TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996
                                      NONMETAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      1      1       -      3    1        -    3    1
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      1      -       -      1    1        -    -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      2      5       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     34     26       -     37   31        -  190   84
HAND TOOLS-------------  -      9     18       -     11   22        -   43   50
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      -    2        -    1    1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     20      3       -     15    -        -   43   13
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      3      -       -      8    -        -    2    1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      1      -       -      1    -        -    7    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED
   HAULAGE-------------  -     16      3       -      6    -        -   34   11
HOISTING---------------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    -    1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -     20     15       -     19   14        -   42   49
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      3    1        -    -    -
  DRILL----------------  -      1      1       -      3    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     19     14       -     13   13        -   42   49
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
 PERSON----------------  -     32      9       -     32   11        -  105   35
STEPPING OR KNEELING
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      5      1       -      1    -        -    5    2
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      1       -      1    1        -    4    7
OTHER------------------  -      4      -       -      4    6        -    6   20
       TOTAL-----------  -    130     79       -    125   89        -  443  263



TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    -     -       1     12    4       -     11     11
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      2    -       -      1      -
EXPLODING VESSELS
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       -      5    2       -      1      2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    -     1       -      3    -       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     1       -      3    2       4      4      1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    -     -       1      3    -       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  2    4     4       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      5    1       -      4      5
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   25    10       -    356  188       -    530    369
HAND TOOLS-------------  -   10    12       -    116  135       -    195    225
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    1     -       -      4    2       -      9      8
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   18     2       8    137   43       2     96     37
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    6     1       2     61   14       -     26      5
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    2     -       5     34   12       -     12      5
  ALL OTHER POWERED
   HAULAGE-------------  -   10     1       1     42   17       2     58     27
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      1      -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      3      2
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      1    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    6     5       1    148  100       -    161    165
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       -      8    5       -      2      -
  DRILL----------------  -    1     -       -     22    8       -      -      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    5     5       1    118   87       -    159    165
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
 PERSON----------------  -   25     3       -    275  109       1    327    103
STEPPING OR KNEELING
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    4     -       -     20    6       -     21      8
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     1       -      4    3       -      9     16
OTHER------------------  -    2     1       -     28   20       -     26     42
       TOTAL-----------  2   95    40      11  1,123  615       7  1,399    994



TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -     11     5
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      2     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   -      1     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      4     2
HANDLING MATERIAL------   1    313   192
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    118   133
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      4     2
POWERED HAULAGE--------   3    125    51
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     33     7
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     38    12
  ALL OTHER POWERED
   HAULAGE-------------   1     54    32
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   1      -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   -    115   103
  DOZER----------------   -      4     5
  DRILL----------------   -      3     1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   -    108    97
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
 PERSON----------------   3    259    99
STEPPING OR KNEELING
 ON OBJECT-------------   -     12     4
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      4     7
OTHER------------------   2     29    17
       TOTAL-----------  10    997   616