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 -- 1997
TYPE OF COAL FATAL NFDL NDL
AND FATAL INC NFDL INC NDL INC
WORK LOCATION RATES RATES RATES
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 18 .04 3,891 8.84 1,262 2.87
SURFACE---------------------- 2 .05 233 6.06 120 3.12
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 20 .04 4,124 8.61 1,382 2.89
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 .01 745 2.39 343 1.10
AUGER MINES------------------ - - 18 3.58 7 1.39
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- - - 3 1.93 4 2.58
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 3 .01 766 2.41 354 1.11
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 23 .03 4,890 6.13 1,736 2.18
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 .01 282 2.79 157 1.55
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 18 3.93 9 1.97
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 .01 300 2.84 166 1.57
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 24 .03 5,190 5.75 1,902 2.11
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - - 8 6.11 2 1.53
SURFACE---------------------- - - 1 2.30 - -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- - - 9 5.16 2 1.15
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ - - 33 5.58 10 1.69
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 13 5.28 7 2.84
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ - - 46 5.49 17 2.03
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- - - 55 5.43 19 1.88
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- - - 51 9.11 16 2.86
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - - - 5 91.82
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- - - 51 9.02 21 3.72
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- - - 106 6.72 40 2.53
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 18 .04 3,899 8.83 1,264 2.86
SURFACE---------------------- 2 .05 234 6.01 120 3.08
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 20 .04 4,133 8.60 1,384 2.88
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 .01 778 2.45 353 1.11
AUGER MINES------------------ - - 18 3.58 7 1.39
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 16 4.65 10 2.91
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - 1 1.71
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 3 .01 812 2.49 371 1.14
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 23 .03 4,945 6.13 1,755 2.17
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 .01 333 3.12 173 1.62
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 18 3.88 14 3.02
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 .01 351 3.15 187 1.68
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 24 .03 5,296 5.76 1,942 2.11
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- - - 11 .25 1 .02
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ - - 11 .25 1 .02
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 24 .02 5,307 5.51 1,943 2.02
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 -- 1997
TYPE OF COAL ALL AVG
AND ALL INC NUM EMP PRODUCTION
WORK LOCATION OCC RATES EMP HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 5,171 11.74 42,924 88,070,192 419,236,819
SURFACE---------------------- 355 9.23 4,059 7,695,736 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 5,526 11.54 46,983 95,765,928 419,236,819
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,091 3.50 29,485 62,349,269 658,927,259
AUGER MINES------------------ 25 4.97 815 1,006,837 6,409,607
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 7 4.51 183 310,132 1,730,193
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,123 3.53 30,483 63,666,238 667,067,059
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 6,649 8.34 77,466 159,432,166 1,086,303,878
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 440 4.35 9,275 20,238,697 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 27 5.90 466 916,011 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 467 4.42 9,741 21,154,708 -
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 7,116 7.88 87,207 180,586,874 1,086,303,878
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 10 7.64 187 261,742 424,167
SURFACE---------------------- 1 2.30 66 87,096 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 11 6.31 253 348,838 424,167
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 43 7.28 630 1,182,054 1,911,345
CULM BANK-------------------- 20 8.12 306 492,529 2,623,460
DREDGE----------------------- - - 2 2,340 298
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 63 7.51 938 1,676,923 4,535,103
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 74 7.31 1,191 2,025,761 4,959,270
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 67 11.97 640 1,119,644 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 5 91.82 16 10,891 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 72 12.74 656 1,130,535 -
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 146 9.25 1,847 3,156,296 4,959,270
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 5,181 11.73 43,111 88,331,934 419,660,986
SURFACE---------------------- 356 9.15 4,125 7,782,832 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 5,537 11.52 47,236 96,114,766 419,660,986
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1,134 3.57 30,115 63,531,323 660,838,604
AUGER MINES------------------ 25 4.97 815 1,006,837 6,409,607
CULM BANK-------------------- 26 7.56 429 687,876 3,869,693
DREDGE----------------------- 1 1.71 62 117,125 484,258
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1,186 3.63 31,421 65,343,161 671,602,162
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 6,723 8.33 78,657 161,457,927 1,091,263,148
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 507 4.75 9,915 21,358,341 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 32 6.90 482 926,902 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 539 4.84 10,397 22,285,243 -
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 7,262 7.90 89,054 183,743,170 1,091,263,148
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- 12 .27 4,779 8,746,897 -
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - 145 229,680 -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ 12 .27 4,924 8,976,577 -
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 7,274 7.55 93,978 192,719,747 1,091,263,148
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR