TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 5
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - 1 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - - 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 2 4 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - 1 - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 32 27 - 47 29 - 190 98
HAND TOOLS------------- - 8 13 - 15 24 - 50 48
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 1 - - 1 - - 2 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 23 6 1 18 3 - 29 14
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 3 1 1 6 2 - 1 2
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 - - 2 - - 3 1
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 19 5 - 10 1 - 25 11
HOISTING--------------- - 1 - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 1 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 20 10 - 13 11 1 39 37
DOZER---------------- - 1 - - 1 - - 1 -
DRILL---------------- - - 2 - 2 1 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 19 8 - 10 10 1 38 37
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 21 3 - 47 18 - 104 33
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 7 2 - 3 2 - 11 3
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 1 - 3 -
OTHER------------------ - 2 - - 3 6 - 10 13
TOTAL----------- 2 119 65 1 147 96 1 441 254
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 - - 8 5 - 8 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - 1 6 1 - 3 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 1 - - 4 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - 6 1 1 4 4
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 5 - - 5 1 - - 1
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 4 1 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 3 - 1 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 22 11 - 350 166 - 519 297
HAND TOOLS------------- - 12 10 - 143 125 - 224 196
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 4 2 - 6 3
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 18 4 4 131 47 4 100 41
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 13 1 3 58 14 - 27 7
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - 1 - 40 12 1 16 6
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 5 2 1 33 21 3 57 28
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - 1 - 2 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 2 3 - 2 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 9 5 3 144 104 - 133 152
DOZER---------------- - - - 2 10 5 - - 1
DRILL---------------- - 2 - - 20 8 - 2 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 7 5 1 114 91 - 131 151
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 19 4 1 306 90 - 373 100
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 4 - - 29 8 - 36 9
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 4 7 - 13 7
OTHER------------------ - 1 2 - 18 22 - 37 42
TOTAL----------- - 96 37 9 1,161 586 5 1,461 858
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1998
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 12 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- 1 4 4
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- 1 3 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 10 2
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 332 165
HAND TOOLS------------- 1 148 125
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - 3
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 4 132 46
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 29 7
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 49 19
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 2 54 20
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 3 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 3 116 65
DOZER---------------- 1 9 -
DRILL---------------- - 3 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 2 104 65
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 287 85
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 22 6
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 3 14
OTHER------------------ 1 20 13
TOTAL----------- 11 1,092 531
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR