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-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. INDEX OF FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Adams, Joe Fain, Pleasant Olsen, John Austin, Walter Frisby, Martin Otey, Robert Blankenship, R. C. Galimore, Joshua Parsons, Bob Bowling, Geo. W. Hurley, Richard T. Patrick, O. H. Braxton, Marshall Jefferson, Tom Pearsheets, Mike Brooks, L. C. Jessup, Lorenzy Snyder, John Carter, Roman Jones, Earl Tylie, Larnie Christian, Walter L. Minnish, Tom Wade, Houston Davis, John H. Moorefield, T. W. Waller, Haines Dean, Hampton Morris, R. N. Wright, Gilmour Demont, Joseph Murphy, W. S. Young, Wm. Fain, Charles Nemeth, John Zions, Kull INDEX OF NON-FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Austin, Geo. Fulp, W. Perkins, Wm. Ball, W. M. Hall, John Philpott, J. H. Bowman, Frank Harris, John Philpott, Tom Burk, Chas. Hayaida, Mike Riggio, Bruno Carmia, Joseph Hicks, Thos. Rincicant, Kostanley Carter, F. W. Holmes, John Roberts, John Carter, Frank Keesling, W. H. Shafron, Peter Clark, Samuel Lee, James Shank, James M. Coffe, Joseph Lethco, Wm. Sissom, Robt. M. Craft, J. B. Lutchoe, Mich. Songer, Boyd Dalton, Monroe Marsh, Claud Trail, W. J. Davis, Tim Meade, William Tyler, Chas. H. Dews, Sam Owens, R. P. Walker, Pat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents, for the year ending June 30th, 1905. McDowell County, pages 177-178. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dean, Hampton July 12, 1904. Hampton Dean, Powhatan Mine, was engaged in cleaning up slate preparatory to laying an air line. He and other members of the slate force tried to pull down a piece of slate and as it would not come they decided it was safe and went to work under it, when it fell and killed Dean and injured very slightly another man. Additional information for Hampton Dean from page 150. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 3 wks Age: 22 Occupation: Slateman Married or single: S Insurance and amount: 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sept. 2, 1904. Charles and Pleasant Fain, Tug River Mine, failed to set props before commencing to cut a room off from entry and were killed by falling slate. - - - Fain, Charles Additional information for Charles Fain from page 150. Nationality: American Length of experience: 10 yrs Age: 20 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - Fain, Pleasant Additional information for Pleasant Fain from page 150. Nationality: American Length of experience: 35 yrs Age: 52 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Olsen, John Sept. 19, 1904. John Olsen, Empire Mine, was run over by a oox-car which he was dropping into position for loading. He let car get start andwhen he tightened on brakes it would not hold, but bumped into car ahead and knocked him off and under the wheels. Additional information for John Olsen from page 150. Nationality: American Length of experience: 3 yrs Age: 44 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Frisby, Martin Sept. 20, 1904. Martin Frisby, Twin Branch Mine, was boring a hole in the coal for a solid shot when the slate fell on him. Additional information for Martin Frisby from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 24 yrs Age: 64 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 5 Total No. dependants: 6 Inquest: no - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Galimore, Joshua Oct. 16, 1904. Joshua Galimore, Turkey Gap Mine, while stepping from moving larry, fell and was run over. Additional information for Joshua Galimore from page 151. Nationality: Negro Age: 18 Occupation: Oven ch'rg'r Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jessup, Lorenzy Nov. 3, 1904. Lorenzy Jessup, Algoma Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Lorenzy Jessup from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: wks Age: 18 Occupation: Helper Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Morris, R. N. Nov. 4, 1904. R. N. Morris, McDowell Mine, was working in new entry when he was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for R. N. Morris from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 20 yrs Age: 53 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Otey, Robert Nov. 4, 1904. Robert Otey, Turkey Gap Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Robert Otey from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 6 yrs Age: 27 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Total No. dependants: 1 Insurance and amount: 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nemeth, John Nov. 4, 1904. John