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INDEX OF FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Auverio, Properio Latsuecor, John Paolucci, Antonio Berot, Joe Lori, John Sinelli, Frank Beverly, Blaine Marshall, Lewis Sivo, John Huffman, Ira =============================================================================== Fatal Accidents, for the year ending June 30th, 1906. Harrison County, pages 212-213. =============================================================================== Marshall, Lewis (American; 7 months exper; age 18; Single) July 25, 1905. Lewis Marshall, Lucas Mine, after cutting his horse loose from trip of loads, stepped off in front of moving loads, stumbled and fell, one wheel of first wagon running over his breast, killing him almost instantly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sinelli, Frank (Italian; 2 yrs exper; age 25; Single) August 2, 1905. Frank Sinelli, Girard No. 1 Mine, was working on stump of pillar, which had weakened until the roof of coal and slate in his crosscut had become very weak. Although warned of his danger, he went into the crosscut, when about two feet of head coal and slate fell between and over his props, killing him instantly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Auverio, Properio (Italian; 3 yrs exper; age 32; Married; 2 children) September 19, 1905; died September 21, 1905. Properio Auverio, Solon Mine, was watching a miner load coal when a piece of slate fell from roof, striking him on back and knocking him down between car and rib. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Latsuecor, John (Slavish; 2 months exper; age 21; Single) November 13, 1905. John Latsuecor, Two Lick Mine, was in rear car, taking a trip of empty cars back in first left heading, when slate fell, crushing him through chest, killing him instantly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Beverly, Blaine (American; 3 yrs exper; age 19; Single) November 23, 1905; died April 11, 1906. Blaine Beverly, Ehlen Mine, had gone into a room to bring out a loaded car. He had started the car, riding on front end of same, and when about 50 feet from face of room the car jumped the track, hiting and knocking down a post that was hold- ing up one end of cross timber on which was about 1000 pounds of wild coal, which instantly fell on him, knocking him from the car, where one large piece finally settled upon him. He had positive orders not only once but several times not to ride on front end of cars, but to ride on the rear end, where they have easy access to the brakes. Had he ridden on The rear end he would not have been hurt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Paolucci, Antonio (Italian; 18 months exper; age 31; Married; 2 children) January 12, 1906. Antonio Paolucci, Ehlen Mine, was mining a shot of coal on the open end, about nine feet long by five and a half feet deep; the shot was about three-fourths mined and he was lying with his body and his head just under outer edge, evidently working, as he still had his pick in his hands when taken from under coal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sivo, John (Hungarian; 1 yr exper; age 20; Single) March 7, 1906. John Sivo, Viropa Mine, had been told by the mine boss about one hour before the accident to set a prop, as the roof looked to be dangerous, but before prop was set slate fell on him. This man had been discharged from this mine some time before for not timbering his place and just recently went to work again. There were props in this place sufficient to make it safe if they had been set. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lori, John (Italian; 26 months exper; ae 45; Married; 4 children) March 19, 1906. John Lori, Solon Mine, had shot rib on right side of room, which did not bring the coal down. He was evidently pulling loose coal from underneath when about a ton and a half of coal fell from top of shot, catching him, one piece falling on his head, killing him in- stantly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Berot, Joe (Italian; 5 months exper; age 28; Single) April 19, 1906. Joe Berot, Gypsy Mine, was standing at side track with empty car, waiting for another driver to come down the heading. When near each other the driver with the load called to his horse, at which both horses started and met, the horse turned off, the loaded car struck the empty, knocking it off track, catching .the man between car and rib. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Huffman, Ira (American; 3 yrs exper; age 26; Single) June 8, 1906. Ira Huffman, Fall Run Mine, was cutting a pillar when coal settled down on cutter head, and in the attempt to back machine out, threw the machine around so front jack could not be set. Machine stopped and he took jack pipe 7 feet long and braced against front end of machine to keep same from turning, while his helper tried to hold the frame. Machine was started en back motion. Huffman was watching his jack pipe when chain caught his helper's bar and pulled it into the ma- chine. He hollowed to Huffman to stop machine, and it appears Huffman turned, when in some way the jack pipe gave way, striking him on the right side of the head and he fell, with the left side of his head striking iron rail. =============================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other files for Harrison County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/harrison/ ===============================================================================