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

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -      -      1       -      1    -        1    5    3
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      -       -      1    -        -    1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      2      2       -      -    1        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      3      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      5      2       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      4       -      -    -        -    1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     45     17       -     43   31        -  204   92
HAND TOOLS-------------  -     17     17       -     12   26        -   46   48
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    4    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1     20      7       -     12    5        -   42   13
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      4      1       -      2    1        -    2    2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      2      -       -      5    2        -    4    5
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1     14      6       -      5    2        -   36    6
HOISTING---------------  -      2      1       -      -    -        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -     13      9       -     16   13        -   44   51
  DOZER----------------  -      -      -       -      6    1        -    1    1
  DRILL----------------  -      2      -       -      1    -        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     11      9       -      9   12        -   43   50
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     22      9       -     21   19        -  112   43
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      3      -       -      -    -        -    8    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      2       -      1    -        -    8    2
OTHER------------------  -      3      2       -      5    5        -   13   19
       TOTAL-----------  1    135     73       -    112  100        1  488  274






















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

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  1    -     -       -     11    5       -     12      3
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      1      -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    1     -       1      4    1       -      -      1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    2     -       -      1    -       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     -       1      2    1       -      1      3
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  1    1     1       -      2    -       -      -      -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    3     3       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     1       -      4    2       -      3      1
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   13    10       -    393  204       -    505    318
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    7     9       1    132  165       -    180    202
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      3    4       -     13      2
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    7     3       8    139   54       -     80     46
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -    3     2       4     60   20       -     11      6
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -     -       2     42   16       -     14     11
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    4     1       2     37   18       -     55     29
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      2
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      2    1       -      3      -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    9     4       2    148  123       1    145    129
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       -     13    3       -      2      -
  DRILL----------------  -    -     -       -     14   18       -      1      1
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    9     4       2    121  102       1    142    128
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   18     4       -    280   86       1    327    114
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    3     -       -     14    7       -     30      9
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    1     -       -      2    5       -     13     14
OTHER------------------  -    3     1       -     26   19       -     31     57
       TOTAL-----------  2   68    36      13  1,163  677       2  1,344    901






















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

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -      8     5
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      1     1
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   -      2     -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     2
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   1      1     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -      1     1
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    298   170
HAND TOOLS-------------   -    127   149
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      7     1
POWERED HAULAGE--------   7    111    47
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     25    12
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     34    16
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   5     52    19
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      2     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   3    122   101
  DOZER----------------   -      7     1
  DRILL----------------   -      1     2
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   3    114    98
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   1    258    91
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -     19     6
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      8     9
OTHER------------------   1     28    22
       TOTAL-----------  13    993   606