TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2004
COAL
PREPARATION
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE PLANTS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 1 1 1 1 - - - -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 1 - - 2 - - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - 1 - - - 1 - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 - - - 1 - - 1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 2 1 - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- 1 22 6 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 82 23 - 39 24 - 29 10
HAND TOOLS------------- - 12 14 - 20 12 - 8 11
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 1 - - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 31 6 - 33 12 - 5 2
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 6 1 - 26 10 - 3 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 2 - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 23 5 - 7 2 - 2 1
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 1 23 13 2 21 18 - 13 9
DOZER---------------- - - - - 2 1 - - -
DRILL---------------- - - - - 1 1 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 1 23 13 2 18 16 - 13 9
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 48 10 - 38 8 - 18 4
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 3 - - - - - 3 2
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 4 1 - - - - 1 -
OTHER------------------ - 2 - - 2 4 - 1 -
TOTAL----------- 2 233 75 3 158 80 - 78 39
TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2004
METAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - - 2 - - 1 -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - 1 - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - 2 - - - 1 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - - - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - - - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 8 11 - 22 12 - 6 4
HAND TOOLS------------- - 5 3 - 8 8 - 2 5
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - - - - 2 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - - 3 - 4 3 - 5 -
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - - 2 - 2 1 - - -
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - - - - 2 -
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - - 1 - 2 2 - 3 -
HOISTING--------------- - 1 - - - - - - -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - 1 - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 8 7 - 4 8 1 6 4
DOZER---------------- - - - - 1 - - - -
DRILL---------------- - 4 - - - 2 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 4 7 - 3 6 1 6 4
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 7 3 - 14 7 - 8 3
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - - - - 1 -
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - 1 - 1 - - - -
OTHER------------------ - 1 - - 3 - - - 1
TOTAL----------- - 31 29 2 58 38 1 32 17
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR