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TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2004
                                      NONMETAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      2      -       -      -    -        -    1    2
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      -      1       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      4      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     33     14       -     41   20        -  125   59
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     10     10       -     17   14        -   36   21
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      2    -        -    1    1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     11      2       -     13    4        -   15    4
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      -      -       -      7    2        -    1    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      -      -       -      1    1        -    3    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -     11      2       -      5    1        -   11    2
HOISTING---------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  1     10      7       -      6   12        -   36   28
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    1    -
  DRILL----------------  -      1      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  1      9      7       -      5   11        -   35   28
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     16      6       -     42    7        -   96   18
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      1      -       -      1    -        -    5    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    5    2
OTHER------------------  -      3      -       -      4    1        -   12   11
       TOTAL-----------  1     91     40       -    126   60        -  333  146

TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2004
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -     -       -      3    2       1     10      6
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -      3    1       -      3      -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      1      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     1       -      2    2       -      5      -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    3     -       -      3    2       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    3     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      5    -       -      4      -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   23    11       -    358  164       -    534    224
HAND TOOLS-------------  -   12     7       -    107   83       -    131    140
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      3    -       -      3      2
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   11     3       1    108   46       2     86     21
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    8     1       1     50   17       -     22      5
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    2     -       -     36   21       1     29      4
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    1     2       -     22    8       1     35     12
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      3      1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    9     7       2    108   64       -    119     83
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       -      6    3       -      4      1
  DRILL----------------  -    -     -       1      4    -       -      -      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    9     7       1     98   61       -    115     82
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   27     3       -    222   60       1    307     73
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    -     1       -     13    3       -     21      4
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     1       -      2    2       -     10     10
OTHER------------------  -    2     -       -     17   10       1     27     23
       TOTAL-----------  -   90    34       3    955  439       5  1,264    587

TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2004
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -      4     7
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      4     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      1     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   2      -     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   1      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      1     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    241   153
HAND TOOLS-------------   -     90    75
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      1     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------   2     76    23
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   -     19     6
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     29     8
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   1     28     9
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      2     2
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   2     74    63
  DOZER----------------   -      5     1
  DRILL----------------   -      -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   2     69    62
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   1    241    61
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -      7     1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      1     3
OTHER------------------   -     10    19
       TOTAL-----------   8    753   411



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