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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     32      7       -      5    1        -    4    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     11      1       -      2    1        -    3    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      2      -       -      1    -        -    1    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     10      1       -      2    1        -    2    1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1     76     11       1      6    2        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)---- 13    311     95       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      1      1       -      6    1        -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,345    406       -    209  121        -  121   53
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    275    256       -     61   70        -   37   27
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     11      1       -      1    1        -    6    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  4    541    116       1     82   24        -   16    6
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      8      4       1     60   12        -    7    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      9      -       -     14    5        -    1    2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  4    524    112       -      8    7        -    8    4
HOISTING---------------  -      3      -       -      -    -        -    1    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  1      2      1       -      1    -        -    1    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  2    666    274       -    134   70        1   27   12
  DOZER----------------  1      1      -       -     63    8        1    4    -
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      7    1        -    -    1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1    665    274       -     64   61        -   23   11
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    653     84       -    250   58        -  120   18
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    114     16       -     14    4        -    6    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     46     37       -      1    3        -    3    4
OTHER------------------  -     84     14       -     10   17        -    6    3
       TOTAL----------- 22  4,183  1,321       2    785  374        1  355  127






















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                        METAL

     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE              MILLS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL   NDL    FATAL  NFDL   NDL   FATAL  NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     1     1        -     1     1       -     2     1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     1     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1     1        -     1     1       1     1     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     1     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1     1        -     -     1       -     2     2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1    13     5        -     1     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  2    31    16        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   120    62        -   112    97       -   185   239
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    40    33        -    29    69       -    54   121
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     2     -        -     1     2       -     5     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    42    20        -    53    19       -    14    18
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    16     4        -    44    10       -     3     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     1     -        -     5     6       -     4     4
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    25    16        -     4     3       -     7    13
HOISTING---------------  -     2     2        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     3     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    73    69        -    51    32       -    52    76
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     7     2       -     1     -
  DRILL----------------  -     6     5        -     2     3       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    67    64        -    42    27       -    51    76
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1    76    20        -   112    39       -   117    52
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    14     1        -     9     5       -     8     2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     1        -     1     2       -     4    12
OTHER------------------  -     2     3        -     6    11       1     5    26
       TOTAL-----------  4   420   236        -   378   279       2   453   552