Table 4. Number of Fatals, Nonfatal Days Lost (NFDL) Injuries,
and No Days Lost (NDL) Injuries
By Mineral Industry, Work Location, and Accident Classification
January - December -- 1993
Coal
Preparation
Accident Underground Surface Plants
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- 4 39 12 1 9 7 - 5 -
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 10 2 - 4 1 - 2 -
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - 9 1 1 1 2 - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 7 6 - 1 1 2 - -
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- 1 107 15 - 12 1 - 1 -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 11 383 96 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - 3 - - 6 1 - 1 -
Handling Material------ - 2,179 475 - 367 195 - 235 91
Hand Tools------------- - 455 336 - 98 108 - 67 57
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 17 4 - - 1 - 4 1
Powered Haulage-------- 3 733 120 2 178 39 1 52 10
Haulage Trucks------- - 11 2 2 112 23 - 14 -
Front-end Loaders---- - 3 3 - 25 5 - 17 3
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- 3 719 115 - 41 11 1 21 7
Hoisting--------------- - - 1 - - - - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- 1 11 - - 2 1 - - -
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - - 1
Machinery-------------- 5 881 312 3 163 109 - 42 33
Dozer---------------- - 2 1 1 50 9 - 8 3
Drill---------------- - - 2 1 13 4 - - -
All Other Machinery-- 5 879 309 1 100 96 - 34 30
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 901 109 1 402 79 - 177 31
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 119 17 - 19 6 - 7 3
Striking or Bumping---- - 74 42 - 1 3 - 3 3
Other------------------ - 113 14 - 24 22 - 19 4
Total----------- 25 6,041 1,562 8 1,287 576 3 616 234
Metal
Accident Underground Surface Mills
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - 3 - - 4 1 1 4 3
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - - 2 - - - - 1 3
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- 1 2 - - - - - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- 5 1 - - - - - 5 1
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- 1 11 7 - - - - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- - 26 26 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - - 1 - 2 - - 1 1
Handling Material------ - 115 83 - 163 118 - 279 230
Hand Tools------------- - 29 45 - 44 71 - 85 118
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 2 2 - 3 1 - 3 1
Powered Haulage-------- 1 37 28 1 67 25 - 19 10
Haulage Trucks------- - 9 6 1 44 19 - 4 3
Front-end Loaders---- - 3 2 - 11 1 - 3 3
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- 1 25 20 - 12 5 - 12 4
Hoisting--------------- - - - - - - - 3 -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - - - - - - - - 1
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- - 70 83 - 49 48 - 46 88
Dozer---------------- - 1 2 - 11 7 - 2 2
Drill---------------- - 1 4 - 6 4 - 1 -
All Other Machinery-- - 68 77 - 32 37 - 43 86
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 71 27 - 140 45 - 138 69
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 3 1 - 16 9 - 16 9
Striking or Bumping---- - 4 1 - 1 1 - 4 7
Other------------------ - 11 8 - 19 14 - 23 20
Total----------- 8 385 314 1 508 333 1 627 561
Nonmetal
Accident Underground Surface Mills
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - 1 - - - - - 3 -
Entrapment------------- - - - - - - - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 -
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - - - - - - - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - 2 - - - - - 1 2
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- - 5 2 1 1 - - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- - 7 2 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - 1 - - 2 - - 1 1
Handling Material------ - 60 23 - 38 46 - 260 106
Hand Tools------------- - 18 22 - 17 30 - 52 71
Nonpowered Haulage----- - - - - - 2 - 5 1
Powered Haulage-------- - 29 4 1 18 13 - 37 19
Haulage Trucks------- - 6 1 1 9 7 - 5 2
Front-end Loaders---- - 1 - - 3 2 - 3 4
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- - 22 3 - 6 4 - 29 13
Hoisting--------------- - - 1 - - - - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - - - - - - - 2 1
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - 2 - - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- 1 14 14 - 9 16 - 49 51
Dozer---------------- - - - - 1 1 - - 1
Drill---------------- - - - - - 1 - 1 -
All Other Machinery-- 1 14 14 - 8 14 - 48 50
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 36 11 1 49 21 - 145 27
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 6 1 - 6 1 - 7 1
Striking or Bumping---- - 3 2 - 1 1 - 2 1
Other------------------ - 5 - - 4 6 - 15 10
Total----------- 1 190 83 3 145 137 - 580 291
Stone
Accident Underground Surface Mills
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- - 3 1 - 11 4 - 8 6
Entrapment------------- - - - - 1 - - 1 1
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - - - - 4 2 - 2 1
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - - - - 4 - - - -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- - - - - 3 3 1 6 3
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- 1 1 1 - 3 3 - 1 -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- 5 5 3 - - - - - -
Fire------------------- - - - 1 3 5 - 5 3
Handling Material------ - 24 17 - 395 247 - 699 444
Hand Tools------------- - 11 14 - 154 190 - 220 278
Nonpowered Haulage----- - - - - 2 2 - 9 2
Powered Haulage-------- - 8 7 1 152 67 1 94 45
Haulage Trucks------- - 3 3 - 73 30 - 25 12
Front-end Loaders---- - 3 1 1 36 15 - 20 4
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- - 2 3 - 43 22 1 49 29
Hoisting--------------- - - - - 1 - - - 1
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- 1 - - - 2 1 - 2 2
Impoundment------------ - - - - - - - - -
Inundation------------- - - - - - - - - -
Machinery-------------- - 13 6 - 157 145 1 179 194
Dozer---------------- - - - - 10 5 - 2 -
Drill---------------- - 1 - - 13 11 - - 1
All Other Machinery-- - 12 6 - 134 129 1 177 193
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 28 7 - 337 119 2 429 142
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - - - - 19 7 - 26 10
Striking or Bumping---- - - 1 - 3 3 - 9 16
Other------------------ 1 - 3 - 37 23 - 38 54
Total----------- 8 93 60 2 1,288 821 5 1,728 1,202
Sand/Gravel
Accident Surface
Classification Fatal NFDL NDL
Electrical------------- 1 8 10
Entrapment------------- - - -
Exploding Vessels
Under Pressure-------- - 1 2
Explosives and Breaking
Agents---------------- - 1 -
Falling, Rolling, or
Sliding Material----- 3 1 2
Fall of Face, Rib, Side
or Highwall----------- - - -
Fall of Roof (Under-
Ground Mines Only)---- - - -
Fire------------------- - 6 1
Handling Material------ - 357 230
Hand Tools------------- 1 152 152
Nonpowered Haulage----- - 3 1
Powered Haulage-------- 4 132 49
Haulage Trucks------- 2 32 10
Front-end Loaders---- 1 39 9
All Other Powered
Haulage------------- 1 61 30
Hoisting--------------- - - -
Ignition or Explosion
Of Gas or Dust-------- - - -
Impoundment------------ - - -
Inundation------------- - - -
Machinery-------------- 2 115 103
Dozer---------------- 2 4 3
Drill---------------- - 1 -
All Other Machinery-- - 110 100
Slips or Falls of
Person---------------- - 277 101
Stepping or Kneeling
On Object------------- - 28 7
Striking or Bumping---- - 5 8
Other------------------ - 29 29
Total----------- 11 1,115 695
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