TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996
                                        COAL
                                                                  PREPARATION
     ACCIDENT           UNDERGROUND            SURFACE              PLANTS
  CLASSIFICATION     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL     FATAL  NFDL  NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     1    -         -     1    -         -     1    -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     1    -         -     1    -         -     -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     6    1         -     2    1         -     -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    10    3         -     -    -         -     -    -
FIRE-------------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    52   13         -    47   21         -    32    9
HAND TOOLS-------------  -    14   13         -    26   10         -     7    5
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     1    -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -    39    3         -    18    5         -    11    1
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     8    1         -    14    3         -     7    -
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     1    -         -     -    -         -     2    -
  ALL OTHER POWERED
   HAULAGE-------------  -    30    2         -     4    2         -     2    1
HOISTING---------------  -     -    -         -     -    1         -     1    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     1    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -    -         -     -    -         -     -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -    44   10         1    22   19         -    19   11
  DOZER----------------  -     3    -         -     2    -         -     -    -
  DRILL----------------  -     1    1         -     1    -         -     -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    40    9         1    19   19         -    19   11
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
 PERSON----------------  1    39    8         -    38    6         -    32    6
STEPPING OR KNEELING
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     5    1         -     3    -         -     2    1
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     1    1         -     -    -         -     -    -
OTHER------------------  -     2    5         -     1    5         -     1    -
       TOTAL-----------  1   215   58         1   161   68         -   108   33



TABLE 8. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                   JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996
                                        METAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -     -     -        -     1     1       -     -     -
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -     -     -        -     -     1       -     -     1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     2
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -     1     2        -     2     -       -     -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
FIRE-------------------  -     -     -        -     2     -       -     -     -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -    21    19        -    55    29       -    19    22
HAND TOOLS-------------  1     4     8        -    19    19       -    10     9
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -     3     4        1     7     3       -     5     2
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -     1     -        1     4     2       -     1     1
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     1     -
  ALL OTHER POWERED
   HAULAGE-------------  -     2     4        -     3     1       -     3     1
HOISTING---------------  -     1     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
INUNDATION-------------  -     -     -        -     -     -       -     -     -
MACHINERY--------------  -    16    13        -    23    28       -    10    13
  DOZER----------------  -     -     -        -     -     2       -     -     -
  DRILL----------------  -     2     -        -     8     4       -     1     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    14    13        -    15    22       -     9    13
SLIPS OR FALLS OF
 PERSON----------------  -    20     2        -    34    11       -    20    10
STEPPING OR KNEELING
 ON OBJECT-------------  -     2     -        -     2     1       -     2     -
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -     -     1        -     1     1       -     -     -
OTHER------------------  -     1     1        -     3     4       -     -     1
       TOTAL-----------  1    71    50        1   149    98       -    67    60