1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

3C4 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. Dor.
between a mine car and a coal pillar. He was removed to the Westmoreland
hospital at Greensbnrg, where death resulted five days
after.
As the distance from the entrance to the inside workings of this
mine is considerable, the miners are taken in each morning on a
trip of empty mine cars, which inns at a low rate of speed and is
of the trip, noticed that Dabato was making preparations to> get off
before the trip stopped. He called to him to remain on until it was
stopped, but he apparently being in a hurry, paid no attention to
stopped at the different station® by the man in charge to allow the
men to get off. It was on one of these trips that the accident occurred.
As the trip was approaching No. 10 East and West entries,
where Dabato was to get off, William Aukerman, who was in charge
the warning but stepped off in a cut-through and was caught. Thirtytwo
wagons are used on this trip, so that all may have plenty of room.
Frederick Slagle was so seriously injured October 30th by being
struck on the head by a post while drawing timber in pillar workings
that death resulted four days after.
Eli Rubetch was instantly killed November 3d by a fall of slate,
while pulling down coal from face of room after he had fired a blast.
Stephen McGosh was so seriously injured December 1st by beingstruck
by a small piece of slate which fell from the roof that death
resulted eight days after.
This accident was not considered serious,
as he was able to walk some distance from the face of his room,
where it occurred. He also got into a wagon without assistance
and was taken out of the mine.
Salvania Carere was instantly killed December 1th by a fall of
coal at face of room 11 off No. 3 entry.
Guy Weltner, an engineer, in charge of a compressed air locomotive
in United Mine, was instantly killed December 7th by a
loaded runaway mine car colliding with the locomotive on tin 1
main haulage road. The wagon started from a point near room
No. 10 on 22 Butt off face entry, and ran a distance of about 5,000
feet, passing around different curves on its journey, to where it
collided with the engine. The engine was coming up the main
haulage road with a trip of empty cars.
Joserdi Palula. was so seriously injured December 8th by a fall
of roof in the pillar workings that death resulted in four days. He
placed himself on the end of a mine car, which he was loading, and
began to pull down some loose roof, which was directly overhead.
Suddenly the roof gave way, crushing him against the end of the
car. Had he remained at face of pillar where he was shoveling coal
he would have been perfectly safe.
Stephen Kranack was instantly killed December 19th by a fall
of "horseback" roof. This accident occurred in pillar workings, and