TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1996
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 1 - 3 1 - 3 1
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 1 - - 1 1 - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 2 5 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - 1 - - - - - 1 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 34 26 - 37 31 - 190 84
HAND TOOLS------------- - 9 18 - 11 22 - 43 50
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - 2 - 1 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 20 3 - 15 - - 43 13
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 3 - - 8 - - 2 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 - - 1 - - 7 1
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 16 3 - 6 - - 34 11
HOISTING--------------- - - - - 1 - - - 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 20 15 - 19 14 - 42 49
DOZER---------------- - - - - 3 1 - - -
DRILL---------------- - 1 1 - 3 - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 19 14 - 13 13 - 42 49
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 32 9 - 32 11 - 105 35
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 5 1 - 1 - - 5 2
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - 1 - 1 1 - 4 7
OTHER------------------ - 4 - - 4 6 - 6 20
TOTAL----------- - 130 79 - 125 89 - 443 263
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1996
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - 1 12 4 - 11 11
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - 2 - - 1 -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 5 2 - 1 2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - 1 - 3 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - 1 - 3 2 4 4 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 1 3 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- 2 4 4 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 5 1 - 4 5
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 25 10 - 356 188 - 530 369
HAND TOOLS------------- - 10 12 - 116 135 - 195 225
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 1 - - 4 2 - 9 8
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 18 2 8 137 43 2 96 37
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 6 1 2 61 14 - 26 5
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 2 - 5 34 12 - 12 5
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 10 1 1 42 17 2 58 27
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 1 - - 3 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 6 5 1 148 100 - 161 165
DOZER---------------- - - - - 8 5 - 2 -
DRILL---------------- - 1 - - 22 8 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 5 5 1 118 87 - 159 165
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 25 3 - 275 109 1 327 103
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 4 - - 20 6 - 21 8
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - 1 - 4 3 - 9 16
OTHER------------------ - 2 1 - 28 20 - 26 42
TOTAL----------- 2 95 40 11 1,123 615 7 1,399 994
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1996
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 11 5
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 2 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 4 2
HANDLING MATERIAL------ 1 313 192
HAND TOOLS------------- - 118 133
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 4 2
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 3 125 51
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 33 7
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 38 12
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 54 32
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- 1 - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 115 103
DOZER---------------- - 4 5
DRILL---------------- - 3 1
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 108 97
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 3 259 99
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 12 4
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 4 7
OTHER------------------ 2 29 17
TOTAL----------- 10 997 616
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR