TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                      NONMETAL

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  1      1      -       -      -    1        -    1    5
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    -
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -      2      4       -      -    -        -    -    -
FIRE-------------------  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    -    -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -     32     27       -     47   29        -  190   98
HAND TOOLS-------------  -      8     13       -     15   24        -   50   48
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -      1      -       -      1    -        -    2    1
POWERED HAULAGE--------  1     23      6       1     18    3        -   29   14
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -      3      1       1      6    2        -    1    2
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -      1      -       -      2    -        -    3    1
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  1     19      5       -     10    1        -   25   11
HOISTING---------------  -      1      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    1    1
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
INUNDATION-------------  -      -      -       -      -    -        -    -    -
MACHINERY--------------  -     20     10       -     13   11        1   39   37
  DOZER----------------  -      1      -       -      1    -        -    1    -
  DRILL----------------  -      -      2       -      2    1        -    -    -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -     19      8       -     10   10        1   38   37
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -     21      3       -     47   18        -  104   33
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -      7      2       -      3    2        -   11    3
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -      -      -       -      -    1        -    3    -
OTHER------------------  -      2      -       -      3    6        -   10   13
       TOTAL-----------  2    119     65       1    147   96        1  441  254






















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                        STONE

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

ELECTRICAL-------------  -    1     -       -      8    5       -      8      2
ENTRAPMENT-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------  -    -     -       1      6    1       -      3      1
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------  -    1     -       -      4    -       -      -      -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----  -    -     -       -      6    1       1      4      4
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------  -    5     -       -      5    1       -      -      1
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----  -    4     1       -      -    -       -      -      -
FIRE-------------------  -    -     -       -      1    3       -      1      -
HANDLING MATERIAL------  -   22    11       -    350  166       -    519    297
HAND TOOLS-------------  -   12    10       -    143  125       -    224    196
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----  -    -     -       -      4    2       -      6      3
POWERED HAULAGE--------  -   18     4       4    131   47       4    100     41
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------  -   13     1       3     58   14       -     27      7
  FRONT-END LOADERS----  -    -     1       -     40   12       1     16      6
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------  -    5     2       1     33   21       3     57     28
HOISTING---------------  -    -     -       -      -    1       -      2      1
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------  -    -     -       -      2    3       -      2      2
IMPOUNDMENT------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
INUNDATION-------------  -    -     -       -      -    -       -      -      -
MACHINERY--------------  -    9     5       3    144  104       -    133    152
  DOZER----------------  -    -     -       2     10    5       -      -      1
  DRILL----------------  -    2     -       -     20    8       -      2      -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--  -    7     5       1    114   91       -    131    151
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------  -   19     4       1    306   90       -    373    100
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------  -    4     -       -     29    8       -     36      9
STRIKING OR BUMPING----  -    -     -       -      4    7       -     13      7
OTHER------------------  -    1     2       -     18   22       -     37     42
       TOTAL-----------  -   96    37       9  1,161  586       5  1,461    858






















TABLE 4. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES BY MINERAL INDUSTRY, WORK LOCATION, AND
           ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION                 JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1998
                                   SAND/GRAVEL

     ACCIDENT              SURFACE
  CLASSIFICATION      FATAL   NFDL   NDL

ELECTRICAL-------------   -     12     2
ENTRAPMENT-------------   -      -     -
EXPLODING VESSELS      
 UNDER PRESSURE--------   1      4     4
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING
 AGENTS----------------   -      -     -
FALLING, ROLLING, OR   
  SLIDING MATERIAL-----   1      3     1
FALL OF FACE, RIB, SIDE
 OR HIGHWALL-----------   -      -     -
FALL OF ROOF (UNDER-   
 GROUND MINES ONLY)----   -      -     -
FIRE-------------------   -     10     2
HANDLING MATERIAL------   -    332   165
HAND TOOLS-------------   1    148   125
NONPOWERED HAULAGE-----   -      -     3
POWERED HAULAGE--------   4    132    46
  HAULAGE TRUCKS-------   1     29     7
  FRONT-END LOADERS----   1     49    19
  ALL OTHER POWERED    
   HAULAGE-------------   2     54    20
HOISTING---------------   -      -     -
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION  
 OF GAS OR DUST--------   -      3     -
IMPOUNDMENT------------   -      -     -
INUNDATION-------------   -      -     -
MACHINERY--------------   3    116    65
  DOZER----------------   1      9     -
  DRILL----------------   -      3     -
  ALL OTHER MACHINERY--   2    104    65
SLIPS OR FALLS OF      
 PERSON----------------   -    287    85
STEPPING OR KNEELING   
 ON OBJECT-------------   -     22     6
STRIKING OR BUMPING----   -      3    14
OTHER------------------   1     20    13
       TOTAL-----------  11  1,092   531