Download or read book Fatal Accidents Involving Contractors at Coal and Metal/nonmetal Mines--1996-1997 written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents information on fatalities involving contractors that occurred in coal mining operations from January 1996 through December 1997. It includes statistics for all of the fatalities, as well as abstracts and illustrations. From January 1996 through December 1997, 173 miners and contractors died at coal operations. Of the 173 fatalities, 32 fatalities involved contractors which contributed to 18 percent of all fatalities during this period.