Nemeth, Algoma Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for John Nemeth from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: 2 yrs Age: 30 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Total No. dependants: 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Moorefield, T. W. Nov. 9, 1904. T. W. Moorefield, Shawnee Mine, was working with his brother. Had shot cut twice but all of it failed to come. Went to work loading car when the balance of it fell. They intended to pull it down as soon as they had finished loading the car, but it came before they got through. Additional information for T. W. Moorefield from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 2 mos. Age: 20 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Patrick, O. H. Nov. 10, 1904. O. H. Patrick, Pulaski Mine, was climbing over the top of a trip of loaded cars coming down a grade to set brakes and was caught and thrown off the trip by a trolley wire. Additional information for O. H. Patrick from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 3 mos. Age: 17 Occupation: Brakeman Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wright, Gilmour Dec. 6, 1904. Gilmour Wright, Keystone Mine, was burned to death by his clothes catching fire from his mine lamp. Additional information for Gilmour Wright from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 18 mos. Age: 14 Occupation: Trapper Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. 10, 1904. Marshall Braxton and R. C. Blankenship, Keystone Mine, were cleaning up a fall of slate when some more fell on them. - - - Braxton, Marshall Additional information for Marshall Braxton from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 6 yrs Age: 22 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - Blankenship, R. C. Additional information for R. C. Blankenship from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 3 mos. Age: 27 Occupation: Slateman Married or single: M Widow: yes Total No. dependants: 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Waller, Haines Jan. 7, 1905. Haines Waller, Pulaski Mine, was riding on a trip of cars on the outside tramroad when the trip struck some cars standing on the main track, catching and crushing him between the cars on which he was riding. Additional information for Haines Waller from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 3 mos. Age: 35 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Christian, Walter L. Jan. 11, 1905. Walter L. Christian, Welch Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Walter L. Christian from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 3 mos. Age: 23 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 1 Total No. dependants: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Parsons, Bob Feb. 1, 1905; died Feb. 2, 1905. Bob. Parsons, McDowell Mine, was employed in the mines as a trapper. He was caught and crushed by a trip of empty cars. Additional information for Bob. Parsons from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 4 mos. Age: 14 Occupation: Trapper Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Davis, John H. Feb. 6, 1905. John H. Davis, Crozer No. 1 Mine, was pulling down draw slate at the face of his working place and a piece of slate caught on the edge of the car, turned over and fell on him. Additional information for John H. Davis from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 6 yrs Age: 35 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 2 Total No. dependants: 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bowling, Geo. W. Feb. 13, 1905. Geo. W. Bowling, Algoma Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Geo. W. Bowling from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 10 yrs Age: 30 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 1 Total No. dependants: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Feb. 26, 1905. Joe Adams, Tom Minnish, Mike Pearsheets, John Snyder, Tom Jefferson, Larnie Tylie and John Woodfork, Grapevine Shaft No. l r were killed by an explosion of powder, dynamite and dust. A detailed description of this accident is contained elsewhere in this report. - - - Adams, Joe Additional information for Joe Adams from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 1 yr. Age: 28 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S - - - Minnish, Tom Additional information for Tom Minnish from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 2 yrs Age: 25 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S - - - Pearsheets, Mike Additional information for Mike