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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR 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-------------  5     50     13       1      4    3        -    5    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      9      1       -      6    1        -    4    1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  1      6      2       -      1    -        -    1    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  3    116     16       -      8    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  6    294     98       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      3      3       -      5    2        -    2    1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,895    481       -    283  145        -  176   73
HAND TOOLS-------------  1    341    319       -     87  109        -   69   55
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     18      4       -      1    -        -    6    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  6    642    112       5    129   19        2   23    9
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1      6      2       4     80   14        -    5    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      4      1       -     24    2        -    2    5
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  5    632    109       1     25    3        2   16    3
HOISTING---------------  -      2      -       -      -    -        -    -    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      3      -       -      2    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      3      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  3    864    272       2    119   77        1   42   39
  DOZER----------------  -      1      3       1     52    6        1    8    2
  DRILL----------------  -      4      1       -      6    4        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  3    859    268       1     61   67        -   34   37
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    899    111       2    291   65        -  158   29
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     91     13       -      9    2        -    6    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     80     30       -      4    3        -    1    2
OTHER------------------  -    110      8       -     18   26        -   10    5
       TOTAL----------- 25  5,426  1,483      10    967  454        3  503  217





















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR 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     1        -     -     -       1     2     4
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     1       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     3     -        -     1     -       -     2     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     3     1        -     2     1       -     1     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  1     1     2        1     -     -       -     1     3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     7     9        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  1    27    21        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        1     3     -       -     -     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   112    82        -   152   108       -   186   209
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    32    40        -    38    71       -    61   132
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     4     -        -     -     1       -     4     3
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1    44    22        2    65    27       -    27    12
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1     7     4        2    44    13       -     5     2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     1     -        -    10     3       -     3     3
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    36    18        -    11    11       -    19     7
HOISTING---------------  -     3     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     2     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    93    68        -    53    50       -    53    93
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     9     -       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     5     3        -     4     -       -     -     1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    88    65        -    40    50       -    53    92
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    77    26        1   145    38       -   140    67
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     7     1        -     7     4       -     6     4
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1     1        -     -     1       -     2     3
OTHER------------------  -     6    11        -    14    14       -    14    15
       TOTAL-----------  3   422   286        5   480   316       1   501   548