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. 139] List of fatal accidents at the mines in Houghton county, from September 30, 1892 to September 30, 1893, giving date, person's name, place employed, and manner of accident. ============================================================================================================= DATE NAME MINE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT ============================================================================================================= Oct. 13, 1892 John Hanley Atlantic Attempted to get on skip when in motion. Ocr. 28, 1892 Thomas Warner Tamarack Fall of hanging rock. Nov. 12, 1892 F. Ward, Jr. South Hecla Caught by revolving shaft. Dec. 29, 1892 John Johnson Osceola Blasted. Jan. 27, 1893 Joseph Hamess South Hecla Fell down shaft. May 14, 1893 John Odgers Calumet Hoisted to the top of May 14, 1893 Allen Cameron Calumet the shaft house, May 14, 1893 Addrew Ednie Calumet socket pin broke, May 14, 1893 John Hicks Calumet ten men fell down shaft. May 14, 1893 James Cocking Calumet " May 14, 1893 Joseph Pope Calumet " May 14, 1893 Con S. Sullivan Calumet " May 14, 1893 Robert Wuopio Calumet " May 14, 1893 James Treana Calumet " May 14, 1893 Michael Sandreto Calumet " May 15, 1893 Christopher Bankstrom Tamarack Fall of hanging rock. June 13, 1893 Antonio Besselo Hecla Caught by ascending skip. June 26, 1893 Thomas Carroll Quincy Blasted. July 5, 1893 Charles Magnins Tamarack Fall of hanging rock. Aug. 7, 1893 Mike Modrock Hecla Fall of hanging rock. Aug. 8, 1893 Albert Tucker Tamarack Struck by falling rock. Aug. 10, 1893 Thomas Vial Atlantic Blasted Aug. 11, 1893 Mike Shulak Tamarack Walked in shaft. Sept. 4, 1893 Nicholas John Hoaking Tamarack Blasted. =============================================================================================================