[Source - No. September 28, 1921, Stanley Grezulis, trip rider, age 19 years, single, was run over by pit cars and killed in Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company's Orient Mine. Hosted by the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society, the 20th Fostoria Rail Festival offers much to see for train enthusiasts with many vendors to shop with!. Most mining towns were "company towns." He leaves a widow and two children. It was the worst mining disaster in Illinois history up to that time. He leaves a widow and one child. One of the most common methods used to force the miners to return to work was the threat to fire them and bring in "strikebreakers." After 1880, however, more and more miners came from southern and eastern Europe--mainly Italians, Bohemians, and Poles. He leaves a widow and one child. 2006 (MINER Act) (1), which amended the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to improve safety, health, preparedness, 9 mine. Oct. 27, 1922, and that death occurred on the date stated above, at 12:30 P.M. December 13, 1921, William Quick, driver, age 30 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock in L. and C. Coal Company's mine. is blocked by the cone, the miner is headed in the wrong direction. February 20, 1922, Joseph Sandmeyer, miner, age 52 years, married, was killed in Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company's No. Respectfully submitted, when the four-member night shift crew entered the mine. fall/bump (i.e., fall of roof rock or outward bursting of walls in an underground work area), 5) inundation (i.e., usually an (2--4). If the men refused to accept a reduction in their wages, or if they struck, the company would try to starve the miners into accepting worse conditions or wages, and often they were successful. explosions in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Alabama The issue, however, was settled and the Chinese never arrived. To correct these abuses, the miners formed unions. December 16, 1921, Frank Linkus, miner, age 19 years, single was killed by a shot explosion in Jones Brothers Coal and Mining Company's No. The greatest compliments p He leaves a widow and three children. A conveyor belt that removed coal from the mine caught on fire. Chicago IL 60605 He leaves a widow and seven children. He leaves his mother dependant. Safety & Health expert in system development and implementation with 10 years in coal mining & energy. (8). Bituminous Coal Underground Mining. The coal companies sold the small chunks too, but these apparently were mined free. He leaves a widow. Accident, illness and injury, and employment self-extracting files (part 50 data): 2006. Run Mining Company, Tallmansville, Upshur County, West Virginia, ID No. He leaves his mother dependent. 54 2018 Hurricane Florence: August 26, 1921, Ed Blackburn, driver, age 32 years, married, was killed by pit cars in Scranton Coal Mining Company's mine. 178, 179 58 mine. November 4, 1921, Lois Pisoni, miner, age 49 years, married, was killed in Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company's mine "A" by coming in contact with a trolley wire. disasters and the number of deaths of miners decreased substantially during 1970--2005. He leaves a widow. 2 mine. September 12, 1921, Joseph Zanbaldi, miner, age 39 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company's No. They built, rented, or sold the houses to their workers. Croydon Postcard 1936 Real Photograph Surrey Crystal Palace Great Fire Disaster. Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file. The 1977 Act also renamed MESA as MSHA and moved the agency December 19, 1921, Andrew Anderson, shot firer, age 26 years, married, and Charles Powell, shot firer, age 29 years, married, were killed by powder explosion caused by firing dead holes in Slogo Coal Company's mine. Springfield, Illinois, FIRST INSPECTION DISTRICT - 1922 - P. 121. The mine owners retaliated in several ways against the striking miners. Three other miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to He leaves a widow and three children. The third 2006 incident occurred on May 20 at the Darby No. He leaves a widow and one child. As a result, the trapped He leaves a widow. He was overcome by the suffocating after-damp, and had to be dragged to the surface. Miners also had the expense of getting their tools sharpened, and they had to buy oil for their lamps which provided the only light underground. Miners who signed these promised not to strike or join a union while employed by the coal company. Respectfully submitted, 24 mine. He leaves a widow. January 17, 1922, Virgil Clayton, trip rider, age 23 years, single, was killed by a motor in Wasson Coal Company's No. December 26, 1921, Fred Ratcliffe, miner, age 28 years, married, died from the effects of injuries received two days previous in Bissell Coal Company's mine. (10). To add to the above problems, the min ers accused the coal companies of advertising for men in Europe, so as to bring more miners into the area. The two miners who were finishing construction work died of blunt He leaves a widow and four children. The underground work was dangerous, dirty, and often damp. January 19, 1922, Henry Meyer, age 60 years, employed by C. Stolle Quarries & Construction Co., at East St. Louis, as a powder man, was loading a deep blast hole when a premature explosion of dynamite occurred in the hole, blowing the top of his head off. The first 2006 incident occurred on January 2 at the Sago Mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia. September 15, 1921, Dan Davis, miner, age 41, married, was killed in Harrier and Son's mine by a fall of coal. Virginia. October 31, 1921, Thomas Dungin, miner, age 56 years, married, was injured October 28 by a shot explosion in Superior Coal Company's No. investigators determined that lightning was the most likely ignition source for the explosion separate agency from the Bureau of Mines, to enforce mine safety and health requirements. The State Mining Board meets monthly in Springfieldor Benton to issue the following certificates: To receive these certificates of competency, miners must meet minimum eligibility requirements as outlined in the Illinois Coal Mining Act and pass a written and oral examination. DeMarchi J. : Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA) . Aracoma Alma Mine No. travel time apart to enable miners to make their way through the entire escapeway. The laws were thus struck down. July 8, 1921, Walter Ganclouski, loader, age 35 years, married, was electrocuted by coming in contact with a trolley wire in Southern Gem Coal Corporation's No. February 18, 1922, Homer Kelly, machine helper, age 28 years, married, was killed by falling coal in Madison Coal Corporation's No. A. Wilson, timberman, age 67 years, married, was killed by a fall of rock in Hickory Hill Coal Company's mine. In 1897, the coal companies threatened to bring Chinese miners from Wyoming. mining commodities (e.g., coal, metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand and gravel). March 11, 1922, Camillio Baruella, trip rider, age 21 years, single, died from injuries received two days previous by being caught between pit cars in mine No. July 8, 1921, Matt Shaffer, miner, age 39, single, was killed by falling rock in United States Fuel Company's Bunsen mine. Fatalities in Indiana coal mines for calendar year 1934 to 1938 are tabulated by location (surface, shaft, and underground), by type of mine, and by cause and occupation. 4 mine. (5,6). He leaves a widow. This Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration report gives a brief description of face machinery accidents that occurred during 1973. (5--6) and the U.S. Bureau of Mines Coal Mining in Will County, Illinois; including Fatalities. He was taken to the sanitarium at Olney, where he died September 4. As a result of an explosion in the mine of the, Big Muddy Coal & Mining Company Coal Mine, Chicago & Carterville Coal Company "A" Mine, Two miners were killed and 30 others were imprisoned by the explosion of a, Two explosions at points a mile apart injured, About this date fire destroyed the mine plant. Respectfully submitted, He leaves a widow and one child. June 20, 1922, Archie Yuill, mine manager, age 34 years, single, was killed by an explosion of gas in Duncan Coal Company's mine. In 1877, two to three-hundred blacks from West Virginia were brought into Braidwood. An explosion of gas in the mine of the Glenridge Coal Co. Orient Mine 58 Mine, Consolidated Coal Company's Lake Creek Mine, Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Company, Saline County Coal Corporation No. of directional lifelines in escapeways, a direct response to NIOSH research findings maintained equipment, (3) failure to be alert to the hazards of the job, (4) unsafe mining practices, and (5) poorly trained operators. Fatal Accidents. In 1976, two explosions at the Scotia Mine in Kentucky resulted in the deaths of 26 miners and rescuers and led to passage He leaves a widow and two children. After he was restored he immediately 1 mine. The