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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 --  1996

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:
  METAL-------------------------   1             71               50
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             11                6
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                1
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   1   .06       83    5.11       57    3.51
SURFACE MINES:
  METAL-------------------------   1            150               99
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             26               11
  STONE-------------------------   4             85               34
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   6            261              144
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1             15                6
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   7   .06      276    2.28      150    1.24
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   8   .06      359    2.62      207    1.51
MILLS:
  METAL-------------------------   -             67               61
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             30               18
  STONE-------------------------   3             82               52
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   3   .06      179    3.41      131    2.50
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:
  METAL-------------------------   2            288              210
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             67               35
  STONE-------------------------   7            168               87
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  10            523              332
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1             15                6
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-  11   .06      538    2.83      338    1.78
OFFICEWORKERS:
  METAL-------------------------   -              6                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                1
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              6     .52        1     .09
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE-
 WORKERS):
  METAL-------------------------   2            294              210
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             67               35
  STONE-------------------------   7            168               88
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  10            529              333
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1             15                6
       GRAND TOTAL--------------  11   .05      544    2.70      339    1.68




TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1996

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:
  METAL-------------------------     122
  NONMETAL----------------------      17
  STONE-------------------------       2
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     141    8.68    3,133     3,247,366
SURFACE MINES:
  METAL-------------------------     250
  NONMETAL----------------------      38
  STONE-------------------------     123
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     411
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     433    3.58   19,610    24,196,328
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     574    4.18   22,743    27,443,694
MILLS:
  METAL-------------------------     128
  NONMETAL----------------------      48
  STONE-------------------------     137
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     313    5.97    9,631    10,492,783
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               40        50,305
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:
  METAL-------------------------     500
  NONMETAL----------------------     103
  STONE-------------------------     262
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     865
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     887    4.67   32,414    37,986,782
OFFICEWORKERS:
  METAL-------------------------       6
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       1
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       7     .61    1,789     2,295,400
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE-
 WORKERS):
  METAL-------------------------     506
  NONMETAL----------------------     103
  STONE-------------------------     263
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     872
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     894    4.44   34,203    40,282,182