TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - 1 - 1 - 1 5 3
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 1 - - 1 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 2 2 - - 1 - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - 2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 3 - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 5 2 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - 4 - - - - 1 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 45 17 - 43 31 - 204 92
HAND TOOLS------------- - 17 17 - 12 26 - 46 48
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - 4 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 20 7 - 12 5 - 42 13
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 4 1 - 2 1 - 2 2
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 2 - - 5 2 - 4 5
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 14 6 - 5 2 - 36 6
HOISTING--------------- - 2 1 - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 13 9 - 16 13 - 44 51
DOZER---------------- - - - - 6 1 - 1 1
DRILL---------------- - 2 - - 1 - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 11 9 - 9 12 - 43 50
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 22 9 - 21 19 - 112 43
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 3 - - - - - 8 1
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - 2 - 1 - - 8 2
OTHER------------------ - 3 2 - 5 5 - 13 19
TOTAL----------- 1 135 73 - 112 100 1 488 274
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 1 - - - 11 5 - 12 3
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 1 - 1 4 1 - - 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 2 - - 1 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - 1 2 1 - 1 3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- 1 1 1 - 2 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 3 3 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - 1 - 4 2 - 3 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 13 10 - 393 204 - 505 318
HAND TOOLS------------- - 7 9 1 132 165 - 180 202
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 3 4 - 13 2
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 7 3 8 139 54 - 80 46
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 3 2 4 60 20 - 11 6
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - 2 42 16 - 14 11
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 4 1 2 37 18 - 55 29
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - 2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 2 1 - 3 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 9 4 2 148 123 1 145 129
DOZER---------------- - - - - 13 3 - 2 -
DRILL---------------- - - - - 14 18 - 1 1
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 9 4 2 121 102 1 142 128
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 18 4 - 280 86 1 327 114
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 3 - - 14 7 - 30 9
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 1 - - 2 5 - 13 14
OTHER------------------ - 3 1 - 26 19 - 31 57
TOTAL----------- 2 68 36 13 1,163 677 2 1,344 901
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 8 5
ENTRAPMENT------------- - 1 1
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 2 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - 2
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- 1 1 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 1 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 298 170
HAND TOOLS------------- - 127 149
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 7 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 7 111 47
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 25 12
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 34 16
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 5 52 19
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 2 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 3 122 101
DOZER---------------- - 7 1
DRILL---------------- - 1 2
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 3 114 98
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 258 91
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 19 6
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 8 9
OTHER------------------ 1 28 22
TOTAL----------- 13 993 606
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR