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No. 11. SIXTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT. 177I'^italAccidents and Their Causes.Iiom explosions of gas, 2From explosions of j>ovvder and blasts, 5l^oiler explosions, 2From falls of coal and rock, 25From falling down shafts and slopes, 1From mine cars and machinery, 10Fi-om falling down ( hutes, 1Squeezed between mule and car, 1Kicked by mule, 1jVliscellaneous, 6Total, 54Killed inside, 47Killed outside, 754Non-Fatal Accidents and Their Causes.I'rom explosions' of gas, 10From explosions of powder and blasts, 7From falls of coal and rock, 22From mine cars and machinery, 14Miscellaneous 13Total,Injured inside, non-fatal, 55Injured outside, non-fatal, 17(ZSummary Sixth Anthracite District, <strong>1898</strong>.Total i)roduction in tons of coal, 6,513,155Tons of coal used for steam and heat, 815,350Tons of coal sold to local trade and employes, 90,200Tons of coal shipped by railroad, 5,607,509Tons of coal ])i'oduced from washeries which areincluded in total production 147,818Average number of days worked 155Number of persons employed, 20.159Number of fatal accidents 54Number of non-fatal accidents, 7212—11—98

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