Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== State of Michigan Mines and Mineral Statistics by James B. Knight Commissioner of Mineral Statistics pub. 1895 [p. 135] List of the fatal accidents in the mines of Gogebic county from Sept. 1, 1891 to Sept. 1, 1892 ============================================================================================================================================== NATION- DATE NO. NAME OCCUPATION ALITY AGE MINE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT ============================================================================================================================================== Sept. 15, '91 | 1 | Jacob Hendrickson | Miner | Swede | 40 | Newport | Lagging broken by falling ore letting him | | | | | | | fall through the timbers. Nov. 16 | 2 | Joseph Langford | Miner | English | 55 | Aurora | Fall of ore. Nov. 27 | 3 | James Highland | Miner | English | 22 | Norrie | Fall of ore. Dec. 23 | 4 | Michael Callihan | Miner | Irish | 40 | Fitzsimmons, exp.| Drowned in shaft Jan. 12, '92 | 5 | John Hughs | Engineer | English | 38 | North Pabst, exp.| Boiler explosion Jan. 16, | 6 | Isaac Walta | Timberman| Finn | 25 | Colby | Partners let timber fall on him. Feb. 6, | 7 | Frank A. Johnson | Miner | Swede | 24 | Comet | Fall of ore broke lagging letting man fall. Feb. 16, | 8 | Mat Valver | Laborer | Bohemian | 54 | Aurora | Head crushed between car and shaft timbers. Feb. 17, | 9 | Victor Nord | Timberman| Swede | 20 | Ashland | Fall of ore. Feb. 23, | 10 | Joe Onesthynghel | Miner | Italian | 40 | Colby | Fall of ore. May 4, | 11 | John Storris | Miner | Finn | 37 | Colby | Fall of ore. May 26, | 12 | William Cook | Miner | Cornish | 42 | Pabst | Fell out of skip into shaft. May 30, | 13 | John Juglier | Miner | Italian | 23 | Colby | Fall off cage in shaft. June 4, | 14 | August O. Tremp | Laborer | Pole | 50 | Palms | Fall of ore. June 8, | 15 | John Perelli | Miner | Italian | 33 | Sparta | Powder explosion. June 11, | 16 | Antone Bogych | Miner | Pole | 33 | Colby | Fell through timbers on broken lagging June 27 | 17 | Ole A. Southerland | Laborer | Swede | 20 | Norrie | Walked into shaft. June 29, | 18 | Jeremiah Sullivan | Laborer | Irish | 60 | Ashland | Fell down ore chute. July 8, | 19 | Michael Ink | Trammer | Austrian | 36 | Colby | Fall of ore July 8, | 20 | Charles Anderson | Trammer | Finn | 37 | Colby | Fall of ore July 12, | 21 | Charles Ericson | Miner | Finn | 26 | Palms | Fall of ore July 15, | 22 | Edward C. Loomis | Engineer | American | 30 | Ashland | Struck by crank of engine. July 30, | 23 | Hendri Tallo | Laborer | Finn | 25 | Aurora | Struck by plank falling down shaft. Aug. 10, | 24 | Nicholas Watson | Laborer | Finn | 24 | Ashland | Walked into shaft Aug. 17, | 25 | Isaac Isaacson | Timberman| .. | .. | Newport | Walked into shaft Aug. 20, | 26 | Joe Ellis | Carpenter| American | 30 | Mikado, exp. | Struck by bucket falling down shaft. Aug. 23, | 27 | Nels Berg | Pumpman | Swede | 25 | Aurora | Bucket in which he was riding ran away | to bottom of shaft ================================================================================================================================================