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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
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-------------------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     4    4         -     8   4         -     3     5
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     2    -         -     3   1         -     1     2
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     -    -         -    10   1         2     1     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -    -         -     9   1         1     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     1     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         1     -     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     1    2         -     2   2         -     -     2
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     1   -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     1    2         -     1   2         -     -     2
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     -    1         -     6   2         -     3     1
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     1     -
OTHER------------------  -     -    -         -     2   -         -     -     1
       TOTAL-----------  -     7    8         -    32  10         2     9    11

TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------  -    -    -        -     3     1         -     5     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -    1        -     1     -         -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     2     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   10    7        -    23    13         -    76    45
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    1    2        -     5     5         -    21    24
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     1     2
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    1    -        2     9     2         2     9     3
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    1    -        1     7     2         1     5     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -    -        1     -     -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    -    -        -     2     -         1     4     2
HOISTING---------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     1     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    1    8        1    11    12         -    26    34
  DOZER----------------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -    -    -        -     -     2         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    1    8        1    10    10         -    26    34
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1    6    2        -    28     9         1    43     9
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    1    1        -     3     1         -     3     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -    -        -     1     1         -     -     1
OTHER------------------  -    -    8        -     2     3         -     1    10
       TOTAL-----------  1   20   29        3    88    48         3   188   129

TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                    JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
                                     SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT             SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -    -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -    -    -
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------   -    8    2
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    4    2
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -    -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   -    2    1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   -    1    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   -    -    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -    1    -
HOISTING---------------   -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------   -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------   -    4    -
  DOZER----------------   -    -    -
  DRILL----------------   -    1    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -    3    -
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    5    -
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -    -    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -    -    -
OTHER------------------   -    -    -
       TOTAL-----------   -   23    5