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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     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------  -     5    1         -    10   2         -     3     6
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     2    2         -     3   2         -     4     -
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     1     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     -    -         -    11   1         -     3     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -    -         -     3   1         -     1     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     1     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     -    -         -     7   -         -     1     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     5    1         -    11   -         -     2     8
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     3   -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     1    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     4    1         -     7   -         -     2     8
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     -    1         1    17   3         1     9     4
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     1    1         -     1   1         -     -     1
       TOTAL-----------  -    14    6         1    53   9         1    22    20






















TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------  -    2    -        -     4     -         -     3     1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -    -        -     1     2         -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     -     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    1    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    2    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     1     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    2    -        -    20     7         -    33    16
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    -    -        -     6    10         -     9     8
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    -    -        2    11     2         2     3     1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    -    -        -     5     1         1     1     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -    -        1     1     1         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    -    -        1     5     -         1     2     1
HOISTING---------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    4    1        -    15     3         -     7    12
  DOZER----------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -    -    -        -     9     1         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    4    1        -     6     2         -     7    12
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    -    -        3    24     7         1    16     6
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -    -        -     1     1         -     -     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     -     1
OTHER------------------  -    -    -        1     -     2         -     2     4
       TOTAL-----------  -   11    1        6    84    36         3    74    50






















TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                     SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT             SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -    -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -    1    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -    -    -
FIRE-------------------   -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   1    4    -
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    1    1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -    -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   -    4    -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   -    1    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   -    2    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -    1    -
HOISTING---------------   -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------   -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------   -    2    1
  DOZER----------------   -    -    1
  DRILL----------------   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -    2    -
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    4    1
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -    -    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -    -    -
OTHER------------------   -    -    -
       TOTAL-----------   1   16    3