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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Off. Doc.
During the ten years from 1891 to 1900 1,785 lives were lost in and
about the Bituminous mines, of which 1,740 or 97.45 per cent, occurred
inside and 45 or 2.55 per cent., outside.
Of the fatalities that occurred inside the mines, 1,139 or 63.81 per
cent, were by falls of coal, slate, roof, etc.; 276 or 15.46 per cent, by
mine cars; 182 or 10.19 per cent, by explosions of gas; 43 or 2.41 percent,
by explosions of powder and blasts; 18 or 1.01 per cent, by
falling into shafts; 17 or 1 per cent, by suffocation, and 34 or 1.34
per cent, were from miscellaneous causes.
There were 45 fatalities outside the mines, of which 22 or 48.88
per cent, were by cars in various ways; 8 or 17.78 per cent, by machinery;
7 or 15.55 per cent, by explosions of boilers, and 8 or 17.88
per cent, from miscellaneous causes.
The following is a brief table of comparison of accidents in both
regions