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. =============================================================================== First Annual Report of the State Inspector of Mines to the Governor of the State of West Virginia for the year 1883 Wheeling: Chas. H. Taney, State Printer. 1884. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE: Carney, John Harvey, Ephraim Potter, Ira Richardson, George Riley, William Spiers, George - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 162 Carney, John DATE OF ACCIDENT: April -- DATE OF DEATH: April -- NAME OF PERSON: John Carney NAME OF MINE: Elk Garden No. 1 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Killed by fall of coal at face of room. Crushed in breast. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 162 Potter, Ira DATE OF ACCIDENT: June -- DATE OF DEATH: June -- NAME OF PERSON: Ira Potter NAME OF MINE: Elk Garden No. 1 NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Was riding between mine cars, bending over; he was caught between the cars and rib and crushed through the hips. He lived four days after the accident. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 162 Riley, William DATE OF ACCIDENT: August -- DATE OF DEATH: ..... NAME OF PERSON: William Riley NAME OF MINE: Armstrong NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Crushed through head and chest by a fall of coal at face of room. He lived twenty-one days after the accident. ______________________________________________________________________________ Non-Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 164 Richardson, George DATE OF ACCIDENT: February -- NAME OF PERSON: George Richardson NAME OF MINE: Elk Garden No. 1 TIME LOST ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY: about six weeks NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Crushed by fall of coal intreading. Accident caused by his mining too far under coal without spragging. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 164 Harvey, Ephraim DATE OF ACCIDENT: July -- NAME OF PERSON: Ephraim Harvey NAME OF MINE: Elk Garden No. 2 TIME LOST ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY: Three Weeks NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Caught between mine car and rib and hurt through the hips. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-Fatal Accidents in the Northern District, 1883 Mineral County, page 164 Spiers, George DATE OF ACCIDENT: November -- NAME OF PERSON: George Spiers NAME OF MINE: Elk Garden No. 1 TIME LOST ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY: Two weeks NATURE AND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: Severe scalp wound from fall of coal at face of room. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other files for Mineral County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/mineral/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -