TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - 1 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 3 5 - 3 4 - 5 11
HAND TOOLS------------- - - - - 1 2 1 1 1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 2 - - 7 2 - 7 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 2 - - 4 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 - - 1 - - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 1 - - 4 2 - 3 -
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 2 1 - 11 1 - 3 4
DOZER---------------- - - - - 5 1 - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 2 1 - 6 - - 3 4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 2 - - 13 2 - 4 3
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - - - - - 1
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - - -
OTHER------------------ - - - 1 3 1 - 1 1
TOTAL----------- - 9 6 1 40 12 1 21 22
TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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 1 - - 1 1
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - 1 2 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - 1 - - - 2 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 1 2 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 1 - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - - - - 26 8 - 34 21
HAND TOOLS------------- - - - 1 10 9 - 10 9
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - - 1 10 - - 2 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - 1 6 - - 1 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - - - - 4 - - 1 -
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 1 - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 1 - 3 11 8 - 16 11
DOZER---------------- - - - - - - - - -
DRILL---------------- - 1 - 1 4 2 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - - - 2 7 6 - 16 11
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 1 - - 23 2 2 23 7
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 3 1 - 2 -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 1 - - -
OTHER------------------ - - - - 2 1 - 2 3
TOTAL----------- - 3 - 9 91 30 2 93 53
TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1997
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - -
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------ - 4 -
HAND TOOLS------------- - 2 -
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 5 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 4 -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 1 -
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 2 4
DOZER---------------- - - -
DRILL---------------- - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 2 4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 4 -
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - -
OTHER------------------ 1 1 -
TOTAL----------- 4 19 4
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR