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An oil lamp used in the Heilwood coal mines
Wolf safety lamp used in the Bethlehem Mine #11, circa 1929.
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HEILWOOD MINING STATISTICS: 1905-1918
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EMPLOYEES |
TONS PRODUCED |
ELECTRIC MINING MACHINES |
FATAL ACCIDENTS |
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494 |
112,734 |
0 |
4 |
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365 |
192,278 |
0 |
1 |
1907* |
458 |
457,408 |
0 |
4 |
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634 |
603,147 |
5 |
1 |
|
813 |
888,059 |
5 |
2 |
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707 |
799,987 |
9 |
4 |
|
900 |
803,042 |
10 |
1 |
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868 |
705,453 |
10 |
1 |
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690 |
673,511 |
8 |
4 |
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712 |
574,319 |
11 |
2 |
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809 |
774,938 |
10 |
1 |
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637 |
578,337 |
36 |
4 |
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603 |
439,020 |
15 |
3 |
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628 |
580,229 |
43 |
3 |
(*) 1907 was the year of the highest number of fatal accidents in Pennsylvania bituminous coal mines: 807.
All of these statistics were taken from the Pennsylvania Department of Mines annual reports for the bituminous regions. The annual reports became less comprehensive following the 1918 report. |
FATAL ACCIDENTS BY TYPE: 1905-1918
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NO. of FATALITIES (*) |
% of TOTAL FATALITIES |
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21 |
60% |
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9 |
26% |
Outside |
2 |
14% (**) |
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2 |
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1 |
(*) 86% of the fatal accidents in the Heilwood mines involved foreigners .
(**) A combined total percentage of the three other types of fatal accidents. |
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