TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1997

        WORK LOCATION                FATAL             NFDL             NDL
            AND                FATAL  INC      NFDL     INC      NDL    INC
       MINERAL INDUSTRY              RATES            RATES            RATES

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   2             67               33
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              9                6
  STONE-------------------------   -              3                -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   2   .12       79    4.82       39    2.38
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   3             99               78
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             40               12
  STONE-------------------------   9             91               30
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--  13            230              120
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   4             19                4
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----  17   .13      249    1.91      124     .95
       TOTAL, MINES-------------  19   .13      328    2.23      163    1.11
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   -             56               53
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             21               22
  STONE-------------------------   2             93               53
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   3   .06      170    3.20      128    2.41
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   5            222              164
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             70               40
  STONE-------------------------  11            187               83
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  18            479              287
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   4             19                4
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-  22   .11      498    2.49      291    1.45
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              1                2
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                1
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                -
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              2     .16        3     .24
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   5            223              166
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             70               41
  STONE-------------------------  11            188               83
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  18            481              290
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   4             19                4
       GRAND TOTAL--------------  22   .10      500    2.35      294    1.38














TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1997

        WORK LOCATION                        ALL      AVG
            AND                      ALL     INC      NUM          EMP
       MINERAL INDUSTRY              OCC   RATES      EMP         HOURS

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------     102
  NONMETAL----------------------      15
  STONE-------------------------       3
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     120    7.32    3,622     3,280,810
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------     180
  NONMETAL----------------------      53
  STONE-------------------------     130
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     363
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      27
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     390    2.99   24,083    26,105,367
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     510    3.47   27,705    29,386,177
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------     109
  NONMETAL----------------------      44
  STONE-------------------------     148
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     301    5.66   10,251    10,632,623
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -                7         1,050
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     391
  NONMETAL----------------------     112
  STONE-------------------------     281
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     784
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      27
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     811    4.05   37,963    40,019,850
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       3
  NONMETAL----------------------       1
  STONE-------------------------       1
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       5     .40    1,921     2,502,861
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     394
  NONMETAL----------------------     113
  STONE-------------------------     282
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     789
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      27
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     816    3.84   39,884    42,522,711