Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of ...

284 REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF MINES. Off. Doc.
John McDonald, a mine boss, aged 47 years, was instantly killed
by being struck by a loaded dilly trip, while it was ascending the
slope near the No. 2 flat left, in Mammoth shaft mine, on August 2.
Just how the accident occurred is not known, as there was no one
present at the time. Mr. McDonald was for many years mine foreman
at the Moyer mines, and left there about four weekss previous
He is
to his death to accept the foremanship at the Mammoth mine.
survived by a widow and nine children.
George Dezeyak, a Slavish laborer, at the Alexandria mine, was
smothered to death in the coal bin, on July 14, by the coal sliding
down on him. The coal is crushed and washed at this mine, which
makes it very fine, causing it at time to adhere to the sides of the
bin, as was the case when the accident occurred.
James McNaught, an American driver, aged 21 years and single,
was instantly killed in Hempfield mine on August 7, by a fall of roof.
Owen Morgan, an Irish miner, aged 39 years, was instantlj
killed
by a fall of coal in Alexandria mine on August 13.
Frederick Wilhelm, an American miner, aged 17 years, was seriously
injured by a fall of slate in Arona mine, August 13. He was
removed to the Mercy Hospital, at Pittsburgh, two days after the
accident and died there on November 2.
Marco Bacic, an Austrian miner, aged 27 years, employed in Larimer
mine, was instantly killed by a fall of slate on August 27.
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Frank Piershe, an Austrian miner, aged 27 years and single, was
seriously injured by a fall of slate on August 17, breaking his back
and left ankle. He was removed to the Cottage Hospital, at Connellsville,
where he died on September 10, twenty-four days after the accident.
Elmer Shultz, an American, a night pumper, was injured by a piece
of rock or wood which fell down the shaft and struck him on the
head, crushing his skull, as he was on the cage descending Hecla No. 1
shaft, on the evening of September 8, about 6.30 P. M. He died September
10, two days after the accident. On investigation. I discovered
that there was no overhead cover on the cage which the decedent
and a man named Jeffrey was on when the accident occurred. 1
was informed by the officials of the mine and others that persons were
not allowed to ride on this cage, it being used exclusively for lowering
materials into the mine..
Jeffrey stated that he knew it was against
the rules of the mine to go down on the cage when ho and Shultz
boarded it. The air shaft at this place is provided with a stairway for
persons going into or out of the mine, when they cannot use the cage
which is supplied with an overhead cover. John W. Bailoy stated
that Shultz traveled the stairway about two weeks while they were
engaged in putting new timber in the shaft. I found notices, properly
signed and posted, at the top and bottom of the shaft, forbidding