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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
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-------------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     3    2         -     7   -         -    14     2
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     -    -         -     4   -         -     2     1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1     -    -         -     5   -         1     2     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -    -         -     4   -         -     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1     -    -         -     1   -         1     2     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     -    -         -     3   3         -     2     1
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     -   2         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     -    -         -     3   1         -     2     1
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     2    -         -     9   1         -     6     4
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -   -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     1    -         -     -   -         -     1     -
       TOTAL-----------  1     7    2         -    28   4         1    27     9


TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     4     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     1     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -    -        -     1     1         -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    1    -        -    25    16         -    20    22
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    -    -        -     8     5         -     4    10
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -    -        -     2     -         -     1     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    -    1        -    12     2         -     5     2
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    -    -        -     9     1         -     1     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -    -        -     -     1         -     1     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    -    1        -     3     -         -     3     2
HOISTING---------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         1     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    -    1        2     9     3         -    15    13
  DOZER----------------  -    -    -        1     -     -         -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -    -    -        1     3     -         -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    -    1        -     6     3         -    15    13
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    1    -        -    24     3         1    21     5
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -    -        -     1     -         -     1     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -    -        -     -     -         -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -    -    -        -     1     1         -     1     1
       TOTAL-----------  -    2    2        2    83    31         2    73    56


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

     ACCIDENT             SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      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-------------------   -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    7    1
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    -    1
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -    -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   -    1    1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   -    -    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   -    -    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   -    1    -
HOISTING---------------   -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------   -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------   -    5    1
  DOZER----------------   -    -    -
  DRILL----------------   -    -    1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -    5    -
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    3    1
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -    -    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -    -    -
OTHER------------------   -    -    -
       TOTAL-----------   -   17    5