1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

:444 ftfiPORf OF The bureau of mines. Off. Doc.Number of mines in the district, 74Number of employes inside, 8,802Number of employes outside, 854Total number of employes, 9,656Number of persons killed in and about the mines, 26Number of non-fatal injuries, 66Number of wives made widows by above fatalities, 14Number of orphans from same cause, 29Number of tons of coal produced per life lost, 228,599+Number of tons of coal produced per person injured, .... 90,054+Number of persons employed per life lost, 371+Number of persons emploj'ed per non-fatal injury, 146+Number of horses and mules in use, 641Number of steam boilers in use, 161Number of steam locomotives used in the mines, 2Number of electric locomotives used in the mines, 16Causes of Accidents.Orphans.By fall of slate and roof, ..By falls of coalBy explosions of gas,By mine carsBy machinery,From miscellaneous causes,Total,Embodied in this report will be found a brief description of thecondition of the several groups of mines in the district; also a briefreview of the improvements made in the mines during the pastthirteen years, and other matters of interest connected with miningand mine inspection, together with the usual tabulated statements.All of which isrespectfully submitted.Yours respectfully,JAMES BLICK,Inspector.Copy of Decision given to Operator James Fox, upon a Point of Law.Idlewood, November 28, 1898.James Blick, Inspector of Mines, to James Fox, Esq.Dear Sir: Having received information from you to the effect thaiyou have employed Charl(;s Warner to act as mine foreman atyour mine, I will say that I have grave doubts as to whether you canlegally employ him for that position, and I consider it to be my dutyt(t take exception to his employment in that capacity. The said