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Table 3. Number of Operator Injuries, Average Number of Employees, 
Employee-Hours, and Coal Production by
Work Location, State, and Mineral Industry

                                January - December --  1993

       State                      Underground Mines
        And      Number of Injuries        Avg                      Production
      Mineral                              No.            Emp      (Short Tons)
      Industry   Fatal    NFDL    NDL      Emp           Hours

Alabama            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       5            9,636
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       5            9,636

  Coal------------- -      515    120   3,349        6,719,679      15,596,756

Alaska             
  Metal------------ -        8      7     103          207,591
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      7     103          207,591

  Coal------------- -        -      -       4            1,520               -

Arizona            
  Metal------------ 6       64     35   1,803        3,242,145
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 6       64     35   1,803        3,242,145

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Arkansas           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -      18           38,100
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -      18           38,100

  Coal------------- -        -      1       6            2,741           1,748

California         
  Metal------------ -        4      6     181          250,973
  Nonmetal--------- -        6      -      30           32,544
  Stone------------ -        2      -      18           25,561
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       12      6     229          309,078

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Colorado           

  Metal------------ -       21     11     499          894,593
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       2               80
  Stone------------ -        3      -      25           37,454
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       24     11     526          932,127

  Coal------------- -       92     39   1,115        2,173,085      12,627,577

Connecticut        
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Delaware           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Florida            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Georgia            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        1      1      49          116,796
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        1      1      49          116,796

  Coal-------------

Hawaii             
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Idaho              
  Metal------------ -       35     15     305          589,063
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       35     15     305          589,063

  Coal-------------

Illinois           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      1      66          132,801
  Stone------------ -        7      7      78          162,437
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      8     144          295,238

  Coal------------- 1      633    150   5,000       10,214,271      34,977,461

Indiana            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        4      4      66          149,247
  Stone------------ -        4      7      74          162,615
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8     11     140          311,862

  Coal------------- -       24     12     223          432,541       1,280,609

Iowa               
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      3      66          121,323
  Stone------------ 1        2      9     154          353,262
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1        2     12     220          474,585

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Kansas             
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        7      6      72          152,441
  Stone------------ -        1      1      57          108,803
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      7     129          261,244

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Kentucky           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ 1       13     12     525          940,569
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       13     12     525          940,569

  Coal-------------14    1,666    391  14,897       27,304,548      88,901,471

Louisiana          
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        9      2     368          807,230
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        9      2     368          807,230

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Maine              
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Maryland           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        2      1      34           68,056
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        2      1      34           68,056

  Coal------------- -       18     17     258          522,588       2,480,821

Massachusetts      
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Michigan           
  Metal------------ -       73     39     808        1,617,637
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      -      18           38,476
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       74     39     826        1,656,113

  Coal-------------

Minnesota          
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Mississippi        
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Missouri           
  Metal------------ 1        8     31     582        1,080,080
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -       23     10     285          596,167
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       31     41     867        1,676,247

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Montana            
  Metal------------ -       52     31     518          883,096
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      3      90          111,730
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       53     34     608          994,826

  Coal------------- -        -      -       7            9,844          10,414

Nebraska           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ 1        5      6      85          152,554
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1        5      6      85          152,554

  Coal-------------

Nevada             
  Metal------------ 1       14     17     266          422,135
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -      10           12,230
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       14     17     276          434,365

  Coal-------------

New Hampshire      
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

New Jersey         
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

New Mexico         
  Metal------------ -       10      2     120          231,648
  Nonmetal--------- 1       75     12     990        1,984,089
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       85     14   1,110        2,215,737

  Coal------------- -       31      3     209          384,435         718,765

New York           
  Metal------------ -        5      9     109          213,992
  Nonmetal--------- -       15     10     487        1,001,736
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       20     19     596        1,215,728

  Coal-------------

North Carolina     
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

North Dakota       
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Ohio               
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -       25      5     321          659,106
  Stone------------ -        1      -      10           18,980
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       26      5     331          678,086

  Coal------------- -       82     50   1,294        2,897,162      10,444,936

Oklahoma           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        3      -      21           42,610
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        3      -      21           42,610

  Coal------------- -        6      -      40           94,612          92,510

Oregon             
  Metal------------ -        5      3      36           67,276
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        5      3      36           67,276

  Coal-------------

Pennsylvania       
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       3            1,378
  Stone------------ 3       14      1     202          456,728
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 3       14      1     205          458,106

  Coal-anthracite-- -       20      1     297          390,828         400,082
       Bituminous-- 2      814    250   5,261       10,814,332      36,884,073

Puerto Rico        
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Rhode Island       
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

South Carolina     
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

South Dakota       
  Metal------------ -       40     61     946        1,824,662
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       40     61     946        1,824,662

  Coal-------------

Tennessee          
  Metal------------ -       38     27     720        1,420,802
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        2      3      68          160,487
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       40     30     788        1,581,289

  Coal------------- 3       34      4     441          739,603       1,902,046

Texas              
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        5      -      79          166,293
  Stone------------ -        1      1      13           27,400
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        6      1      92          193,693

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

Utah               
  Metal------------ -        -      -      11           19,760
  Nonmetal--------- -       11      3      73          129,844
  Stone------------ -        -      -       2            4,337
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       11      3      86          153,941

  Coal------------- -       92     50   1,815        3,464,958      21,764,264

Vermont            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        1      -      23           46,445
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        1      -      23           46,445

  Coal-------------

Virgin Islands     
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       -                -

  Coal-------------

Virginia           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      1      79          171,701
  Stone------------ 2        3      1     143          246,599
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 2        4      2     222          418,300

  Coal------------- -      554    168   6,370       11,825,365      29,843,592

Washington         
  Metal------------ -        8     19     204          394,516
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8     19     204          394,516

  Coal------------- -        -      -       -                -               -

West Virginia      
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        5      -     100          199,351
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        5      -     100          199,351

  Coal------------- 5    1,425    297  14,661       26,057,910      88,044,769

Wisconsin          
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       9           19,912
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       9           19,912

  Coal-------------

Wyoming            
  Metal------------ -        -      1      33           12,732
  Nonmetal--------- -       29     33   1,102        2,220,616
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       29     34   1,135        2,233,348

  Coal------------- -       35      9     257          550,838       1,986,668

Nation             
  Metal------------ 8      385    314   7,244       13,372,701
  Nonmetal--------- 1      190     83   3,931        7,912,777
  Stone------------ 8       93     60   1,989        3,974,947
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total-------17      668    457  13,164       25,260,425

  Coal-------------25    6,041  1,562  55,504      104,600,860     347,958,562


State Surface Operations And Number of Injuries Avg Production Mineral No. Emp (Short Tons) Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours Alabama Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 89 162,080 Stone------------ - 19 9 420 1,034,340 Sand and Gravel-- - 22 14 626 1,243,612 Total------- - 43 23 1,135 2,440,032 Coal------------- 1 51 31 1,719 3,058,773 9,071,518 Alaska Metal------------ - 19 4 419 1,030,328 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - 1 84 70,804 Sand and Gravel-- - 3 2 135 139,905 Total------- - 22 7 638 1,241,037 Coal------------- - 2 - 108 207,788 1,597,959 Arizona Metal------------ - 68 55 3,896 8,218,232 Nonmetal--------- - 2 4 117 182,698 Stone------------ - 10 2 168 287,355 Sand and Gravel-- - 45 21 1,404 2,339,452 Total------- - 125 82 5,585 11,027,737 Coal------------- - 19 3 760 1,703,707 12,146,243 Arkansas Metal------------ - - - 7 9,231 Nonmetal--------- - 1 5 90 125,916 Stone------------ - 42 47 642 1,251,248 Sand and Gravel-- 1 18 10 498 999,075 Total------- 1 61 62 1,237 2,385,470 Coal------------- - 1 - 17 32,532 63,761 California Metal------------ - 56 34 955 1,962,318 Nonmetal--------- - 10 4 372 704,228 Stone------------ - 62 36 1,050 1,731,934 Sand and Gravel-- 1 206 111 3,559 6,113,133 Total------- 1 334 185 5,936 10,511,613 Coal------------- - 1 - 12 17,285 87,141 Colorado Metal------------ 1 1 1 111 230,352 Nonmetal--------- - - - 74 90,194 Stone------------ - 8 16 354 633,968 Sand and Gravel-- - 47 23 1,184 1,767,370 Total------- 1 56 40 1,723 2,721,884 Coal------------- - 5 9 650 1,234,780 9,020,635 Connecticut Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 3,345 Stone------------ - 8 3 233 424,190 Sand and Gravel-- - 2 1 233 323,028 Total------- - 10 4 468 750,563 Coal------------- Delaware Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- - - 1 63 92,166 Total------- - - 1 63 92,166 Coal------------- Florida Metal------------ - 10 8 273 623,869 Nonmetal--------- - 25 17 1,510 2,692,950 Stone------------ - 61 37 1,433 3,204,414 Sand and Gravel-- - 20 14 492 1,096,419 Total------- - 116 76 3,708 7,617,652 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 23 16 706 1,530,083 Stone------------ - 41 40 1,047 2,068,726 Sand and Gravel-- - 12 6 230 463,124 Total------- - 76 62 1,983 4,061,933 Coal------------- Hawaii Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 23 6 387 695,332 Sand and Gravel-- - - - 3 6,818 Total------- - 23 6 390 702,150 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ - - 2 121 123,997 Nonmetal--------- 2 18 19 393 797,379 Stone------------ - 8 4 193 253,491 Sand and Gravel-- - 20 14 522 670,081 Total------- 2 46 39 1,229 1,844,948 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 36 68,161 Stone------------ - 37 22 1,044 2,273,161 Sand and Gravel-- 1 24 16 902 1,688,183 Total------- 1 62 39 1,982 4,029,505 Coal------------- - 49 2 923 1,867,126 7,856,724 Indiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 14 27,382 Stone------------ - 47 17 824 1,750,754 Sand and Gravel-- - 31 16 750 1,490,510 Total------- - 80 33 1,588 3,268,646 Coal------------- - 96 43 2,238 5,068,029 26,480,455 Iowa Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 6 66 167,933 Stone------------ - 17 12 836 1,734,657 Sand and Gravel-- - 7 9 589 1,025,661 Total------- - 27 27 1,491 2,928,251 Coal------------- - 3 2 69 107,874 175,056 Kansas Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 44 54,732 Stone------------ - 57 35 655 1,169,550 Sand and Gravel-- - 14 13 375 614,572 Total------- - 72 48 1,074 1,838,854 Coal------------- - 4 1 72 133,383 338,189 Kentucky Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 4 2 51 90,155 Stone------------ - 39 17 763 1,594,107 Sand and Gravel-- - 13 - 189 433,927 Total------- - 56 19 1,003 2,118,189 Coal------------- 1 315 70 7,088 14,671,437 62,326,161 Louisiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 35 23,541 Stone------------ - 10 3 50 116,041 Sand and Gravel-- - 9 11 597 1,127,083 Total------- - 19 14 682 1,266,665 Coal------------- - 1 2 109 236,899 3,113,388 Maine Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 1 - 127 187,734 Sand and Gravel-- - 7 5 372 415,581 Total------- - 8 5 499 603,315 Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 9 8,439 Stone------------ - 14 5 339 636,142 Sand and Gravel-- - 13 6 343 741,876 Total------- - 27 11 691 1,386,457 Coal------------- - 6 1 213 405,685 808,537 Massachusetts Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 4 4,052 Stone------------ - 9 6 367 656,546 Sand and Gravel-- - 6 2 369 605,726 Total------- - 15 8 740 