1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

.No. 11. FIRST BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 273Table showing the Causes of Fatal and I^ou-Fatal Accidents.Fatal. Nonfatal.1^ falls of slate, 19 45By falls of coal, 3 12i'.y falls of roof coal 3 DBy explosions of gas 9 4By falling fioni tipple, 1By being run over by a lailroad cai', 1I'-} blast through rib, 2 2By fall of rock 2 3By being struck b^' a post, 1 5By a fall of roof, 1 4By cars, .By mining machines, .JSliscelluiioous, . . 9143Total 42 110^^'hile the general condition of the ventilation and drainage of themines in the district is fair, there was, at the time of my last visit,some mines which required improvement so as to conform with the{.ct of May 15, 1893, relating to bituminous coal mines. When Ifound such conditions existing, I gave such instructions as wasdeemed necessaiy^ to have the above named act complied with, and.'ji this connection I am pleased to say that, in a great measure, (juitear improvement has been made.Monongahela, Pa., March 0, 1899.Respectfully yours,HENRY LOUTTIT,Inspector of Mines.Little Redstone. General condition of mini' on my last examination,Mines on the Monongahela River.fair.Gallatin. On my last visit to this mine 1 found the ventilationtind drainage below the requirements of the law.The cause, in i>art,V hich i)roduced the former was that a door which was located onthe main entry to course the air into the return had been brokendown by a dilly trip. An emergency door had been placed nearthe mine entrance, but at that time it was somewhat out of repair,thus allowing no less than 8,550 cubic feet of air to enter the returnwithout reaching the working faces. The slo])e mentioned in myreport for 1897 has been completed, thus giving the mine legalmeans of egress.18—11—98