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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 LOCATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1995
TYPE OF COAL FATAL NFDL NDL
AND FATAL INC NFDL INC NDL INC
WORK LOCATION RATES RATES RATES
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 18 .04 5,102 10.88 1,325 2.83
SURFACE---------------------- 4 .09 315 7.39 158 3.71
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 22 .04 5,417 10.59 1,483 2.90
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 8 .02 854 2.59 401 1.22
AUGER MINES------------------ - - 22 5.91 6 1.61
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 1 .74 6 4.42 4 2.95
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 9 .03 882 2.64 411 1.23
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 31 .04 6,299 7.45 1,894 2.24
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 3 .03 407 3.74 189 1.74
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 24 3.77 17 2.67
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 3 .03 431 3.74 206 1.79
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 34 .04 6,730 7.00 2,100 2.18
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 3 2.06 9 6.17 - -
SURFACE---------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 3 1.57 9 4.71 - -
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1 .21 51 10.57 11 2.28
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 9 3.28 13 4.74
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1 .13 60 7.91 24 3.16
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 4 .42 69 7.26 24 2.53
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- - - 96 18.82 28 5.49
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 1 4.17 2 8.34
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- - - 97 18.16 30 5.62
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 4 .27 166 11.18 54 3.64
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 21 .04 5,111 10.86 1,325 2.82
SURFACE---------------------- 4 .09 315 7.31 158 3.67
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 25 .05 5,426 10.57 1,483 2.89
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 9 .03 905 2.71 412 1.23
AUGER MINES------------------ - - 22 5.91 6 1.61
CULM BANK-------------------- 1 .27 15 4.02 17 4.56
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 10 .03 942 2.75 435 1.27
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 35 .04 6,368 7.44 1,918 2.24
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 3 .03 503 4.41 217 1.90
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 25 3.79 19 2.88
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 3 .02 528 4.38 236 1.96
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 38 .04 6,896 7.06 2,154 2.21
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- - - 6 .12 8 .16
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - 1 .86 1 .86
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ - - 7 .14 9 .17
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 38 .04 6,903 6.72 2,163 2.10
TABLE 1. - NUMBER OF OPERATOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-HOURS, AND PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF COAL MINED
AND WORK LOCATION JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 1995
TYPE OF COAL ALL AVG
AND ALL INC NUM EMP PRODUCTION
WORK LOCATION OCC RATES EMP HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 6,445 13.74 46,929 93,800,984 395,454,398
SURFACE---------------------- 477 11.19 4,581 8,527,004 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 6,922 13.53 51,510 102,327,988 395,454,398
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,263 3.84 32,176 65,857,836 624,695,353
AUGER MINES------------------ 28 7.52 665 744,622 3,974,181
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 11 8.10 183 271,577 1,062,394
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,302 3.89 33,024 66,874,035 629,731,928
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 8,224 9.72 84,534 169,202,023 1,025,186,326
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 599 5.50 10,403 21,776,088 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 41 6.45 684 1,271,805 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 640 5.55 11,087 23,047,893 -
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 8,864 9.22 95,621 192,249,916 1,025,186,326
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 12 8.23 202 291,758 414,662
SURFACE---------------------- - - 65 90,431 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 12 6.28 267 382,189 414,662
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 63 13.06 522 965,144 1,870,743
CULM BANK-------------------- 22 8.02 327 548,490 2,043,148
DREDGE----------------------- - - 2 4,340 1,525
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 85 11.20 851 1,517,974 3,915,416
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 97 10.21 1,118 1,900,163 4,330,078
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 124 24.31 572 1,020,237 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 3 12.50 25 47,985 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 127 23.78 597 1,068,222 -
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 224 15.09 1,715 2,968,385 4,330,078
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 6,457 13.72 47,131 94,092,742 395,869,060
SURFACE---------------------- 477 11.07 4,646 8,617,435 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 6,934 13.50 51,777 102,710,177 395,869,060
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,326 3.97 32,698 66,822,980 626,566,096
AUGER MINES------------------ 28 7.52 665 744,622 3,974,181
CULM BANK-------------------- 33 8.85 464 746,122 2,798,616
DREDGE----------------------- - - 48 78,285 308,451
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,387 4.06 33,875 68,392,009 633,647,344
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 8,321 9.73 85,652 171,102,186 1,029,516,404
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 723 6.34 10,975 22,796,325 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 44 6.67 709 1,319,790 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 767 6.36 11,684 24,116,115 -
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 9,088 9.31 97,336 195,218,301 1,029,516,404
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- 14 .28 5,596 10,121,743 -
ANTHRACITE--------------------- 2 1.73 144 231,456 -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ 16 .31 5,740 10,353,199 -
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 9,104 8.86 103,076 205,571,500 1,029,516,404
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