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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 --  1994

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

Alabama            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       4            1,536
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       4            1,536

  Coal------------- 1      644    101   3,459        7,028,276      13,942,382

Alaska             
  Metal------------ 1        6      2     122          232,065
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1        6      2     122          232,065

  Coal------------- -        -      -       3            1,935               -

Arizona            
  Metal------------ -       94     27   1,731        3,147,074
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       94     27   1,731        3,147,074

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

Arkansas           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -      20           51,607
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -      20           51,607

  Coal------------- -        -      -       8            7,638           3,580

California         
  Metal------------ 1       15     13     202          336,469
  Nonmetal--------- -        3      1      27           33,140
  Stone------------ 1        3      3      30           60,335
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 2       21     17     259          429,944

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

Colorado           
  Metal------------ -       17     14     428          725,180
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       3            2,942
  Stone------------ -        2      3      19           22,978
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       19     17     450          751,100

  Coal------------- -      139     66   1,205        2,547,511      16,763,179

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------------ -        -      2      48          117,462
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      2      48          117,462

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

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

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

Idaho              
  Metal------------ 1       34     16     323          638,372
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       34     16     323          638,372

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

Illinois           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      2      65          120,327
  Stone------------ -        7      1      80          171,807
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      3     145          292,134

  Coal------------- 2      796    183   5,311       11,588,810      44,787,100

Indiana            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        3      1      66          149,649
  Stone------------ -        5      1      78          190,215
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      2     144          339,864

  Coal------------- -       39     15     290          569,510       1,765,167

Iowa               
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      8      46          101,253
  Stone------------ -        3     10     138          337,290
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        3     18     184          438,543

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

Kansas             
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        3      9      76          162,989
  Stone------------ -        4      1      55           90,683
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        7     10     131          253,672

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

Kentucky           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -       23     10     565        1,072,370
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       23     10     565        1,072,370

  Coal------------- 7    1,702    434  15,173       28,472,895      94,876,037

Louisiana          
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -       10      2     386          892,934
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       10      2     386          892,934

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

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

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

Maryland           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      2      34           74,503
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      2      34           74,503

  Coal------------- -       12      9     266          580,431       2,777,067

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

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

Michigan           
  Metal------------ -       86     42     825        1,691,076
  Nonmetal--------- -        1      -      18           35,183
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       87     42     843        1,726,259

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

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

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

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

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

Missouri           

  Metal------------ 1       12     22     542        1,081,595
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -       20      9     305          637,434
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       32     31     847        1,719,029

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

Montana            
  Metal------------ -       41     24     449          783,033
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -      23           31,911
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       41     24     472          814,944

  Coal------------- -        -      -       7            2,352           3,138

Nebraska           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        3      5      70          177,630
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        3      5      70          177,630

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

Nevada             
  Metal------------ -       24     20     413          736,276
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       6            5,104
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       24     20     419          741,380

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

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

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

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

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

New Mexico         
  Metal------------ -       19      3     128          239,164
  Nonmetal--------- -       46     13     902        1,892,030
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       65     16   1,030        2,131,194

  Coal------------- -       38      3     206          389,941         945,026

New York           
  Metal------------ -        7      8     108          201,886
  Nonmetal--------- -       18      6     528        1,136,204
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       25     14     636        1,338,090

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

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

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

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

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

Ohio               
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -       22      4     396          824,583
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       22      4     396          824,583

  Coal------------- -       83     63   1,537        3,406,624      13,594,962

Oklahoma           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      2      22           45,802
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      2      22           45,802

  Coal------------- -        2      -      33           79,324         124,287

Oregon             
  Metal------------ -        2      1      30           32,175
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        2      1      30           32,175

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

Pennsylvania       
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       3            1,277
  Stone------------ -       12      9     213          469,333
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       12      9     216          470,610

  Coal-anthracite-- 2        6      1     280          354,774         322,308
       Bituminous-- 2      625    290   5,128       10,855,935      39,514,836

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------------ 1       27     41     766        1,591,571
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       27     41     766        1,591,571

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

Tennessee          
  Metal------------ -       52     27     733        1,481,002
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        1      3      66          152,393
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -       53     30     799        1,633,395

  Coal------------- -       60     15     456          834,863       2,167,028

Texas              
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        3      -      77          167,417
  Stone------------ -        -      -      16           23,855
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        3      -      93          191,272

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

Utah               
  Metal------------ -        -      -      14           20,088
  Nonmetal--------- -        8      1      83          161,780
  Stone------------ -        -      -       2            4,337
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        8      1      99          186,205

  Coal------------- 2      117     58   1,812        3,422,540      24,198,216

Vermont            
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        3      -      23           50,856
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        3      -      23           50,856

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

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

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

Virginia           
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        2      1      81          154,463
  Stone------------ 1        5      -      73          144,879
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1        7      1     154          299,342

  Coal------------- 3      604    102   6,095       10,570,581      28,224,643

Washington         
  Metal------------ 1       18     11     223          411,422
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       18     11     223          411,422

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

West Virginia      
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       -                -
  Stone------------ -        5      1      95          212,081
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        5      1      95          212,081

  Coal------------- 4    1,395    284  15,022       28,348,168     109,553,226

Wisconsin          
  Metal------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Nonmetal--------- -        -      -       9           25,367
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- -        -      -       9           25,367

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

Wyoming            
  Metal------------ -        1      -      24            7,518
  Nonmetal--------- 1       64     19   1,075        2,110,249
  Stone------------ -        -      -       -                -
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 1       65     19   1,099        2,117,767

  Coal------------- -       32      6     259          547,567       2,734,662

Nation             
  Metal------------ 6      455    271   7,061       13,355,966
  Nonmetal--------- 1      184     67   3,870        8,008,802
  Stone------------ 2       96     62   1,956        4,109,386
  Sand and Gravel--
       Total------- 9      735    400  12,887       25,474,154

  Coal-------------23    6,294  1,630  56,550      109,609,675     396,296,844


State Surface Operations And Number of Injuries Avg Production Mineral No. Emp (Short Tons) Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours Alabama Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 2 94 167,179 Stone------------ - 10 11 447 1,054,435 Sand and Gravel-- - 23 19 637 1,261,367 Total------- - 36 32 1,178 2,482,981 Coal------------- - 62 25 1,700 2,887,818 8,856,862 Alaska Metal------------ - 18 1 422 1,077,764 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 67 53,750 Sand and Gravel-- - 4 1 128 128,905 Total------- - 22 2 617 1,260,419 Coal------------- - 4 - 103 217,065 1,505,278 Arizona Metal------------ - 79 54 3,769 8,140,573 Nonmetal--------- - 3 2 117 184,021 Stone------------ - 11 10 473 328,589 Sand and Gravel-- - 36 26 1,527 2,544,745 Total------- - 129 92 5,886 11,197,928 Coal------------- 1 15 2 692 1,615,653 13,911,859 Arkansas Metal------------ - 1 - 10 15,402 Nonmetal--------- - - 8 90 144,465 Stone------------ - 38 30 600 1,193,710 Sand and Gravel-- - 27 15 472 982,098 Total------- - 66 53 1,172 2,335,675 Coal------------- - - - 18 28,012 40,545 California Metal------------ - 66 22 900 1,756,599 Nonmetal--------- - 10 9 361 676,395 Stone------------ 1 61 25 1,099 1,828,663 Sand and Gravel-- - 202 104 3,779 6,066,315 Total------- 1 339 160 6,139 10,327,972 Coal------------- - 1 - 14 23,443 157,457 Colorado Metal------------ - 2 6 127 253,917 Nonmetal--------- - - - 59 93,237 Stone------------ - 21 13 364 614,950 Sand and Gravel-- - 66 30 1,266 1,914,914 Total------- - 89 49 1,816 2,877,018 Coal------------- - 10 10 637 1,196,691 8,933,287 Connecticut Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 3,417 Stone------------ - 9 4 245 438,446 Sand and Gravel-- - 1 - 235 293,332 Total------- - 10 4 482 735,195 Coal------------- Delaware Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- - - - 59 87,657 Total------- - - - 59 87,657 Coal------------- Florida Metal------------ - 2 3 228 483,656 Nonmetal--------- - 25 29 1,596 3,157,154 Stone------------ - 63 36 1,598 3,695,979 Sand and Gravel-- - 22 9 504 1,110,019 Total------- - 112 77 3,926 8,446,808 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 16 10 652 1,504,105 Stone------------ 2 46 28 1,189 2,411,409 Sand and Gravel-- - 8 6 259 513,561 Total------- 2 70 44 2,100 4,429,075 Coal------------- Hawaii Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 23 2 339 629,805 Sand and Gravel-- - - - 3 5,301 Total------- - 23 2 342 635,106 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ - 6 4 282 491,214 Nonmetal--------- - 15 12 307 661,032 Stone------------ - 12 8 196 310,580 Sand and Gravel-- - 17 20 540 769,805 Total------- - 50 44 1,325 2,232,631 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 35 70,273 Stone------------ 2 43 25 1,118 2,456,797 Sand and Gravel-- - 38 21 925 1,789,821 Total------- 2 83 46 2,078 4,316,891 Coal------------- - 55 12 1,074 2,261,657 9,622,583 Indiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 12 21,185 Stone------------ - 64 38 810 1,768,947 Sand and Gravel-- 1 42 25 804 1,663,257 Total------- 1 106 63 1,626 3,453,389 Coal------------- - 71 51 2,446 5,483,505 28,009,233 Iowa Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 3 69 179,562 Stone------------ 1 28 14 835 1,725,242 Sand and Gravel-- - 8 7 563 994,734 Total------- 1 36 24 1,467 2,899,538 Coal------------- - - - 33 31,834 46,207 Kansas Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 2 1 41 48,782 Stone------------ - 58 34 653 1,266,079 Sand and Gravel-- - 13 7 360 613,642 Total------- - 73 42 1,054 1,928,503 Coal------------- - 1 1 63 131,752 284,492 Kentucky Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 9 2 55 89,952 Stone------------ - 19 12 813 1,647,093 Sand and Gravel-- - 16 1 219 497,383 Total------- - 44 15 1,087 2,234,428 Coal------------- 2 299 70 7,222 14,611,004 64,152,775 Louisiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 36 21,574 Stone------------ - 8 4 34 87,698 Sand and Gravel-- - 15 7 589 1,034,929 Total------- - 23 11 659 1,144,201 Coal------------- - 3 1 114 241,984 3,497,615 Maine Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 4 3 113 171,879 Sand and Gravel-- - 5 3 345 437,426 Total------- - 9 6 458 609,305 Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 14 19,993 Stone------------ - 13 7 346 700,104 Sand and Gravel-- - 16 8 358 777,948 Total------- - 30 15 718 1,498,045 Coal------------- - 3 1 189 370,777 784,856 Massachusetts Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 1 12 27,664 Stone------------ - 13 3 370 650,556 Sand and Gravel-- - 12 3 348 619,374 Total------- - 25 7 730 1,297,594 Coal------------- Michigan Metal------------ - 36 18 908 1,876,777 Nonmetal--------- - 3 2 88 200,378 Stone------------ - 25 35 452 1,030,484 Sand and Gravel-- - 45 20 1,398 2,382,730 Total------- - 109 75 2,846 5,490,369 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ - 91 55 2,218 4,628,573 Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 3,840 Stone------------ - 15 12 444 774,075 Sand and Gravel-- - 25 22 1,110 1,609,224 Total------- - 131 89 3,774 7,015,712 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 75 125,706 Stone------------ - - 3 25 42,392 Sand and Gravel-- - 18 4 682 1,274,511 Total------- - 19 7 782 1,442,609 Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ - - - 21 7,601 Nonmetal--------- - 2 1 58 74,536 Stone------------ - 91 44 1,375 2,659,689 Sand and Gravel-- - 16 7 493 736,770 Total------- - 109 52 1,947 3,478,596 Coal------------- - 4 3 222 432,130 805,401 Montana Metal------------ - 15 13 793 1,568,759 Nonmetal--------- - 2 3 122 141,379 Stone------------ - 2 8 67 110,571 Sand and Gravel-- - 11 6 647 533,946 Total------- - 30 30 1,629 2,354,655 Coal------------- - 22 18 822 1,639,042 41,920,813 Nebraska Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 4 843 Stone------------ - 5 3 76 153,282 Sand and Gravel-- - 16 9 512 874,724 Total------- - 21 12 592 1,028,849 Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ 2 127 99 5,045 10,809,308 Nonmetal--------- - - 6 134 284,100 Stone------------ - 1 - 98 192,465 Sand and Gravel-- - 15 10 579 1,132,361 Total------- 2 143 115 5,856 12,418,234 Coal------------- New Hampshire Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 7 6 109 200,406 Sand and Gravel-- - 15 3 247 449,476 Total------- - 22 9 356 649,882 Coal------------- New Jersey Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 1 2,675 Stone------------ - 21 3 443 959,354 Sand and Gravel-- 1 26 8 592 1,272,929 Total------- 1 47 11 1,036 2,234,958 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ - 3 9 882 1,830,550 Nonmetal--------- - 5 17 145 232,416 Stone------------ - 16 4 264 445,079 Sand and Gravel-- - 18 7 572 897,971 Total------- - 42 37 1,863 3,406,016 Coal------------- 1 24 26 1,754 3,544,039 27,395,853 New York Metal------------ - - - 1 520 Nonmetal--------- - 6 3 96 167,070 Stone------------ - 46 29 847 1,599,110 Sand and Gravel-- - 41 9 1,601 2,086,402 Total------- - 93 41 2,545 3,853,102 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 6 2 515 909,699 Stone------------ - 35 28 1,209 2,641,771 Sand and Gravel-- 1 7 11 605 1,070,076 Total------- 1 48 41 2,329 4,621,546 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 2 2,448 Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- - 8 6 275 448,811 Total------- - 8 6 277 451,259 Coal------------- - 16 14 899 1,801,448 32,118,870 Ohio Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 6 3 103 180,524 Stone------------ - 58 30 948 2,045,964 Sand and Gravel-- 1 63 39 1,330 2,771,491 Total------- 1 127 72 2,381 4,997,979 Coal------------- 1 49 28 2,073 4,290,433 15,992,902 Oklahoma Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 2 152 285,420 Stone------------ - 62 19 984 2,201,266 Sand and Gravel-- - 10 5 353 692,003 Total------- - 75 26 1,489 3,178,689 Coal------------- - 17 6 235 621,631 1,776,582 Oregon Metal------------ - - - 3 1,316 Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 23 33,919 Stone------------ - 15 20 756 1,231,325 Sand and Gravel-- - 38 12 599 1,076,019 Total------- - 54 32 1,381 2,342,579 Coal------------- Pennsylvania Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 16 22,613 Stone------------ 1 90 67 2,060 4,003,884 Sand and Gravel-- - 31 25 813 1,502,477 Total------- 1 121 92 2,889 5,528,974 Coal-anthracite-- 1 69 27 932 1,568,632 3,950,471 Bituminous-- 2 117 56 2,882 5,905,035 18,347,707 Puerto Rico Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 47 2 690 1,305,615 Sand and Gravel-- - 15 1 359 610,640 Total------- - 62 3 1,049 1,916,255 Coal------------- Rhode Island Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 36 61,550 Sand and Gravel-- - 5 - 112 182,666 Total------- - 5 - 148 244,216 Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ - 2 2 106 185,090 Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 92 181,837 Stone------------ - 15 7 380 848,967 Sand and Gravel-- - 7 2 352 659,659 Total------- - 25 11 930 1,875,553 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ - 7 3 223 474,419 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 915 22,986 Stone------------ - 18 24 271 524,019 Sand and Gravel-- - 9 11 308 402,216 Total------- - 35 39 1,717 1,423,640 Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 85 170,650 Stone------------ - 38 24 1,165 2,108,363 Sand and Gravel-- - 2 3 343 646,085 Total------- - 41 27 1,593 2,925,098 Coal------------- - 6 1 146 330,952 1,085,409 Texas Metal------------ - 4 - 32 64,117 Nonmetal--------- - 9 8 267 496,370 Stone------------ 1 66 32 1,942 4,062,629 Sand and Gravel-- - 70 34 2,470 4,999,609 Total------- 1 149 74 4,711 9,622,725 Coal------------- - 75 43 2,805 5,688,214 52,423,429 Utah Metal------------ - 18 22 985 2,061,604 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 88 153,095 Stone------------ - 2 2 92 139,566 Sand and Gravel-- - 16 18 812 1,210,775 Total------- - 37 43 1,977 3,565,040 Coal------------- - - - 3 8,492 391,961 Vermont Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 16 24,124 Stone------------ 1 26 13 279 493,711 Sand and Gravel-- - 1 - 215 240,075 Total------- 1 27 13 510 757,910 Coal------------- Virgin Islands Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 39 68,831 Sand and Gravel-- - - - - - Total------- - - - 39 68,831 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 1 78 127,235 Stone------------ - 40 34 1,048 2,204,319 Sand and Gravel-- - 7 4 377 779,675 Total------- - 50 39 1,503 3,111,229 Coal------------- - 44 12 1,559 2,695,617 8,908,856 Washington Metal------------ - - - 2 719 Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 31 38,914 Stone------------ 1 16 16 553 836,468 Sand and Gravel-- - 39 33 1,336 2,050,636 Total------- 1 56 49 1,922 2,926,737 Coal------------- 1 14 11 520 1,047,145 4,862,969 West Virginia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 1 1,600 Stone------------ - 13 4 290 561,834 Sand and Gravel-- - 1 4 55 111,757 Total------- - 14 8 346 675,191 Coal------------- 2 232 71 4,891 10,178,965 50,422,671 Wisconsin Metal------------ - 1 - 60 116,727 Nonmetal--------- - - - 1 299 Stone------------ 1 54 33 866 1,563,043 Sand and Gravel-- - 38 17 1,060 1,789,870 Total------- 1 93 50 1,987 3,469,939 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ - - 1 19 34,898 Nonmetal--------- - 5 5 130 287,423 Stone------------ - 3 2 124 210,797 Sand and Gravel-- 1 8 6 252 318,577 Total------- 1 16 14 525 851,695 Coal------------- - 41 66 3,718 7,661,831 232,941,807 Nation Metal------------ 2 478 312 17,036 35,880,103 Nonmetal--------- - 143 134 6,792 11,242,089 Stone------------11 1,371 811 29,641 58,315,540 Sand and Gravel-- 5 1,192 648 34,379 58,920,694 Total-------18 3,184 1,905 87,848 164,358,426 Coal-------------11 1,254 555 37,766 76,514,801 633,148,750
State Mills/Prep Plants And Number of Injuries Avg Production Mineral No. Emp (Short Tons) Industry Fatal NFDL NDL Emp Hours Alabama Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 13 - 279 637,715 Stone------------ - 50 46 1,445 3,240,778 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 63 46 1,724 3,878,493 Coal------------- - 35 11 518 1,051,172 Alaska Metal------------ - 9 4 108 414,269 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 2 3,974 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 9 4 110 418,243 Coal------------- - 1 - 4 8,976 Arizona Metal------------ - 56 65 3,077 6,481,184 Nonmetal--------- - 1 1 41 86,515 Stone------------ - 15 10 294 639,483 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 72 76 3,412 7,207,182 Coal------------- - 3 - 166 324,895 Arkansas Metal------------ - 19 30 744 1,458,356 Nonmetal--------- - 3 1 129 238,101 Stone------------ - 33 39 685 1,458,461 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 55 70 1,558 3,154,918 Coal------------- - - - - - California Metal------------ - 23 17 927 1,863,796 Nonmetal--------- - 71 19 1,137 2,226,530 Stone------------ - 117 37 1,609 3,395,320 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 211 73 3,673 7,485,646 Coal------------- - - - 38 37,507 Colorado Metal------------ - 3 3 266 508,245 Nonmetal--------- - - - 12 15,824 Stone------------ 1 21 22 452 786,208 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 24 25 730 1,310,277 Coal------------- - 8 1 109 204,715 Connecticut Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 15 20 230 462,669 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 15 20 230 462,669 Coal------------- Delaware Metal------------ - 1 - 53 107,111 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 1 - 53 107,111 Coal------------- Florida Metal------------ - - - 49 93,584 Nonmetal--------- - 16 26 1,472 2,839,699 Stone------------ - 16 22 1,032 2,312,678 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 32 48 2,553 5,245,961 Coal------------- Georgia Metal------------ - 1 - 21 35,167 Nonmetal--------- - 80 91 3,831 8,658,022 Stone------------ - 22 37 1,225 2,662,025 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 103 128 5,077 11,355,214 Coal------------- Hawaii Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 25 3 138 312,680 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 25 3 138 312,680 Coal------------- Idaho Metal------------ - 5 11 247 477,835 Nonmetal--------- - 6 12 99 200,583 Stone------------ - 2 - 98 199,000 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 13 23 444 877,418 Coal------------- Illinois Metal------------ - 1 1 46 101,000 Nonmetal--------- - 26 12 263 591,826 Stone------------ - 104 49 1,758 3,699,315 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 131 62 2,067 4,392,141 Coal------------- - 34 13 710 1,574,686 Indiana Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 5 3 46 100,281 Stone------------ 1 55 35 1,133 2,334,251 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 60 38 1,179 2,434,532 Coal------------- - 6 9 326 827,558 Iowa Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - 2 24 59,136 Stone------------ - 26 21 702 1,511,386 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 26 23 726 1,570,522 Coal------------- - - - - - Kansas Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 15 14 378 666,395 Stone------------ - 50 55 668 1,371,232 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 65 69 1,046 2,037,627 Coal------------- - - 1 7 15,534 Kentucky Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 1 69 146,250 Stone------------ - 42 26 886 1,945,732 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 45 27 955 2,091,982 Coal------------- - 138 66 2,758 5,855,020 Louisiana Metal------------ - 17 11 657 1,325,509 Nonmetal--------- - 14 2 299 637,961 Stone------------ - 1 1 61 87,301 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 32 14 1,017 2,050,771 Coal------------- - - - - - Maine Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 6 4 90 215,611 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 6 4 90 215,611 Coal------------- Maryland Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 15 27 770 1,519,506 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 15 27 770 1,519,506 Coal------------- - 5 2 42 89,551 Massachusetts Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 5 2 4 5,728 Stone------------ - 7 6 273 581,969 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 12 8 277 587,697 Coal------------- Michigan Metal------------ - 55 42 1,214 2,452,920 Nonmetal--------- - - 5 43 108,524 Stone------------ - 42 26 854 1,883,825 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 97 73 2,111 4,445,269 Coal------------- Minnesota Metal------------ 1 109 148 2,809 5,930,492 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 5 4 98 182,639 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 114 152 2,907 6,113,131 Coal------------- Mississippi Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 11 6 390 872,686 Stone------------ - 2 1 133 287,860 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 13 7 523 1,160,546 Coal------------- Missouri Metal------------ - 3 8 147 311,950 Nonmetal--------- - 9 7 193 404,717 Stone------------ 1 172 118 2,543 5,256,216 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 184 133 2,883 5,972,883 Coal------------- - - - - - Montana Metal------------ - 13 17 593 1,158,583 Nonmetal--------- - 5 2 231 356,901 Stone------------ - 6 6 172 329,915 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 24 25 996 1,845,399 Coal------------- - 3 1 64 139,299 Nebraska Metal------------ - 2 3 22 39,765 Nonmetal--------- - - - 27 49,966 Stone------------ 1 5 17 236 521,092 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 1 7 20 285 610,823 Coal------------- Nevada Metal------------ 1 79 50 2,868 6,055,813 Nonmetal--------- 1 27 17 430 845,981 Stone------------ - 9 5 258 492,077 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 2 115 72 3,556 7,393,871 Coal------------- New Hampshire Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 3 2 33 64,961 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 3 2 33 64,961 Coal------------- New Jersey Metal------------ - - - 26 55,328 Nonmetal--------- - 3 - 48 91,664 Stone------------ - 38 8 270 620,030 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 41 8 344 767,022 Coal------------- New Mexico Metal------------ - 13 4 363 711,704 Nonmetal--------- - 19 16 835 1,642,592 Stone------------ - 8 2 81 153,409 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 40 22 1,279 2,507,705 Coal------------- - 3 1 105 204,689 New York Metal------------ - - - 59 107,268 Nonmetal--------- - 18 7 298 616,280 Stone------------ - 61 29 1,098 2,449,274 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 79 36 1,455 3,172,822 Coal------------- North Carolina Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 20 19 632 1,409,657 Stone------------ - 11 26 883 1,769,540 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 31 45 1,515 3,179,197 Coal------------- North Dakota Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - 12 23,282 Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - - - 12 23,282 Coal------------- - - - 3 3,310 Ohio Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 3 - 97 229,986 Stone------------ - 77 45 1,430 2,984,486 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 80 45 1,527 3,214,472 Coal------------- - 12 15 593 1,344,437 Oklahoma Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 1 - 39 58,370 Stone------------ - 23 27 426 922,840 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 24 27 465 981,210 Coal------------- - - - 2 5,118 Oregon Metal------------ - - - 4 3,735 Nonmetal--------- - 5 1 71 152,766 Stone------------ - 6 10 128 256,171 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 11 11 203 412,672 Coal------------- Pennsylvania Metal------------ - 5 - 60 109,474 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 48 92,752 Stone------------ - 177 120 3,031 6,499,293 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 184 120 3,139 6,701,519 Coal-anthracite-- - 83 28 616 1,126,740 Bituminous-- - 50 27 1,100 2,215,421 Puerto Rico Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 35 1 547 1,247,388 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 35 1 547 1,247,388 Coal------------- Rhode Island Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - 15 32,951 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - - - 15 32,951 Coal------------- South Carolina Metal------------ - 1 2 97 209,986 Nonmetal--------- - 10 6 306 667,445 Stone------------ - 15 9 623 1,261,840 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 26 17 1,026 2,139,271 Coal------------- South Dakota Metal------------ - 6 16 194 408,356 Nonmetal--------- - 12 5 114 261,230 Stone------------ - 5 6 176 372,977 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 23 27 484 1,042,563 Coal------------- Tennessee Metal------------ - 7 4 167 329,607 Nonmetal--------- - 7 13 215 491,827 Stone------------ - 28 19 909 1,650,728 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 42 36 1,291 2,472,162 Coal------------- - 8 - 103 222,916 Texas Metal------------ - 54 52 1,533 3,316,485 Nonmetal--------- - 17 13 635 1,371,099 Stone------------ - 103 63 2,299 5,157,522 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 174 128 4,467 9,845,106 Coal------------- - - - 9 21,099 Utah Metal------------ - 10 26 855 1,735,159 Nonmetal--------- - 14 9 240 452,551 Stone------------ - 4 7 190 386,290 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 28 42 1,285 2,574,000 Coal------------- - 3 1 86 167,704 Vermont Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 5 - 61 120,242 Stone------------ - 21 20 274 518,774 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 26 20 335 639,016 Coal------------- Virgin Islands Metal------------ - 12 - 453 879,906 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - - - - - Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 12 - 453 879,906 Coal------------- Virginia Metal------------ - - - - - Nonmetal--------- - 8 11 286 588,031 Stone------------ - 61 36 1,434 3,046,393 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 69 47 1,720 3,634,424 Coal------------- - 55 22 1,190 2,349,478 Washington Metal------------ - 1 5 102 194,408 Nonmetal--------- - 4 - 46 87,696 Stone------------ - 22 18 295 612,584 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 27 23 443 894,688 Coal------------- - 1 - 59 135,698 West Virginia Metal------------ - 1 - 19 42,482 Nonmetal--------- - - - - - Stone------------ - 40 4 510 1,170,472 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 41 4 529 1,212,954 Coal------------- 1 173 47 3,288 6,443,230 Wisconsin Metal------------ - 1 - 7 12,960 Nonmetal--------- - 2 - 21 48,443 Stone------------ - 39 16 408 918,623 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 42 16 436 980,026 Coal------------- Wyoming Metal------------ - 1 - 53 109,259 Nonmetal--------- - 73 33 1,925 3,757,684 Stone------------ - 4 11 125 297,373 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- - 78 44 2,103 4,164,316 Coal------------- - 2 2 249 459,063 Nation Metal------------ 2 508 519 17,840 37,041,696 Nonmetal--------- 1 533 356 15,326 31,912,938 Stone------------ 4 1,644 1,116 33,030 70,087,122 Sand and Gravel-- Total------- 7 2,685 1,991 66,196 139,041,756 Coal------------- 1 623 247 12,145 24,827,816



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