TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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 - - - -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 1 1 - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 3 2 - 8 1 - 10 6
HAND TOOLS------------- - 1 1 - 1 3 - 3 2
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 1 - - - - - 1 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 1 1 - 5 1 - 1 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 3 1 - 1 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 1 1 - 2 - - - -
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 1 - - - - - 1 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 2 2 - 3 2 - 3 4
DOZER---------------- - - - - 2 - - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 2 2 - 1 2 - 3 4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 2 - - 6 2 - 9 3
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 1 - 1 -
OTHER------------------ - - - 1 - - - - 1
TOTAL----------- - 11 6 1 26 11 - 30 18
TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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 - - - 4 1
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 1 - - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - 1 2 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - 1 - - 2 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 1 1 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 - - - 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - - - - 31 7 2 29 11
HAND TOOLS------------- - - - - 6 9 - 11 13
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 1 - - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - - - 9 3 - 2 2
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 6 1 - - -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - - - - 3 2 - 2 2
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 1 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 1 1 1 14 6 - 12 13
DOZER---------------- - - - - - - - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - 6 2 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 1 1 1 8 4 - 12 13
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - - - - 15 7 1 18 5
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 2 1 - 2 -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - - -
OTHER------------------ - - - - 1 1 - 1 5
TOTAL----------- - 1 1 4 85 34 3 82 52
TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1996
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------------------- - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 2 2
HAND TOOLS------------- - - 2
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 3 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 1 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 2 -
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 3 1
DOZER---------------- - - -
DRILL---------------- 1 1 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 2 1
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 6 1
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - -
OTHER------------------ - 1 -
TOTAL----------- 1 15 6
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR