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No. 11. FIRST BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 295<br />

Mining Statistics.<br />

Number of mines in the district, 90<br />

Number of mines in operation during <strong>1900</strong>, 82<br />

Number of tons of coal produced, 8,654,281<br />

Number of tons shipped, 8,542,165<br />

Number of tons used for steam at mines, 87,962<br />

Number of tons sold to employes and others, 24,154<br />

Number of persons employed inside the mines, 9,802<br />

Number of persons employed outside the mines, 1,140<br />

Number of fatal accidents, 38<br />

Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident, .<br />

227,746<br />

Number of persons employed per fatal accident, .... 287<br />

Number of non-fatal accidents, 144<br />

Number of tons of coal produced per non-fatal accident,<br />

60,09!)<br />

Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident, 75<br />

Number of wives made widows by accidents, 20<br />

Number of orphans by accidents, 40<br />

Number of kegs of powder used, 34,302<br />

Number of pounds of dynamite used, 6,375<br />

Number of days worked, 14,030^<br />

Number of cylindrical boilers, 65<br />

Number of tubular boilers, 114<br />

Number of steam locomotives, 1<br />

Number of air locomotives, 2<br />

Number of electric locomotives, 16<br />

Number of new mines opened, 10

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