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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 --  1995

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   1             62               54
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             11                5
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                3
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   1   .06       74    4.73       62    3.96
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   4            144              109
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             27               20
  STONE-------------------------   4             46               27
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   8            217              156
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             13                8
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----  11   .09      230    1.90      164    1.35
       TOTAL, MINES-------------  12   .09      304    2.22      226    1.65
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   1             50               52
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             23               27
  STONE-------------------------   2             88               78
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   3   .06      161    3.05      157    2.97
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   6            256              215
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             61               52
  STONE-------------------------   6            135              108
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  12            452              375
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             13                8
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-  15   .08      465    2.45      383    2.02
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              1                1
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              1                1
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              2     .17        2     .17
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   6            257              216
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             61               52
  STONE-------------------------   6            136              109
       SUBTOTAL-----------------  12            454              377
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   3             13                8
       GRAND TOTAL--------------  15   .07      467    2.31      385    1.91













TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  1995

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------     117
  NONMETAL----------------------      16
  STONE-------------------------       4
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     137    8.75    3,674     3,131,163
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------     257
  NONMETAL----------------------      47
  STONE-------------------------      77
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     381
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     405    3.34   20,386    24,269,226
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     542    3.96   24,060    27,400,389
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------     103
  NONMETAL----------------------      50
  STONE-------------------------     168
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     321    6.07    9,513    10,574,402
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               13         5,683
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     477
  NONMETAL----------------------     113
  STONE-------------------------     249
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     839
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     863    4.54   33,586    37,980,474
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       2
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       2
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       4     .33    1,851     2,402,111
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     479
  NONMETAL----------------------     113
  STONE-------------------------     251
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     843
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      24
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     867    4.29   35,437    40,382,585