pioneer miners of the 1860s and 1870s were mostly native Americans or immigrants from northern Europe--Irish, English, Scotch, Welsh, German, French, and Belgian. wendy.koehler@illinois.gov via email or by phone, 217-299-8155. The coal companies in the area were expert at using this tactic. Report of investigation: fatal underground coal mine explosion, January 2, 2006. Deceased was moving his tools to another place and was riding on a car, the car jumped the track, knocking out timbers and allowing rock to fall on him. Fatal Accidents. December 24, 1921, Roscoe Harris, night boss, age 35 years, died from effects of injuries received the day before by a motor running onto him in Benton Coal Mining Company's No. 24 mine. For nine days a number of meu have been imprisoned iv one of the workings of the mine, without apparently the slightest prospect of being released. Mine Safety and Health Administration. It also should be of value for evaluating and proposing safety criteria for reducing fatalities. Accidents are grouped into 10 major categories as follows: (1) Pushing or Pulling mine equipment with other equipment; (2) performing tasks under unblocked elevated equipment; (3) operator of self-propelled equipment not facing direction of travel; (4) tramming self-propelled face equipment through check curtains; (5) overhanging brows or rib rolls; (6) electrical shock; (7) work activity in proximity to blasting operations; (8) unattended equipment; (9) changing bits on energized equipment; and (10) unsafe position near moving equipment. January 18, 1922, Ora Tucker, pumpman, age 34 years, married, was suffocated in Midway Coal and Mining Company's mine. (1,438 surface mines and 675 underground mines). 1 mine. Misery was one thing they all had in common. He leaves a widow. Miners were paid by the ton, and they often claimed they were cheated by the coal companies. He leaves a widow. in preference to the usual accident classifications of unsafe act, unsafe condition, or unsafe equipment in order to identify and pinpoint the act or task involved at the time of the accident. On Aug. 15, 1883 he was united in marriage at Macon, Mo. Fatal Accidents. . The exact way the injury was received is not known. A study of the effect of a fatal accident on production in surface coal and metal-nonmetal mines, based on samples of 15 fatalities in underground and surface mines, is presented. December 16, 1921, Anton Egleton, driver, age 34 years, married, was killed by pit cars in Toluca Coal Company's mine. December 7, 1921, Joe McAdams, mine examiner, age 34 years, married, was killed by gas explosion in Smith-Lohr Coal Company's mine. TableReturn to top. Historical mining disasters. A rope with cones spaced at regular intervals along its length. September 23, 1921, William McIntosh, timberman, age 52 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company's No. The Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer illustrates a general depiction of underground mining in the state and will help determine the proximity of coal mines and underground industrial mines to your home or business. Mines utilizing scoops and tractors should be the target of efforts to emphasize recognition of the particular operating hazards of this equipment and appropriate training of the equipment operators. He leaves his mother dependent. He leaves a widow and four children. 4 mine. He leaves a widow and four children. ID No. The operators could easily cheat the men by saying that too many rocks and particles of clay had been put in the mine cars. A fellow worker August 31, 1921, a gas explosion occurred in Harrisburg Colliery Company's Harco mine, in which twelve men lost their lives. 450 S Michigan Ave, AUD 540 46-08791. Therefore, by identifying these accidents in specific categories, we hope to be in a much better position to propose and promugate safety criteria that will be acceptable and practiced throughout the underground coal mining industry. The cause of 50 coal-mine fatalities in Indiana during 15 months is reviewed. 3473 are requested to meet at the Miner's Hall at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow Fatalities in Illinois coal mines, 1934--1936. 4 mine. MMWR SEARCH | He leaves a widow and two children. Since miners were poor and often unemployed, few of them could afford payment of regular dues to support their organization. Although prior to the 1860s, some mining was done in the region south of Joliet, Ill., those early mines were primarily small affairs that supplied local needs. A number of local miners were active in the formation of the national union. 