TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2004
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 2 - - - - - 1 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - 1 - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - - - - - -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - 1 - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 4 - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - 1 - 1 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 33 14 - 41 20 - 125 59
HAND TOOLS------------- - 10 10 - 17 14 - 36 21
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 2 - - 1 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 11 2 - 13 4 - 15 4
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - - - 7 2 - 1 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 1 1 - 3 1
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 11 2 - 5 1 - 11 2
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 10 7 - 6 12 - 36 28
DOZER---------------- - - - - - 1 - 1 -
DRILL---------------- - 1 - - 1 - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 9 7 - 5 11 - 35 28
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 16 6 - 42 7 - 96 18
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 1 - - 1 - - 5 -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - 5 2
OTHER------------------ - 3 - - 4 1 - 12 11
TOTAL----------- 1 91 40 - 126 60 - 333 146
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2004
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - 3 2 1 10 6
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 3 1 - 3 -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - 1 - 2 2 - 5 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 3 - - 3 2 - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 3 - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 5 - - 4 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 23 11 - 358 164 - 534 224
HAND TOOLS------------- - 12 7 - 107 83 - 131 140
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 3 - - 3 2
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 11 3 1 108 46 2 86 21
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 8 1 1 50 17 - 22 5
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 2 - - 36 21 1 29 4
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 1 2 - 22 8 1 35 12
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - 1 - - 3 1
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 9 7 2 108 64 - 119 83
DOZER---------------- - - - - 6 3 - 4 1
DRILL---------------- - - - 1 4 - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 9 7 1 98 61 - 115 82
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 27 3 - 222 60 1 307 73
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - 1 - 13 3 - 21 4
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - 1 - 2 2 - 10 10
OTHER------------------ - 2 - - 17 10 1 27 23
TOTAL----------- - 90 34 3 955 439 5 1,264 587
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2004
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 4 7
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 4 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 1 -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- 2 - 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- 1 - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 1 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 241 153
HAND TOOLS------------- - 90 75
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - 1 1
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 2 76 23
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 19 6
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 1 29 8
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- 1 28 9
HOISTING--------------- - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 2 2
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 2 74 63
DOZER---------------- - 5 1
DRILL---------------- - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 2 69 62
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- 1 241 61
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 7 1
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 1 3
OTHER------------------ - 10 19
TOTAL----------- 8 753 411
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR