Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Connie Burkett for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =============================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Archivist, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =============================================================================== First Annual Report of the State Inspector of Mines to the Governor of the State of West Virginia for the year 1883 Wheeling: Chas. H. Taney, State Printer. 1884. CONTENTS of this file: Beach, Edward Gray, Buck Mills, Peter Burton, John House, Robert Patterson, John Carlin, Joseph Lawson, William Quarles, F. Collier, Aaron Layton, James Roach, Leroy Duez, Louis Lewis, Isom Slaughter, Andrew Edwards, Isaac Love, Royal Tasker, John Foster, Benj. Miller, Frank Thomas, Pleasant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Lawson, William DATE OF ACCIDENT: February -- DATE OF DEATH: February -- NAME OF PERSON: William Lawson NAME OF MINE: Eureka NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of slate in room. Accident caused by his neglect to deep props set close enough to face of room as he had been ordered by mine boss to do. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Collier, Aaron DATE OF ACCIDENT: March 2 DATE OF DEATH: March 2 NAME OF PERSON: Aaron Collier NAME OF MINE: New River NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of slate on entry where he was building pack-wall. Accident caused by his neglect to prop sufficiently. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Edwards, Isaac DATE OF ACCIDENT: April 14 DATE OF DEATH: April 14 NAME OF PERSON: Isaac Edwards NAME OF MINE: Nuttallburg NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Piece of roof slate fell on him cutting him in the groin. He died in about four hours after the accident, which was caused by his neglect to use a sufficiency of props. He was working in an entry. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Beach, Edward DATE OF ACCIDENT: ........ DATE OF DEATH: June 14 NAME OF PERSON: Edward Beach NAME OF MINE: Caperson NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of coal. Particulars not given. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Duez, Louis DATE OF ACCIDENT: July 23 DATE OF DEATH: July 25 NAME OF PERSON: Louis Duez NAME OF MINE: Coal Valley NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of slate; accident caused by his neglecting to use enough props. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Miller, Frank DATE OF ACCIDENT: ........ DATE OF DEATH: August 4 NAME OF PERSON: Frank Miller NAME OF MINE: Stone Cliff No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by coal falling on his head. Accident caused by his neglect to sprag coal under which he was mining. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Mills, Peter DATE OF ACCIDENT: ........ DATE OF DEATH: August 21 NAME OF PERSON: Peter Mills NAME OF MINE: Caperson NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of slate. Particulars not given. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 160 Roach, Leroy DATE OF ACCIDENT: September 26 DATE OF DEATH: September 26 NAME OF PERSON: Leroy Roach NAME OF MINE: Hawk's Nest NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed in a wreck of mine on narrow gauge railroad outside of the mines. _______________________________________________________________________________ Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 House, Robert DATE OF ACCIDENT: February 1st NAME OF PERSON: Robert House NAME OF MINE: New River NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Arm broken by fall of slate which he had been told to prop. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Patterson, John DATE OF ACCIDENT: February -- NAME OF PERSON: John Patterson NAME OF MINE: Carver Bro.'s NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Head cut by fall of coal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Foster, Benj. DATE OF ACCIDENT: May 25th NAME OF PERSON: Benj. Foster NAME OF MINE: Carver Bro.'s NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Leg broken by fall of slate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Carlin, Joseph DATE OF ACCIDENT: July 11th NAME OF PERSON: Joseph Carlin NAME OF MINE: Crescent NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Foot and ankle mashed by jumping off a mine car which ran over him. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Love, Royal DATE OF ACCIDENT: August 6th NAME OF PERSON: Royal Love NAME OF MINE: Crescent NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Body bruised by a lever striking him while putting a mine car on the truck. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Tasker, John DATE OF ACCIDENT: August -- NAME OF PERSON: John Tasker NAME OF MINE: Carver Bro.'s NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Arm and leg broken by falling between mine cars. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Thomas, Pleasant DATE OF ACCIDENT: August -- NAME OF PERSON: Pleasant Thomas NAME OF MINE: Stone Cliff No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Ankle sprained by fall of slate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Burton, John DATE OF ACCIDENT: August -- NAME OF PERSON: John Burton NAME OF MINE: Stone Cliff No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Caught between loaded car and roof and skinned his back. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Quarles, F. DATE OF ACCIDENT: September 13th NAME OF PERSON: F. Quarles NAME OF MINE: Stone Cliff No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Coal fell on him causing a slight scalp wound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Slaughter, Andrew DATE OF ACCIDENT: September 3rd NAME OF PERSON: Andrew Slaughter NAME OF MINE: Stone Cliff No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Collar bone broken by slate falling on him. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Layton, James DATE OF ACCIDENT: December -- NAME OF PERSON: James Layton NAME OF MINE: Faulkner's No. 2 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Collar bone broken by coal falling on him while mining. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Gray, Buck DATE OF ACCIDENT: ..... NAME OF PERSON: Buck Gray NAME OF MINE: Excelsior NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Leg broken by fall of coal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Kanawha District, 1883 Fayette County, page 161 Lewis, Isom DATE OF ACCIDENT: ..... NAME OF PERSON: Isom Lewis NAME OF MINE: Echo NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Leg broken by fall of coal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other files for Fayette County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/fayette/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -