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Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)

Beneficiaries and Benefit Expenditures, by State, under Part C

FY 2006

State

Total
Rec'd 1

MBO 2

In
Payment 3

Total Benefits
($000) 4

Alabama

33,755

62

977

$7,599

Alaska

149

0

9

$70

Arizona

2,035

5

136

$1,058

Arkansas

3,819

14

185

$1,439

California

6,459

12

264

$2,053

Colorado

7,025

18

438

$3,407

Connecticut

1,000

2

80

$622

Delaware

771

2

60

$467

D.C.

284

0

15

$117

Florida

11,872

80

819

$6,370

Georgia

1,641

9

169

$1,314

Hawaii

16

0

1

$8

Idaho

247

0

17

$132

Illinois

31,244

64

1,212

$9,426

Indiana

17,836

41

787

$6,121

Iowa

5,134

5

247

$1,921

Kansas

2,172

1

65

$506

Kentucky

91,091

882

4,925

$38,305

Louisiana

349

1

18

$140

Maine

44

0

3

$23

Maryland

6,644

22

376

$2,924

Massachusetts

237

0

21

$163

Michigan

10,478

17

429

$3,337

Minnesota

146

0

8

$62

Mississippi

363

2

29

$226

Missouri

4,631

5

197

$1,532

Montana

854

2

36

$280

Nebraska

128

0

8

$62

Nevada

424

1

40

$311

New Hampshire

27

0

7

$54

New Jersey

4,290

11

278

$2,162

New Mexico

2,394

3

121

$941

New York

4,014

10

212

$1,649

North Carolina

3,446

28

335

$2,605

North Dakota

159

0

6

$47

Ohio

53,621

145

2,808

$21,839

Oklahoma

3,784

15

154

$1,198

Oregon

628

0

34

$264

Pennsylvania

136,475

743

10,721

$83,384

Rhode Island

40

0

3

$23

South Carolina

917

9

121

$941

South Dakota

50

0

6

$47

Tennessee

20,957

145

1,098

$8,540

Texas

1,717

4

125

$972

Utah

4,100

17

274

$2,131

Vermont

49

0

6

$47

Virginia  

43,363

511

3,584

$27,875

Washington

1,590

3

76

$591

West Virginia

110,329

948

7,730

$60,121

Wisconsin

449

1

35

$272

Wyoming

2,602

1

156

$1,213

All Other

449

1

20

$156

TOTAL

636,298

3,842

39,481

307,067

  1. All filings since July 1, 1973, including terminated and nonapproved claims
  2. Active MBO claims as of 09/30/2006
  3. Active claims in pay ment status, excluding MBOs, as of 09/30/2006
  4. Disbursements of income and medical benefits for all claims, including claims paid by the Trust Fund and claims in interim pay status.



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