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

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    2    1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      1      1       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      -      -       1      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      7      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     28     14       -     45   24        -  181   92
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     10     11       -     19   21        -   47   43
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    2    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     14      4       -     20    5        -   35   10
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      4      -       -      7    3        -    -    2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      -      -       -      4    1        -    5    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     10      4       -      9    1        -   30    8
HOISTING---------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    4    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    1    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  1     15      9       1     12    9        -   30   30
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       1      1    1        -    -    -
  DRILL----------------  1      -      -       -      1    2        -    -    1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     15      9       -     10    6        -   30   29
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     22      5       -     53   10        -   85   40
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      3      1       -      -    -        -    6    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      1      1       -      1    1        -    6    5
OTHER------------------  -      -      2       -      5    8        -   13   18
       TOTAL-----------  1    104     48       2    157   78        -  414  240

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

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    1     -       -      9    7       -      8      5
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      1
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -      2    -       -      3      3
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     -       -      2    -       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     -       1      2    2       -      2      -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    1     -       -      1    -       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    5     1       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      2    1       -      3      -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   23    14       -    409  205       -    678    281
HAND TOOLS-------------  -   15     9       -    144  128       -    197    181
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      4    -       -     11      4
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   19     4       4    123   30       1     97     31
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -   10     3       2     50   10       -     19      8
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    5     -       2     46    6       -     24      7
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    4     1       -     27   14       1     54     16
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      3      2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      3      -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  1    9     3       3    109   89       2    143    112
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       -      9    2       -      -      -
  DRILL----------------  -    2     -       1      5    3       -      1      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1    7     3       2     95   84       2    142    112
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   32     2       1    334   77       1    348    102
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    2     -       -     21    5       -     30      5
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     -       -      5    4       -      9     13
OTHER------------------  -    2     2       1     34   29       -     28     59
       TOTAL-----------  1  109    35      10  1,202  577       4  1,563    799

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

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   1      8     6
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   1      1     2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   1      2     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      2     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    340   158
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    127   135
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      3     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------   4    107    33
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     24     8
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     49    11
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   2     34    14
HOISTING---------------   -      -     1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      1     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   -     88    46
  DOZER----------------   -      6     1
  DRILL----------------   -      3     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -     79    45
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   2    274    76
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -     20     5
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -     11     3
OTHER------------------   2     18    21
       TOTAL-----------  11  1,002   488



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