TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1999
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - 1 1 - 1 - 5 1
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - - - - - 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 3 4 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 1 - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 39 19 - 49 15 - 185 64
HAND TOOLS------------- - 10 20 - 13 17 - 30 42
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 1 1 - 1 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 13 1 - 18 6 - 38 9
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 2 - - 8 3 - 7 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 1 - - - 2
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 11 1 - 9 3 - 31 6
HOISTING--------------- - 3 - - - - - 2 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - 1 - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 17 13 - 11 10 - 44 28
DOZER---------------- - - - - 3 - - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 17 13 - 7 10 - 44 28
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 28 6 - 47 10 - 125 29
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 4 - - 3 - - 3 5
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - 2 - 4 3
OTHER------------------ - 3 2 - 1 9 - 9 14
TOTAL----------- - 121 66 2 145 72 - 446 197
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1999
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - 9 - - 8 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 1 - - - 1 - 2 4
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - 1 - 1 - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - 3 1 - 3 3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- 1 4 - 1 5 2 - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 10 2 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 2 1 - 5 7
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 24 7 - 379 193 - 552 263
HAND TOOLS------------- - 7 4 - 127 140 - 197 206
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 3 - - 6 2
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 1 10 2 5 139 36 - 90 44
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 9 - 4 58 17 - 22 12
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 43 11 - 20 6
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 1 2 1 38 8 - 48 26
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 5 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 3 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 8 8 3 116 91 1 141 150
DOZER---------------- - - 1 1 10 6 - 2 -
DRILL---------------- - - - - 15 9 - - 1
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 8 7 2 91 76 1 139 149
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 28 10 - 300 77 - 383 96
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 1 - - 21 7 - 30 6
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 4 3 - 10 14
OTHER------------------ - 2 - - 9 22 - 37 45
TOTAL----------- 2 95 33 10 1,118 575 1 1,472 842
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1999
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 1 12 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - 1 -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- 1 4 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 1 -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 3 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 354 161
HAND TOOLS------------- - 111 119
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 1 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 6 134 29
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 23 6
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 2 41 12
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 3 70 11
HOISTING--------------- - 1 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- 1 1 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 96 89
DOZER---------------- - 6 5
DRILL---------------- - 1 1
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 89 83
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 249 84
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 15 4
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 9 5
OTHER------------------ 1 17 25
TOTAL----------- 12 1,010 521
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR