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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 --  1994


Work Location                          Fatal         NFDL              NDL
      And                        Fatal  Inc    NFDL   Inc        NDL   Inc
Mineral Industry                       Rates          Rates            Rates

Underground Mines:              
  Metal-------------------------   -             45               49
  Nonmetal----------------------   -              9                8
  Stone-------------------------   -              3                1
       Total, Underground Mines-   -             57    4.79       58    4.87

Surface Mines:                  
  Metal-------------------------   -            130               72
  Nonmetal----------------------   1             27               11
  Stone-------------------------   3             63               31
       Subtotal, Surface Mines--   4            220              114
  Sand and Gravel---------------   -             15                3
       Total, Surface Mines-----   4   .04      235    2.38      117    1.18
       Total, Mines-------------   4   .04      292    2.64      175    1.58

Mills:                          
  Metal-------------------------   -             81               49
  Nonmetal----------------------   -             24               19
  Stone-------------------------   2             88               61
       Total, Mills-------------   2   .04      193    3.76      129    2.51
Independent Shops and Yards:    
  Metal-------------------------   -              1                -
  Nonmetal----------------------   -              -                -
  Stone-------------------------   -              -                -
       Total, Shops and Yards---   -              1   28.37        -

All Mines, Mills and Shops:     
  Metal-------------------------   -            257              170
  Nonmetal----------------------   1             60               38
  Stone-------------------------   5            154               93
       Subtotal-----------------   6            471              301
  Sand and Gravel---------------   -             15                3
       Total, Mines/mills/shops-   6   .04      486    3.00      304    1.88

Officeworkers:                  
  Metal-------------------------   -              4                -
  Nonmetal----------------------   -              -                -
  Stone-------------------------   -              -                1
  Sand and Gravel---------------   -              -                -

      Total, Officeworkers-----   -              4     .40        1     .10

Summary Total (Includes Office- 
 Workers):                      
  Metal-------------------------   -            261              170
  Nonmetal----------------------   1             60               38
  Stone-------------------------   5            154               94
       Subtotal-----------------   6            475              302
  Sand and Gravel---------------   -             15                3
       Grand Total--------------   6   .03      490    2.85      305    1.77

 
Underground Mines:              
  Metal-------------------------      94
  Nonmetal----------------------      17
  Stone-------------------------       4
       Total, Underground Mines-     115    9.67    3,031     2,379,538

Surface Mines:                  
  Metal-------------------------     202
  Nonmetal----------------------      39
  Stone-------------------------      97
       Subtotal, Surface Mines--     338
  Sand and Gravel---------------      18
       Total, Surface Mines-----     356    3.60   17,540    19,764,322
       Total, Mines-------------     471    4.25   20,571    22,143,860

Mills:                          
  Metal-------------------------     130
  Nonmetal----------------------      43
  Stone-------------------------     151
       Total, Mills-------------     324    6.31    8,568    10,272,994

Independent Shops and Yards:    
  Metal-------------------------       1
  Nonmetal----------------------       -
  Stone-------------------------       -
       Total, Shops and Yards---       1   28.37       18         7,049

All Mines, Mills and Shops:     
 Metal-------------------------     427
  Nonmetal----------------------      99
  Stone-------------------------     252
       Subtotal-----------------     778
  Sand and Gravel---------------      18
       Total, Mines/mills/shops-     796    4.91   29,157    32,423,903

Officeworkers:                  
  Metal-------------------------       4
  Nonmetal----------------------       -
  Stone-------------------------       1
  Sand and Gravel---------------       -
       Total, Officeworkers-----       5     .51    1,507     1,978,574

Summary Total (Includes Office- 
 Workers):                      
  Metal-------------------------     431
  Nonmetal----------------------      99
  Stone-------------------------     253
       Subtotal-----------------     783
  Sand and Gravel---------------      18
       Grand Total--------------     801    4.66   30,664    34,402,477
 



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