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West Virgiia, U.S.A.
Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the year ending June 30, 1907
James W. Paul, Chief of the Department of Mines, Charleston
Charleston: The Tribune Printing Co., 1908.

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FATAL ACCIDENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1907
LOGAN COUNTY, (Pages 247-248)
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Krung, Otto     (German; age 45; Single)
Steltz, Peter   (Hungarian; age 42; Married)

     February 16, 1907. Otto Krung & Peter Steltz, Yuma Mine, were 
     standing too close to a shot that blew out, causing severe burns from 
     which they died. Two men were non-fatally burned in this accident. 
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Grover, Edward M.     (American; 5 yrs exper; age 30; Married; 3 Children)

     March 4, 1907. Edward M. Grover, Rex Mine, and another miner were 
     mining coal on each side of a wedge shaped body near a parting where 
     a room turned off the main entry and were both preparing a shot. Ar- 
     mentrout finished his first lit the squib and came around the point of 
     coal at the parting and warned Grover, who continued to prepare his 
     shot. The force of Armentrout's shot blew the coal on the opposite 
     side, striking Grover in the head breaking his neck. 
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Elkins, Edward     (American; 2 yrs exper; age 29; Married; 1 Child)

     May 14, 1907. Edward Elkins, Logan No. 1 Mine, was driving a 
     string team sitting on the front car. When about 150 feet from the 
     the drift mouth he loosened the mules from the cars and jumped in 
     front of the cars, stumbled and fell on the track, the front car running 
     over him, causing instant death. 
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Johnson, J. D.     (Negro; age 42; Married)

     June 21, 1907. J. D. Johnson, Island Creek Mine No. 2, was following 
     close behind the driver who was taking a car into his room and was 
     caught by a fall of slate. Was taken to the doctor's office who gave him 
     every attention possible but he died in about one and a half hours. 

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