Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . Off. Doc] Seventh Anthracite District. 241 sides of the mouth of the shaft were fenced. The east and west sides ofthe shaft were opened for the free passage of the loaded and empty carsto and from the cages, and safety blocks were placed in position betweentransfer and cage to keep the empty cars from accidentally running intothe shaft which, up to the date of the accident, was deemed sufficient pro-tection, and that the law was complied with which reads as follows:Article 12, Ru
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . Off. Doc] Seventh Anthracite District. 241 sides of the mouth of the shaft were fenced. The east and west sides ofthe shaft were opened for the free passage of the loaded and empty carsto and from the cages, and safety blocks were placed in position betweentransfer and cage to keep the empty cars from accidentally running intothe shaft which, up to the date of the accident, was deemed sufficient pro-tection, and that the law was complied with which reads as follows:Article 12, Rule 49. Safety blocks or some other device, for the purposeof preventing cars from falling into a shaft or running away on a slopeor plane, shall b*e placed at or near the head of every shaft, slope orplane, and said safety blocks or other device must be maintained in goodworking order. There was considerable comment through the press in reference to theterrible disaster, and, as usual, the company was condemned becauseit had not complied with the law, and the inspector did not fail to re-ceive an equal amount
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