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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 --  1996

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -            160              36
    SURFACE----------------------   1             55              22
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1            215              58
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------   1            159              76
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              3               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   1            165              76
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   2            380             134
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -            109              37
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              1               1
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -            110              38
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   2            490             172
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              1               -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               1
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              1               1
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              1               1
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              -               -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              -               -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              1               1
ALL COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -            160   11.10      36   2.50
    SURFACE----------------------   1    .03      55    1.90      22    .76
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1    .02     215    4.95      58   1.34
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------   1    .01     160    2.24      76   1.07
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3    3.13       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              3    3.56       1   1.19
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   1    .01     166    2.26      77   1.05
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   2    .02     381    3.26     135   1.15
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -            109    3.46      37   1.17
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              1    1.60       1   1.60
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -            110    3.42      38   1.18
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   2    .01     491    3.29     173   1.16
OFFICEWORKERS:
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              6               3
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              6     .45       3    .23
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   2    .01     497    3.06     176   1.08




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 --  1996

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------  196
    SURFACE----------------------   78
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  274
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------  236
    AUGER MINES------------------    3
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    3
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  242
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  516
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  146
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    2
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  148
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  664
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------    1
    CULM BANK--------------------    1
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    2
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    2
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    2
ALL COAL:
  UNDERGROUND MINES:
    UNDERGROUND------------------  196  13.60    2,377   2,882,551      212,600
    SURFACE----------------------   78   2.69    5,817   5,801,663            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  274   6.31    8,194   8,684,214      212,600
  SURFACE MINES:
    STRIP MINES------------------  237   3.32   13,314  14,262,858    1,265,659
    AUGER MINES------------------    3   3.13      235     191,390      248,238
    CULM BANK--------------------    4   4.75      373     168,447      169,484
    DREDGE-----------------------    -             189      87,377       21,549
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  244   3.32   14,111  14,710,072    1,704,930
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  518   4.43   22,305  23,394,286    1,917,530
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  146   4.63    5,534   6,309,276            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    2   3.21      288     124,693            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  148   4.60    5,822   6,433,969            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  666   4.47   28,127  29,828,255    1,917,530
OFFICEWORKERS:
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    9
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    9    .68    2,000   2,654,495            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  675   4.16   30,127  32,482,750    1,917,530



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