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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 -- 1996
TYPE OF COAL FATAL NFDL NDL
AND FATAL INC NFDL INC NDL INC
WORK LOCATION RATES RATES RATES
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 28 .06 4,157 9.20 1,273 2.82
SURFACE---------------------- 4 .10 283 7.11 124 3.12
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 32 .07 4,440 9.03 1,397 2.84
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 .01 691 2.20 338 1.08
AUGER MINES------------------ 1 .21 14 2.88 9 1.85
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- - - 4 3.08 2 1.54
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 4 .01 709 2.21 349 1.09
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 36 .04 5,149 6.34 1,746 2.15
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 .01 313 2.96 175 1.66
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 23 4.53 9 1.77
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 .01 336 3.03 184 1.66
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 37 .04 5,485 5.94 1,930 2.09
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - - 11 7.82 - -
SURFACE---------------------- - - 3 8.18 1 2.73
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- - - 14 7.89 1 .56
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ - - 37 7.08 8 1.53
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 16 5.84 9 3.28
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ - - 53 6.64 17 2.13
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- - - 67 6.87 18 1.84
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- - - 64 11.83 29 5.36
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 2 19.42 1 9.71
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- - - 66 11.97 30 5.44
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- - - 133 8.71 48 3.14
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 28 .06 4,168 9.20 1,273 2.81
SURFACE---------------------- 4 .10 286 7.12 125 3.11
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 32 .06 4,454 9.03 1,398 2.83
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 .01 728 2.28 346 1.08
AUGER MINES------------------ 1 .21 14 2.88 9 1.85
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 20 5.53 11 3.04
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 4 .01 762 2.32 366 1.11
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 36 .04 5,216 6.35 1,764 2.15
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 .01 377 3.39 204 1.84
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 25 4.82 10 1.93
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 .01 402 3.46 214 1.84
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 37 .04 5,618 5.99 1,978 2.11
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- - - 3 .06 4 .09
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ - - 3 .06 4 .08
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 37 .04 5,621 5.70 1,982 2.01
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 -- 1996
TYPE OF COAL ALL AVG
AND ALL INC NUM EMP PRODUCTION
WORK LOCATION OCC RATES EMP HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 5,458 12.08 44,256 90,366,391 409,977,403
SURFACE---------------------- 411 10.33 4,209 7,958,558 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 5,869 11.94 48,465 98,324,949 409,977,403
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,032 3.28 29,664 62,859,456 641,765,953
AUGER MINES------------------ 24 4.94 792 971,255 5,738,065
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 6 4.63 170 259,358 1,372,037
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,062 3.31 30,626 64,090,069 648,876,055
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 6,931 8.53 79,091 162,415,018 1,058,853,458
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 489 4.63 9,875 21,129,492 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 32 6.30 531 1,016,098 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 521 4.71 10,406 22,145,590 -
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 7,452 8.08 89,497 184,560,608 1,058,853,458
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 11 7.82 186 281,344 387,153
SURFACE---------------------- 4 10.91 60 73,351 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 15 8.46 246 354,695 387,153
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 45 8.61 572 1,045,895 1,838,184
CULM BANK-------------------- 25 9.12 319 548,079 2,390,597
DREDGE----------------------- - - 3 2,690 895
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 70 8.77 894 1,596,664 4,229,676
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 85 8.71 1,140 1,951,359 4,616,829
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 93 17.19 553 1,082,254 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 3 29.14 22 20,593 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 96 17.41 575 1,102,847 -
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 181 11.85 1,715 3,054,206 4,616,829
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 5,469 12.07 44,442 90,647,735 410,364,556
SURFACE---------------------- 415 10.33 4,269 8,031,909 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 5,884 11.93 48,711 98,679,644 410,364,556
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,077 3.37 30,236 63,905,351 643,604,137
AUGER MINES------------------ 24 4.94 792 971,255 5,738,065
CULM BANK-------------------- 31 8.57 436 723,374 3,424,388
DREDGE----------------------- - - 56 86,753 339,141
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,132 3.45 31,520 65,686,733 653,105,731
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 7,016 8.54 80,231 164,366,377 1,063,470,287
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 582 5.24 10,428 22,211,746 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 35 6.75 553 1,036,691 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 617 5.31 10,981 23,248,437 -
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 7,633 8.14 91,212 187,614,814 1,063,470,287
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- 7 .15 4,971 9,266,311 -
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - 141 245,377 -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ 7 .15 5,112 9,511,688 -
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 7,640 7.75 96,324 197,126,502 1,063,470,287
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