Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . oduction in tons of coke, 35, 341 Number of mines in the district, 72 Number of persons employed inside, 6, 851 Number of persons employed outside, 681 Total number of persons employed, 7, 532 Number of lives lost by accidents, 18 Number of non-fatal injuries, 44 Number of wives made widows by above fatalities, .... 8 Number of orphans from same cause, 18 Number of tons of coal produced per life lost, 207, 679 Number persons employed per life lost, 418 Number tons of coal produce
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . oduction in tons of coke, 35, 341 Number of mines in the district, 72 Number of persons employed inside, 6, 851 Number of persons employed outside, 681 Total number of persons employed, 7, 532 Number of lives lost by accidents, 18 Number of non-fatal injuries, 44 Number of wives made widows by above fatalities, .... 8 Number of orphans from same cause, 18 Number of tons of coal produced per life lost, 207, 679 Number persons employed per life lost, 418 Number tons of coal produced per person injured, .... 84, 960 Number of persons employed per non-fatal injury, .... 171 Number of horses and mules employed, 448 With this report I send a sketch of the Powers mine, showing locationand extent of the fatal explosion which occurred May 10th, 1889. Alsothe plan of a double vetilating furnace used in the Becks Run mine. Ialso send several sketches illustrating the conditions under which sev-eral fatal accidents occurred. All of which is respectfully submitted. Yours respectfully, JAMES SKETCH OF THE POWERSMINE AT TOMS RUNALLEGHENY COUNTYSHOWING LOCATION &EXTENT OF THE FATALEXPLOSION OF MAY 10™1889BY JAMES BLICK d &-location of doors II II 1,,,-KlUill at \/l/>7»H(/S X X -doors in/ stoppings blownk doors and stoppings aroKA where fire boss found gas,am , -where danger mark wax placed ® where todies were foundNWV-r»«» •ulierr </</.-? ?• imiifri ? thepart ofthe -map marked tfu at ri. before, the explosit the blast «M* 4,HA^ ^ —innr :ntry H H H A--- Off. Doc] Seventh Bituminous District. 409 Description of Mines with Improvements Made During the Past Year. 3Fines on the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers. Castle Shannon Nos. 1 and 2, are both drift openings. The coal bedat this point lies very regularly with just sufficient grade for haulageand good natural drainage. The mines at present are ventilated with-out the use of
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