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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