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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                  JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     18      3       -      3    1        -    3    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      3      2       -      -    -        1    1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      7      -       -      2    -        -    -    1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1     73     10       -      2    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  3    255     74       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      1       -      3    1        -    3    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,109    300       -    157  112        -   88   53
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    199    205       -     46   64        -   29   38
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      5      4       -      -    -        -    5    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  3    364     72       3    104   19        2   17    5
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      8      2       3     62   12        1    6    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      1      1       -     30    4        1    4    2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  3    355     69       -     12    3        -    7    3
HOISTING---------------  -      1      1       -      -    1        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  2      9      -       1      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  6    530    211       2    100   48        -   12   12
  DOZER----------------  -      -      1       2     41   11        -    2    1
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      3    2        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  6    530    210       -     56   35        -   10   11
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    544     64       1    235   36        1  110   21
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     62      3       -      8    1        -    3    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     55     19       -      3    1        -    2    4
OTHER------------------  1     36      8       -      9   25        -    3    3
       TOTAL----------- 17  3,270    977       7    672  309        4  276  137


TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                  JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     2     1        -     -     -       -     2     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     -        -     2     -       -     1     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     1     -        -     -     1       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     2     -        -     1     -       -     3     -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1     7     6        -     2     1       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    15    12        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     1     -        1     2     1       -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    84    65        -    77    76       -   137   147
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    28    21        -    20    55       -    47    84
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1     -        -     1     -       -     3     4
POWERED HAULAGE--------  4    40    15        -    43    20       -     9    12
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  1    12     3        -    32    16       -     -     4
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     3     1        -     3     1       -     2     2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  3    25    11        -     8     3       -     7     6
HOISTING---------------  1     1     -        -     -     -       -     2     1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    46    52        -    31    27       -    27    43
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     3     1       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     3     -        -     3     2       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    43    52        -    25    24       -    27    43
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    54    20        -   100    33       -   100    55
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     9     1        -     9     2       -     5     2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     1        -     3     1       -     3    11
OTHER------------------  -     1     4        -     6     9       -    10    18
       TOTAL-----------  6   292   198        1   297   226       -   350   378



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