1 Mine near Stollings, West of the five victims were removed from the mine 10 hours later. September 2, 1921, Milas Carlisle, laborer, age 34 years, married, fell between railroad cars and was killed at Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company's Orient mine. The various immigrant groups were also a handicap of sorts. (3). 4 mine by being caught between a car and coal rib. poisoning before rescuers reached them 41 hours later; the twelfth trapped miner survived. He leaves a widow and one child. They had many complaints about their occupation. 18 Snider, Phyllis. December 7, 1921, Andy Pich, loader, age 35 years, widower, was killed by a fall of coal in Bell and Zollar Mining Company's mine. November 15, 1921, G. B. Barnett, miner, age 61 years, married, was instantly killed by a fall of coal in Equitable Coal Company's mine. William A. Kidd, Inspector, THIRD INSPECTION DISTRICT - 1922 - P. 140. Why did the "northern" coal mines close down, and when?Where was the Diamond Mine, and exactly what happened?Were there any laws protecting miners that the courts OKd?What happened with the black workers from West Virginia?Why would there have been Chinese workers in Wyoming?If John Mitchell was a "trapper boy," what did that mean?What else can be learned about child labor in coal mines?Was Mitchell a "good" president of the UMWA?Why did the AFL oppose John L. Lewis' idea for more union organizing? 160, 161 Any miner who was suspected of being a union organizer was fired, and his name was passed to other mining companies so that none would hire him. Mines were sunk by many companies, and towns sprang up around the mines. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) determines whether investigation of The sites that drop out of live feeds daily will no lo. I HERBY CERTIFY, that I attended deceased from Oct. 13 1922 to Oct. 27, 1922. that I last saw him alive on Many of the accidents are similar in nature and are repetitive. Using MSHA reports, NIOSH researchers He leaves a widow and two children. Deceased was mining off a standing shot when a coal slip gave way, striking him, causing injuries from which he died a few hours later. He leaves a widow. As a result of the three 2006 incidents, the National Mining Association created an independent commission of mining 11 mine by falling rock. 7 mine, Consolidated Coal Company, by being run over by a railroad car. Death rates for small mines employing less than 10 men emphasize high fatality rate at mines outside jurisdiction of State inspection department. 57 mine, was killed by suffocation, the result of firing an improperly prepared shot. Miners thus derailed trains, burned railroad bridges, or unhooked railroad cars. February 28, 1922, Alex. The fatal injuries reported by district coal-mine inspectors in 1933 are studied. No one witness the accident. Storm caused an additional 67 deaths and ~US$7 billion in damage across the Caribbean. He jumped too high, struck his head against the roof, and fell back in front of motor, which ran over him. These accident categories were selected, Scoops and tractors are two of the three types of mining equipment which were most frequently involved in haulage fatalities that occurred from 1971 through 1973 in underground bituminous coal mines. He leaves a widow. He leaves a widow. December 13, 1921, Julius Reimler, laborer, age 47 years, married, was killed in Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company's No. He leaves a widow and one child. OSTI.GOV Technical Report: Fatalities in Illinois coal mines, 1934--1936. Coal Fatality Data 1900-2022; Metal/Nonmetal Fatality Data 1900-2022; Mine Disaster Investigations Since 2000; Champaign, IL 61820 1 mine. Most frequent causes identified in the investigation reports include: (1) failure to follow established operating practices, (2) poorly, Review of Illinois coal-mine fatalities for 1933, 016000* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Health & Safety. James R. Richards, Inspector, NINTH INSPECTION DISTRICT - 1922 Pgs. They are Robert, Eugene, Fred, Miles, and Phama, all at home. He leaves a widow and four children. He leaves a widow and one child. Thompson of Tacoma, Washington. P. 269 Fatal accidents with related industries. Available at, Murray KA, Pogue CW, Stahlhut RW, et al. March 18, 1922, Howard Phegley, machine helper, age 35 years, married, was electrocuted in United States Fuel Company's Middlefork mine. 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