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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003
                                      NONMETAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      -      -       -      -    2        -    -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    2    1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      1      -       -      -    1        -    2    2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      1      -       -      2    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      -      2       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    2    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     39     12       -     28   21        -  138   69
HAND TOOLS-------------  -      5      6       -     11   17        -   29   32
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     13      3       -      6    3        -   27    5
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      1      -       -      5    1        -    3    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    3    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     12      3       -      1    1        -   21    3
HOISTING---------------  -      1      1       -      -    -        -    1    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -     13      7       -      9    9        -   26   21
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      1    1        -    -    -
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     13      7       -      8    7        -   26   21
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     22      3       -     24    1        1   82   18
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      2      -       -      1    1        -    5    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    2    2
OTHER------------------  -      -      1       -      4    4        1    5   10
       TOTAL-----------  -     97     35       -     87   59        2  322  163


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -     -       -      3    2       -      6      3
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -      -    1       -      4      1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    1     -       -      3    -       -      5      3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    1     1       -      -    1       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    3     3       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      6    4       -      6      2
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   23    14       -    319  132       -    586    235
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    7     4       1    102   77       -    173    126
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    2     -       -      1    -       -      5      1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   13     4       3     90   37       -     98     21
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    5     1       1     40   16       -     20      3
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    1     1       1     37   14       -     29      7
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    7     2       1     13    7       -     49     11
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      4      -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  1    2     3       2     83   59       -    110     92
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       -      4    3       -      2      1
  DRILL----------------  -    -     -       -      8    1       -      -      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1    2     3       2     71   55       -    108     91
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1   20     2       -    246   69       1    356     64
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -     -       -     12    3       -     21      8
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    1     -       -      3    7       -     10      6
OTHER------------------  -    2     1       -     21   17       -     22     37
       TOTAL-----------  2   75    32       6    890  409       1  1,406    599


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   2      7     2
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      1     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -      2     3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      2     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    309   139
HAND TOOLS-------------   -     96    86
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      3     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   3     97    19
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     14     4
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     44    10
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   1     39     5
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      -     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   5     76    65
  DOZER----------------   -      3     4
  DRILL----------------   -      2     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   5     71    61
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    225    54
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -      9     2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      3     4
OTHER------------------   -     16    19
       TOTAL-----------  10    846   395



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