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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 --  2002

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   3            274              74
    SURFACE----------------------   1             52              11
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   4            326              85
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   3            189              65
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              5               2
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              2               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   3            196              67
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7            522             152
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -            110              27
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -            116              27
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   7            638             179
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              -               -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              1               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              1               -
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              1               -
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              2               1
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              2               1
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              3               1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   3    .14     274   12.99      74   3.51
    SURFACE----------------------   1    .04      52    2.07      11    .44
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   4    .09     326    7.06      85   1.84
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   3    .04     189    2.49      65    .86
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              5    3.30       2   1.32
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              3    2.94       -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   3    .04     197    2.51      67    .85
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7    .06     523    4.19     152   1.22
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -            112    2.66      28    .66
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6    5.40       -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -            118    2.73      28    .65
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   7    .04     641    3.82     180   1.07
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              -               1
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              -               1    .07
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   7    .04     641    3.51     181    .99

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 --  2002

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  351
    SURFACE----------------------   64
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  415
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  257
    AUGER MINES------------------    7
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    2
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  266
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  681
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  137
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    6
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  143
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  824
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    -
    CULM BANK--------------------    1
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    1
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    1
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    3
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    3
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    4
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  351  16.64    3,683   4,218,249    1,428,262
    SURFACE----------------------   64   2.55    5,491   5,015,256            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  415   8.99    9,174   9,233,505    1,428,262
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  257   3.39   13,898  15,171,207      601,580
    AUGER MINES------------------    7   4.62      343     303,332      819,234
    CULM BANK--------------------    3   2.94      420     204,240            -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -              60      26,634      262,690
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  267   3.40   14,721  15,705,413    1,683,504
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  682   5.47   23,895  24,938,918    3,111,766
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  140   3.32    6,512   8,429,055            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    6   5.40      153     222,113            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  146   3.38    6,665   8,651,168            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  828   4.93   30,560  33,590,086    3,111,766
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    1
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    1    .07    2,139   2,932,992            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  829   4.54   32,699  36,523,078    3,111,766



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