 1 - HOISTING--------------- - - - IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - INUNDATION------------- - - - MACHINERY-------------- 1 2 4 DOZER---------------- - - - DRILL---------------- - - - ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 2 4 SLIPS OR FALLS OF PERSON---------------- 1 4 - STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT------------- - - - STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - OTHER------------------ 1 1 - TOTAL----------- 4 19 4 |
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