Accident report files, 1950-1963.

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Accident report files, 1950-1963.

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Files include federal and Departmental reports concerning mining accidents in Illinois. Files primarily consist of fatal accident reports (1953-1963) made by state mine inspectors showing dates of report and accident; name of mining company; name or number of mine; location; names, addresses, nativity, age, marital status and number of children of persons killed; location of inquest; and verdict. Federal investigations of fatal accidents (1960-1963) show accident date, name of person killed, name of mining company, type of injuries suffered, description of mining operation, and conditions at time of accident. Files also include monthly and annual Departmental statewide tallies of accidents (1950-1959) showing number of accidents, types and locations and recommendations for prevention of future ones. Files also contain correspondence concerning federal investigations of fatal accidents and amount of time list by injured employees, copies of statements by witnesses, copies of mine maps, occasional copies of coroner's inquests, and occasional copies of employers' reports to Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, concerning injuries.

2 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Department of Mines and Minerals

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The Department of Mines and Minerals was created by Civil Administrative Code of 1917 and included several existing agencies. Among these were State Mining Board, charged with evaluation and certification of mine inspectors, managers, examiners and hoisting engineers; Miners' Examination Commission, charged with examination and certification of miners; and Mine Fire Fighting and Rescue Station Commission, responsible for establishing regional rescue stations for mine disasters. ...

United States. Bureau of Mines

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"In response to the growing number of fatalities in the mining industry, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was established in 1910 to promote improved safety in mining through research and training. The USBM provided information to the public on the minerals industry. In September, 1995, the Congress voted to abolish the USBM" (http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/LIBRARY/BureauofMines.htm; accessed 10/26/2009). From the description of United States Bureau of Mines Map Collection, Bef...