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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 --  2003

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   4            187              45
    SURFACE----------------------   -             21               8
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   4            208              53
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   1            140              72
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              6               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   1            146              72
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   5            354             125
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3             83              26
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              2               2
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3             85              28
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   8            439             153
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-------------   -              1               1
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              1               1
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              2               1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   4    .21     187    9.95      45   2.39
    SURFACE----------------------   -             21     .87       8    .33
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   4    .09     208    4.84      53   1.23
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   1    .01     141    1.90      72    .97
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              6    5.92       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   1    .01     147    1.92      72    .94
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   5    .04     355    2.97     125   1.05
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3    .07      84    2.08      27    .67
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              2    1.79       2   1.79
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3    .07      86    2.07      29    .70
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   8    .05     441    2.74     154    .96
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              5               -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              5     .35       -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   8    .05     446    2.55     154    .88


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 --  2003

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  236
    SURFACE----------------------   29
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  265
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  213
    AUGER MINES------------------    6
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  219
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  484
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  112
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    4
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  116
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  600
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-------------    2
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    2
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    3
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  236  12.55    3,211   3,760,269      128,035
    SURFACE----------------------   29   1.20    5,471   4,838,556            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  265   6.16    8,682   8,598,825      128,035
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  214   2.89   13,019  14,817,323      547,709
    AUGER MINES------------------    6   5.92      221     202,719      338,032
    CULM BANK--------------------    -             338     212,414            -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -              85      57,345            -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  220   2.88   13,663  15,289,801      885,741
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  485   4.06   22,345  23,888,626    1,013,776
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  114   2.82    6,353   8,084,101            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    4   3.57      170     223,919            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  118   2.84    6,523   8,308,020            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  603   3.75   28,868  32,196,646    1,013,776
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    5
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    5    .35    2,070   2,818,009            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  608   3.47   30,938  35,014,655    1,013,776



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