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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2001
                                      NONMETAL

     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND           SURFACE               MILLS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL    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------  -     -    2         -     3   1         -     3    10
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     1    1         -     -   4         -     1     -
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     1    -         -     6   3         -     -     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     1    -         -     4   3         -     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     -    -         -     2   -         -     -     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     1    5         -     5   1         -     1     2
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     1    5         -     5   1         -     1     2
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     -    -         -     8   -         1     2     6
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     -    -         -     -   1         -     -     1
       TOTAL-----------  -     3    8         -    22  10         1     7    21



TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2001
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -    -        -     2     -         -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    1    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    5    1        -    29    14         -    49    40
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    -    -        -    11     4         -    14    17
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -    -        -     1     1         -     -     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    -    -        3    14     3         -     8     2
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    -    -        -     9     3         -     4     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -    -        -     3     -         -     -     1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    -    -        3     2     -         -     4     -
HOISTING---------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    2    -        -    21    11         -    24    21
  DOZER----------------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -    -    -        -     5     -         -     1     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    2    -        -    15    11         -    23    21
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    2    -        1    16     6         1    33    17
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -    -        -     4     -         -     2     1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -    -    -        -     1     6         -     2     4
       TOTAL-----------  -   10    1        4   101    45         1   132   103


TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2001
                                     SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT             SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   1    -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -    -    -
FIRE-------------------   -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    6    5
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    2    1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -    -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   1    3    -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1    2    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -    1    -
HOISTING---------------   -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------   -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------   -    3    2
  DOZER----------------   -    1    -
  DRILL----------------   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -    2    2
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   1    2    2
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -    -    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -    -    -
OTHER------------------   -    -    -
       TOTAL-----------   3   16   10





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