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: Dunsford, Ed. Reffren, John Kolsburg, John Reynolds, Thos. E Miller, Alex Youhouse, Peter Pinkard, Thos. INDEX OF NON-FATAL ACCIDENT NAMES IN THIS FILE: Barlow, John Clemmons, J. W. Patterson, Lockwood Bell, C. C. Crouch, Walter F. Retsky, Joseph Bolden, John Davis, Geo. Sheppard, Henderson Bolden, John Guinn, Walter T. Southern, Benj. Brown, D. L. Holdorf, Romon White, Wm. Brown, Ernest Millner, Sam Willis, Luther Burnett, G. T. M. Moore, Loyd Fatal Accidents, for the year ending June 30th, 1905. Mercer County, pages 178-179. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youhouse, Peter Aug. 24, 1904. Peter Youhouse, Sagamore Mine, was struck on back of head by loose slate left hanging after shot. His duty was to remove the slate and he had been instructed to do so. Additional information for Peter Youhouse from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: 3 wks Age: 25 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 2 Total No. dependants: 3 Inquest: no - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reffren, John Sept. 21, 1904. John Reffren, Pinnacle North Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Had been instructed to take it down. Additional information for John Reffren from page 151. Nationality: Hungarian Length of experience: years Age: 40 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pinkard, Thos. Oct. 13, 1904. Thos. Pinkard, Booth-Bowen Mine, was killed by a fall of slate. Additional information for Thos. Pinkard from page 151. Nationality: Negro Length of experience: 11 yrs Age: 30 Occupation: Miner Married or single: M Widow: yes Children: 2 Total No. dependants: 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reynolds, Thos. E Oct. 21, 1904. Thos. E. Reynolds, Crane Creek No. 2 Mine, was killed by a fall of draw slate. Additional information for Thos. E. Reynolds from page 152. Nationality: American Age: 23 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S Inquest: no - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kolsburg, John Dec. 7, 1904. John Kolsburg, Pinnacle Mine, was working with an experienced miner who told him to stay from under the draw slate while he could get a bar and pull it down. While the miner was away getting the bar Kolsburg went under the slate and started to pull some more coal down when the slate fell and crushed him. Additional information for John Kolsburg from page 152. Nationality: Pole Length of experience: 10 days Age: 33 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: M Widow: yes Total No. dependants: 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miller, Alex Jan. 2, 1905. Alex Miller, Booth-Bowen Mine, was drawing a prop from under top coal. Coal fell on him. Additional information for Alex Miller from page 152. Nationality: American Length of experience: 2 yrs Age: 20 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dunsford, Ed. Feb. 16, 1905. Ed. Dunsford, Buckeye Mine, was killed by a fall of slate in breakthrough. Additional information for Ed. Dunsford from page 152. Nationality: American Length of experience: 1 wk Age: 25 Occupation: Laborer Married or single: S _____________________________________________________________ NON-Fatal Accidents for the year ending June 30, 1905 Mercer County, page 159 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF LENGTH OF NATURE OF NAME OF MINE NAME OF PERSON ACCIDENT NATIONALITY EXPERIENCE AGE OCCUPATION ACCIDENT INJURIES SUSTAINED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mill Creek J. W. Clemmons 07-01-1904 ..... 18 yrs 38 Miner Fall of coal Head and shoulder bruised. Coaldale G. T. M.Burnett 07-07-1904 ..... 14 yrs 27 Miner Fall of coal Ankle fractured. Caswell John Bolden 07-11-1904 Negro 1 yr 17 Coal loader Fall of coal Leg and foot mashed. Mill Creek C. C. Bell 07-23-1904 ..... 10 yrs 31 Engineer Engine ran into car load of Ankles bruised and lacerated. rails (outside) Mill Creek Sam Millner 08-02-1904 Negro 1 mo 19 Miner Caught betw car and rib Ear cut and head lacerated. Buckeye Geo. Davis 08-03-1904 American 2 mos 16 Miner Mine cars Arm broken, necessitating amputaion. Crane Creek John Barlow 09-24-1904 American ..... 24 Miner Fall of slate Collar bone broken, head and hips bruised. Booth-Bowen Lockwood Patterson 09-27-1904 Negro 2 yrs 20 Driver Mine car Leg crushed. Coaldale Walter T. Guinn 11-02-1904 ..... 6 yrs 19 Miner Fall of slate Leg and arm bruised. Coaldale Romon Holdorf 11-03-1904 Hungarian 7 mos 26 Miner Fall of slate Leg lacerated, back bruised. Pinnacle Joseph Retsky 11-08-1904 Pole 6 wks 27 Miner Fall of slate Leg and both ankles fractured, hips bruised. Pinnacle Henderson Sheppard 11-30-1904 American 6 mos 19 Driver Mine car Breast bone fractured. Pinnacle Walter F. Crouch 11-30-1904 American ..... 17 Slate picker Fell into conveyor Leg and arm fractured. Caswell John Bolden 12-28-1904 Negro 2 yrs 17 Loc.brakeman Leaning out of cab window Arm and shoulder fractured. Caswell Wm. White 01-03-1905 ..... 10 yrs .. Loading coal Mine cars Leg lacerated. Caswell Loyd Moore 01-03-1905 Negro 8 yrs 23 Driver Mine cars Chest and abdomen mashed. Buckeye Ernest Brown 02-15-1905 Negro 4 mos 23 Miner Fall of slate Thigh broken. Buckeye D. L. Brown 02-16-1905 American 6 wks 20 Miner Fall of slate Mashed across stomach. Mill Creek Luther Willis 04-17-1905 Negro 4 yrs 15 Miner Mine cars Lacerated leg, necessitating amputation. Pinnacle Benj. Southern 06-19-1905 Negro 6 mos 22 Miner Fall of slate Leg broken in three places. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other files for Mercer County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/mercer/ ===============================================================================