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Table 5. Number of Contractor Injuries, Injury-Incidence Rates (IR), 
Average Number of Employees, Employee-Hours, and Production 
By Type of Coal Mined and Work Location

                        January - December --  1993

        Type of Coal                   Fatal            NFDL           NDL
            And                 Fatal   Inc     NFDL     Inc     NDL   Inc
        Work Location                  Rates           Rates          Rates

Bituminous Coal:                 
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -            165              46
    Surface----------------------   1             43              19
       Total, Underground Mines--   1            208              65

  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   4            138              79
    Auger Mines------------------   -              6               -
    Other Surface Mines----------   -              -               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   4            144              79
       Total, Production Mining--   5            352             144
  Preparation Plants-------------   4             74              22
  Independent Shops/yards--------   1              2               -
       Total, Other Operations---   5             76              22
       Total, Bituminous Mining--  10            428             166

Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:    
  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -              -               -
    Surface----------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Underground Mines--   -              -               -

  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   -              1               -
    Culm Bank--------------------   -              1               -
    Dredge-----------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   -              2               -
       Total, Production Mining--   -              2               -
  Preparation Plants-------------   1              1               4
  Independent Shops/yards--------   -              -               -
       Total, Other Operations---   1              1               4
       Total, Anthracite Mining--   1              3               4

All Coal:                        

  Underground Mines:             
    Underground------------------   -            165   11.84      46   3.30
    Surface----------------------   1    .03      43    1.48      19    .66
       Total, Underground Mines--   1    .02     208    4.84      65   1.51

  Surface Mines:                 
    Strip Mines------------------   4    .06     139    2.01      79   1.14
    Auger Mines------------------   -              6    4.61       -
    Culm Bank--------------------   -              1    1.00       -
    Dredge-----------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Surface Mines------   4    .06     146    2.04      79   1.10
       Total, Production Mining--   5    .04     354    3.09     144   1.26
  Preparation Plants-------------   5    .18      75    2.73      26    .95
  Independent Shops/yards--------   1   2.59       2    5.18       -
       Total, Other Operations---   6    .22      77    2.77      26    .93
       Total, All Coal-----------  11    .08     431    3.03     170   1.19

Officeworkers:                   
  Bituminous---------------------   -              9              23
  Anthracite---------------------   -              -               -
       Total, Officeworkers------   -              9     .64      23   1.63
       Grand Total---------------  11    .07     440    2.81     193   1.23


Type of Coal All Avg And All Inc Num Emp Production Work Location Occ Rates Emp Hours (Short Tons) Bituminous Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ 211 Surface---------------------- 63 Total, Underground Mines-- 274 Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 221 Auger Mines------------------ 6 Other Surface Mines---------- - Total, Surface Mines------ 227 Total, Production Mining-- 501 Preparation Plants------------- 100 Independent Shops/yards-------- 3 Total, Other Operations--- 103 Total, Bituminous Mining-- 604 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ - Surface---------------------- - Total, Underground Mines-- - Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 1 Culm Bank-------------------- 1 Dredge----------------------- - Total, Surface Mines------ 2 Total, Production Mining-- 2 Preparation Plants------------- 6 Independent Shops/yards-------- - Total, Other Operations--- 6 Total, Anthracite Mining-- 8 All Coal: Underground Mines: Underground------------------ 211 15.14 2,680 2,787,765 477,724 Surface---------------------- 63 2.17 5,942 5,798,980 - Total, Underground Mines-- 274 6.38 8,622 8,586,745 477,724 Surface Mines: Strip Mines------------------ 222 3.21 13,178 13,830,594 1,364,695 Auger Mines------------------ 6 4.61 259 260,533 950,005 Culm Bank-------------------- 1 1.00 654 199,653 82,302 Dredge----------------------- - 39 17,371 - Total, Surface Mines------ 229 3.20 14,130 14,308,151 2,397,002 Total, Production Mining-- 503 4.39 22,752 22,894,896 2,874,726 Preparation Plants------------- 106 3.86 5,289 5,492,289 - Independent Shops/yards-------- 3 7.78 60 77,166 - Total, Other Operations--- 109 3.91 5,349 5,569,455 - Total, All Coal----------- 612 4.30 28,101 28,464,351 2,874,726 Officeworkers: Bituminous--------------------- 32 Anthracite--------------------- - Total, Officeworkers------ 32 2.26 2,153 2,826,479 - Grand Total--------------- 644 4.12 30,254 31,290,830 2,874,726