1,266,324 Coal------------- Michigan Metal------------ - 43 28 912 1,739,107 Nonmetal--------- - 4 5 84 194,110 Stone------------ - 24 30 449 997,384 Sand and Gravel-- 2 48 27 1,333 2,270,653 Total------- 2 119 90 2,778 5,201,254 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ - 105 48 2,201 4,664,966 Nonmetal--------- - - - 5 5,549 Stone------------ - 14 9 437 774,611 Sand and Gravel-- - 13 17 1,183 1,586,777 Total------- - 132 74 3,826 7,031,903 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 1 75 124,805 Stone------------ - 1 1 24 43,345 Sand and Gravel-- - 11 9 620 1,198,163 Total------- - 12 11 719 1,366,313 Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ - - - 10 14,459 Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 55 71,617 Stone------------ - 65 47 1,301 2,361,379 Sand and Gravel-- - 12 22 465 685,694 Total------- - 78 69 1,831 3,133,149 Coal------------- - 6 2 211 368,339 654,279 Montana Metal------------ - 15 17 621 1,227,918 Nonmetal--------- - 4 3 140 249,348 Stone------------ - 3 1 66 108,107 Sand and Gravel-- - 15 10 427 476,563 Total------- - 37 31 1,254 2,061,936 Coal------------- - 16 20 813 1,591,728 35,837,018 Nebraska Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 4 699 Stone------------ - 1 7 86 156,866 Sand and Gravel-- - 20 23 570 955,015 Total------- - 21 30 660 1,112,580 Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ - 156 101 5,571 11,725,287 Nonmetal--------- - 11 5 173 339,977 Stone------------ - 3 2 101 187,582 Sand and Gravel-- - 14 11 509 943,009 Total------- - 184 119 6,354 13,195,855 Coal------------- New Hampshire Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 3 9 110 178,240 Sand and Gravel-- - 12 6 258 432,970 Total------- - 15 15 368 611,210 Coal------------- New Jersey Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 1 2,498 Stone------------ - 18 7 425 921,936 Sand and Gravel-- - 26 12 588 1,257,985 Total------- - 44 19 1,014 2,182,419 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ - 4 7 886 1,610,158 Nonmetal--------- - 6 9 124 188,848 Stone------------ - 12 7 279 467,230 Sand and Gravel-- 1 25 10 622 904,727 Total------- 1 47 33 1,911 3,170,963 Coal------------- 1 30 44 1,577 3,473,338 27,722,574 New York Metal------------ - - - 1 260 Nonmetal--------- - 2 2 93 153,622 Stone------------ - 35 23 858 1,570,553 Sand and Gravel-- - 35 14 1,593 2,035,175 Total------- - 72 39 2,545 3,759,610 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 7 6 543 928,214 Stone------------ - 36 37 1,083 2,261,991 Sand and Gravel-- - 14 7 568 985,642 Total------- - 57 50 2,194 4,175,847 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 2,496 Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- - 2 6 296 445,483 Total------- - 2 6 298 447,979 Coal------------- 1 13 17 907 1,874,011 32,039,685 Ohio Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 5 102 170,213 Stone------------ - 53 24 935 1,883,368 Sand and Gravel-- 1 55 30 1,314 2,763,779 Total------- 1 109 59 2,351 4,817,360 Coal------------- - 70 38 2,174 4,509,613 17,954,440 Oklahoma Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 2 147 279,511 Stone------------ - 58 14 1,044 2,224,099 Sand and Gravel-- - 14 2 339 684,667 Total------- - 72 18 1,530 3,188,277 Coal------------- - 12 6 221 511,201 1,644,567 Oregon Metal------------ - 1 - 144 183,503 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 24 33,416 Stone------------ - 19 11 765 1,198,021 Sand and Gravel-- - 12 12 600 1,009,295 Total------- - 34 23 1,533 2,424,235 Coal------------- Pennsylvania Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 20 22,725 Stone------------ - 103 67 1,931 3,958,262 Sand and Gravel-- - 39 30 832 1,483,546 Total------- - 143 97 2,783 5,464,533 Coal-anthracite-- 1 74 33 952 1,654,752 3,814,835 Bituminous-- 1 102 52 3,071 6,190,088 19,453,432 Puerto Rico Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 33 4 677 1,275,060 Sand and Gravel-- - 11 - 368 555,334 Total------- - 44 4 1,045 1,830,394 Coal------------- Rhode Island Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 2 - 27 59,014 Sand and Gravel-- - - - 119 149,743 Total------- - 2 - 146 208,757 Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ - 4 2 116 192,685 Nonmetal--------- - 1 2 95 183,341 Stone------------ - 16 13 319 722,076 Sand and Gravel-- - 8 7 365 662,552 Total------- - 29 24 895 1,760,654 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ - 10 7 160 333,413 Nonmetal--------- - - - 12 15,243 Stone------------ - 20 7 295 581,335 Sand and Gravel-- - 17 8 303 443,265 Total------- - 47 22 770 1,373,256 Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 2 3 90 168,052 Stone------------ 1 33 29 967 1,798,789 Sand and Gravel-- - 9 4 332 653,523 Total------- 1 44 36 1,389 2,620,364 Coal------------- 1 5 - 203 358,535 1,057,738 Texas Metal------------ - - 1 26 44,864 Nonmetal--------- 1 5 10 263 478,540 Stone------------ - 79 43 1,794 3,844,591 Sand and Gravel-- - 62 50 2,088 4,558,512 Total------- 1 146 104 4,171 8,926,507 Coal------------- - 60 52 3,043 6,143,729 54,878,655 Utah Metal------------ - 14 17 996 2,043,615 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 81 137,515 Stone------------ - - 3 85 141,518 Sand and Gravel-- 1 23 19 579 929,709 Total------- 1 38 40 1,741 3,252,357 Coal------------- - - - - - - Vermont Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 25 31,022 Stone------------ - 19 17 282 498,973 Sand and Gravel-- - 3 - 231 225,957 Total------- - 23 18 538 755,952 Coal------------- Virgin Islands Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 1 - 35 57,036 Sand and Gravel-- - - - - - Total------- - 1 - 35 57,036 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 5 74 130,808 Stone------------ - 41 29 930 1,965,944 Sand and Gravel-- - 6 3 367 758,545 Total------- - 47 37 1,371 2,855,297 Coal------------- - 48 31 1,529 2,819,086 9,191,638 Washington Metal------------ - 1 - 26 43,234 Nonmetal--------- - - - 18 8,751 Stone------------ - 15 6 485 746,603 Sand and Gravel-- - 38 39 1,251 1,895,292 Total------- - 54 45 1,780 2,693,880 Coal------------- - 19 8 462 939,340 4,739,391 West Virginia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 1 2,092 Stone------------ - 13 4 260 495,458 Sand and Gravel-- - 6 1 55 110,385 Total------- - 19 5 316 607,935 Coal------------- - 217 58 4,402 8,848,653 42,313,396 Wisconsin Metal------------ - 1 - 57 121,158 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ 1 47 45 913 1,581,511 Sand and Gravel-- 3 40 19 1,018 1,704,861 Total------- 4 88 64 1,988 3,407,530 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ - - 1 19 36,170 Nonmetal--------- - 4 3 124 265,156 Stone------------ - 8 7 120 243,469 Sand and Gravel-- - 6 2 239 290,986 Total------- - 18 13 502 835,781 Coal------------- 1 62 51 3,611 7,311,947 208,069,205 Nation Metal------------ 1 508 333 17,528 36,179,124 Nonmetal--------- 3 145 137 5,987 10,921,436 Stone------------ 2 1,288 821 28,099 55,078,845 Sand and Gravel--11 1,115 695 32,867 56,455,109 Total-------17 3,056 1,986 84,481 158,634,514 Coal------------- 8 1,287 576 37,154 75,339,658 592,456,620
State Mills/Prep Plants And Number of Injuries Avg Mineral No. Emp Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours Alabama Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 10 8 280 614,081 Stone------------ - 40 32 1,498 3,361,357 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 50 40 1,778 3,975,438 Coal------------- - 28 10 478 972,779 Alaska Metal------------ - 8 2 126 424,350 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 2 3,389 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 8 2 128 427,739 Coal------------- - 6 - 5 10,898 Arizona Metal------------ - 59 77 3,338 7,041,133 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 45 91,018 Stone------------ - 16 11 293 607,492 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 76 89 3,676 7,739,643 Coal------------- - 6 - 142 288,723 Arkansas Metal------------ - 24 40 740 1,444,736 Nonmetal--------- - 3 7 131 237,705 Stone------------ - 32 34 681 1,367,031 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 59 81 1,552 3,049,472 Coal------------- - - - - - California Metal------------ - 35 20 877 1,783,261 Nonmetal--------- - 61 21 1,200 2,418,555 Stone------------ - 107 54 1,686 3,557,179 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 203 95 3,763 7,758,995 Coal------------- - 4 2 35 28,703 Colorado Metal------------ - 6 8 314 567,076 Nonmetal--------- - - - 10 12,590 Stone------------ - 18 18 505 843,615 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 24 26 829 1,423,281 Coal------------- - 6 3 102 171,997 Connecticut Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 17 9 204 423,067 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 17 9 204 423,067 Coal------------- Delaware Metal------------ - - - 53 113,342 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - - - 53 113,342 Coal------------- Florida Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 21 7 1,709 2,977,328 Stone------------ - 31 25 1,007 2,344,129 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 52 32 2,716 5,321,457 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ - - 1 21 36,934 Nonmetal--------- - 95 58 3,725 8,155,144 Stone------------ - 34 27 1,231 2,705,423 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 129 86 4,977 10,897,501 Coal------------- Hawaii Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 44 17 162 292,164 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 44 17 162 292,164 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ - 6 8 242 373,994 Nonmetal--------- - 4 2 98 179,846 Stone------------ - 9 - 98 204,365 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 19 10 438 758,205 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ - 3 - 53 113,182 Nonmetal--------- - 34 11 268 611,766 Stone------------ 1 86 59 1,692 3,597,143 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 123 70 2,013 4,322,091 Coal------------- - 37 7 705 1,429,360 Indiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 5 1 50 105,954 Stone------------ - 51 35 1,053 2,235,831 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 56 36 1,103 2,341,785 Coal------------- - 10 7 350 785,162 Iowa Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 1 24 60,120 Stone------------ - 34 23 666 1,378,013 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 34 24 690 1,438,133 Coal------------- - - - - - Kansas Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 15 12 348 765,794 Stone------------ 2 65 75 613 1,221,935 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 80 87 961 1,987,729 Coal------------- - - - 7 14,855 Kentucky Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 5 1 61 131,819 Stone------------ - 28 20 902 1,956,125 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 33 21 963 2,087,944 Coal------------- 1 131 65 2,946 6,083,385 Louisiana Metal------------ - 10 19 684 1,540,677 Nonmetal--------- - 9 6 302 585,842 Stone------------ - - 2 54 101,137 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 19 27 1,040 2,227,656 Coal------------- - - - - - Maine Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 6 2 89 221,211 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 6 2 89 221,211 Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 39 27 746 1,495,239 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 39 27 746 1,495,239 Coal------------- - 2 1 43 99,497 Massachusetts Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 9 2,194 Stone------------ - 16 12 269 545,535 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 16 12 278 547,729 Coal------------- Michigan Metal------------ - 61 41 1,218 2,284,919 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 42 99,228 Stone------------ - 58 38 787 1,805,435 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 120 80 2,047 4,189,582 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ - 141 126 2,854 5,736,235 Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 960 Stone------------ - 9 3 86 184,703 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 150 129 2,942 5,921,898 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 13 8 392 836,494 Stone------------ - 2 1 130 267,997 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 15 9 522 1,104,491 Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ - 4 4 141 269,601 Nonmetal--------- - 15 3 215 406,364 Stone------------ - 140 97 2,426 4,991,312 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 159 104 2,782 5,667,277 Coal------------- - - - 23 13,607 Montana Metal------------ - 13 11 701 1,372,826 Nonmetal--------- - 13 2 172 334,163 Stone------------ - 11 13 174 330,077 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 37 26 1,047 2,037,066 Coal------------- - - 1 64 135,814 Nebraska Metal------------ - - - 18 33,501 Nonmetal--------- - 2 1 23 59,495 Stone------------ - 10 12 237 509,763 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 12 13 278 602,759 Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ - 109 69 3,171 6,387,264 Nonmetal--------- - 48 12 455 873,854 Stone------------ - 20 3 234 457,794 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 177 84 3,860 7,718,912 Coal------------- New Hampshire Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 3 1 18 42,381 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 3 1 18 42,381 Coal------------- New Jersey Metal------------ - - - 26 54,660 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 48 93,428 Stone------------ - 22 16 265 572,165 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 24 16 339 720,253 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ - 4 4 359 678,041 Nonmetal--------- - 35 18 904 1,642,147 Stone------------ - 6 3 77 155,384 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 45 25 1,340 2,475,572 Coal------------- - 2 1 94 209,138 New York Metal------------ - 1 1 59 107,263 Nonmetal--------- - 16 9 356 658,018 Stone------------ - 55 33 1,157 2,500,238 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 