TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1997
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND             SURFACE             PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL   NFDL    NDL   FATAL   NFDL  NDL    FATAL NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     39      4       -      4    1        -    2    2
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     13      3       -      4    -        -    1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  1      1      1       -      -    -        -    1    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      4      3       -      1    1        -    -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  3     96     16       -      7    1        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  6    292    118       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      1      1       -      3    1        -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -  1,355    440       -    220  124        -  123   66
HAND TOOLS-------------  1    276    301       -     57  100        -   43   44
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     16      1       -      2    1        -    2    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  6    506    109       3    125   21        1   20    6
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     13      5       3     84   14        1    3    2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      3      1       -     22    1        -    5    2
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  6    490    103       -     19    6        -   12    2
HOISTING---------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      5      -       -      2    -        -    3    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  2    668    252       -    121   75        -   22   25
  DOZER----------------  -      2      1       -     45   16        -    2    1
  DRILL----------------  -      -      -       -      9    3        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  2    666    251       -     67   56        -   20   24
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -    619     88       -    253   42        -  101   24
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     98     13       -     17    2        -    2    -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     60     26       -      4    3        -    4    2
OTHER------------------  -     82      8       -     10   13        -    9    4
       TOTAL----------- 20  4,133  1,384       3    830  385        1  333  173






















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1997
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  1     -     -        -     3     3       1     4     2
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     1     2        -     2     -       -     -     2
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     2     1        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     4     1        -     1     -       -     2     2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    10     9        -     3     2       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  2    36    26        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    95    79        -   140    86       -   226   188
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    29    44        -    31    53       -    84   108
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1     1        -     1     -       -     5     7
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1    47    25        -    65    25       1    26     9
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    11     6        -    41    17       -     8     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     3     2        -     8     5       -     8     3
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1    33    17        -    16     3       1    10     5
HOISTING---------------  -     3     -        -     -     1       -     1     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     1     -       -     -     1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    97    70        -    49    49       -    53    71
  DOZER----------------  -     2     -        -    10     4       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     5     5        -     2     5       -     -     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    90    65        -    37    40       -    53    71
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  1    71    18        -    98    40       -   154    57
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    14     1        -     9     1       -    16     6
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     2     -        -     1     1       -     6     6
OTHER------------------  -     3     9        -     7     9       -    16    17
       TOTAL-----------  5   416   286        -   412   270       2   593   477