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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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   -         -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
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------  -     7    1         -     6   4         -     2    11
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     1    -         -     4   7         -     2    10
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     -    -         -     6   1         -     3     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     2     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     -    -         -     5   1         -     1     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     1    1         -     2   5         -     7     4
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     -   1         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     1    1         -     1   4         -     7     4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     2    3         -     4   1         -     7     2
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     1     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     -    -         -     1   2         -     -     -
       TOTAL-----------  -    11    5         -    27  20         -    23    27





















TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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         -     1     1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -    -        1     -     -         1     1     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    1    2        -    12     9         -    29    29
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    -    -        -     4     3         -     4     9
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    -    -        -     6     1         -     4     4
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    -    -        -     2     -         -     2     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    -    -        -     4     1         -     2     4
HOISTING---------------  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     1     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    -    1        1    12     1         1    22    12
  DOZER----------------  -    -    -        1     -     -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -    -    1        -     6     1         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    -    -        -     6     -         1    22    12
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    -    -        2    12     9         -    22     6
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     1     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     -     1
OTHER------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     3    14
       TOTAL-----------  -    1    3        4    46    27         2    88    77





















TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995
                                     SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT             SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -    -    -
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-------------------   -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    4    1
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    2    1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -    -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   -    1    1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   -    -    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -    1    -
HOISTING---------------   -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------   -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------   3    3    3
  DOZER----------------   1    1    -
  DRILL----------------   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   2    2    3
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    2    1
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -    -    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -    -    -
OTHER------------------   -    -    -
       TOTAL-----------   3   13    8