Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite coal regions of ...

30 Reports of the Inspectors of Mines.
Explosion of fire-damp, . . .
Falls of coal, .... T ... .
Falls of roof,
Explosions of blasting i^owder.
Crushed by mine cars, ....
Caught by machinery, ....
Falling d(nvn shafts
Falling down slojjes,
Miscellaneous, under ground.
Miscellaneous, above ground,
TABLE No. 1.
Summary of Accidents. Fatal.
Total, 29
18
2
3
2
1
[No. 10,
Non-fatal.
Four of the persons quoted in the above column of non-fatal accidents died of their
injuries some time after the occurrence.
TA15LE No. 3.—Showing Amount of Coal Produced per Life Lost.
Total quantity of coal produced in tons,
Number of tons produced per life lost,
Number of fatal accidents,
Number of lives lost by such accidents,
Number of 2>ersons employed,
One fatal accident to every 363 persons employed.
Number of tons of coal produced per each person employed.
7
21
6
5
7
5
1
4
2
58
3,805,467
115,317
28
29
10,537
Summai-y of Total Accidents in this District, and Amount of Coal Produced,
from 1870 to Decemlber 31, 1877-
Date.
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