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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 --  2002

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------  2    .05      163    3.69      117    2.65
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      101    3.92       35    1.36
  STONE-------------------------  -      -       92    3.95       25    1.07
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-  2    .02      356    3.82      177    1.90
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------  -      -      191    1.88      109    1.07
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      112    2.28       63    1.28
  STONE------------------------- 10    .03      941    3.00      447    1.43
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES-- 10    .02    1,244    2.68      619    1.33
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03      826    2.52      415    1.27
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES----- 20    .03    2,070    2.61    1,034    1.31
       TOTAL, MINES------------- 22    .02    2,426    2.74    1,211    1.37
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------  2    .02      280    2.53      221    2.00
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      381    2.92      183    1.40
  STONE-------------------------  9    .03    1,417    3.94      631    1.75
       TOTAL, MILLS------------- 11    .02    2,078    3.46    1,035    1.72
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------  -      -        6    2.21        3    1.11
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -        -       -        -       -
  STONE-------------------------  -      -       12    5.00        9    3.75
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---  -      -       18    3.52       12    2.35
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------  4    .02      640    2.47      450    1.73
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      594    2.89      281    1.37
  STONE------------------------- 19    .03    2,462    3.52    1,112    1.59
       SUBTOTAL----------------- 23    .02    3,696    3.18    1,843    1.58
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03      826    2.52      415    1.27
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS- 33    .02    4,522    3.03    2,258    1.51
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------  -      -        2     .06        1     .03
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -        3     .09        2     .06
  STONE-------------------------  -      -       11     .10        7     .06
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------  -      -        6     .12        1     .02
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----  -      -       22     .10       11     .05
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------  4    .01      642    2.19      451    1.54
  NONMETAL----------------------  -      -      597    2.51      283    1.19
  STONE------------------------- 19    .02    2,473    3.06    1,119    1.38
       SUBTOTAL----------------- 23    .02    3,712    2.77    1,853    1.38
  SAND AND GRAVEL--------------- 10    .03      832    2.21      416    1.10
       GRAND TOTAL-------------- 33    .02    4,544    2.65    2,269    1.32


TABLE 2. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2002

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------     282    6.38    4,668      8,840,621
  NONMETAL----------------------     136    5.28    2,582      5,147,197
  STONE-------------------------     117    5.03    2,282      4,652,757
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-     535    5.74    9,532     18,640,575
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------     300    2.95    9,883     20,349,646
  NONMETAL----------------------     175    3.56    5,138      9,843,837
  STONE-------------------------   1,398    4.46   32,593     62,633,428
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   1,873    4.04   47,614     92,826,911
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,251    3.82   37,055     65,506,754
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   3,124    3.95   84,669    158,333,665
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   3,659    4.14   94,201    176,974,240
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------     503    4.54   10,764     22,142,043
  NONMETAL----------------------     564    4.33   12,225     26,066,072
  STONE-------------------------   2,057    5.72   33,703     71,962,500
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   3,124    5.20   56,692    120,170,615
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       9    3.32      261        542,793
  NONMETAL----------------------       -       -        -              -
  STONE-------------------------      21    8.74      265        480,454
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---      30    5.86      526      1,023,247
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   1,094    4.22   25,576     51,875,103
  NONMETAL----------------------     875    4.26   19,945     41,057,106
  STONE-------------------------   3,593    5.14   68,843    139,729,139
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   5,562    4.78  114,364    232,661,348
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,251    3.82   37,055     65,506,754
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-   6,813    4.57  151,419    298,168,102
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       3     .09    3,361      6,623,490
  NONMETAL----------------------       5     .15    3,471      6,481,979
  STONE-------------------------      18     .16   11,711     21,997,433
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       7     .14    7,196      9,791,248
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----      33     .15   25,739     44,894,150
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   1,097    3.75   28,937     58,498,593
  NONMETAL----------------------     880    3.70   23,416     47,539,085
  STONE-------------------------   3,611    4.47   80,554    161,726,572
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   5,588    4.17  132,907    267,764,250
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   1,258    3.34   44,251     75,298,002
       GRAND TOTAL--------------   6,846    3.99  177,158    343,062,252