Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania . in ndilitlonto this the track man pointed out thedanger to him and requested him notto take any more coal off the end ofthe rib until the roof was proiierlv se-cured; Jones set one post, which wasnot sufflcient to secure it after the coalon the end of the pillar was takendown. Jones alone was responsible forthe loss of his life, inasmuch as hedisobeyed orders relative to securinghis working place. Bevens was one of the drivers in Beavermine, and he with five others hauledthe coal from the workings to thetail
Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania . in ndilitlonto this the track man pointed out thedanger to him and requested him notto take any more coal off the end ofthe rib until the roof was proiierlv se-cured; Jones set one post, which wasnot sufflcient to secure it after the coalon the end of the pillar was takendown. Jones alone was responsible forthe loss of his life, inasmuch as hedisobeyed orders relative to securinghis working place. Bevens was one of the drivers in Beavermine, and he with five others hauledthe coal from the workings to thetail rope haulage station in It. He wason,- of the drivers designated by themine foreman tci unhitch the rope fromthe front end of the trip of empty carswhen it arrived at the parting or order to do so, the driver upon thearrival of the trip would Jump into the 6 as 8 5 1 Name of Colliery. 1-^ d<u n ?su-BqdJo JO jaqiunN •SMOpiAi JO aaquinM -* 9lSa)S JO paiajEM S w •83 v s s d o 1 C 0 1 c o 0 0; c i is luapiooB JO ajBu <u i CD No. 10. THIRD BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 587. = I* S : w C 0) °.— y^- ?;; ^ ^ c-r ^. J . _ rt c£ . cj o - c ? ? - - - ^ c .c •- -0 . *^ ?• I^ a U t;-r--ci;;i; — c o ? c •= .t; H ? ,^^-£^^ §?;£». .£2 iS£t3ig£W5L-S5E2 688 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off u dg I< o i o ?g cd 0) 3 a he should go into it and bring out theloaded wagon. When he came out withthe loaded wagon the driver allowed Itto strike the empty car, and in someway the snrag which was holding itwas knocked out of the wheel, therebyallowing it to run down the grade, andit was only stopped by jumping thetrack at No. 10 room. 1 Oj 1 o 0) g si iz; •sireqdao jo jaquinN •SMopiM. JO aaquinN • •aiSujs JO pajajBH •a3v Occupation Name of Person. luapioou ;o ajBa No. 10. THIRD BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 589 ?^ <u ^ ^ id rt <v o T) <u C Q rt
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