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Report
of the State Mine Inspector
for the Biennial
Period Ending December 31, 1947
INSPECTORS
R. A. FARNSWORTH, Centerville
A. EVERETTE ERSKINE,
Ottumwa
J. E. JEFFREYS, Des Moines
GEO.
DUCKWORK, Secretary, Centerville
DORIS PATERNA, Assistant Secretary, Adel
Published
by THE STATE OF IOWA, Des Moines
As published in the
HathiTrust Digital Library, public
domain
Transcribed by Ann Selvig
FATAL ACCIDENTS
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| 1936 |
Date/Hour of Accident
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Name
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Occupation
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Age
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Married or
Single
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No. of Children
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Cause of Death
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Employing
Company
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Apr. 9, 12:15 p.m.
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Henry Carlier
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Driver
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47
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Single
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Caught between car
and rib
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Central Ia. Fuel Co.
No. 4
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Oct. 19, 1:40 p.m.
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Jack Thompson
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Engineer
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59
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Single
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Scalded
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Central Ia. Fuel Co.
No. 4 |
| 1937 |
Dec 14, 2:15 p.m.
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James Gardiner, Sr.
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miner
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52
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Married
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2
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Fall of slate
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Consolidated
Ind. Coal Co. No. 3
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| 1939 |
Sep. 2, 5:00 a.m.
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Ollie Stewart
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Timberman
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49
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Married
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4
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Caught between cars
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Consolidated Indiana
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Sep. 19, 11:00 a.m.
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Sam Littlejohn
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24
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Married
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Fall of slate
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Pulley & Littlejohn
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Sep. 19, 11:00 a.m.
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Geo. Pulley
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40
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Married
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3
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Fall of slate
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Pulley & Littlejohn
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| 1940 |
August Larson - Died January 12,
1940
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August
Larson, age 66 employed by the Consolidated
Indiana Coal Company Lucas County, was crushed
January 11th at 9:30 a.m. by a fall of top coal
which had been left up for roof. He was
taken to the Miner Hospital in Albia where it
was found that his right leg, right arm and
three vertebraes in his back were broken.
He died next day, January 12, 1940.
Deceased was married but had no children.
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William
Kauzlarich - Died June 20 1940
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William
Kauzlarich, age 49, employed by the Consolidated
Indiana Coal Company, Lucas County, was caught
under a fall of slate Wednesday, June 19th,
at 12:30 p.m. and died in hospital next
day. Deceased left wife and two children.
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Ralph C.
Chamberlain - Killed July 29, 1940
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Ralph C.
Chamberlain, age 41, employed by the
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company, Lucas County,
was caught by a fall of slate which struck his
head against machine. Accident happened at
9 a.m. and he died at 3:25 p.m. the same
day. Deceased left wife but no children.
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1941
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Edwin
Swanson - Died March 27, 1941
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Edwin
Swanson, age 53, was employed by the
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company, Lucas County,
was caught under a fall of slate which broke his
left leg and caused internal injuries March 24,
1941. He died in the Miners Hospital at
Albia at 11 p.m. March 27th. He was
unmarried.
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1947
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Carl
Barr, age 64, lessee of the Richey Coal Company
mine, was fatally injured on Friday, November
14, when, with three other employees he was
coming out of the mine in a pit car. They
were about half way out of the slope, which is
very long and steep, when Barr, who was in the
rear of the car, suffered a cramp in his legs,
which he was subject to. He endeavored to
stand up in the car and in doing so his head
struck a cross bar which pushed him back against
the solid end of the car. The end of the
car was high by reason of the steep slope, and
he was squeezed and his neck broken. He
was placed in an auto to be taken to a Knoxville
hospital, but died when seven miles from the
mine. Deceased was married, leaving a wife
and two sons.
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October 8, 2023
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