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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 --  1999

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   2            184              45
    SURFACE----------------------   1             49              17
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3            233              62
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -            149              54
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              -               2
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -            152              56
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   3            385             118
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3            108              26
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6               2
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3            114              28
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   6            499             146
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-------------   -              -               -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              -               -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              -               -
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   2    .11     184   10.35      45   2.53
    SURFACE----------------------   1    .04      49    2.04      17    .71
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3    .07     233    5.57      62   1.48
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -            149    1.84      54    .67
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3    3.08       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               2   2.11
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -            152    1.83      56    .67
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   3    .02     385    3.08     118    .94
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3    .08     108    3.06      26    .74
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6   12.54       2   4.18
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3    .08     114    3.18      28    .78
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   6    .04     499    3.11     146    .91
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              3               -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              3     .18       -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   6    .03     502    2.84     146    .82

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 --  1999

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  231
    SURFACE----------------------   67
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  298
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  203
    AUGER MINES------------------    3
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    2
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  208
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  506
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  137
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    8
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  145
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  651
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-------------    -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    -
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  231  13.00    2,973   3,554,593      482,238
    SURFACE----------------------   67   2.79    5,259   4,808,461            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  298   7.13    8,232   8,363,054      482,238
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  203   2.51   13,824  16,184,155      206,076
    AUGER MINES------------------    3   3.08      372     195,032      278,063
    CULM BANK--------------------    2   2.11      353     189,660      316,652
    DREDGE-----------------------    -              68      41,668      138,077
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  208   2.50   14,617  16,610,515      938,868
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  506   4.05   22,849  24,973,569    1,421,106
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  137   3.88    6,193   7,069,789            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    8  16.72      201      95,699            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  145   4.05    6,394   7,165,488            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  651   4.05   29,243  32,139,057    1,421,106
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    3
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    3    .18    2,309   3,268,802            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  654   3.69   31,552  35,407,859    1,421,106



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