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Twenty-Third Annual report, 
Coal Mines in the state of West Virginia, U.S.A.
for the year ending June 30, 1905
James W. Paul, Chief Mine Inspector, Charleston
Charleston: The Tribune Printing Company, 1906.

Fatal Accidents, for the year ending June 30th, 1905.
Marshall County, page 172.

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Branden, Chas.

     Nov. 4, 1904. Chas. Branden, Moundsville Shaft Mine, was killed by a 
     fall of slate. 

     Additional information for  from page 147.
              Nationality:  American
     Length of experience:  3 yrs
                      Age:  19
               Occupation:  Miner
        Married or single:  S
                  Inquest:  no
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Baker, H. W.

     March 10, 1905. H. W. Baker, Hitchman Mine, was gripping car on 
     cable at bottom of slope. He went to step aside to let car pass and in 
     some manner his heel caught, throwing him down with his leg across rail 
     in front of car. 

     Additional information for H. W. Baker from page 147.
              Nationality:  American
     Length of experience:  1 yr
                      Age:  37
               Occupation:  Gripman
        Married or single:  M
                    Widow:  no
                 Children:  4
     Total No. dependants:  4
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NON-Fatal Accidents for the year ending June 30, 1905
Marshall County, page 155
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                                DATE OF                  LENGTH OF                       NATURE OF
NAME OF MINE   NAME OF PERSON   ACCIDENT    NATIONALITY  EXPERIENCE  AGE  OCCUPATION     ACCIDENT              INJURIES SUSTAINED
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Benwood        Reuben Crosby    07-27-1904  .....        .....       28   Driver         Mine cars             Foot badly bruised.
Benwood        Brice Dunlap     10-26-1904  .....        2 yrs       28   Coal cutter    Machine struck loose  Both bones of leg broken.
                                                                                           prop knocking it
                                                                                           against leg
Hitchman       C. C. McCann     01-03-1905  American     2 yrs       25   Driver         Mine cars             Arm broken.
Hitchman       Sam Webb         01-09-1905  Welsh        .....       40   Laborer        Mine cars             Collar bone broken.
Glen Easton    Peter Knuza      03-17-1905  Slav         4 yrs       23   Miner          Ignition of gas       Face and hands burned.
Glen Easton    Frank Lagazer    03-17-1905  Slav         5 yrs       37   Miner          Ignition of gas       Face and hands burned.
Benwood        Joseph Soanburg  04-24-1905  .....        some yrs    26   Miner          Fall of stone         Shoulders and legs bruised.
Benwood        Rube Tschappatt  05-08-1905  .....        5 wks       22   Coal dumper    Mine cars (outside)   Ankle joint injured.
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