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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 --  2002

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

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   12   .03   2,704    7.70     853   2.43
    SURFACE----------------------    -     -     154    5.16      57   1.91
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   12   .03   2,858    7.50     910   2.39
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    5   .02     671    2.25     251    .84
    AUGER MINES------------------    1   .23      20    4.57       1    .23
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    -     -       8    5.24       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    6   .02     699    2.30     252    .83
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   18   .03   3,557    5.20   1,162   1.70
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    2   .02     260    2.99     118   1.36
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      13    2.76       7   1.49
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    2   .02     273    2.98     125   1.36
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--   20   .03   3,830    4.93   1,287   1.66
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -     -       3    3.46       2   2.31
    SURFACE----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -     -       3    2.58       2   1.72
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    -     -      17    5.14       7   2.12
    CULM BANK--------------------    -     -       3    2.88       2   1.92
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    -     -      20    4.60       9   2.07
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    -     -      23    4.17      11   2.00
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -     -      24    5.79       9   2.17
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -     -      24    5.74       9   2.15
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    -     -      47    4.85      20   2.06
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   12   .03   2,707    7.69     855   2.43
    SURFACE----------------------    -     -     154    5.11      57   1.89
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   12   .03   2,861    7.48     912   2.39
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    5   .02     688    2.29     258    .86
    AUGER MINES------------------    1   .23      20    4.57       1    .23
    CULM BANK--------------------    -     -      11    5.17       2    .94
    DREDGE-----------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    6   .02     719    2.34     261    .85
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   18   .03   3,580    5.19   1,173   1.70
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    2   .02     284    3.12     127   1.39
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -     -      13    2.75       7   1.48
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    2   .02     297    3.10     134   1.40
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------   20   .03   3,877    4.93   1,307   1.66
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    -     -       2     .06       4    .12
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -     -       -       -       -      -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    -     -       2     .06       4    .12
       GRAND TOTAL---------------   20   .02   3,879    4.73   1,311   1.60


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 --  2002

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP    PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS  (SHORT TONS)

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------ 3,569 10.16  34,278   70,266,320   356,801,249
    SURFACE----------------------   211  7.07   3,009    5,971,208             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 3,780  9.92  37,287   76,237,528   356,801,249
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   927  3.11  27,064   59,520,557   729,858,741
    AUGER MINES------------------    22  5.03     734      874,721     4,870,888
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------     8  5.24     203      305,633       773,870
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   957  3.15  28,001   60,700,911   735,503,499
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 4,737  6.92  65,288  136,938,439 1,092,304,748
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   380  4.37   8,015   17,384,343             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    20  4.25     456      941,056             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   400  4.37   8,471   18,325,399             -
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING-- 5,137  6.62  73,759  155,263,838 1,092,304,748
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------     5  5.77     114      173,231       305,255
    SURFACE----------------------     -     -      40       59,637             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--     5  4.29     154      232,868       305,255
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    24  7.26     353      661,266       998,213
    CULM BANK--------------------     5  4.80     127      208,273        63,650
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -       -            -             -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    29  6.67     480      869,539     1,061,863
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    34  6.17     634    1,102,407     1,367,118
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    33  7.95     410      829,704             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------     -     -       3        5,906             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    33  7.90     413      835,610             -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    67  6.91   1,047    1,938,017     1,367,118
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------ 3,574 10.15  34,392   70,439,551   357,106,504
    SURFACE----------------------   211  7.00   3,049    6,030,845             -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES-- 3,785  9.90  37,441   76,470,396   357,106,504
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   951  3.16  27,417   60,181,823   730,856,954
    AUGER MINES------------------    22  5.03     734      874,721     4,870,888
    CULM BANK--------------------    13  6.11     274      425,297       390,126
    DREDGE-----------------------     -     -      56       88,609       447,394
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   986  3.20  28,481   61,570,450   736,565,362
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING-- 4,771  6.91  65,922  138,040,846 1,093,671,866
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   413  4.53   8,425   18,214,047             -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    20  4.22     459      946,962             -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   433  4.52   8,884   19,161,009             -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL----------- 5,204  6.62  74,806  157,201,855 1,093,671,866
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------     6   .19   3,345    6,456,568             -
  ANTHRACITE---------------------     -     -     116      186,406             -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------     6   .18   3,461    6,642,974             -
       GRAND TOTAL--------------- 5,210  6.36  78,267  163,844,829 1,093,671,866