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COAL DAILY FATALITY REPORT - October 13, 2004
FATALITIES CHARGEABLE TO   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004
THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S
ELECTRICAL   1 1   1 1   3 1   3 1   2 1
EXP VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE   0 0   0 0   0 1   0 1   0 0
EXP & BREAKING AGENTS   0 0   0 0   0 0   1 0   0 0
FALL/SLIDE MATERIAL   0 0   0 1   0 1   0 0   0 1
FALL OF FACE/RIB/HIGHWALL   1 1   1 0   1 1   1 0   1 0
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK   2 0   7 0   4 0   1 0   3 0
FIRE   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
HANDLING MATERIAL   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
HAND TOOLS   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
NONPOWERED HAULAGE   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
POWERED HAULAGE   2 6   3 2   2 5   2 7   5 4
HOISTING   2 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
IGNITION/EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST   2 1   13 0   0 0   3 1   0 0
INUNDATION   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
MACHINERY   3 5   1 1   2 0   2 3   3 2
SLIP/FALL OF PERSON   0 2   0 2   0 1   0 1   0 0
STEP/KNEEL ON OBJECT   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
STRIKING OR BUMPING   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
OTHER   1 0   0 0   0 1   0 0   0 0
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   14 16   26 7   12 11   13 14   14 8
COMBINED YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   30   33   23   27   22
END OF YEAR TOTAL   38   42   27   30      



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