1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

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INSPECTORS OF MINES.
Table of Injuries— Continued.
Date.
Names of the
'
injured persons.'
of the
collieries.
Remarks.
Dec.
John Richards.
John Dolan
John Archebold,
James Dives
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Den. M'Mullin,
Luke Whittaker
James Castles. . ,|
B. Williams, boy
John Morgan .
F. M'Cormick. .
10. Patrick Larken,
15,1 Robt. Anderson,
15, Frank Bixeler.
l.">, ('has. Sheafer. .
16, Robert Gorrell..
IS, James Rvan . . .
L9, Rush M'Hale....
22,1 John Learv
24, John Carroll....
24, John Morgan . .
27, Henry Gotshall,
27, Simon Wetsell,
27,
i Maley
27, Wm. Holshoe
27, Jno. G. Williams
30, Joseph Clarke .
31,| James Tregallis,
Honey Brook . .
Honey Brook . .
Honey Brook. .
Honey Brook .
Honey Brook . .
Honey Brook. .
Honey Brook. .
Kear
Lost Creek
Mahanoy City. . .
Beechwood
Luke Fidler .
Luke Fidler.
Live Oak
Hazle Dell ....
East Mahanoy
Eagle, No. L.
Kear
Colorado
Forestville. . .
Buck Ridsjre
Buck Ridge
Turkey Run. .
Buck Ridge
Buck Ridge. .
Montilius
Primrose
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Severely injured by the breaking of a
spreadnr ring attached to the wagon,
90 yards from bottom of slope ; tinwagon
shunted the track, breaking
the said ring and precipitating 13 men
to the bottom, killing 3 men and injuring.
seven more.
Arm amputated-; crushed by a wagon.
Hand badly crushed by a wagon.
Mortally injured; crushed by wagons;
died.
Ankle sprained by a fall.
Leg ampiatated by falling of car in shaft.
Severely injured ; the chain broke.
Leg broken by a fall of coal.
Seriously injured by a fall.
Eyes seriously injured by a blast.
Thigh broken by a fall of coaL
Severely burned by an explosion of gas.
Leg broken by a fall of slate.
Severely burned by an explosion of a
keg of powder.
Mortally injured by caving in of slope ;
died.
Severely injured by eaving in of slope.
Eye destroyed by a splinter of coal.
Severely injured by caving in of slope.
Scull fractured by a fall of coal.
Leg broken by a fall of coal.
Severely injured by a blast.
Three hundred and seventy-nine persons were maimed and injured during
the year, 34 of whom died subsequently of such injuries, and many others
are still suffering and their recover}' doubtful, and others that are crippled
for life.
The causes of these casualties are such,
That 77 persons had been sev-erely burned by explosions of fire-damp.
4 persons had been kicked by vicious mules.
15 persons had been crushed and run over by wagons.
13 persons had been burned by explosions of powder.
2(> persons had been injured by explosions of blasts.
11 persons had been injured by falls of shite.
11 persons had been injured by breaking of slope chains.
1 person had been injured by explosion of a boiler.
73 persons had been injured by falls of coal.
b' persons had been injured by falls of sundry characters.
34 persons had been mortally injured and died subsequent^.
12 persons had been injured by falls into rolls, screens and wheels.
And in; persons had been seriously injured otherwise.
379 casualties occurred during the year, against
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265 in the year 1872, being an excess of
114 casualties in 1873.