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xx ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc.
By referring to Table B for the period from 1891 to 1900, it will be
seen that 3,864 persons lost their lives inside and 510 outside of the
Anthracite mines. The percentage of lives lost inside was 88.34,
and outside 11.60.
The number, occupations and percentage of those who lost their
lives inside were as follows: Foremen and fire bosses 54, or 1.39 per
cent.; miners, 1,935, or 50.78 per cent.; miners' laborers 1,119, or 28.96
per cent.; drivers and runners 372, or 9.62 per cent.; door boys 85, or
2.19 per cent.; all other employes 299, or 7.74 per cent.
Those on the surface were as follows: Foremen 4, or .8 per cent.;
blacksmiths and carpenters 19, or 3.73 per cent.; engineers and firemen
33, or 6.47 per cent.; slate pickers 104, or 20.39 per cent.; all
other employes 350, or 68.60 per cent.