Pearsheets from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: 4-1/2 yrs Age: 35 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 1 Total No. dependants: 2 - - - Snyder, John Additional information for John Snyder from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: 6 mos. Age: 32 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S - - - Jefferson, Tom Additional information for Tom Jefferson from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 1-1/2 yr Age: 22 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - Tylie, Larnie Additional information for Larnie Tylie from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: 6 mos. Age: 30 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 3 Total No. dependants: 4 - - - Woodfork, John Additional information for John Woodfork from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 5-1/2 yrs Age: 40 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 4 Total No. dependants: 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hurley, Richard T. March 15, 1905. Richard T. Hurley, Powhatan Mine, was working on a pillar loading coal and was caught by a fall of slate. Additional information for Richard T. Hurley from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 10 yrs Age: 29 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 1 Total No. dependants: 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carter, Roman March 18, 1905. Roman Carter, Bottom Creek Mine, was employed as a driver. Was standing between loaded and empty cars at head of turn- out and was caught by motor trip. Additional information for Roman Carter from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 2 yrs. Age: 20 Occupation: Driver Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Demont, Joseph March 23, 1905. Joseph Demont, Upland No. 1 Mine, was working in a room that was in good condition with the exception of the draw slate. He had failed to take it down and was caught by it when it fell. Additional information for Joseph Demond from page 151. Nationality: Italian Length of experience: 9 yrs Age: 35 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Total No. dependants: 1 Insurance and amount: 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wade, Houston April 13, 1905. Houston Wade, Elkhorn Mine, was employed as a trapper. He had left his place of duty, jumped on moving cars and when he jumped off did so on the rib side and was rolled between car and rib. Additional information for Houston Wade from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 1 yr. Age: 13 Occupation: Trapper Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brooks, L. C. May 2, 1905. L. C. Brooks, Houston No. 1 Mine, and his helper were working in a pillar. They had mined and shot down a cut of coal, which exposed a slip in the roof. After putting up some props, and as they believed, making it quite safe, they went back and brought in a car and started to load it when a very large piece of slate fell on Brooks, killing him instantly. Additional information for L. C. Brooks from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 3 mos. Age: 28 Occupation: Miner Insurance and amount: 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Austin, Walter May 29, 1905. Walter Austin, Pulaski Mine, was loading a car of coal and was caught by a fall of slate. Additional information for Walter Austin from page 151. Length of experience: 3 yrs Age: 26 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S Insurance and amount: 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Murphy, W. S. June 11, 1905. W. S. Murphy, United States No. 4 Mine, was cleaning up a fall of slate when another came, killing him. Additional information for W. S. Murphy from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 3 yrs. Age: 28 Occupation: Miner Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Young, Wm. June 20, 1905. Wm. Young, United States No. 3 Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Wm. Young from page 151. Nationality: American Length of experience: 2 yrs Age: 30 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 3 Total No. dependants: 4 Inquest: yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Zions, Kull June 24, 1905. Kull Zions, Crozer Mine, was killed by a fall of draw slate which he should have taken down. Additional information for Kull Zions from page 151. Age: 30 Occupation: Miner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jones, Earl June 29, 1905. Earl Jones, United States No. 5 Mine, was coming out with a loaded trip and lost control of it. Tried to get over top of cars to get brakes on when loaded trip caught mule team and knocked cars off track, knocking out collar which caught him on top of cars. Additional information for Earl Jones from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 19 das. Age: 21 Occupation: Driver Married or single: S _____________________________________________________________ NON-Fatal Accidents for the year ending June 30, 1905 McDowell County, pages 158-159 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF LENGTH OF NATURE OF NAME OF MINE NAME OF PERSON ACCIDENT NATIONALITY EXPERIENCE AGE OCCUPATION ACCIDENT INJURIES SUSTAINED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottom Creek Bruno Riggio 07-11-1904 Italian ..... .. Miner Gas Face and hands burned. Turkey Gap Peter Shafron 07-20-1904 Pole 2 years 45 Repairer Fall of slate Leg broken. Turkey Gap Thos. Hicks 07-22-1904 Negro 2 years 23 Brakeman Mine car (outside) Both feet cut. Big Sandy Frank Bowman 08-06-1904 American 2 years 14 Trapper Mine car Thigh broken, head cut and bruised. Greenbrier Mike Hayaida 08-10-1904 Hungarian 1 year 13 Trapper Mine car Both legs broken. Algoma Samuel Clark 08-18-1904 Negro 5 years 44 Miner Fall of slate Side bruised and head cut. Pulaski James M. Shank 08-19-1904 American 20 years 43 Mine boss Mine car (outside) Two toes broken. McDowell W. Fulp 10-02-1904 American years 35 Stone mason Blasting rock (outside) Skull fractured, brain injured. McDowell F. W. Carter 10-04-1904 American 8 years 24 Miner Fall of slate Ankle and elbow fractured, head cut. Crozer No.1 William Meade 10-29-1904 American 6 years 24 Driver Mine cars Thigh cut. Algoma Wm. Perkins 11-10-1904 Negro 3 years 18 Spragger Fall of slate Leg fractured. Tidewater Wm. Lethco 11-19-1904 Negro 4 years .. Laborer Ignition of fuse & dynamite Face, hands, arms and back burned. Algoma Sam Dews 11-28-1904 Negro ..... 29 Miner Fall of slate Leg fractured. Turkey Gap Mich. Lutchoe 11-30-1904 Hungarian 4 years 20 Miner Fall of slate Jaw fractured in two places. Pulaski James Lee 12-02-1904 Negro 2 years 25 Miner Fall of slate Leg broken. Pulaski W. H. Keesling 12-02-1904 American 2 years 25 Timberman Fall of slate Thigh fractured. Maher J. B. Craft 12-07-1904 Irish 5 years 24 Miner Fall of slate Collar bone broken, chest and back bruised. McDowell Geo. Austin 12-19-1904 Negro 3 years 25 Laborer Timber fell on him on tipple Concussion of brain, nose broken. Keystone Tim Davis 12-19-1904 American 10 mos 18 Slateman Mule kicked him Jaw broken. Pulaski Chas. H. Tyler 01-13-1905 American 3 years 33 Electrician Cutting live wire Face burned. Crozer No. 1 Pat Walker 01-17-1905 Negro 12 years 37 Miner Fall of coal and slate Leg broken, mashed through chest. Bottom Creek W. J. Trail 01-21-1905 American ..... 35 Miner Fall of coal and slate Leg broken in two places. Bottom Creek Frank Carter 01-30-1905 Negro ..... 30 Miner Powder explosion Face, arms and body badly burned. Empire J. H. Philpott 02-06-1905 Negro 9 mos 27 Laborer Fall of coal Thigh fractured. Empire Tom Philpott 02-06-1905 Negro 6 mos 24 Laborer Fall of coal Pelvis fractured. Keystone Joseph Coffe 02-08-1905 Italian 3 mos 28 Miner Fall of slate Two ribs broken, foot mashed. Crozer No. 1 Claud Marsh 02-18-1905 American ..... 24 Driver Mine cars Foot mashed. Keystone John Harris 02-23-1905 American 10 yrs 33 Miner Powder explosion Hands and face burned. Crozer No. 1 John Roberts 02-28-1905 Slav ..... 12 Spragger Mine car Finger cut off and another one mashed. Keystone Joseph Carmia 03-03-1905 Italian 4 mos 30 Laborer Fall of slate Leg broken. Pulaski R. P. Owens 03-06-1905 American 3 mos 18 Brakeman Mine car Both thighs fractured, collar bone dislocated. Keystone Chas. Burk 03-19-1905 American 6 mos 26 Laborer Fall of slate Ankle sprained and hip hurt. Crozer No. 2 Boyd Songer 04-14-1905 American 5 yrs 20 Driver Mine car Leg broken. Pulaski Monroe Dalton 04-14-1905 American 3 yrs 30 Miner Mine car Bladder ruptured. Pulaski W. M. Ball 05-13-1905 American 6 mos 25 Carpenter Scaffold broken Back injured. Pulaski Robt. M. Sissom 05-17-1905 American 4 mos 32 Laborer Caught between car and rib Skull lacerated, & concusion. Pulaski No. 2 John Holmes 06-07-1905 Negro 1 mo 21 Miner Fall of coal Sternum and 3 ribs fractured, collar bone dislocated. Keystone No.2 John Hall 06-17-1905 American 5 years 25 Slate Boss Fall of slate Arm broken. Crozer Kostanley Rincicant 06-24-1905 Pole 6 years .. Miner Fall of slate Breast & back hurt, head cut. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ===============================================================================