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TABLE 2. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR 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-------------------------  4    .05      473    6.31      303    4.04
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      130    3.33       79    2.03
  STONE-------------------------  2    .10       95    4.70       40    1.98
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-  6    .04      698    5.20      422    3.14
SURFACE MINES:
  METAL-------------------------  2    .01      454    2.34      282    1.45
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      125    2.14       89    1.52
  STONE------------------------- 11    .04    1,120    3.95      612    2.16
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES-- 13    .02    1,699    3.17      983    1.83
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03      997    3.32      616    2.05
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES----- 23    .03    2,696    3.23    1,599    1.91
       TOTAL, MINES------------- 29    .03    3,394    3.50    2,021    2.08
MILLS:
  METAL-------------------------  -      -      577    2.96      495    2.54
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      443    2.75      263    1.63
  STONE-------------------------  7    .02    1,399    3.73      994    2.65
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------  7    .01    2,419    3.31    1,752    2.40
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:
  METAL-------------------------  -      -        3     .83       11    3.04
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -        -       -        -       -
  STONE-------------------------  -      -        3     .87        3     .87
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---  -      -        6     .85       14    1.98
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:
  METAL-------------------------  6    .01    1,507    3.22    1,091    2.33
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      698    2.70      431    1.67
  STONE------------------------- 20    .03    2,617    3.84    1,649    2.42
       SUBTOTAL----------------- 26    .02    4,822    3.42    3,171    2.25
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03      997    3.32      616    2.05
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS- 36    .02    5,819    3.41    3,787    2.22
OFFICEWORKERS:
  METAL-------------------------  -      -        6     .11        5     .09
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -        4     .10        3     .07
  STONE-------------------------  -      -       10     .10        8     .08
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------  -      -        7     .15        3     .06
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----  -      -       27     .11       19     .08
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE-
 WORKERS):
  METAL-------------------------  6    .01    1,513    2.91    1,096    2.11
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      702    2.34      434    1.45
  STONE------------------------- 20    .03    2,627    3.35    1,657    2.11
       SUBTOTAL----------------- 26    .02    4,842    3.02    3,187    1.99
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03    1,004    2.90      619    1.79
       GRAND TOTAL-------------- 36    .02    5,846    3.00    3,806    1.95




TABLE 2. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR 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-------------------------     780   10.40    7,574     14,999,411
  NONMETAL----------------------     209    5.36    3,741      7,799,093
  STONE-------------------------     137    6.78    1,872      4,041,274
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   1,126    8.39   13,187     26,839,778
SURFACE MINES:
  METAL-------------------------     738    3.80   18,225     38,821,185
  NONMETAL----------------------     214    3.66    5,948     11,687,687
  STONE-------------------------   1,743    6.15   28,333     56,658,334
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   2,695    5.03   52,506    107,167,206
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,623    5.41   33,152     60,001,094
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   4,318    5.17   85,658    167,168,300
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   5,444    5.61   98,845    194,008,078
MILLS:
  METAL-------------------------   1,072    5.51   18,159     38,926,602
  NONMETAL----------------------     706    4.38   15,193     32,240,194
  STONE-------------------------   2,400    6.40   34,953     75,053,451
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   4,178    5.71   68,305    146,220,247
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:
  METAL-------------------------      14    3.87      340        724,199
  NONMETAL----------------------       -       -        -              -
  STONE-------------------------       6    1.73      298        692,727
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---      20    2.82      638      1,416,926
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:
  METAL-------------------------   2,604    5.57   44,298     93,471,397
  NONMETAL----------------------   1,129    4.37   24,882     51,726,974
  STONE-------------------------   4,286    6.28   65,456    136,445,786
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   8,019    5.69  134,636    281,644,157
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,623    5.41   33,152     60,001,094
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-   9,642    5.64  167,788    341,645,251
OFFICEWORKERS:
  METAL-------------------------      11     .21    5,473     10,591,047
  NONMETAL----------------------       7     .17    4,204      8,276,264
  STONE-------------------------      18     .18   10,563     20,251,409
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      10     .21    6,814      9,313,845
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----      46     .19   27,054     48,432,565
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE-
 WORKERS):
  METAL-------------------------   2,615    5.03   49,771    104,062,444
  NONMETAL----------------------   1,136    3.79   29,086     60,003,238
  STONE-------------------------   4,304    5.49   76,019    156,697,195
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   8,055    5.02  154,876    320,762,877
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,633    4.71   39,966     69,314,939
       GRAND TOTAL--------------   9,688    4.97  194,842    390,077,816