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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 --  1995

        TYPE OF COAL                   FATAL            NFDL           NDL
            AND                 FATAL   INC     NFDL     INC     NDL   INC
        WORK LOCATION                  RATES           RATES          RATES

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1            136              40
    SURFACE----------------------   -             54              25
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1            190              65
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   5            123              61
    AUGER MINES------------------   1              9               1
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              1               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   6            133              62
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7            323             127
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   2            106              23
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              5               2
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   2            111              25
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   9            434             152
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              -               -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              -               -
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              -               1
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              -               1
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              -               1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1    .09     136   12.06      40   3.55
    SURFACE----------------------   -             54    2.00      25    .93
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1    .03     190    4.97      65   1.70
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   5    .07     123    1.83      61    .91
    AUGER MINES------------------   1   1.12       9   10.10       1   1.12
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              1    6.30       -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   6    .09     133    1.92      62    .89
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7    .07     323    3.00     127   1.18
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   2    .07     106    3.47      24    .79
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              5    7.94       2   3.18
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   2    .06     111    3.56      26    .83
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   9    .06     434    3.13     153   1.10
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              2               -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              2     .14       -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   9    .06     436    2.85     153   1.00






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 --  1995

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  177
    SURFACE----------------------   79
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  256
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  189
    AUGER MINES------------------   11
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    1
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  201
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  457
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  131
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    7
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  138
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  595
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    -
    CULM BANK--------------------    -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    -
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    -
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    1
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    1
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  177  15.69    2,306   2,255,842      270,977
    SURFACE----------------------   79   2.93    5,739   5,387,072            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  256   6.70    8,045   7,642,914      270,977
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  189   2.81   12,220  13,470,108    1,322,575
    AUGER MINES------------------   11  12.34      202     178,220      786,775
    CULM BANK--------------------    -             295     178,156      102,898
    DREDGE-----------------------    1   6.30       45      31,743       85,419
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  201   2.90   12,762  13,858,227    2,297,667
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  457   4.25   20,807  21,501,141    2,568,644
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  132   4.32    5,608   6,109,373            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    7  11.11      314     125,960            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  139   4.46    5,922   6,235,333            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  596   4.30   26,729  27,736,474    2,568,644
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    2
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    2    .14    2,306   2,847,713            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  598   3.91   29,035  30,584,187    2,568,644



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