1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

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22 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Table of Injuries— Continued.
Date.
Names of the
injured persons.
Names of the
collieries.
Remarks.
Oct. 22,
Nov
22,
27,1
28,
28,
28,
29,
31,
31,
81,
31,
31,
3,
4,
4,
4,
6,
6,
6,
6,
6,
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11,
12,
12,
13.
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
15,
20,
20,
21,
21,
22,
22,
30,
30,
30,
Dec, 4,
4,
4,
5,
.5,
Alex. Morrison,
John Dickenson,
John Conly
Martin Goblin .
J.S.O'DonnelL.
Jas. Campbell, 13
Win. Gable
Patrick Roland,!
Patrick Doolan.
.lames Doolan..
Patrick Green..
Stephen Davis .
Thos. Jackson . . .1
John Daddow. .
Frank Sheafer. .]
Thomas Jones .
J. Henderson. .
Jos. Swansbury,
Isaac Dando
T. Rhoades, 19,
W. Mullin, boy,
Jacob Kreise. . .
John Hughes
Thos. Thomas..
Patrick Bierney,;
Wrn. Brannan .
Win. Manning.
Thomas Harris.
Frank Whalen,
Andy Duffy
Henry Cavanagh
Fd. Gottshall ...
Benjamin Cox. .
Benjamin Davis,!
Alex. Frazer
Robert Moore.. .
Martin Do ran. .
Frank Thomas.
Frank Sherman,
John Haine
George Sharp .
Patrick Fulton..
Peter Kuntzler,
Lehigh, No. 3. .
Shenandoah city
New Kirk
Hickory shaft .
Buckville
Big Mountain. .
Buck Ridge
Preston, No. 4.. .
Beech wood
Beechwood
Minersville
Minersville
Hill & Harris ...
Plank Ridge....
Live Oak
Kear
Anchor
Preston, No. I...
Turkey Run. . .
Forestville
Live Oak
L. Rauch Creek,
Live Oak
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Thomas
Silliman's
St. Clair shaft
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Otto
Bear Valley. .
Buck Ridge .
Kear
Mahanoy City.
Darby Coyle No. 2.
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Thos! Flannagan New Philadelp'a
Wm. Stephens
Thos. O'Neill.
M. Moergan. .
Benj. Mover .
M. Conners .
Fd. Evans
Thos. Morris..
George Beddow,
Stephen Jones
John Miller...
Peter Krell .
Hugh Evans.
A Pb lander . .
John Hagerty..
Kear
Kear
Preston, No. 2.
Locust Gap . .
Pine Forest. .
Pine Forest . .
Anchor
Anchor
Anchor
Silliman
Silliman
St. Nicholas...
Bradv
Brad v
Severely injured bya locomotive engine.
Severely injured by fall of coal.
Thigh broken and injured by a blast.
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
Shoulder broken bya fall of coal.
Crushed in the breaker cog-wheels.
Crushed by a fall of top rocks.
Head badly cut by a dumper.
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
Lost an eye by a fall of coal.
Head and breast injured bya fall of coal.
Thumb cut off by a fall of coal.
Head injured by a fall of top rocks.
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
Fingers mashed by a wagon door.
Legs (both) broken by a fall of coal.
Head severely injured by a fall of rocks.
Severe^ injured by a fall of coal.
Arm fractured bya wagon.
Leg crushed by a wagon.
Hip fractured by a fall of coal.
Head badly cut by a fall of coal.
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
C Severely burned by an explosion of gas
•] while introducing an extinguisher
( to remove the fire-damp gas.
Severely burned bj r an explosion of a
keg of powder.
Mortally injured ; died in hospital.
Badly scalded by steam.
(Nine persons were burned by an explosion
of fire-damp gas. A shot in
the inside heading removed about 5
tons of coal ; the air course had been
blocked up, checking the air current;
ventilation being restored, a shot was
fired, exploding the fire-damp that
had accumulated for the time being :
hence the result.
Arm shot off by a drill ;
premature blast.
Severely inj'd ; a prop falling upon him.
Nose injured by a stroke of a drill.
Mortally injured; cog-wheel fell on him;
died.
Leg and eyes injured by a fall of coal.
Arms broken, eyes lost by fire-damp explosion.
Severely injured by an explosion of gas.
Severely injured by an explosion of gas.
Severely injured by a fall of coal.
Arm broken by breaking of signal wire.
Dangerously injured by fire-damp gas.
Severely injured by fall of coal.
( Mortally injured ; the slope chain
? broke and precipitated the wagon
( and the men to the bottom; died.
Both arms broken ; fell from breaker.
Severely injured by a fall of slate.
Mortally injured.
Severely burned by explosion of powder.
Severely burned by firing a cartridge.