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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 --  2003

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   -             20               26
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              3                2
  STONE-------------------------   -              3                1
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   -             26    2.24       29    2.50
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -             39               31
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             11               10
  STONE-------------------------   1             60               37
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   2            110               78
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             13                5
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   2   .02      123    1.03       83     .70
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   2   .02      149    1.14      112     .86
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   -             28               23
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              9               13
  STONE-------------------------   2             71               60
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   2   .03      108    1.88       96    1.67
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   -             87               80
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             23               25
  STONE-------------------------   3            134               98
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   4            244              203
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             13                5
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-   4   .02      257    1.36      208    1.10
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              4                1
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                1
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              4     .36        2     .18
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   -             91               81
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             23               26
  STONE-------------------------   3            134               98
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   4            248              205
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             13                5
       GRAND TOTAL--------------   4   .02      261    1.31      210    1.05


TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE HOURS, BY WORK LOCATION AND MINERAL
           INDUSTRY                                  JANUARY - DECEMBER --  2003

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------      46
  NONMETAL----------------------       5
  STONE-------------------------       4
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-      55    4.75    2,456     2,317,063
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------      70
  NONMETAL----------------------      22
  STONE-------------------------      98
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     190
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      18
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     208    1.74   25,493    23,873,628
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     263    2.01   27,949    26,190,691
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------      51
  NONMETAL----------------------      22
  STONE-------------------------     133
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     206    3.58   11,514    11,510,748
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               30        39,818
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     167
  NONMETAL----------------------      49
  STONE-------------------------     235
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     451
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      18
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     469    2.49   39,493    37,741,257
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       5
  NONMETAL----------------------       1
  STONE-------------------------       -
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       6     .54    1,665     2,203,467
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     172
  NONMETAL----------------------      50
  STONE-------------------------     235
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     457
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      18
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     475    2.38   41,158    39,944,724