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TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND            SURFACE              PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     2    -         -     3    1         -     1    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1    1         -     3    -         -     -    1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     6    1         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  1    11    1         -     -    -         -     -    -
FIRE-------------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    83   20         -    39   23         1    39    4
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    18   10         -    16   14         -    17    6
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1    37    8         -    16    3         2     8    3
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     5    2         -    13    3         2     6    2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     1    -         -     1    -         -     1    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1    31    6         -     2    -         -     1    1
HOISTING---------------  -     1    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -    -         -     1    -         -     -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
MACHINERY--------------  1    34   13         -    27   10         -    15    7
  DOZER----------------  -     -    -         -     3    2         -     1    -
  DRILL----------------  -     -    -         -     3    1         -     -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1    34   13         -    21    7         -    14    7
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    34    6         -    46    4         -    26    4
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     4    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    1
OTHER------------------  -     2    2         -     3    3         -     2    -
       TOTAL-----------  3   233   62         -   158   58         3   108   26

TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     2     2        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  1     -     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    13     6        -    19    18       -    12    15
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     2     5        -     9     9       -     7    11
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1     -        -     1     -       -     -     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     1     -        1     4     2       1     2     2
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     -     -        1     2     1       1     -     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     -     1       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     1     -        -     2     -       -     2     1
HOISTING---------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     2     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -     6     8        -    11    16       -     7     8
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     2     -        -     4     1       -     1     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     4     8        -     6    15       -     6     8
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1     3     6        1    20     4       -     9    10
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     1     -        -     -     1       -     1     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     -     -        -     2     2       -     2     1
       TOTAL-----------  2    29    28        2    68    52       1    42    51



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