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Table 7. Number of Contractor Injuries, Average Number of
Employees, Employee-Hours, and Coal Production
By Work Location, State, and Mineral Industry


                                  January - December --  1993

       State                      Underground Mines
        And      Number of Injuries        Avg
      Mineral                              No.            Emp     Production
      Industry   Fatal  NFDL   NDL         Emp           Hours   (Short Tons)

Alabama            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------       28

Alaska             
  Metal------------        1     2
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        1     2

  Coal-------------

Arizona            
  Metal------------       12     7
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------       12     7

  Coal-------------

Arkansas           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

California         
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Colorado           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------        9     9

Florida            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Georgia            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Idaho              
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Illinois           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------        1
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        1

  Coal-------------        7     2

Indiana            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------        6

Iowa               
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Kansas             
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------       11     1
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------       11     1

  Coal-------------

Kentucky           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------       58    26

Louisiana          
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------        1
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        1

  Coal-------------

Maine              
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Maryland           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------        8     1

Michigan           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Minnesota          
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Mississippi        
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Missouri           
  Metal------------              1
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------        1
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        1     1

  Coal-------------

Montana            
  Metal------------        4
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        4

  Coal-------------

Nebraska           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Nevada             
  Metal------------        6     8
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        6     8

  Coal-------------

New Mexico         
  Metal------------        2
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        2

  Coal-------------

New York           
  Metal------------              1
  Nonmetal---------              1
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------              2

  Coal-------------

North Carolina     
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

North Dakota       
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Ohio               
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------        4     2

Oklahoma           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Pennsylvania       
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-anthracite--
       Bituminous--       10     1

Puerto Rico        
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

South Carolina     
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

South Dakota       
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Tennessee          
  Metal------------        7
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        7

  Coal-------------        1

Texas              
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Utah               
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------        4     5

Vermont            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Virginia           
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------        1
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        1

  Coal-------------  1     6     2

Washington         
  Metal------------  1     4     3
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------  1     4     3

  Coal-------------

West Virginia      
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------       65    16

Wisconsin          
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------

  Coal-------------

Wyoming            
  Metal------------
  Nonmetal---------        6     2
  Stone------------
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------        6     2

  Coal-------------        2     1

Nation             
  Metal------------  1    36    22
  Nonmetal---------       18     4
  Stone------------        3
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------  1    57    26       2,087       1,753,094

  Coal-------------  1   208    65       8,622       8,586,745       477,724


State Surface Operations And Number of Injuries Avg Mineral No. Emp Production Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours (Short Tons) Alabama Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 2 Coal------------- 1 Alaska Metal------------ 3 4 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 4 Coal------------- Arizona Metal------------ 20 21 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 22 23 Coal------------- Arkansas Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- California Metal------------ 6 3 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 1 8 3 Coal------------- 1 Colorado Metal------------ 1 Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 1 Coal------------- 1 Florida Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 9 4 Stone------------ 1 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 10 5 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 2 Stone------------ 7 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 10 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ 5 2 Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 3 Sand and Gravel-- 2 Total------- 11 2 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 Coal------------- 1 2 Indiana Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 Coal------------- 8 1 Iowa Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Kansas Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 3 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 Coal------------- Kentucky Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 23 11 Louisiana Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 1 Maine Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Michigan Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 6 3 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 6 3 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ 2 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 Coal------------- 2 Montana Metal------------ 1 1 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 2 Coal------------- Nebraska Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ 51 32 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 51 32 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ 6 4 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 8 4 Coal------------- 6 2 New York Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 1 Stone------------ 1 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 2 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 3 2 Ohio Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 1 Coal------------- 4 1 Oklahoma Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 Pennsylvania Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 6 7 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 6 7 Coal-anthracite-- 2 Bituminous-- 16 1 Puerto Rico Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ 1 4 1 Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 1 7 1 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ 12 5 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 12 5 Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Texas Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 4 3 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 1 4 3 Coal------------- 33 31 Utah Metal------------ 10 8 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- 2 Total------- 12 8 Coal------------- Vermont Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 2 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 3 4 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 4 Coal------------- 1 Washington Metal------------ 1 5 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 2 5 Coal------------- West Virginia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- 4 22 5 Wisconsin Metal------------ 2 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- 1 1 Total------- 4 1 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- 1 Total------- 1 Coal------------- 22 22 Nation Metal------------ 1 124 86 Nonmetal--------- 15 6 Stone------------ 2 53 27 Sand and Gravel-- 2 11 1 Total------- 5 203 120 14,833 16,946,714 Coal------------- 5 148 79 14,190 14,385,317 2,397,002
State Mills/Prep Plants And Number of Injuries Avg Mineral No. Emp Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours Alabama Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 2 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 2 Coal------------- 3 Alaska Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Arizona Metal------------ 20 7 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 21 7 Coal------------- Arkansas Metal------------ 3 1 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 1 Coal------------- California Metal------------ 1 Nonmetal--------- 1 1 Stone------------ 4 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 6 2 Coal------------- Colorado Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 Florida Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 1 Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 2 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 10 13 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 10 13 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ 3 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 8 2 Indiana Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 Coal------------- Iowa Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Kansas Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 5 5 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 5 6 Coal------------- Kentucky Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 2 20 5 Louisiana Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Maine Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 Michigan Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 15 4 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 15 4 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ 4 2 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 4 2 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 1 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 1 Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 3 2 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 2 Coal------------- Montana Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- 1 Nebraska Metal------------ 1 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ 1 14 10 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 14 10 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ 2 1 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 1 Coal------------- 1 New York Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 1 7 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 7 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Ohio Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ 3 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 4 Coal------------- 2 1 Oklahoma Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Pennsylvania Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 3 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 Coal-anthracite-- 1 1 4 Bituminous-- 9 3 Puerto Rico Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ 1 Nonmetal--------- 2 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 3 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- 1 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- 1 Texas Metal------------ 10 15 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 3 8 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 13 23 Coal------------- 1 1 Utah Metal------------ 1 1 Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 1 Coal------------- 2 Vermont Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- 1 Washington Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- Coal------------- West Virginia Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- 2 19 6 Wisconsin Metal------------ Nonmetal--------- Stone------------ 1 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ 1 2 Nonmetal--------- 2 6 Stone------------ Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 4 6 Coal------------- 6 2 Nation Metal------------ 2 61 38 Nonmetal--------- 1 17 27 Stone------------ 2 43 35 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 5 121 100 6,834 7,869,976 Coal------------- 5 75 26 5,289 5,492,289