Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous ...

Official Document,
No. 12
FIFTH ANTHRACITE DISTRICT.
(CARBON COUNTY AND THAT PART OF LUZERNE LYING SOUTH OF
THE WY'OMING COAL FIELD.)
Office of Inspector of Mines,
Hazleton, Pa. .
Hon. Thomas J. Stewart, Secretary of Internal A fairs:
Sir : I have the liouor of herewith presentiug my annual re]:)ort as
Inspector of coal mines for the Eif tli district of the anthracite coal fields
for the year 1891.
The production of coal for the year was 5,803,964.07 tons, being an in-
crease of 27,264.19 tons over the year 1890.
The number of lives lost this year was 53, leaving: 25 widows and 64
orphans to mourn the loss of husband and father. The lives lost in the
Jeanesville disaster, and the 6 widows and 21 orphaned children are in-
cluded in this number, which I am sorry to say is an increase of one in
the loss of life, one in the number of widows and of twelve in the number
of orphans over 1890.
The number of non-fatal accidents during- the year was 115, being- an
decrease of 19 from the number of like accidents for the year 1890.
The report contains besides the usual tables, a copy of the evidence
taken at the inquest into the Jeanesville disaster, a report of arbitration
had during the year, a brief description of the Jeddo tunnel and some
references to colliery improvements.
By reference to the tables it will be seen that there was 109,509 tons
of coal mined for each life lost, that there was a non-fatal accident for
every 50,469 tons of coal mined and a fatal or non-fatal accident for every
34,547 tons of coal mined.
The tables also show that a life was lost for every 282.3 persons em-
ployed, a non-fatality for every 130.1 persons employed, and a fatality
or non fatality for every 89 persons employed.
Very respectfully yours,
John M. Lewis,
Inspector of Mines.
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