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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 --  2001

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1            327              87
    SURFACE----------------------   2             40              21
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3            367             108
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   2            178              65
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              4               2
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   2            185              67
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   5            552             175
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   1            108              31
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              4               1
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   1            112              32
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   6            664             207
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              1               -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              1               -
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              1               -
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              -               -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              -               -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              1               -
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1    .04     327   12.31      87   3.27
    SURFACE----------------------   2    .08      40    1.54      21    .81
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3    .06     367    6.97     108   2.05
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   2    .02     179    2.05      65    .74
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              3    1.77       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              4    5.36       2   2.68
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   2    .02     186    2.07      67    .74
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   5    .04     553    3.88     175   1.23
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   1    .02     108    2.67      31    .77
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              4   18.13       1   4.53
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   1    .02     112    2.76      32    .79
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   6    .03     665    3.63     207   1.13
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              1               3
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              1     .05       3    .16
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   6    .03     666    3.30     210   1.04


	   
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 --  2001

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  415
    SURFACE----------------------   63
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  478
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  245
    AUGER MINES------------------    3
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    6
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  254
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  732
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  140
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    5
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  145
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  877
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    1
    CULM BANK--------------------    -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    1
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    1
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  415  15.62    4,024   5,313,908      985,596
    SURFACE----------------------   63   2.42    5,420   5,210,641            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  478   9.08    9,444  10,524,549      985,596
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  246   2.82   15,087  17,465,992      323,140
    AUGER MINES------------------    3   1.77      458     338,748      588,958
    CULM BANK--------------------    6   8.04      441     149,225       35,294
    DREDGE-----------------------    -              89      59,752      337,968
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  255   2.83   16,075  18,013,717    1,285,360
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  733   5.14   25,519  28,538,266    2,270,956
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  140   3.46    6,651   8,084,159            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    5  22.67       92      44,118            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  145   3.57    6,743   8,128,277            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  878   4.79   32,262  36,666,543    2,270,956
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    4
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    4    .22    2,467   3,680,991            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  882   4.37   34,729  40,347,534    2,270,956




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