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TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   2             29               28
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             11               10
  STONE-------------------------   1             41                9
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   3   .17       81    4.46       47    2.59
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   2             68               52
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             47               16
  STONE-------------------------   5             78               30
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   7            193               98
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             14                3
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----  10   .07      207    1.51      101     .74
       TOTAL, MINES-------------  13   .08      288    1.85      148     .95
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   1             42               51
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             15               16
  STONE-------------------------   4            114              107
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   5   .07      171    2.40      174    2.44
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              1   12.37        -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   5            139              131
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             73               42
  STONE-------------------------  10            234              146
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  15            446              319
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             14                3
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-  18   .08      460    2.03      322    1.42
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              4                3
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              2                2
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              6     .49        5     .41
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   5            143              134
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             73               42
  STONE-------------------------  10            236              148
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  15            452              324
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             14                3
       GRAND TOTAL--------------  18   .08      466    1.95      327    1.37

TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1999

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------      59
  NONMETAL----------------------      21
  STONE-------------------------      51
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     131    7.21    3,275     3,635,425
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------     122
  NONMETAL----------------------      63
  STONE-------------------------     113
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     298
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      20
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     318    2.32   26,476    27,446,420
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     449    2.89   29,751    31,081,845
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------      94
  NONMETAL----------------------      31
  STONE-------------------------     225
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     350    4.91   13,097    14,243,360
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       1
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       1   12.37        8           485
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     275
  NONMETAL----------------------     115
  STONE-------------------------     390
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     780
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      20
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     800    3.53   42,856    45,325,690
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       7
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       4
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----      11     .90    1,848     2,446,287
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     282
  NONMETAL----------------------     115
  STONE-------------------------     394
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     791
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      20
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     811    3.40   44,704    47,771,977



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