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
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR