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Table 5. Number of Contractor Injuries, Injury-incidence Rates,
Average Number of Employees, Employee-hours, and Production,
by Type of Coal Mined and Work Location 

                        January - December --  1994

Type of Coal                  
     And                 
Work Location                     Fatal          NFDL            NDL

  Bituminous Coal:                 
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -            177              37
    Surface----------------------   1             56              15
       Total, Underground Mines--   1            233              52
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   6            173              81
    Auger Mines------------------   -              6               1
    Other Surface Mines----------   -              3               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   6            182              82
       Total, Production Mining--   7            415             134
  Preparation Plants-------------   2            108              40
  Independent Shops/yards--------   -              4               -
       Total, Other Operations---   2            112              40
       Total, Bituminous Mining--   9            527             174
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:    
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -              -               -
    Surface----------------------   -              1               -
       Total, Underground Mines--   -              1               -
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   -              -               1
    Culm Bank--------------------   -              -               -
    Dredge-----------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   -              -               1
       Total, Production Mining--   -              1               1
  Preparation Plants-------------   -              2               1
  Independent Shops/yards--------   -              -               -
       Total, Other Operations---   -              2               1
       Total, Anthracite Mining--   -              3               2
All Coal:                        
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -            177   13.54      37   2.83
    Surface----------------------   1    .04      57    2.06      15    .54
       Total, Underground Mines--   1    .02     234    5.74      52   1.28

 Surface Mines:                 
   Strip Mines------------------   6    .08     173    2.44      82   1.16
    Auger Mines------------------   -              6    5.88       1    .98
    Culm Bank--------------------   -              3    3.33       -
    Dredge-----------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   6    .08     182    2.50      83   1.14
       Total, Production Mining--   7    .06     416    3.66     135   1.19
  Preparation Plants-------------   2    .06     110    3.25      41   1.21
  Independent Shops/yards--------   -              4   48.50       -
       Total, Other Operations---   2    .06     114    3.36      41   1.21
       Total, All Coal-----------   9    .06     530    3.59     176   1.19
Officeworkers:                   
  Bituminous---------------------   -              4               2
  Anthracite---------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Officeworkers------   -              4     .31       2    .15
       Grand Total---------------   9    .06     534    3.33     178   1.11


Type of Coal All Avg And All Inc Num Emp Production Work Location Occ Rates Emp Hours (Short Tons) Bituminous Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ 214 Surface---------------------- 72 Total, Underground Mines-- 286 Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 260 Auger Mines------------------ 7 Other Surface Mines---------- 3 Total, Surface Mines------ 270 Total, Production Mining-- 556 Preparation Plants------------- 150 Independent Shops/yards-------- 4 Total, Other Operations--- 154 Total, Bituminous Mining-- 710 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ - Surface---------------------- 1 Total, Underground Mines-- 1 Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 1 Culm Bank-------------------- - Dredge----------------------- - Total, Surface Mines------ 1 Total, Production Mining-- 2 Preparation Plants------------- 3 Independent Shops/yards-------- - Total, Other Operations--- 3 Total, Anthracite Mining-- 5 All Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ 214 16.37 2,630 2,614,436 313,818 Surface---------------------- 73 2.64 6,179 5,538,975 - Total, Underground Mines-- 287 7.04 8,809 8,153,411 313,818 Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 261 3.68 13,082 14,177,659 901,902 Auger Mines------------------ 7 6.86 211 203,981 920,604 Culm Bank-------------------- 3 3.33 329 180,329 75,946 Dredge----------------------- - 53 24,080 37,321 Total, Surface Mines------ 271 3.72 13,675 14,586,049 1,935,773 Total, Production Mining-- 558 4.91 22,484 22,739,460 2,249,591 Preparation Plants------------- 153 4.52 6,469 6,762,975 - Independent Shops/yards-------- 4 48.50 104 16,494 - Total, Other Operations--- 157 4.63 6,573 6,779,469 - Total, All Coal----------- 715 4.84 29,057 29,518,929 2,249,591 Officeworkers: Bituminous--------------------- 6 Anthracite--------------------- - Total, Officeworkers------ 6 .46 1,994 2,588,952 - Grand Total--------------- 721 4.49 31,051 32,107,881 2,249,591



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