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Date

Name

Cause of Casualty

Name of Company or Firm

Where Located

Nov. 6,1893

Julius Koehler

Killed by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

Dec. 29, 1893

John Kelly

Killed by fall of slate

Enterprise Coal Co.

Albia

Mar. 8, 1894

Robert Roberts

Killed by fall of slate

White-Breast Fuel Co.

Chisholm

May 10, 1894

thos. McManamon

Killed by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

May 12, 1894

John Wignall

Fell into shaft, killed

Smoky Hollow Coal Co.

Avery

Nov. 20, 1894

Chas. Ricker

Killed between cars

Smoky Hollow Coal Co.

Avery

Nov. 27,1894

John A. Jones

Killed by shot

Iowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.

Albia

Dec. 22, 1894

Frank Bennett

Killed by powder explosion

Deep Vein Coal Co.

Foster

Aug. 25, 1893

E.T. Ades

Bruised by slate

Deep Vein Coal Co.

Foster

Dec. 23, 1893

James Wilson

Leg broken by fall of rock

Iowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.

Albia

Feb. 16, 1894

John Gustafson

Spine injuried by slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

Feb. 17, 1894

Frank Adolphson

Leg broken by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

July 16, 1894

W.A. Bednan

Burned by blown-out shot

White-Breast Fuel Co.

Chisholm

July 16, 1894

Ben Thomas

Burned by blown-out shot

White-Breast Fuel Co.

Chisholm

July 18, 1894

Aug. Fleming

Right leg broken by slate

Enterprise Coal Co.

Albia

Aug. 13, 1894

Chas. V. Kirk

Back hurt by fall of coal

Enterprise Coal Co.

Albia

Oct. 16,1894

Barry Nicholson

Burned by pipe igniting powder

Enterprise Coal Co.

Albia

Oct. 31, 1894

Wm. McKinny

strained hip from fall of slate

Iowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.

Albia

Nov. 27, 1894

James Dyson

Burned by blown-out shot

Iowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.

Albia

Nov. 27, 1894

Geo. Taylor

Burned by blown-out shot

Iowa & Wisconsin Coal Co.

Albia

Dec. 22, 1894

Victor Johnson

Burned by explosion of powder

Deep Vein Coal Co.

Foster

Jan. 21, 1895

O. Polander

Right leg broken by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

Feb. 4, 1895

Swan Nelson

Left leg broken by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman

Feb. 13, 1895

John Bagnell

Bruised by fall of slate

Wapello Coal Co.

Hiteman