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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 -- 2000

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   -             72               45
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              7                8
  STONE-------------------------   1             20               29
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   1   .04       99    4.26       82    3.53
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   2             60               20
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             32               10
  STONE-------------------------   3             88               48
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   5            180               78
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                5
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   5   .04      203    1.50       83     .61
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   6   .04      302    1.90      165    1.04
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   1             69               52
  NONMETAL----------------------   2              9               11
  STONE-------------------------   3            188              129
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   6   .06      266    2.71      192    1.96
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   3            201              117
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             48               29
  STONE-------------------------   7            296              206
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  12            545              352
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                5
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-  12   .05      568    2.21      357    1.39
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              2                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              2                1
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              4     .28        1     .07
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   3            203              117
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             48               29
  STONE-------------------------   7            298              207
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  12            549              353
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                5
       GRAND TOTAL--------------  12   .04      572    2.11      358    1.32

TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                   JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------     117
  NONMETAL----------------------      15
  STONE-------------------------      50
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     182    7.83    4,488     4,649,407
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------      82
  NONMETAL----------------------      42
  STONE-------------------------     139
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     263
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      28
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     291    2.15   26,897    27,058,829
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     473    2.98   31,385    31,708,236
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------     122
  NONMETAL----------------------      22
  STONE-------------------------     320
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     464    4.73   15,118    19,639,003
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               19        11,693
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     321
  NONMETAL----------------------      79
  STONE-------------------------     509
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     909
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      28
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     937    3.65   46,522    51,358,932
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       2
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       3
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       5     .35    2,746     2,851,484
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     323
  NONMETAL----------------------      79
  STONE-------------------------     512
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     914
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      28
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     942    3.48   49,268    54,210,416



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