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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 --  2003

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   11   .03   2,331    6.79     762   2.22
    SURFACE----------------------    2   .07     131    4.73      71   2.56
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   13   .04   2,462    6.64     833   2.25
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    7   .02     546    1.94     226    .80
    AUGER MINES------------------    1   .28      13    3.61       9   2.50
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    -     -       8    4.65       1    .58
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    8   .03     567    1.98     236    .82
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   21   .03   3,029    4.61   1,069   1.63
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    1   .01     242    2.91     108   1.30
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      11    2.38      12   2.60
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    1   .01     253    2.89     120   1.37
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   22   .03   3,282    4.40   1,189   1.60
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -     -       2    2.61       -      -
    SURFACE----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -     -       2    1.88       -      -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    -     -      20    5.82       9   2.62
    CULM BANK--------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    -     -      20    4.50       9   2.02
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    -     -      22    4.00       9   1.63
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -     -      18    4.89      10   2.72
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -     -      18    4.89      10   2.72
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    -     -      40    4.36      19   2.07
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   11   .03   2,333    6.78     762   2.22
    SURFACE----------------------    2   .07     131    4.68      71   2.54
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   13   .03   2,464    6.63     833   2.24
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    7   .02     566    1.99     235    .83
    AUGER MINES------------------    1   .28      13    3.61       9   2.50
    CULM BANK--------------------    -     -       8    3.61       1    .45
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    8   .03     587    2.02     245    .84
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   21   .03   3,051    4.60   1,078   1.63
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    1   .01     260    3.00     118   1.36
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      11    2.38      12   2.60
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    1   .01     271    2.97     130   1.42
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   22   .03   3,322    4.40   1,208   1.60
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    -     -       5     .17       3    .10
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    -     -       5     .16       3    .10
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   22   .03   3,327    4.24   1,211   1.54


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 --  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------------------ 3,104  9.05  32,098   68,630,697   352,205,401
    SURFACE----------------------   204  7.36   2,706    5,541,309             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 3,308  8.92  34,804   74,172,006   352,205,401
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   779  2.77  25,956   56,246,544   712,653,261
    AUGER MINES------------------    23  6.38     561      720,531     4,252,605
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------     9  5.23     210      344,418       939,151
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   811  2.83  26,727   57,311,493   717,845,017
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 4,119  6.27  61,531  131,483,499 1,070,050,418
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   351  4.23   7,497   16,607,646             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    23  4.99     457      922,669             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   374  4.27   7,954   17,530,315             -
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 4,493  6.03  69,485  149,013,814 1,070,050,418
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------     2  2.61      99      153,085       282,085
    SURFACE----------------------     -     -      44       59,195             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--     2  1.88     143      212,280       282,085
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    29  8.44     351      687,333       960,806
    CULM BANK--------------------     -     -     123      201,631        49,378
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -       -            -             -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    29  6.52     474      888,964     1,010,184
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    31  5.63     617    1,101,244     1,292,269
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    28  7.61     388      735,518             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------     -     -       -            -             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    28  7.61     388      735,518             -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    59  6.42   1,005    1,836,762     1,292,269
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------ 3,106  9.03  32,197   68,783,782   352,487,486
    SURFACE----------------------   204  7.29   2,750    5,600,504             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 3,310  8.90  34,947   74,384,286   352,487,486
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   808  2.84  26,307   56,933,877   713,614,067
    AUGER MINES------------------    23  6.38     561      720,531     4,252,605
    CULM BANK--------------------     9  4.06     272      443,794       415,224
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -      61      102,255       573,305
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   840  2.89  27,201   58,200,457   718,855,201
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 4,150  6.26  62,148  132,584,743 1,071,342,687
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   379  4.37   7,885   17,343,164             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    23  4.99     457      922,669             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   402  4.40   8,342   18,265,833             -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 4,552  6.04  70,490  150,850,576 1,071,342,687
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------     8   .27   3,268    6,024,906             -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------     -     -     128      193,867             -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------     8   .26   3,396    6,218,773             -
       GRAND TOTAL--------------- 4,560  5.81  73,886  157,069,349 1,071,342,687