Area History:Mine Inspector's Report for 1889 for the year ending 1888 NON-FATALITIES Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Ryan sryan@enter.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________________________________ MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1889 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1888 List of NON-FATAL accidents occurring in the mines of Seventh Anthracite District for the year ending December 31, 1888 (Note by transcriber: The text indicates the word "do" which means ditto - in these cases I have spelled out the entire line rather than show "do") Columns are: DATE OF ACCIDENT - 1888 Name of Person Injured; Occupation; age; Name of Colliery/ Location/ Nature and Cause of accident in brief Page 235 Jan 3 GEORGE DESHEL, driver, age 17, New Boston, New Boston, Schuylkill Co. - Crushed between a car and door frame. Date of investigation January 4. Jan 6 CHARLES SHERAR, slate-picker, age 15, Brookside, Tower City, Schuylkill Co. - Arm injured; caught in screen. Feb 3 JOHN CLEMENS, miner, no age given, Morea, New Boston, Schuylkill Co. - Arm broken and cut on head by fall of coal. April 3 WM. JEWEL, miner, no age given, Room Run Shaft, Nesquehoning, Carbon Co. - Leg broken by a fall of coal. April 5 PATRICK MULLIGAN, miner, no age given, Room Run Shaft, Nesquehoning, Carbon Co - Slightly burned by an explosion of gas. April 11 WM. O'DONNELL, miner, no age given, Kaska William, Middleport, Schuylkill Co. - Burned by an explosion of gas. April 11 PATRICK DEVLIN, miner, no age given, Kaska William, Middleport, Schuylkill Co. - Burned by an explosion of gas. APRIL 11 EDWARD KANE, miner, no age given, Eagle Hill, Eagle Hill, Schuylkill Co., - shoulder dislocated. April 21 GEORGE KEPNER, teamster, no age given, Brookside, Tower City, Schuylkill Co. - small bone of leg broken by being struck by a piece of timber. May 12 JOHN BRADY, miner, no age given, Phoenix Park No. 3, Phoenix Park, Schuylkill Co. - Rib fractured by falling against a prop. June 2 BERNARD BUCKNER, miner, no age given, Kaska William, Middleport, Schuylkill Co. - Face injured by premature explosion of a blast. June 1 JOHN WAHLEN, miner, no age given, Kaska William, Middleport, Schuylkill Co. - Leg injured by premature explosion of a blast. June 18 GEORGE MCCARROA, no occupation or age given, Kaska William, Middleport, Schuylkill Co. - Spine injured; dumper fell back on him. June 20, HUGH DUFFY AND PHILLIP YOUST, no occupations or ages given, Eagle Hill, no location given - Severely injured by a car door opening, whilst descending the slope the car passing over them. June 27 EDWARD STEWARD, no occupation given, age 16, Old Lincoln, no location given - Leg cut off by falling under dirt dumper July 11 THOMAS SHARP, no occupation or age given, Palmer Vein, no location given - Severely bruised and cut; caught by a car; caused by the engineer starting without a signal having been given. July 11 THOMAS RYAN, no occupation or age given, Eagle Hill, no location given - Leg broken and ankle injured by a car. July 13 WM. DAVIS, no occupation or age given, Flowery Field, no location given - Back injured by a fall of slate. July 17 EMANUEL SILER, no occupation or age given, Old Lincoln, no location given - leg broken by a piece of coal from a shot. July 19 PAT QUIRK, no occupation or age given, Eagle, no location given - Legs and body injured by a fall of coal. July 25 EDWARD KEENAN, no occupation or age given, Thomaston, no location given - Arm broken by being caught by a dirt dumper. Aug. 1 JOHN MASITUS, no occupation or age given, New Boston, no location given - Arm broken and injured about the head by the premature explosion of a blast. Aug. 4 GEORGE REESE, no occupation or age given, Thomaston, no location given - Injured about the body by being caught by a dirt dumper on dirt plane. Aug. 23 JOHN KELLEY AND JOHN FOGERTY, no occupations or ages given, Beachwood, no location given - Burned by an explosion of gas. Aug 10. JOHN GAVEN, no occupation or age given, Middle Creek, no location given - Collar bone broken by a fall of slate. Aug. 18 THOMAS FITZPATRICK, no occupation or age given, Glendower, no location given - Arm dislocated by being caught by rope on the underground plane. Aug. 18 FRANK BURLIE, no occupation or age given, Eagle Hill, no location given - Leg broken and body injured by a premature blast. Aug. 27 CHRIST STONE, no occupation or age given, Flowery Field, no location given - Thigh fractured and arm dislocated by a fall of slate. Sept 3 MOSES SNIDER, no occupation or age given, East Franklin, no location given - Arm broken by being struck by a hammer. Sept 5 JOHN HUNCHAN, no occupation or age given, Morea, no location given - Leg broken by a prop falling on him. Oct 9 JAMES MULKALL, no occupation or age given, Thomaston, no location given - Burned by an explosion of gas. Oct 9 WM. MCHALE, no occupation or age given, Thomaston, no location given - Burned by an explosion of gas. Oct 10. HUGH FREEL, no occupation or age given, New Boston, no location given - Three ribs fractured by a prop falling on him. transcribed by Shirley E. Ryan .txt