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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