Table 4. Number of Operator Injuries by Mineral Industry,
Work Location, and Accident Classification
January - December -- 1994
Coal
Preparation
Accident Underground Surface Plants
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - 59 18 - 10 1 1 1 2
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 7 4 - 7 3 - 1 -
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - 4 1 - 2 2 - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 9 - 1 3 - - - -
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- 2 104 13 - 6 2 - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 6 384 123 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - 3 1 - 6 3 - 2 -
Handling Material------ - 2,207 511 - 350 171 - 224 84
Hand Tools------------- - 430 360 - 115 108 - 76 62
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 28 1 - - 1 - 3 3
Powered Haulage-------- 8 784 125 3 173 35 - 40 9
Haulage Trucks------- 1 14 1 1 116 19 - 14 5
Front-end Loaders---- - 7 2 1 34 8 - 12 2
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- 7 763 122 1 23 8 - 14 2
Hoisting--------------- - 6 - - - - - - 1
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- 2 4 - 2 3 1 - 2 -
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - 2 - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- 5 922 286 4 142 116 - 40 36
Dozer---------------- - 2 1 1 40 18 - 8 2
Drill---------------- - 3 - - 14 3 - - -
All Other Machinery-- 5 917 285 3 88 95 - 32 34
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 983 112 - 385 86 - 201 40
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 117 18 - 23 5 - 11 -
Striking or Bumping---- - 113 43 - 3 2 - 4 2
Other------------------ - 130 12 1 26 19 - 18 8
Total----------- 23 6,294 1,630 11 1,254 555 1 623 247
Metal
Preparation
Accident Underground Surface Plants
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- 1 2 - - - 3 - 2 3
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 1 1 - 4 1 - 2 2
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - 2 - - - 1 - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 2 - - 1 1 1 1 2
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- 2 6 10 - 2 - - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 2 30 33 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - - - - 1 - 1 2 2
Handling Material------ - 151 66 - 127 118 - 227 215
Hand Tools------------- - 40 44 - 44 64 - 58 117
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 1 1 - 2 1 - 7 3
Powered Haulage-------- - 44 27 2 71 28 - 17 9
Haulage Trucks------- - 12 7 2 43 11 - 1 2
Front-end Loaders---- - 2 - - 14 10 - 3 -
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- - 30 20 - 14 7 - 13 7
Hoisting--------------- - 2 1 - - - - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - 1 - - - - - 2 1
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- 1 64 62 - 59 41 - 30 68
Dozer---------------- - 1 - - 11 4 - - -
Drill---------------- - 2 1 - 5 4 - - -
All Other Machinery-- 1 61 61 - 43 33 - 30 68
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 89 17 - 137 41 - 128 66
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 15 3 - 12 2 - 10 2
Striking or Bumping---- - 1 1 - 1 2 - 7 7
Other------------------ - 4 5 - 17 9 - 15 22
Total----------- 6 455 271 2 478 312 2 508 519
Nonmetal
Accident Underground Surface Mills
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - - 2 - 1 - - 2 3
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 1 1 - 2 - - - 1
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 -
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- - 4 1 - 1 - - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 1 10 1 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - - - - 1 - - 1 2
Handling Material------ - 49 24 - 39 51 - 226 139
Hand Tools------------- - 20 24 - 13 26 - 45 72
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 1 - - - 1 - 1 2
Powered Haulage-------- - 19 5 - 18 8 1 37 17
Haulage Trucks------- - - 2 - 7 - - 7 2
Front-end Loaders---- - 3 - - 4 3 - 1 1
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- - 16 3 - 7 5 1 29 14
Hoisting--------------- - - - - - - - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - 2 - - 1 - - 1 -
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- - 25 3 - 17 18 - 53 59
Dozer---------------- - - - - 3 2 - - -
Drill---------------- - 1 - - 1 1 - - -
All Other Machinery-- - 24 3 - 13 15 - 53 59
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 35 5 - 41 16 - 143 41
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 10 - - 4 1 - 8 1
Striking or Bumping---- - 1 - - 1 1 - 4 4
Other------------------ - 6 1 - 3 12 - 10 15
Total----------- 1 184 67 - 143 134 1 533 356
Stone
Accident Underground Surface Mills
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - - 1 1 6 2 - 10 8
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 1 1 - 4 - - - 2
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - - 1 2 5 - - 2 -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - - - 1 6 2 2 2 3
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- - 4 - - 3 - - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 1 6 5 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - 1 - - 6 - - 4 4
Handling Material------ - 22 17 - 457 248 - 648 418
Hand Tools------------- - 12 13 - 167 195 - 225 263
Nonpowered Haulage----- - - - - 3 1 - 16 3
Powered Haulage-------- 1 14 4 5 165 62 1 93 42
Haulage Trucks------- - 6 3 2 70 27 - 21 12
Front-end Loaders---- - 3 - 2 48 17 - 19 6
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- 1 5 1 1 47 18 1 53 24
Hoisting--------------- - - - - - - - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - - - - 2 - - 2 3
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
Machinery-------------- - 10 9 1 138 138 - 177 159
Dozer---------------- - 2 - - 6 11 - 2 1
Drill---------------- - 1 - - 18 10 - - -
All Other Machinery-- - 7 9 1 114 117 - 175 158
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 24 10 1 360 115 1 385 139
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 1 - - 29 4 - 26 10
Striking or Bumping---- - - - - 4 9 - 11 17
Other------------------ - 1 1 - 16 35 - 42 45
Total----------- 2 96 62 11 1,371 811 4 1,644 1,116
Sand/Gravel
Accident
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - 15 2
Entrapment------------- - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 3 1
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 5 2
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- - - -
Fire------------------- - 2 5
Handling Material------ - 397 197
Hand Tools------------- - 132 144
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 3 -
Powered Haulage-------- 1 149 45
Haulage Trucks------- 1 36 18
Front-end Loaders---- - 41 13
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- - 72 14
Hoisting--------------- - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - 4 1
Impoundment------------ - - -
Inundation------------- - - -
Machinery-------------- 3 132 112
Dozer---------------- - 9 3
Drill---------------- - - -
All Other Machinery-- 3 123 109
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- 1 308 100
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 14 6
Striking or Bumping---- - 5 5
Other------------------ - 23 28
Total----------- 5 1,192 648
UNITED STATES
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