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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                      NONMETAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      2      -       -      -    -        -    3    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      1       -      -    -        -    5    1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    3    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      2      1       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      3       -      -    -        -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     33      7       -     39   22        -  161   79
HAND TOOLS-------------  -      8      8       -     13   15        -   41   34
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    3    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     19      3       -     15    4        -   32    8
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      1      -       -      5    1        -    2    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      -      -       -      3    1        -    6    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     18      3       -      7    2        -   24    6
HOISTING---------------  -      2      -       -      -    -        -    -    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    2    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -      8      7       -     13    6        -   26   27
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      5    -        -    1    -
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -      8      7       -      8    6        -   25   27
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     23      5       -     31   15        -   91   21
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    4    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    1
OTHER------------------  -      3      -       -      -    1        -    9   10
       TOTAL-----------  -    101     35       -    112   63        -  381  183


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -     -       1      1    3       -      8      3
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -      5    2       1      1      1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     -       -      1    1       -      2      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     -       -      4    -       1      6      -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    3     -       -      1    -       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    4     2       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      5      1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   29     8       -    340  182       1    602    260
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    6     4       -    106   89       -    168    137
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      2    -       -      9      4
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   14     4       4    109   35       3     69     20
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    6     2       2     51   15       -      9      6
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    3     1       2     33   14       1     19      7
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    5     1       -     25    6       2     41      7
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      2      2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    6     2       4     90   72       2    153    104
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       1      7    2       -      -      -
  DRILL----------------  -    1     -       1      2    2       -      -      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    5     2       2     81   68       2    153    104
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   29     4       1    259   53       -    330     62
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    1     1       -     11    1       -     16      3
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     -       -      1    3       -     15      9
OTHER------------------  -    -     -       -     23   15       1     31     25
       TOTAL-----------  -   92    25      10    953  456       9  1,417    631


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -      7     2
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      2     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -      1     3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   1      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      2     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    310   134
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    107   108
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   5     84    21
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   2     18     9
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   3     37     9
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -     29     3
HOISTING---------------   -      2     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   3     58    63
  DOZER----------------   1      6     1
  DRILL----------------   -      -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   2     52    62
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    214    53
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -     12     3
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      5     5
OTHER------------------   1     22    22
       TOTAL-----------  10    826   415