72 43 1,572 3,265,519 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 21 20 1,247 1,311,123 Stone------------ - 8 25 914 1,953,070 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 29 45 2,161 3,264,193 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 13 22,857 Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - - - 13 22,857 Coal------------- - - - 5 6,258 Ohio Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 10 2 82 197,185 Stone------------ - 92 58 1,482 3,201,639 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 102 60 1,564 3,398,824 Coal------------- - 10 4 498 1,082,483 Oklahoma Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 42 63,637 Stone------------ - 33 30 387 813,253 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 33 30 429 876,890 Coal------------- - - - 3 8,666 Oregon Metal------------ - - - 46 57,565 Nonmetal--------- - 7 1 75 152,755 Stone------------ - 1 8 150 273,714 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 8 9 271 484,034 Coal------------- Pennsylvania Metal------------ - 4 3 60 105,386 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 88 167,876 Stone------------ 1 198 151 3,187 6,594,460 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 204 154 3,335 6,867,722 Coal-anthracite-- - 64 21 562 1,067,928 Bituminous-- - 79 31 1,168 2,332,875 Puerto Rico Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ 1 31 3 532 1,081,864 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 31 3 532 1,081,864 Coal------------- Rhode Island Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 15 31,246 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - - - 15 31,246 Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ - 6 3 107 232,318 Nonmetal--------- - 14 3 311 665,577 Stone------------ - 13 8 637 1,328,327 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 33 14 1,055 2,226,222 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ - 7 11 204 406,041 Nonmetal--------- - 2 4 98 210,971 Stone------------ - 6 14 178 343,816 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 15 29 480 960,828 Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ - 7 7 160 294,955 Nonmetal--------- - 6 7 200 419,141 Stone------------ - 30 37 1,019 1,935,542 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 43 51 1,379 2,649,638 Coal------------- - 2 6 110 184,017 Texas Metal------------ - 85 76 1,583 3,486,200 Nonmetal--------- - 16 14 623 1,288,299 Stone------------ - 110 57 2,329 5,204,745 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 211 147 4,535 9,979,244 Coal------------- - 1 - 3 8,357 Utah Metal------------ 1 13 19 880 1,889,648 Nonmetal--------- - 9 3 216 403,314 Stone------------ - 6 7 215 472,494 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 28 29 1,311 2,765,456 Coal------------- - 2 - 86 171,414 Vermont Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 7 1 86 161,254 Stone------------ - 20 13 259 489,489 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 27 14 345 650,743 Coal------------- Virgin Islands Metal------------ - 12 4 450 861,322 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 12 4 450 861,322 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ - - - 3 5,079 Nonmetal--------- - 12 13 294 603,651 Stone------------ - 66 35 1,459 2,970,655 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 78 48 1,756 3,579,385 Coal------------- - 58 15 1,299 2,547,061 Washington Metal------------ - 8 7 177 283,532 Nonmetal--------- - 4 1 9 18,285 Stone------------ - 34 11 289 573,458 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 46 19 475 875,275 Coal------------- - - 1 66 145,577 West Virginia Metal------------ - - - 17 34,033 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 31 14 500 1,037,074 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 31 14 517 1,071,107 Coal------------- 2 166 57 2,779 5,612,150 Wisconsin Metal------------ - - - 7 13,440 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 22 48,005 Stone------------ - 35 24 372 825,034 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 37 24 401 886,479 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ - 1 - 49 103,091 Nonmetal--------- - 60 32 1,919 3,909,551 Stone------------ - 5 5 122 284,980 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 66 37 2,090 4,297,622 Coal------------- - 2 2 203 397,464 Nation Metal------------ 1 627 561 18,738 38,135,605 Nonmetal--------- - 580 291 16,194 31,597,388 Stone------------ 5 1,728 1,202 33,088 69,693,489 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 6 2,935 2,054 68,020 139,426,482 Coal------------- 3 616 234 11,776 23,808,168



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