TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1995
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 1 3 5 1 2 4 1 7 1
ENTRAPMENT------------- - 1 - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - 1 - - 1 - 1 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - 3 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- 1 5 7 - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 5 2 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 46 17 - 41 30 - 259 110
HAND TOOLS------------- - 10 22 - 12 20 1 34 55
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 2 2 - - 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 25 13 2 19 9 - 35 9
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 2 4 2 7 3 - 5 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 3 - 6 1 - 1 2
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 22 6 - 6 5 - 29 7
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 1 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 1 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 18 16 - 14 19 1 46 50
DOZER---------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
DRILL---------------- - 2 - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 16 16 - 14 19 1 45 50
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 30 9 - 38 5 - 123 36
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 1 - - - - - 2 -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 1 - - 3 6
OTHER------------------ - 2 1 - 6 8 - 13 23
TOTAL----------- 3 146 93 3 137 98 3 528 295
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1995
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - 1 11 10 1 6 10
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - 1
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 10 2 - 3 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - 1 - 1 - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - 1 3 - 6 4
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 2 5 1 - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 5 - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 6 2 - 3 2
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 19 15 - 375 234 - 596 367
HAND TOOLS------------- - 9 11 - 157 186 - 184 236
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 3 - - 12 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 12 3 3 160 58 1 101 51
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 8 2 3 66 21 1 22 12
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 3 - - 52 17 - 18 13
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 1 1 - 42 20 - 61 26
HOISTING--------------- - - - - 1 - - 1 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 4 - - 4 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 7 5 4 146 123 - 142 193
DOZER---------------- - - - 1 10 4 - 2 -
DRILL---------------- - - - 1 18 7 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 7 5 2 118 112 - 140 193
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 22 3 - 289 127 - 326 139
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 1 - - 18 5 - 19 6
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 4 7 - 9 11
OTHER------------------ - - - - 24 20 1 44 52
TOTAL----------- - 75 37 11 1,214 779 3 1,456 1,076
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1995
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 18 5
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 4 3
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 2 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 6 2
HANDLING MATERIAL------ 1 327 195
HAND TOOLS------------- - 149 149
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 4 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 3 121 49
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 32 9
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 2 37 15
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 52 25
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 1 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 104 95
DOZER---------------- - 9 3
DRILL---------------- - 2 2
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 93 90
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 290 88
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 6 9
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 10 5
OTHER------------------ 1 20 16
TOTAL----------- 6 1,063 619
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR