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. =============================================================================== Twenty-Second Annual Report Coal Mines in the State of West Virginia, U.S.A. for the year ending June 30th, 1904 James W. Paul, Chief Mine Inspector, Charleston Charleston, The Tribune Printing Co., 1905. INDEX OF FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Bange, Noah Locke, Edward Rakes, David Bishop, H. G. Locket, Henry Ramella, Elestine Carter, Wm. Moore, Richard Jr. Snell, George Clemmans, B. Peck, Ben Thompson, Edward S. Duley, Harry Peel, C. S. Thornton, Sidney Fultz, John Perry, E. M. Tukoce, Frank Gravely, Peter Poole, Sam Williams, John Harsten, Leonard Pugh, Robert Yancho, Steve Keene, Cloyd E. INDEX OF NON-FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Aevovich, Paul Marlinker, Wash. Sanders, Pearl Briggs, James Monk, Kelly Smith, Joe Bush, Robert Mosely, Joseph Smith, M. A. Craig, Lewis Osborn, C. S. Smith, Thomas Gielski, Wm. Quesenbury, Geo. Thomas, George Green, Ballard Ramella, Joe Walker, Robert Haden, John Robinson, Raleigh Wilkerson, Richard Kovalscek, Andro Samperger, Lesslo Woods, Ezra Lawhorn, Alonzo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FATAL ACCIDENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th, 1904. McDowell County, Pages 151-153 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Moore, Richard Jr. July 1, 1903. Richard Moore, Jr., Turkey Gap Mine, was employed as switch boy and fell asleep at his work. He was run over by trip of mine cars before it could be stopped. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: . AGE: 14 OCCUPATION: Switch boy MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fultz, John Aug. 4. 1903. John Fultz, Keystone Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. He failed to set a prop when told to do so. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 7 yrs AGE: 25 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: . TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 1 INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thompson, Edward S. Aug. 28, 1903. Edward S. Thompson, Ashland Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. He had failed to prop roof. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: AGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bange, Noah Sep. 15, 1903. Noah Bange, Algoma Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. The roof was considered safe. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 1 yr AGE: 21 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clemmans, B. Sep. 26, 1903. B. Clemmans, McDowell Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: . AGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peck, Ben Oct. 15, 1903. Ben Peck, Pulaski Mine, stepped in front of a coal car being dropped from the tipple and attempted to couple it to the cars standing on the track below the tipple, and in some way missed his footing and fell, the car running over him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 1 day AGE: 17 OCCUPATION: Car tagger MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Keene, Cloyd E. Dec. 2, 1903. Cloyd E. Keene, Tidewater Mine, was surveying an entry when he was caught by a fall of slate. The man who was assisting him heard the slate working and called to him to come out. He ran to one side and was caught three feet from the end, had he run the other way he would have been safe. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 1 mo AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Civil Engineer MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Snell, George Dec. 7, 1903. George Snell, Empire Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 5 yrs AGE: 23 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Perry, E. M. Dec. 9, 1903. E. M. Perry, McDowell Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 13 yrs AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Duley, Harry Jan. 7, 1904. Harry Duley, Tug River Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: . AGE: 16 OCCUPATION: Back hand MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Williams, John Jan. 20, 1904. John Williams, Elk Ridge Mine, was working splitting a pillar, the split was in about twenty feet from the entry, when a piece of slate fell on him, killing him instantly. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 5 mos AGE: 23 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: . TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 1 INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gravely, Peter Jan. 26, 1904. Peter Gravely, Elk Ridge Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. The slate fell on a loaded mine car and turned the car over, letting the slate roll on him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 2 mos AGE: 25 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 1 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pugh, Robert Feb. 18, 1904. Robert Pugh, Keystone Mine, was loading a car of slate, when some top slate fell on him, killing him almost instantly. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 15 yrs AGE: 35 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 1 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thornton, Sidney Feb. 29, 1904. Sidney Thornton, Algoma Mine, was taking out an old pillar between two entries and as he was breaking through the top of one of the entries fell in such quantities that he was entirely covered up. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 4 yrs AGE: 45 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: . TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 1 INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yancho, Steve March 7, 1904. Steve Yancho, Greenbrier Mine, was killed by a slab of coal falling on him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Hungarian LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 5 yrs AGE: 30 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rakes, David March 15, died March 20, 1904. David Rakes, Ashland Mine, was running a mine far from entry to his room, he failed to get off the car when it came near the face of his room and was squeezed between the bumper and face of room. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 11 yrs AGE: 41 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 1 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peel, C. S. April 6, 1904. C. S. Peel, Empire Mine, was pushing on rear end of car to assist driver in pulling loaded car up grade, when the mule stopped, allowing the car to run back, crushing him between it and face. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 10 yrs AGE: 30 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 3 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Poole, Sam April 11, 1904. Sam Poole, Eureka Mine, was helping set a prop when he was caught under a fall of slate and killed. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 5 mos AGE: 28 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carter, Wm. May 18, 1904. Wm. Carter, Turkey Gap Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: several yrs AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 INQUEST: yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bishop, H. G. May 20, 1904. H. G. Bishop, Pulaski Mine, had made a shot and the coal hung. He attempted to make a deeper undercut with his pick and bring down the coal, when it fell on him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: American LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 1 mo AGE: 25 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 2 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Locket, Henry May 27, 1904. Henry Locket, Turkey Gap Mine, was employed as a spragger, but had gone into this room to help his brother, and while there the rock fell on him, killing him:. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: . AGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Spragger MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 INQUEST: yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tukoce, Frank June 3, 1904. Frank Tukoce, McDowell Mine, was working with a force of men pulling down slate, when the slate fell, catching him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Hungarian LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 3 days AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Laborer MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 2 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ramella, Elestine June 9, 1904. Elestine Ramella, Welch Mine, was killed by a fall of slate in face of working place. The accident may have been averted had he set the necessary timbers as instructed so to do. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Italian LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 10 days AGE: 25 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: . TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Locke, Edward June 13, 1904. Edward Loche, Powhatan Mine, tried to pull down a piece of slate, but failed to do so, and thinking it was safe went to work under it. After working a short time it fell on him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 9 yrs AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: Miner MARRIED OR SINGLE: M WIDOW: yes CHILDREN: 5 TOTAL NO. OF DEPENDENTS: 6 INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Harsten, Leonard June 25, 1904. Leonard Harsten, Empire Mine, was employed as a trapper. He must have gone to sleep, and when motor pushing trip of empties up this entry reached this door it was found swinging open. This suggested something wrong, motor was stopped and Harsten was found under trip, fourteen cars having passed over him. Additional information from Chart on Page 137: NATIONALITY: Negro LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: 4 yrs AGE: 17 OCCUPATION: Trapper MARRIED OR SINGLE: S INSURANCE AND AMOUNT: $50.00 ________________________________________________________________________________ NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING June 30, 1904 McDowell County, Pages 143-144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |DATE OF | |LENGTH OF | | | | |NAME OF MINE |NAME OF PERSON |ACCIDENT |NATIONALITY|EXPERIENCE|AGE|OCCUPATION |NATURE OF ACCIDENT |INJURIES SUSTAINED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McDowell James Briggs 8-5-1903 American 6 years 24 Driver Mine car (inside) Arm broken Empire C. S. Osborn 8-11-1903 American 18 mos 29 Miner Fall of coal Lower part of body bruised Roanoke Lesslo Samperger 8-31-1903 Hungarian 1-1/2 yrs 26 Miner Fall of slate Thigh broken, ankle sprained Bottom Creek Andro Kovalscek 9-1-1903 Slavish 1 year 30 Miner Fall of slate Thigh broken in two places Turkey Gap Ezra Woods 9-7-1903 Negro sev yrs 17 Spragger Mine car (inside) Loss of toes on right foot Algoma George Thomas 10-16-1903 Negro 3 years 36 Miner Fall of slate Leg broken Empire Lewis Craig 11-13-1903 Negro 16 yrs 26 Laborer Fall of slate Thigh fractured Empire Raleigh Robinson 11-13-1903 Negro 5 years 23 Laborer Fall of slate Hip bone fractured Empire Robert Bush 11-13-1903 Negro 8 years 23 Laborer Fall of slate Jaw fractured, arm and scalp cut Algoma Wm. Gielski 12-4-1903 Hungarian 3 mos 26 Miner Fall of slate Leg fractured Hensley Ballard Green 12-30-1903 American 6 mos 26 Miner Fall of slate Hips injured Keystone Robert Walker 2-5-1904 American 6 years 26 Miner Fall of slate Leg broken Zenith No. 1 Kelly Monk 2-24-1904 American 4 years 20 Miner Fall of slate Foot mashed, 3 toes broken and mashed through bowels Pulaski John Haden 3-8-1904 Negro 2 mos 18 Driver Mine car (inside) Rib broken Pulaski Richard Wilkerson 3-17-1904 Negro 15 mos 40 Miner Fall of coal Leg fractured U. S. No. 3 Paul Aevovich 5-5-1904 . 3-1/2 yrs 27 Miner Fall of slate Leg broken, foot cut and bruised U. S. No. 3 Joe Smith 5-5-1904 . 4-1/2 yrs 30 Miner Fall of slate Back hurt, head and face cut McDowell M. A. Smith 5-10-1904 American 6 mos 23 Engineer Mine cars (inside) Back bruised, ankle skinned Empire Pearl Sanders 5-12-1904 American 18 yrs 31 Slate foreman Fall of slate Leg fractured, ear, thumb and forefinger lacerated Twin Branch Alonzo Lawhorn 5-30-1904 Irish 25 yrs 55 Miner Fall of slate Scalp cut and hip injured Pulaski Geo. Quesenbury 6-3-1904 American 2 days 20 Miner Fall of slate Knee fractured Welch Joe Ramella 6-9-1904 Italian 10 days 30 Miner Fall of slate Back and side bruised Bottom Creek Joseph Mosely 6-10-1904 Negro . 19 Miner Fall of slate Arm broken Keystone Thomas Smith 6-27-1904 American . 20 Tipple man Machinery on tipple Leg broken Crozer No. 1 Wash. Marlinker 6-27-1904 Slavish 6 years 36 Miner Fall of coal Leg broken =============================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other files for McDowell County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/mcdowell/ ===============================================================================