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 -- 1997
TYPE OF COAL FATAL NFDL NDL
AND FATAL INC NFDL INC NDL INC
WORK LOCATION RATES RATES RATES
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - 194 63
SURFACE---------------------- 2 49 19
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 2 243 82
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 148 73
AUGER MINES------------------ - 5 1
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- - 3 -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 3 156 74
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 5 399 156
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 87 30
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - 1 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 88 30
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 6 487 186
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - - -
SURFACE---------------------- - - -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- - - -
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ - - -
CULM BANK-------------------- - 3 -
DREDGE----------------------- - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ - 3 -
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- - 3 -
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- - 2 3
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- - 2 3
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- - 5 3
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - 194 10.72 63 3.48
SURFACE---------------------- 2 .07 49 1.63 19 .63
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 2 .04 243 5.04 82 1.70
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 3 .04 148 1.84 73 .91
AUGER MINES------------------ - 5 4.06 1 .81
CULM BANK-------------------- - 6 5.04 -
DREDGE----------------------- - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 3 .04 159 1.91 74 .89
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 5 .04 402 3.06 156 1.19
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 1 .03 89 2.81 33 1.04
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - 1 15.81 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 1 .03 90 2.83 33 1.04
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 6 .04 492 3.02 189 1.16
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- - 6 2
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ - 6 .37 2 .12
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 6 .03 498 2.78 191 1.07
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 -- 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------------------ 257
SURFACE---------------------- 70
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 327
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 224
AUGER MINES------------------ 6
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 3
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 233
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 560
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 118
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 1
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 119
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 679
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ -
SURFACE---------------------- -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- -
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ -
CULM BANK-------------------- 3
DREDGE----------------------- -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 3
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 3
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 5
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 5
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 8
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 257 14.21 2,644 3,617,884 149,553
SURFACE---------------------- 70 2.33 5,989 6,019,444 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 327 6.79 8,633 9,637,328 149,553
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 224 2.78 14,037 16,102,726 134,628
AUGER MINES------------------ 6 4.87 364 246,234 214,501
CULM BANK-------------------- 6 5.04 467 237,993 370,339
DREDGE----------------------- - 85 28,553 -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 236 2.84 14,953 16,615,506 719,468
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 563 4.29 23,586 26,252,834 869,021
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 123 3.88 6,361 6,339,381 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 1 15.81 42 12,651 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 124 3.90 6,403 6,352,032 -
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 687 4.21 29,989 32,604,866 869,021
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- 8
ANTHRACITE--------------------- -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ 8 .49 2,462 3,255,059 -
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 695 3.88 32,451 35,859,925 869,021
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR