TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 - - - - - 1 -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - 2 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 1 1 - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - - - - - -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - 1 - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 7 - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 - - 1 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 28 14 - 45 24 - 181 92
HAND TOOLS------------- - 10 11 - 19 21 - 47 43
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - 2 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 14 4 - 20 5 - 35 10
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 4 - - 7 3 - - 2
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 4 1 - 5 -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 10 4 - 9 1 - 30 8
HOISTING--------------- - 1 - - - - - 4 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 1 - - 1 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 15 9 1 12 9 - 30 30
DOZER---------------- - - - 1 1 1 - - -
DRILL---------------- 1 - - - 1 2 - - 1
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 15 9 - 10 6 - 30 29
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 22 5 - 53 10 - 85 40
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 3 1 - - - - 6 1
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 1 1 - 1 1 - 6 5
OTHER------------------ - - 2 - 5 8 - 13 18
TOTAL----------- 1 104 48 2 157 78 - 414 240
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 - - 9 7 - 8 5
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - 1
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 2 - - 3 3
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - 2 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - 1 2 2 - 2 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - 1 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 5 1 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 2 1 - 3 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 23 14 - 409 205 - 678 281
HAND TOOLS------------- - 15 9 - 144 128 - 197 181
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 4 - - 11 4
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 19 4 4 123 30 1 97 31
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 10 3 2 50 10 - 19 8
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 5 - 2 46 6 - 24 7
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 4 1 - 27 14 1 54 16
HOISTING--------------- - - - - 1 - - 3 2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 3 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 9 3 3 109 89 2 143 112
DOZER---------------- - - - - 9 2 - - -
DRILL---------------- - 2 - 1 5 3 - 1 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 7 3 2 95 84 2 142 112
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 32 2 1 334 77 1 348 102
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 2 - - 21 5 - 30 5
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 5 4 - 9 13
OTHER------------------ - 2 2 1 34 29 - 28 59
TOTAL----------- 1 109 35 10 1,202 577 4 1,563 799
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 1 8 6
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- 1 1 2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- 1 2 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 2 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 340 158
HAND TOOLS------------- - 127 135
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 3 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 4 107 33
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 24 8
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 49 11
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 2 34 14
HOISTING--------------- - - 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 1 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 88 46
DOZER---------------- - 6 1
DRILL---------------- - 3 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 79 45
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 2 274 76
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 20 5
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 11 3
OTHER------------------ 2 18 21
TOTAL----------- 11 1,002 488
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR