TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2003
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - - 2 - - -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 1 - - 2 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - - 1 - 2 2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - 2 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - 2 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - 2 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 39 12 - 28 21 - 138 69
HAND TOOLS------------- - 5 6 - 11 17 - 29 32
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - 1 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 13 3 - 6 3 - 27 5
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 1 - - 5 1 - 3 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - 1 - 3 1
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 12 3 - 1 1 - 21 3
HOISTING--------------- - 1 1 - - - - 1 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 13 7 - 9 9 - 26 21
DOZER---------------- - - - - 1 1 - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - - 1 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 13 7 - 8 7 - 26 21
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 22 3 - 24 1 1 82 18
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 2 - - 1 1 - 5 2
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 1 - - 2 2
OTHER------------------ - - 1 - 4 4 1 5 10
TOTAL----------- - 97 35 - 87 59 2 322 163
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2003
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - 3 2 - 6 3
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - 1 - 4 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - 3 - - 5 3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 1 - - 1 - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 3 3 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 6 4 - 6 2
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 23 14 - 319 132 - 586 235
HAND TOOLS------------- - 7 4 1 102 77 - 173 126
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 2 - - 1 - - 5 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 13 4 3 90 37 - 98 21
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 5 1 1 40 16 - 20 3
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 1 1 1 37 14 - 29 7
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 7 2 1 13 7 - 49 11
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 4 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 2 3 2 83 59 - 110 92
DOZER---------------- - - - - 4 3 - 2 1
DRILL---------------- - - - - 8 1 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 2 3 2 71 55 - 108 91
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 20 2 - 246 69 1 356 64
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - 12 3 - 21 8
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 1 - - 3 7 - 10 6
OTHER------------------ - 2 1 - 21 17 - 22 37
TOTAL----------- 2 75 32 6 890 409 1 1,406 599
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2003
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- 2 7 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 1 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 2 3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 2 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 309 139
HAND TOOLS------------- - 96 86
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 3 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 3 97 19
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 1 14 4
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 44 10
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 39 5
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 5 76 65
DOZER---------------- - 3 4
DRILL---------------- - 2 -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 5 71 61
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 225 54
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 9 2
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 3 4
OTHER------------------ - 16 19
TOTAL----------- 10 846 395
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR