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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 --  2002

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

UNDERGROUND MINES:              
  METAL-------------------------   1             18               26
  NONMETAL----------------------   1              7                2
  STONE-------------------------   -              2                2
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-   2   .17       27    2.30       30    2.55
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -             37               29
  NONMETAL----------------------   -             28                4
  STONE-------------------------   2             83               31
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--   2            148               64
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             17                5
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----   2   .02      165    1.41       69     .59
       TOTAL, MINES-------------   4   .03      192    1.49       99     .77
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------   -             26               30
  NONMETAL----------------------   1             27                9
  STONE-------------------------   2             73               56
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------   3   .05      126    2.24       95    1.69
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                -
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              -                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---   -              -                -
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------   1             81               85
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             62               15
  STONE-------------------------   4            158               89
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   7            301              189
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             17                5
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-   7   .04      318    1.72      194    1.05
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------   -              -                1
  NONMETAL----------------------   -              1                -
  STONE-------------------------   -              4                2
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -              -                -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----   -              5     .46        3     .27
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------   1             81               86
  NONMETAL----------------------   2             63               15
  STONE-------------------------   4            162               91
       SUBTOTAL-----------------   7            306              192
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------   -             17                5
       GRAND TOTAL--------------   7   .04      323    1.65      197    1.00

TABLE 6. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR 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-------------------------      45
  NONMETAL----------------------      10
  STONE-------------------------       4
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-      59    5.02    2,799     2,348,702
SURFACE MINES:                  
  METAL-------------------------      66
  NONMETAL----------------------      32
  STONE-------------------------     116
       SUBTOTAL, SURFACE MINES--     214
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES-----     236    2.02   25,315    23,419,666
       TOTAL, MINES-------------     295    2.29   28,114    25,768,368
MILLS:                          
  METAL-------------------------      56
  NONMETAL----------------------      37
  STONE-------------------------     131
       TOTAL, MILLS-------------     224    3.98   11,086    11,253,137
INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND YARDS:    
  METAL-------------------------       -
  NONMETAL----------------------       -
  STONE-------------------------       -
       TOTAL, SHOPS AND YARDS---       -               41        44,805
ALL MINES, MILLS AND SHOPS:     
  METAL-------------------------     167
  NONMETAL----------------------      79
  STONE-------------------------     251
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     497
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       TOTAL, MINES/MILLS/SHOPS-     519    2.80   39,241    37,066,310
OFFICEWORKERS:                  
  METAL-------------------------       1
  NONMETAL----------------------       1
  STONE-------------------------       6
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------       -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS-----       8     .73    1,749     2,182,324
SUMMARY TOTAL (INCLUDES OFFICE- 
 WORKERS):                      
  METAL-------------------------     168
  NONMETAL----------------------      80
  STONE-------------------------     257
       SUBTOTAL-----------------     505
  SAND AND GRAVEL---------------      22
       GRAND TOTAL--------------     527    2.69   40,990    39,248,634



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