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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2001
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     27      7       -      3    3        -    -    1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      7      2       -      2    3        -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      8      3       1      1    -        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  2     45     11       -      7    1        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  9    178     80       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      2       -      2    1        -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,036    338       -    167   88        -   97   47
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    173    228       -     51   57        -   33   27
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      3      1       -      -    -        -    1    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  3    327     65       1    100   17        -   15    4
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      8      3       1     63    9        -    6    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      -      -       -     24    5        -    4    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  3    319     62       -     13    3        -    5    3
HOISTING---------------  1      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST-------- 13      6      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  2    595    208       1     93   60        -   15   16
  DOZER----------------  -      1      -       1     45   10        -    5    2
  DRILL----------------  -      3      -       -      4    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  2    591    208       -     44   50        -   10   14
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    447     66       -    227   57        2   84   18
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     60      4       -     11    3        -    4    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     26     20       -      1    5        -    3    2
OTHER------------------  -     41      4       -      7   10        -    2    4
       TOTAL----------- 31  2,980  1,039       3    672  305        2  255  121



TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2001
                                        METAL

     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE              MILLS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL   NDL    FATAL  NFDL   NDL   FATAL  NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     -     1       -     2     3
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1     -        -     -     1       -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     -     1        -     -     -       -     1     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     1     3        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  4     8     9        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     1        -     2     1       -     1     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    57    46        -    81    58       -   118   122
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    16    29        -    17    36       -    29    62
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     1        -     -     1       -     2     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  3    25    12        2    30    13       -    13     2
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1    10     4        2    25    12       -     2     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     1     1        -     2     -       -     2     1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  2    14     7        -     3     1       -     9     1
HOISTING---------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    38    35        -    20    31       -    30    29
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     6     3       -     1     -
  DRILL----------------  -     1     1        -     1     1       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    37    34        -    13    27       -    29    29
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    52    26        -    70    18       -    87    38
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     4     3        -     4     -       -     7     1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     -        -     -     2       -     2     2
OTHER------------------  -     1     2        -     8     2       -     7     8
       TOTAL-----------  7   203   169        2   232   164       -   300   267