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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2002
NONMETAL
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 2 - - - - - 3 -
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - 1 - - - - 5 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - - - - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - - - - 3 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 1 - - - - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 2 1 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - 3 - - - - - -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 33 7 - 39 22 - 161 79
HAND TOOLS------------- - 8 8 - 13 15 - 41 34
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 1 - - 3 -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 19 3 - 15 4 - 32 8
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 1 - - 5 1 - 2 1
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - - - - 3 1 - 6 1
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 18 3 - 7 2 - 24 6
HOISTING--------------- - 2 - - - - - - 1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - 2 -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 8 7 - 13 6 - 26 27
DOZER---------------- - - - - 5 - - 1 -
DRILL---------------- - - - - - - - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 8 7 - 8 6 - 25 27
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 23 5 - 31 15 - 91 21
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - - - - - - - 4 1
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - - - - 1 1
OTHER------------------ - 3 - - - 1 - 9 10
TOTAL----------- - 101 35 - 112 63 - 381 183
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2002
STONE
ACCIDENT UNDERGROUND SURFACE MILLS
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - - - 1 1 3 - 8 3
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - - - - - - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - - - - 5 2 1 1 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - - - 1 1 - 2 -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - - - - 4 - 1 6 -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- - 3 - - 1 - - - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - 4 2 - - - - - -
FIRE------------------- - - - - - - - 5 1
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 29 8 - 340 182 1 602 260
HAND TOOLS------------- - 6 4 - 106 89 - 168 137
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - - - 2 - - 9 4
POWERED HAULAGE-------- - 14 4 4 109 35 3 69 20
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- - 6 2 2 51 15 - 9 6
FRONT-END LOADERS---- - 3 1 2 33 14 1 19 7
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 5 1 - 25 6 2 41 7
HOISTING--------------- - - - - - - - 2 2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - - - - - - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - - - - - - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - - - - - - - -
MACHINERY-------------- - 6 2 4 90 72 2 153 104
DOZER---------------- - - - 1 7 2 - - -
DRILL---------------- - 1 - 1 2 2 - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- - 5 2 2 81 68 2 153 104
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 29 4 1 259 53 - 330 62
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 1 1 - 11 1 - 16 3
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - - - - 1 3 - 15 9
OTHER------------------ - - - - 23 15 1 31 25
TOTAL----------- - 92 25 10 953 456 9 1,417 631
TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2002
SAND/GRAVEL
ACCIDENT SURFACE
CLASSIFICATION FATAL NFDL NDL
ELECTRICAL------------- - 7 2
ENTRAPMENT------------- - - -
EXPLODING VESSELS
UNDER PRESSURE-------- - 2 1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
AGENTS---------------- - - -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
SLIDING MATERIAL----- - 1 3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
OR HIGHWALL----------- 1 - -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
GROUND MINES ONLY)---- - - -
FIRE------------------- - 2 -
HANDLING MATERIAL------ - 310 134
HAND TOOLS------------- - 107 108
NONPOWERED HAULAGE----- - - -
POWERED HAULAGE-------- 5 84 21
HAULAGE TRUCKS------- 2 18 9
FRONT-END LOADERS---- 3 37 9
ALL OTHER POWERED
HAULAGE------------- - 29 3
HOISTING--------------- - 2 -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
OF GAS OR DUST-------- - - -
IMPOUNDMENT------------ - - -
INUNDATION------------- - - -
MACHINERY-------------- 3 58 63
DOZER---------------- 1 6 1
DRILL---------------- - - -
ALL OTHER MACHINERY-- 2 52 62
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
PERSON---------------- - 214 53
STEPPING OR KNEELING
ON OBJECT------------- - 12 3
STRIKING OR BUMPING---- - 5 5
OTHER------------------ 1 22 22
TOTAL----------- 10 826 415
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