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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND            SURFACE              PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     2    1         -     -    -         -     -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1    -         -     2    1         -     1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -    -         -     1    1         -     -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1    1         -     1    1         -     -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1     7    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  1    15    8         -     -    -         -     -    -
FIRE-------------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   126   22         -    68   15         -    44    8
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    22   18         -    17   18         -     9    5
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1    36    5         2    30    3         -    11    4
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1     1    -         2    22    2         -     6    3
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     2    -         -     2    -         -     2    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    33    5         -     6    1         -     3    1
HOISTING---------------  -     4    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
MACHINERY--------------  1    50   14         1    18   16         -    10    6
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     2    -         -     1    1
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1    50   14         1    16   16         -     9    5
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    54   15         -    59    6         -    27    5
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     5    1         -     3    1         -     1    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
OTHER------------------  -     3    -         -     2    5         -     7    -
       TOTAL-----------  4   326   85         3   203   67         -   112   28


TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
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)----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     4    13        -    16     8       -     8    14
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     1     4        -     -     6       -     2     7
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     3     2        -     5     2       -     1     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -     -        -     2     -       -     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     3     2        -     3     2       -     1     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     5     5        -     5     7       -     4     3
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     1     1        -     2     1       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     4     4        -     3     6       -     4     3
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     4     2        -    11     6       -    10     5
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     1
       TOTAL-----------  1    18    26        -    37    29       -    26    30