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 -- 1999
TYPE OF COAL FATAL NFDL NDL
AND FATAL INC NFDL INC NDL INC
WORK LOCATION RATES RATES RATES
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 17 .04 3,344 8.70 956 2.49
SURFACE---------------------- - - 181 5.36 72 2.13
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 17 .04 3,525 8.43 1,028 2.46
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 7 .02 574 2.01 277 .97
AUGER MINES------------------ 1 .21 23 4.75 2 .41
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- - - 4 2.90 1 .72
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 8 .03 601 2.06 280 .96
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 25 .04 4,126 5.81 1,308 1.84
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 3 .03 269 3.09 103 1.18
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 13 2.79 10 2.15
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 3 .03 282 3.07 113 1.23
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 28 .03 4,408 5.50 1,421 1.77
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ - - 7 6.47 1 .92
SURFACE---------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- - - 7 4.70 1 .67
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 1 .17 29 5.03 11 1.91
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 4 2.73 4 2.73
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 1 .14 33 4.56 15 2.07
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 1 .11 40 4.58 16 1.83
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- - - 36 6.56 9 1.64
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- - - 36 6.52 9 1.63
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 1 .07 76 5.34 25 1.76
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 17 .04 3,351 8.69 957 2.48
SURFACE---------------------- - - 181 5.29 72 2.10
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 17 .04 3,532 8.42 1,029 2.45
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 8 .03 603 2.07 288 .99
AUGER MINES------------------ 1 .21 23 4.75 2 .41
CULM BANK-------------------- - - 6 2.68 5 2.24
DREDGE----------------------- - - 2 3.28 - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 9 .03 634 2.12 295 .99
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 26 .04 4,166 5.80 1,324 1.84
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 3 .03 305 3.29 112 1.21
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 13 2.77 10 2.13
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 3 .03 318 3.27 122 1.25
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 29 .04 4,484 5.50 1,446 1.77
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- - - 4 .12 4 .12
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - - - - -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ - - 4 .11 4 .11
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 29 .03 4,488 5.27 1,450 1.70
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 -- 1999
TYPE OF COAL ALL AVG
AND ALL INC NUM EMP PRODUCTION
WORK LOCATION OCC RATES EMP HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 4,317 11.23 37,114 76,863,368 390,826,364
SURFACE---------------------- 253 7.49 3,494 6,759,450 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 4,570 10.93 40,608 83,622,818 390,826,364
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 858 3.01 27,078 57,045,315 694,582,667
AUGER MINES------------------ 26 5.38 820 967,434 6,661,090
OTHER SURFACE MINES---------- 5 3.62 174 276,195 1,682,618
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 889 3.05 28,072 58,288,944 702,926,375
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 5,459 7.69 68,680 141,911,762 1,093,752,739
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 375 4.30 8,282 17,433,532 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 23 4.93 439 932,378 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 398 4.33 8,721 18,365,910 -
TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 5,857 7.31 77,401 160,277,672 1,093,752,739
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 8 7.40 161 216,290 376,722
SURFACE---------------------- - - 60 81,515 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 8 5.37 221 297,805 376,722
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 41 7.10 630 1,154,187 1,891,094
CULM BANK-------------------- 8 5.46 173 292,852 2,485,356
DREDGE----------------------- - - - - -
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 49 6.77 803 1,447,039 4,376,450
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 57 6.53 1,024 1,744,844 4,753,172
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 45 8.19 567 1,098,384 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- - - 9 5,668 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 45 8.15 576 1,104,052 -
TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING-- 102 7.16 1,600 2,848,896 4,753,172
ALL COAL:
UNDERGROUND MINES:
UNDERGROUND------------------ 4,325 11.22 37,275 77,079,658 391,203,086
SURFACE---------------------- 253 7.40 3,554 6,840,965 -
TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 4,578 10.91 40,829 83,920,623 391,203,086
SURFACE MINES:
STRIP MINES------------------ 899 3.09 27,708 58,199,502 696,473,761
AUGER MINES------------------ 26 5.38 820 967,434 6,661,090
CULM BANK-------------------- 11 4.92 268 447,142 3,448,555
DREDGE----------------------- 2 3.28 79 121,905 719,419
TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------ 938 3.14 28,875 59,735,983 707,302,825
TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 5,516 7.68 69,704 143,656,606 1,098,505,911
PREPARATION PLANTS------------- 420 4.53 8,849 18,531,916 -
INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS-------- 23 4.90 448 938,046 -
TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS--- 443 4.55 9,297 19,469,962 -
TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 5,959 7.31 79,001 163,126,568 1,098,505,911
OFFICEWORKERS:
BITUMINOUS--------------------- 8 .23 3,787 6,942,610 -
ANTHRACITE--------------------- - - 149 246,660 -
TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------ 8 .22 3,936 7,189,270 -
GRAND TOTAL--------------- 5,967 7.01 82,937 170,315,838 1,098,505,911
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR