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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND            SURFACE              PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     1    -         -     1    -         -     -    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -    -         -     1    1         -     -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     3    -         -     -    -         -     2    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     7    2         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    11    3         -     -    -         -     -    -
FIRE-------------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    75   18         -    50   26         -    29    7
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    13   12         -    13   11         -     4    5
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1    -         -     1    -         -     2    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    27    2         1    18    5         1     9    -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     2    -         1    13    4         1     7    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -    -         -     1    1         -     -    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    25    2         -     4    -         -     2    -
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  3     3    -         -     -    -         1     1    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -    21    7         -    12   15         1    10    4
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     6    1         -     -    -
  DRILL----------------  -     2    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    19    7         -     6   14         1     9    4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    39    8         -    46   15         -    23    7
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     4    -         -     4    -         -     1    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     2    1         -     1    -         -     -    -
OTHER------------------  -     1    -         -     2    1         -     2    2
       TOTAL-----------  4   208   53         1   149   74         3    84   27


TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -     1     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     5     8        -    13    12       -    10    14
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     2     5        -     6     8       -     -     4
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     1     3        -     5     1       -     1     -
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     1     1        -     4     -       -     -     -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     -     2        -     1     1       -     1     -
HOISTING---------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     2     3        -     4     8       -     6     2
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     2     3        -     3     8       -     6     1
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     7     6        -    10     1       -    11     1
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     1
OTHER------------------  -     -     -        -     1     1       -     -     -
       TOTAL-----------  -    20    26        -    39    31       -    28    23