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Accidents 1893-95

 

DateNameCause of CasualtyName of Company or FirmWhere Located
Nov. 6,1893Julius KoehlerKilled by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
Dec. 29, 1893John KellyKilled by fall of slateEnterprise Coal Co.Albia
Mar. 8, 1894Robert RobertsKilled by fall of slateWhite-Breast Fuel Co.Chisholm
May 10, 1894thos. McManamonKilled by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
May 12, 1894John WignallFell into shaft, killedSmoky Hollow Coal Co.Avery
Nov. 20, 1894Chas. RickerKilled between carsSmoky Hollow Coal Co.Avery
Nov. 27,1894John A. JonesKilled by shotIowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.Albia
Dec. 22, 1894Frank BennettKilled by powder explosionDeep Vein Coal Co.Foster
Aug. 25, 1893E.T. AdesBruised by slateDeep Vein Coal Co.Foster
Dec. 23, 1893James WilsonLeg broken by fall of rockIowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.Albia
Feb. 16, 1894John GustafsonSpine injuried by slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
Feb. 17, 1894Frank AdolphsonLeg broken by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
July 16, 1894W.A. BednanBurned by blown-out shotWhite-Breast Fuel Co.Chisholm
July 16, 1894Ben ThomasBurned by blown-out shotWhite-Breast Fuel Co.Chisholm
July 18, 1894Aug. FlemingRight leg broken by slateEnterprise Coal Co.Albia
Aug. 13, 1894Chas. V. KirkBack hurt by fall of coalEnterprise Coal Co.Albia
Oct. 16,1894Barry NicholsonBurned by pipe igniting powderEnterprise Coal Co.Albia
Oct. 31, 1894Wm. McKinnystrained hip from fall of slateIowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.Albia
Nov. 27, 1894James DysonBurned by blown-out shotIowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.Albia
Nov. 27, 1894Geo. TaylorBurned by blown-out shotIowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.Albia
Dec. 22, 1894Victor JohnsonBurned by explosion of powderDeep Vein Coal Co.Foster
Jan. 21, 1895O. PolanderRight leg broken by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
Feb. 4, 1895Swan NelsonLeft leg broken by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman
Feb. 13, 1895John BagnellBruised by fall of slateWapello Coal Co.Hiteman