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1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

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INSPECTORS OF MINES. 229<br />

Total number of accidents in the Eastern district of the Wyoming coal<br />

fields during the year, 169.<br />

The following is a recapitulation and classification of the accidents that<br />

occurred during the year:<br />

Jaw broken by being caught and rolled in the screen 1<br />

Jaw broken by falls of roof. ]<br />

Legs broken by falls of coal 5<br />

Legs broken by cars 11<br />

Leg broken by a mule stepping on it 1<br />

Leg broken by a premature blast 1<br />

Legs broken by falls of roof 6<br />

Leg broken by the hoisting carriage 1<br />

Legs broken by a fall of roof 1<br />

Leg and collar-bone broken by a fall of roof 1<br />

Legs broken by a fall of top coal 1<br />

Arms broken by cars 4<br />

Arms broken by falls of coal 2<br />

Arm broken by fall of roof. 1<br />

Arm broken by a kick from a mule 1<br />

Arm taken off by breaker machinery 1<br />

Collar-bone broken by a mule dragging him 1<br />

Injured by cars 22<br />

Injured by fire-damp explosions 19<br />

Injured by falls of coal 21<br />

1 nj ured by falls of roof 38<br />

Injured by premature blasts 11<br />

Injured by mules 9<br />

Injured by being caught in breaker machinery 3<br />

Injure 1 by falling, out of a breaker window 1<br />

Injured by falling off a trestle 1<br />

Injured by being caught under a hoisting carriage<br />

I<br />

Burned by an explosion of powder whilst making a cartridge 1<br />

Injured by a brake handle in the mine 1<br />

Injured by a prop falling 1<br />

Total 169<br />

15 Mine Rep

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