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Table 2.  Number of Operator Injuries, Injury-incidence Rates,
Average Number of Employees, and Employee Hours, by
Work Location and Mineral Industry

                               January - December --  1993

        Work Location                Fatal             NFDL             NDL
            And               Fatal   Inc      NFDL     Inc      NDL    Inc
       Mineral Industry              Rates            Rates            Rates  

Underground Mines:              
  Metal-------------------------  8    .12      385    5.76      314    4.70
  Nonmetal----------------------  1    .03      190    4.80       83    2.10
  Stone-------------------------  8    .40       93    4.68       60    3.02
       Total, Underground Mines- 17    .13      668    5.29      457    3.62

Surface Mines:                  
  Metal-------------------------  1    .01      500    2.82      321    1.81
  Nonmetal----------------------  3    .05      145    2.66      137    2.51
  Stone-------------------------  2    .01    1,275    4.66      814    2.97
       Subtotal, Surface Mines--  6    .01    1,920    3.80    1,272    2.52
  Sand and Gravel--------------- 11    .04    1,115    3.95      695    2.46
       Total, Surface Mines----- 17    .02    3,035    3.85    1,967    2.50
       Total, Mines------------- 34    .04    3,703    4.05    2,424    2.65

Mills:                          
  Metal-------------------------  1    .01      627    3.29      561    2.94
  Nonmetal----------------------  -      -      580    3.67      291    1.84
  Stone-------------------------  5    .01    1,728    4.96    1,202    3.45
       Total, Mills-------------  6    .01    2,935    4.21    2,054    2.95

Independent Shops and Yards:    
  Metal-------------------------  -      -        8    2.24       12    3.36
  Nonmetal----------------------  -      -        -       -        -       -
  Stone-------------------------  -      -       13    7.49        7    4.03
       Total, Shops and Yards---  -      -       21    3.95       19    3.58

All Mines, Mills and Shops:     
  Metal------------------------- 10    .02    1,520    3.47    1,208    2.76
  Nonmetal----------------------  4    .02      915    3.63      511    2.03
  Stone------------------------- 15    .02    3,109    4.83    2,083    3.24
       Subtotal----------------- 29    .02    5,544    4.15    3,802    2.85
  Sand and Gravel--------------- 11    .04    1,115    3.95      695    2.46
       Total, Mines/Mills/Shops- 40    .02    6,659    4.12    4,497    2.78

Officeworkers:                  
  Metal-------------------------  -      -        8     .15        6     .12
  Nonmetal----------------------  -      -        3     .08        4     .10
  Stone-------------------------  -      -       14     .14       17     .17
  Sand and Gravel---------------  -      -        5     .11        6     .13
       Total, Officeworkers-----  -      -       30     .12       33     .14

Summary Total (Includes Office- 
 Workers):                      
  Metal------------------------- 10    .02    1,528    3.12    1,214    2.48
  Nonmetal----------------------  4    .01      918    3.15      515    1.77
  Stone------------------------- 15    .02    3,123    4.19    2,100    2.82
       Subtotal----------------- 29    .02    5,569    3.65    3,829    2.51
  Sand and Gravel--------------- 11    .03    1,120    3.40      701    2.13
       Grand Total-------------- 40    .02    6,689    3.60    4,530    2.44



Work Location and All All Avg Mineral Industry Occ I.R. No. Emp Emp Hours Underground Mines: Metal------------------------- 707 10.57 7,244 13,372,701 Nonmetal---------------------- 274 6.93 3,931 7,912,777 Stone------------------------- 161 8.10 1,989 3,974,947 Total, Underground Mines- 1,142 9.04 13,164 25,260,425 Surface Mines: Metal------------------------- 822 4.64 17,172 35,463,985 Nonmetal---------------------- 285 5.22 5,987 10,921,436 Stone------------------------- 2,091 7.64 27,930 54,731,797 Subtotal, Surface Mines-- 3,198 6.33 51,089 101,117,218 Sand and Gravel--------------- 1,821 6.45 32,867 56,455,109 Total, Surface Mines----- 5,019 6.37 83,956 157,572,327 Total, Mines------------- 6,161 6.74 97,120 182,832,752 Mills: Metal------------------------- 1,189 6.24 18,738 38,135,605 Nonmetal---------------------- 871 5.51 16,194 31,597,388 Stone------------------------- 2,935 8.42 33,088 69,693,489 Total, Mills------------- 4,995 7.17 68,020 139,426,482 Independent Shops and Yards: Metal------------------------- 20 5.59 356 715,139 Nonmetal---------------------- - - - - Stone------------------------- 20 11.53 169 347,048 Total, Shops and Yards--- 40 7.53 525 1,062,187 All Mines, Mills and Shops: Metal------------------------- 2,738 6.24 43,510 87,687,430 Nonmetal---------------------- 1,430 5.67 26,112 50,431,601 Stone------------------------- 5,207 8.09 63,176 128,747,281 Subtotal----------------- 9,375 7.03 132,798 266,866,312 Sand and Gravel--------------- 1,821 6.45 32,867 56,455,109 Total, Mines/mills/shops- 11,196 6.93 165,665 323,321,421 Officeworkers: Metal------------------------- 14 .27 5,545 10,407,227 Nonmetal---------------------- 7 .18 4,345 7,829,213 Stone------------------------- 31 .30 11,013 20,377,510 Sand and Gravel--------------- 11 .23 7,148 9,392,121 Total, Officeworkers----- 63 .26 28,051 48,006,071 Summary Total (Includes Office- Workers): Metal------------------------- 2,752 5.61 49,055 98,094,657 Nonmetal---------------------- 1,437 4.93 30,457 58,260,814 Stone------------------------- 5,238 7.02 74,189 149,124,791 Subtotal----------------- 9,427 6.17 153,701 305,480,262 Sand and Gravel--------------- 1,832 5.56 40,015 65,847,230 Grand Total-------------- 11,259 6.06 193,716 371,327,492



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