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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 --  1998

        TYPE OF COAL                   FATAL            NFDL           NDL
            AND                 FATAL   INC     NFDL     INC     NDL   INC
        WORK LOCATION                  RATES           RATES          RATES

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1            231              68
    SURFACE----------------------   -             46              23
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1            277              91
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   2            160              52
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              4               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              2               3
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   2            166              55
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   3            443             146
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   1            108              29
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   1            114              29
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   4            557             175
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              1               1
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              1               1
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              1               1
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              1               -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              1               -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              2               1
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   1    .06     231   13.27      68   3.91
    SURFACE----------------------   -             46    1.73      23    .87
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   1    .02     277    6.30      91   2.07
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   2    .02     161    1.96      53    .65
    AUGER MINES------------------   -              4    4.92       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              2    1.67       1    .84
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               2   1.67
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   2    .02     167    1.96      56    .66
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   3    .02     444    3.44     147   1.14
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   1    .03     109    3.03      29    .81
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              6   12.89       -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   1    .03     115    3.16      29    .80
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   4    .02     559    3.38     176   1.06
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              6               3
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              6     .36       3    .18
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   4    .02     565    3.10     179    .98







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 --  1998

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  300
    SURFACE----------------------   69
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  369
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  214
    AUGER MINES------------------    4
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    5
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  223
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  592
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  138
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    6
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  144
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  736
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    2
    CULM BANK--------------------    -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    2
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    2
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    1
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    1
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    3
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  300  17.23    3,122   3,482,240      731,400
    SURFACE----------------------   69   2.60    5,087   5,308,725            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  369   8.39    8,209   8,790,965      731,400
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  216   2.63   14,370  16,396,008    1,774,913
    AUGER MINES------------------    4   4.92      263     162,481      214,810
    CULM BANK--------------------    3   2.51      367     239,332      259,309
    DREDGE-----------------------    2   1.67      216     239,025            -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  225   2.64   15,216  17,036,846    2,249,032
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  594   4.60   23,425  25,827,811    2,980,432
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  139   3.87    6,231   7,186,421            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    6  12.89      140      93,070            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  145   3.98    6,371   7,279,491            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  739   4.46   29,796  33,107,302    2,980,432
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    9
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    9    .54    2,363   3,310,988            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  748   4.11   32,159  36,418,290    2,980,432