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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  4     34      7       -      3    1        -    3    1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      8      3       -      3    1        1    2    2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      4      -       1      1    -        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     55     10       1      4    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  4    188     61       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    2    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,012    293       -    188   92        -  124   49
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    169    161       -     51   39        -   23   40
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      5      1       -      1    1        -    2    1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  2    323     54       1    106   25        1   16    1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     14      3       1     67   16        1    4    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      4      -       -     24    4        -    7    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  2    305     51       -     15    5        -    5    -
HOISTING---------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    1    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  2    476    226       1    100   55        -   27   17
  DOZER----------------  -      2      -       -     48   17        -    7    -
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      6    3        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  2    474    226       1     46   35        -   20   17
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    486     69       1    259   41        -   78   13
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     43      9       -     11    2        -    2    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     28     14       -      1    2        -    -    2
OTHER------------------  -     28      4       1      3    9        -    4    -
       TOTAL----------- 12  2,861    912       6    732  268        2  284  127


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     1        -     -     1       -     3     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     3     3        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    10     9        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    55    40        -    80    34       -   132    99
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    18    18        -    10    26       -    28    48
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     4
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     9     7        -    22    11       1     7     5
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     5     2        -    17     8       -     -     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     4     1       -     1     2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     4     5        -     1     2       1     6     2
HOISTING---------------  -     2     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    28    28        -    20    19       1    30    24
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     5     1       -     1     -
  DRILL----------------  -     1     -        -     1     2       1     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    27    28        -    14    16       -    29    24
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    30     7        -    53    16       -    71    29
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     4     2        -     6     1       -     5     2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1     1        -     -     2       -     -     4
OTHER------------------  2     2     1        -     4     2       -     3     4
       TOTAL-----------  2   163   117        -   197   112       2   280   221



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