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Table 1.  Number of Operator Injuries, Injury-incidence Rates,
Average Number of Employees, Employee-hours, and Production,
by Type of Coal Mined and Work Locations

                     January -- December 1994 

Type of Coal
and Work Location                  Fatals I.R.  NFDL   I.R.    NDL    I.R.

Bituminous Coal:                 
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   20   .04   5,914   11.87   1,480   2.97
    Surface----------------------    1   .02     374    7.80     149   3.11
       Total, Underground Mines--   21   .04   6,288   11.51   1,629   2.98
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   10   .03   1,122    3.10     490   1.35
    Auger Mines------------------    -     -      13    3.55       5   1.37
    Other Surface Mines----------    -     -      12    7.71       6   3.86
       Total, Surface Mines------   10   .03   1,147    3.13     501   1.37
       Total, Production Mining--   31   .03   7,435    8.14   2,130   2.33
  Preparation Plants-------------    1   .01     540    4.56     219   1.85
  Independent Shops/yards--------    -     -      38    4.86      27   3.45
       Total, Other Operations---    1   .01     578    4.58     246   1.95
       Total, Bituminous Mining--   32   .03   8,013    7.71   2,376   2.29
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:    
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------    2  1.47       6    4.42       1    .74
    Surface----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       Total, Underground Mines--    2  1.13       6    3.38       1    .56
 Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------    1   .20      50    9.97      13   2.59
    Culm Bank--------------------    -     -      17    6.73      13   5.15
    Dredge-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       Total, Surface Mines------    1   .13      67    8.85      26   3.43
       Total, Production Mining--    3   .32      73    7.81      27   2.89
  Preparation Plants-------------    -     -      83   14.73      28   4.97
  Independent Shops/yards--------    -     -       2    7.30       1   3.65
       Total, Other Operations---    -     -      85   14.39      29   4.91
       Total, Anthracite Mining--    3   .20     158   10.36      56   3.67
All Coal:                        
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   22   .04   5,920   11.85   1,481   2.96
    Surface----------------------    1   .02     374    7.74     149   3.08
       Total, Underground Mines--   23   .04   6,294   11.48   1,630   2.97
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   11   .03   1,172    3.20     503   1.37
    Auger Mines------------------    -     -      13    3.55       5   1.37
    Culm Bank--------------------    -     -      28    7.48      18   4.81
    Dredge-----------------------    -     -       1    2.71       1   2.71
       Total, Surface Mines------   11   .03   1,214    3.24     527   1.41
       Total, Production Mining--   34   .04   7,508    8.14   2,157   2.34
  Preparation Plants-------------    1   .01     623    5.02     247   1.99
  Independent Shops/yards--------    -     -      40    4.94      28   3.46
       Total, Other Operations---    1   .01     663    5.01     275   2.08
       Total, All Coal-----------   35   .03   8,171    7.75   2,432   2.31
Officeworkers:                   
  Bituminous---------------------    -     -      14     .26       3    .05
  Anthracite---------------------    -     -       1     .87       -      -
       Total, Officeworkers------    -     -      15     .27       3    .05
       Grand Total---------------   35   .03   8,186    7.37   2,435   2.19



        Type of Coal                      All     Avg
            And                    All    Inc     Num         Emp    Production
        Work Location              Occ  Rates     Emp        Hours  (Short Tons)

Bituminous Coal:                 
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------ 7,414 14.88  51,099   99,669,926   395,974,536
    Surface----------------------   524 10.93   5,171    9,584,975             -
       Total, Underground Mines-- 7,938 14.53  56,270  109,254,901   395,974,536
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------ 1,622  4.48  35,091   72,337,855   624,052,246
    Auger Mines------------------    18  4.92     673      732,222     4,124,077
    Other Surface Mines----------    18 11.57     222      311,218     1,021,956
       Total, Surface Mines------ 1,658  4.52  35,986   73,381,295   629,198,279
       Total, Production Mining-- 9,596 10.51  92,256  182,636,196 1,025,172,815
  Preparation Plants-------------   760  6.41  11,529   23,701,076             -
 Independent Shops/yards--------    65  8.31     848    1,564,874             -
       Total, Other Operations---   825  6.53  12,377   25,265,950             -
       Total, Bituminous Mining--10,421 10.02 104,633  207,902,146 1,025,172,815
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:    
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------     9  6.62     207      271,744       322,308
    Surface----------------------     -     -      73       83,030             -
       Total, Underground Mines--     9  5.07     280      354,774       322,308
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------    64 12.77     598    1,002,527     1,808,419
    Culm Bank--------------------    30 11.88     301      505,007     2,137,378
    Dredge-----------------------     -     -       4        6,340         4,674
       Total, Surface Mines------    94 12.42     903    1,513,874     3,950,471
       Total, Production Mining--   103 11.02   1,183    1,868,648     4,272,779
  Preparation Plants-------------   111 19.70     616    1,126,740             -
  Independent Shops/yards--------     3 10.96      29       54,758             -
       Total, Other Operations---   114 19.30     645    1,181,498             -
       Total, Anthracite Mining--   217 14.23   1,828    3,050,146     4,272,779
All Coal:                        
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------ 7,423 14.85  51,306   99,941,670   396,296,844
    Surface----------------------   524 10.84   5,244    9,668,005             -
       Total, Underground Mines-- 7,947 14.50  56,550  109,609,675   396,296,844
  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------ 1,686  4.60  35,689   73,340,382   625,860,665
    Auger Mines------------------    18  4.92     673      732,222     4,124,077
    Culm Bank--------------------    46 12.29     468      748,733     2,875,545
    Dredge-----------------------     2  5.42      59       73,832       288,463
       Total, Surface Mines------ 1,752  4.68  36,889   74,895,169   633,148,750
       Total, Production Mining-- 9,699 10.51  93,439  184,504,844 1,029,445,594
  Preparation Plants-------------   871  7.02  12,145   24,827,816             -
  Independent Shops/yards--------    68  8.40     877    1,619,632             -
       Total, Other Operations---   939  7.10  13,022   26,447,448             -
       Total, All Coal-----------10,638 10.09 106,461  210,952,292 1,029,445,594
Officeworkers:                   
  Bituminous---------------------    17   .31   5,995   10,971,235             -
  Anthracite---------------------     1   .87     138      230,701             -
       Total, Officeworkers------    18   .32   6,133   11,201,936             -
       Grand Total---------------10,656  9.59 112,594  222,154,228 1,029,445,594



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