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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     33      9       -      8    -        1    -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      5      3       -      1    2        -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      2      1       2      2    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  2      9      1       -      -    -        -    1    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  3     77      9       3      3    -        -    -    1
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  9    256     85       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      3      1       -      2    -        -    1    1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,190    302       -    165   95        -  115   41
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    205    220       -     40   65        -   31   30
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      9      2       -      -    -        -    3    2
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    404     79       2     87   14        -   14    3
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     10      1       2     51   11        -    5    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      3      -       -     23    1        -    -    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    391     78       -     13    2        -    9    2
HOISTING---------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      1      3       -      1    -        -    1    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  2    602    219       1     96   54        1   17   12
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -     37    7        1    6    -
  DRILL----------------  -      3      -       -      7    2        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  2    599    219       1     52   45        -   11   12
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1    568     56       -    215   48        1  103   17
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     79     11       -     19    4        -    8    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     39     25       -      -    2        -    6    2
OTHER------------------  -     49      3       1      7   21        -    5    2
       TOTAL----------- 17  3,532  1,029       9    647  305        3  305  112

TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     1     2        -     1     -       -     5     1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     4     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     2     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     2     1        -     -     1       -     -     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1     6     4        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  2    27    14        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     1       -     4     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    90    56        -   108    85       -   177   163
HAND TOOLS-------------  1    29    35        -    24    33       -    55   102
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     -        -     3     -       -     3     3
POWERED HAULAGE--------  2    28    24        -    48    15       1    18    10
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1    10     7        -    37    11       -     6     4
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  1     1     -        -     7     3       1     5     1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    17    17        -     4     1       -     7     5
HOISTING---------------  1     4     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -    13     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    70    45        -    33    32       1    51    61
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     5     2       -     2     -
  DRILL----------------  -     3     1        -     4     1       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    67    44        -    24    29       1    49    61
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    76    18        -    97    38       -   102    57
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     7     1        -    12     1       -     9     4
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1     -        -     1     -       -     4     7
OTHER------------------  1     1     5        -     6     7       -    11    19
       TOTAL-----------  8   345   206        -   333   213       2   456   430



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