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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 --  2004

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   -             31               29
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              5                1
  STONE-------------------------   1              4                1
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   1   .06       40    2.58       31    2.00
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   2             58               38
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             25                7
  STONE-------------------------   1             99               51
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   3            182               96
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                1
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   3   .02      205    1.47       97     .69
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   4   .03      245    1.58      128     .82
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   1             32               17
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             11               18
  STONE-------------------------   3             80               69
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   4   .06      123    1.85      104    1.56
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   3            121               84
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             41               26
  STONE-------------------------   5            183              121
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   8            345              231
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                1
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-   8   .04      368    1.66      232    1.05
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                2
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                2
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              1     .08        4     .34
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   3            121               86
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             41               26
  STONE-------------------------   5            184              123
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   8            346              235
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             23                1
       GRAND TOTAL--------------   8   .03      369    1.58      236    1.01

TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2004

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------      60
  NONMETAL----------------------       6
  STONE-------------------------       6
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-      72    4.65    2,958     3,097,595
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------      98
  NONMETAL----------------------      32
  STONE-------------------------     151
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     281
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     305    2.18   27,717    27,946,970
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     377    2.43   30,675    31,044,565
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------      50
  NONMETAL----------------------      29
  STONE-------------------------     152
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     231    3.47   11,767    13,298,675
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               69        51,972
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     208
  NONMETAL----------------------      67
  STONE-------------------------     309
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     584
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     608    2.74   42,511    44,395,212
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       2
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       3
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       5     .42    1,981     2,359,771
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     210
  NONMETAL----------------------      67
  STONE-------------------------     312
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     589
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     613    2.62   44,492    46,754,983



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