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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND            SURFACE              PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     1    2         -     1    -         -     -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -    -         -     1    1         -     -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     1    -         -     1    -         -     -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1    -         1     -    -         -     -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     6    -         -     1    -         -     -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -     9    2         -     -    -         -     -    -
FIRE-------------------  -     1    -         -     2    -         -     2    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    50   24         -    31   17         -    26    5
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    21   15         -    13   14         -    10    7
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1    22    6         2    23    3         -    11    -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     3    1         1    17    3         -     8    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         1     1    -         -     1    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1    19    5         -     5    -         -     2    -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    1         -     -    -         -     -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -    38    9         1    24   17         1    14    3
  DOZER----------------  -     1    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    37    9         1    20   17         1    14    3
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    37    4         1    37    7         1    38    8
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     1    -         -     1    2         -     2    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     2    1         -     -    1         -     1    1
OTHER------------------  -     -    1         1     3    2         -     1    -
       TOTAL-----------  1   190   65         6   138   64         2   106   24





















TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     2     2       -     1     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     -     1        1     1     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -     1     3        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    13    17        -    49    22       -    14    21
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     6     9        -    18    25       -     8     3
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     2
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1     9     2        2     9     6       1     4     1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -     -        2     4     1       1     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     1     1       -     2     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1     9     2        -     4     4       -     2     1
HOISTING---------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    17    11        1    28    33       -     7     7
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     -     2       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     4     -        -     8     2       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    13    11        1    20    29       -     7     7
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    13     8        -    30    15       -    14     7
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     1     2        -     3     2       -     -     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1     -        -     -     1       -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     -     1        -     1     3       -     1     1
       TOTAL-----------  1    62    54        4   143   109       1    49    44



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