Table 5. Number of Contractor Injuries, Injury-incidence Rates,
Average Number of Employees, Employee-hours, and Production,
by Type of Coal Mined and Work Location
January - December -- 1994
Type of Coal
And
Work Location Fatal NFDL NDL
Bituminous Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ - 177 37
Surface---------------------- 1 56 15
Total, Underground Mines-- 1 233 52
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ 6 173 81
Auger Mines------------------ - 6 1
Other Surface Mines---------- - 3 -
Total, Surface Mines------ 6 182 82
Total, Production Mining-- 7 415 134
Preparation Plants------------- 2 108 40
Independent Shops/yards-------- - 4 -
Total, Other Operations--- 2 112 40
Total, Bituminous Mining-- 9 527 174
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ - - -
Surface---------------------- - 1 -
Total, Underground Mines-- - 1 -
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ - - 1
Culm Bank-------------------- - - -
Dredge----------------------- - - -
Total, Surface Mines------ - - 1
Total, Production Mining-- - 1 1
Preparation Plants------------- - 2 1
Independent Shops/yards-------- - - -
Total, Other Operations--- - 2 1
Total, Anthracite Mining-- - 3 2
All Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ - 177 13.54 37 2.83
Surface---------------------- 1 .04 57 2.06 15 .54
Total, Underground Mines-- 1 .02 234 5.74 52 1.28
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ 6 .08 173 2.44 82 1.16
Auger Mines------------------ - 6 5.88 1 .98
Culm Bank-------------------- - 3 3.33 -
Dredge----------------------- - - -
Total, Surface Mines------ 6 .08 182 2.50 83 1.14
Total, Production Mining-- 7 .06 416 3.66 135 1.19
Preparation Plants------------- 2 .06 110 3.25 41 1.21
Independent Shops/yards-------- - 4 48.50 -
Total, Other Operations--- 2 .06 114 3.36 41 1.21
Total, All Coal----------- 9 .06 530 3.59 176 1.19
Officeworkers:
Bituminous--------------------- - 4 2
Anthracite--------------------- - - -
Total, Officeworkers------ - 4 .31 2 .15
Grand Total--------------- 9 .06 534 3.33 178 1.11
Type of Coal All Avg
And All Inc Num Emp Production
Work Location Occ Rates Emp Hours (Short Tons)
Bituminous Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ 214
Surface---------------------- 72
Total, Underground Mines-- 286
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ 260
Auger Mines------------------ 7
Other Surface Mines---------- 3
Total, Surface Mines------ 270
Total, Production Mining-- 556
Preparation Plants------------- 150
Independent Shops/yards-------- 4
Total, Other Operations--- 154
Total, Bituminous Mining-- 710
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ -
Surface---------------------- 1
Total, Underground Mines-- 1
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ 1
Culm Bank-------------------- -
Dredge----------------------- -
Total, Surface Mines------ 1
Total, Production Mining-- 2
Preparation Plants------------- 3
Independent Shops/yards-------- -
Total, Other Operations--- 3
Total, Anthracite Mining-- 5
All Coal:
Underground Mines:
Underground------------------ 214 16.37 2,630 2,614,436 313,818
Surface---------------------- 73 2.64 6,179 5,538,975 -
Total, Underground Mines-- 287 7.04 8,809 8,153,411 313,818
Surface Mines:
Strip Mines------------------ 261 3.68 13,082 14,177,659 901,902
Auger Mines------------------ 7 6.86 211 203,981 920,604
Culm Bank-------------------- 3 3.33 329 180,329 75,946
Dredge----------------------- - 53 24,080 37,321
Total, Surface Mines------ 271 3.72 13,675 14,586,049 1,935,773
Total, Production Mining-- 558 4.91 22,484 22,739,460 2,249,591
Preparation Plants------------- 153 4.52 6,469 6,762,975 -
Independent Shops/yards-------- 4 48.50 104 16,494 -
Total, Other Operations--- 157 4.63 6,573 6,779,469 -
Total, All Coal----------- 715 4.84 29,057 29,518,929 2,249,591
Officeworkers:
Bituminous--------------------- 6
Anthracite--------------------- -
Total, Officeworkers------ 6 .46 1,994 2,588,952 -
Grand Total--------------- 721 4.49 31,051 32,107,881 2,249,591
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR