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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