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I 0 'I Oo 1 ·Gho ~ re~ r ider pull.in«> L10 clop;; ·"-rip parting., He lOJlG oo!'ero ;:.~ ~cciciout oc tU.·~ 5 «Ort'!-! EntZ7 p:1!! .:.:log? ,6l''flfl1n... Yoc r'l �. ,, · ·7011!' I :r T.J.S t '.l'heu "'·. r--!rle!"j! Q., , ll .., on t.:> 4 iiO!'~-h .2nd ! 1'ient to S .. ~!:..o ~ thirty ,Jinu·" cis ~e.fo1~e ruid 1 ~ull oh. e_ -ia • •• o. ~· C.'.lm at-id ·c old r:~ they 1-:.,,,d • l .~ ' . -: ropo c...,t, :.;. •• : .:':a:" -~-?':...-:, o~:t of 5 at the r.)~f condit.icn? ... 1':'vrlli3 OE" ~TJ.yt.do,g a't-ont. .... -..... • 0 A h:. . sid _lore of th re -~'= t J..l t.~.., -~:.l. t l �-• . I:.. ..n... ~ .. ,: 0 • Stans-bury Uine Offi ce September 18, 1944 u �-r ~ .:1:iRD::!'J O?- •t CO O :.1 !I! :.. J FOR 8..~ . -.~:1. • ss (i1i:CTY. ~ T- E . •~1m. 0. 'j_"';i:_: ;:r =. or FR:J.!'!Y- hi~:..,sn \;-f:o ~-; ..s _nJ;r.n Ii ~ u___w.. PAc:r:rn :;0}~ ~.o. !Ii.~ :T ~ tl!.SEURY, SIJ:-:'3!.::3rn 10~ / 19:ko J" r~arde. Opie. l !_. l'.'~!:'tin Stu ~ j .::.roru bc:.m > . • &i_~~ ir. en~ -::o!' S c.;cbtt.r Cc:mty en ·ha f.ort.n .. i·....~ J~o.rd Rodda .. cc~ • ·::.i::cn~ of t o • c.ct • c.uly wr.c_ o le .. • - '"'l',:, 2)0 .:~~O dlJ:.3 t !dng S _ • r:.b0!9 10.· of .:1 .fu ~ • ~ '"! ~ pcEt:bg :l.%Flolri; :..., ti o ule!' p..u-t o~ tb!l r.::i! t!'mt h'.l -~ . kil21:1d_ t ct-ly a : oodr<m r_u ilip~ fO!" Olleo o el~o.. I o.a do: tht:Jn.~ i \ nilod n ~nt. to first. Jiort.h c.d pulled a.T?.o . end ..-a cama :.it! nnct ·told co t he roof Wled hie,. ::.: Coe!: iey ~rlp of 6.l:lJl1·• '.I: didn't aoe the on io -,;.~e Oj..._,,_ .ina.l ..w'iCd h1cl. - 1 _ �:in ·i~ ~at~ \;ho~? • "" • of.r=:"t;e hci'o~;i I bcl pt:l.1:" o tho -;..-..;;~ t:~!.":d!'?.0 in t""' • hea~ CJZj t:"Oz.tki!.'1,-0 at ill.: ht:t, lia....sc't 'bh:l"::11~ a..: O~'u c.-;t ill? • p~ioa c.nd t!lldng occ~·-or A: • _, _t i'ol? ~~c~1 tno :ro ": tU.d'"' t cs,__..,!':DC. ot!ficd as Lr Opi .. t ...c.. u:· t,:; " �Q A: th jury o " th J t tra ··h of onrtbinz l h " �ci.l to r 10 t. �. r • ' a • v " t. �-6Q:: , Q; ... ti:: Q: cim yc;.1 to : I Il1)ti£ied o:? Cl. ~ --w? _1,0 out .. I! "' '3 ~t by .:.. o eclc.bOtJ..,o on o. f _.d d .... :lo t1do p~-.tin,r;? in tha.t p:.a~ing until I _....• :..ticnt., ..• Q: i dcy hift? ry t ho. c...._~ it n p!"'~~tico to do it .......,....._. i~ . ill .. t ..- th t t d: cnt'! l!r. C V foll_. ino ? lobo., u G?"C:lt --~DJ.• !" run .Lnto .• Z"O f cor.ditio:1 lilto this Go f l. a: c .t th....t Din exc ~ 1c oJtCCll tlt tbrou_ ._.re cro ~ that very ...!!.fol;r. 2 South? �- - �- ) ,J r ~ .. - - -- - - UISITio ~ - - ---- - 00 t u· .:a ri din �Rock Springs - Soptor:ibcr 11, 1944 l!r. V. O. lJn'ra,y ~ -;:. ~A,. lir. R. ~t. :~ ~ S.;._:yst you hold investigation, fatal injury to :,illiam Paulenlto, Le. G ~ir-o, Rock Springs. Origin:il Sicncd I. N. BAYLESS �( .•• ... - D.· u • B. i"rsdc - 2Lro 'lo o. t.urro;1 .:.1--. H. a. l,ivln_gstcn ,... Go ~hcrrcr ~o 0 Thoo. Ovoey, Sl'.) 0 ··~ ... 0 .:: ""l ~ ..,.... ...,.,"t ' " ' ·o, ~ -· · ... -,....'C.J.J,..-.. . . o.n :C-d. r<l a rvic 0 rlls, l,2kl id r i:.urn,.,t'l J,uy, 1921,. , . , 1916; l.,ft 7 iu CJ; !'ollo • 1919; n r ..um.... th I .I=Tll, 1921• . lo;;ad ....ricn..., oin_lc, 'Id.th t. i' n 1n chm- p. o~ the ecctio:i. • lo 3,_ ..try, an thc.y ore ugh ao th t 14 1 ban could. be used. ruaure, the hi!h rib br aka out. nd th placo 1 te.t more. nen ...-ere five 14 • croaabnra in tho tace • center ot tile tao•••• a naidenbly ahEa at, rs.-, on ~ - ,... . - OOlt1 aa tha i.w ■id•• r the t Tha an ■bot a plu r!.N 111\ll tM UN et pl&\\lag up anoUI• bar right. at th• fa , �Tho vl.:lnitJ. ~l!vioC!) follc:,in~ ~:juries t9 Laraam 0oz!)r.COGC!l fra.cture of fir.'.Jt. :.u:h~!' vcrtcbrn r.:,cl t~1roc tr.:!?!svcrco 1.rocecm(!O 1 c.t1d t.-:~ of it. �,, , ' t ' ' ,.. ' t. -·' .... , t '-. �... t.:on i!w 0£ .'il ~ • :1n I • J �COPY OFilI(Z 0./ :JT.1\1.h lt!..::iP.c..CTUl. Qi" Gvt'.L iJIU.ES 1ttJCl{ ~Pii'rt:GS, i,Yotm:G F. ..'l'.iL :·~cc·r•):-;:r.fil l!lliul.VIl:G l,I.!.J..Lfli! i'AUIBtIKO en A~t!,.:,'i; ~7, l ';/:.h:i ', 1illic:l ra.ulcu!a:>, Q~O 49, tla:.,riDd, Ll():"'11\l]'j (m., r.'J.:J i.ristontly ldllocl u.t '3:30 ~\. t""•:, cnJ Jouborc. .L:,:?!'.:,cn nn.o corioualy injut>c<l, ut. ~ pla.c.o ·.!licl: 7.':1l.i bc1u3 o.I'iVC.'l i<..:r 0. CUi:? bola:: 32 l:o?th Lntry. The uec:ltlont cc<.m.rr-.oJ. in '.i~c ·:c.:k tiJ.:'1'.l::1.~c Ee,. C 1,;cru_ -J.r..0, proport.y 0£ tl10 Union Pccific Goal Cozz.~1y o L-tl 1-iU!l ?aul.C':"'1..J:•:>~ Lclrmrd. Uovruc, cri:j Joul-o~ !.cr...;c:i uol:'o c:i9loyccl in th:b pl.a.co, fu,:,y bud juo·i:, .i'irod t':':0 :::ht.:i:.b oquol"'i.11_; ti1c pl.::).CC up in proparoti o:.1 Zor oc.:rc.t.:J.n:; u crosob:.i.r. 'l'tP fa-;o oho-ts tha·i:. i·...>r~ f:b.·cd diot. out tho cro::.::h~~ clo:Jc i::c i.h.o fuc.J. .'\ll thrco ,:Oi'G in t:ic uct of roootting thio b.:1: dr:m tho l'COf collapcod \'?ithc.llt &-W t:arn:ll.~, .!illi..~ Paulcnko, ccr.louw.y :h1juring l..or1:,on c.nd olightly :lnjm"i.'18 Hoval\:. ·,.!:le:l the !'ooi' collc.:)~d, i·t brol{Q th~eo crosnbo.r:. t~lich,;; oro set about i'om• £cot n~"J.'.lri:.. ?i1.o CE'c::obnra ured in this p4\CC ....ro fou.rt.ocn £cot lc:ig untl ci.__ht ;;.no:1e~ ·7n diUw.cior. Thio i1-r,o!"V..l!)n··,; 1ccJ.c ti'.nt if ttc cro3sbor.a md been cont.or propped an1 :::ufct,y prop~ ut ·.no r:orlr.L-iz .face bot,:,ccn i:.ho Ul.St crossbar and the coal fc.eo:, ~hi:ai accitl~nt coultl r,r~b:ibl,y !i..'.l.V0 been pr'7Jventod. (~C(l.) a..m'd ...utton i:..d.. ard .;autton LJ5P'J.ty Coal t::i..'1.o I nl'.ipcetor ~~• b:i~ i:cLo~ St~to Ccl ~inc 1n~~ctor �I• ... • Q q ~ .. 0 0 I l. . J . a:, thaJ • .to ��'ioo hac !"O~:: to place another bar· ct th0 fueo? A,, ITot unt-il tLa shots uoa:--a £i:a-cd11 ./4 P'..ad t!w place clou?0d of sco~a chen you had gu!'..n iu to put tile s atlilo jack tmtt~ ~his bm:-'? A., ";;ell,. it. --~ still n little s::1oh17 end vocy QUety., Tao M.1311 r-lb .. .c:.S QQ i!0x>Lin3 •.cc: lil.J'., Q; •...~0 hi~ ~ib wns ~~rkhlg? Ao .':.120 b.g~ _ib mo \;-Ot'~dngp bc;:iying pt>otty bc~v-Y '....hcP~ • .:le ::oo the ohruwr .oir~~? Ac- COo ~" You~d fi·rod •t...t,.eco ::'1'il8B afte1•..ai'd8,, th~n? :· gah ·..-\-;.J hcllio Jove!: m:mt ~ fizatp ·hon l'uulon'1!:o t c::?.t in" Ac ~ t.a bo:!.l.B Q., Ab Ho ,_p:r~ ~o hel~ p..1.t tho .b~~ P~ 'Th.ore t:ero •·!1~e~ :::.i:. -.:.he f.::.~0'? 'Ehrce at ::..c taeea Q., Yau ~dnit tLink th~ ::co! "-'3t3 -::o!'ldn,:; a •. t no ~ic3'? A,, ! 62:dni-~ think tho l'OOf ~ ~or!ri.ng., u. •....t::ill b Qo Ao ~le. : Lut it gavo r. little ehetro, o Dit>. yo7;1 eTei- n~tice ~hing out of .:.ho ordincr,y in tho !'oof o _:o, i ciidn9 ~eei. th~ X"OOf at all., .~ovak ood been in thort1 bof'oro ,, ! 'l"l"'n~ on t}?. lfflT cid~ ... ~d he ms cleaned fJ".li:. for 'l:.:t,c soddlo.,. !? :ulenko mm jti:rt. ui::out goeeciy to r:p t.o t,he bi£!b side., Ho never .:;,t C.ere~ • c ""t.nr~cd to C'7fO be~ko !)id J'Otl X tJ - _ !U'.177 baro .....ro aono~ i-.o l.Jf;:, t!p on tl!0 high side, iho r~tJt of the~ ll IC Thoy say t • oty prop.:> at. Che f[;.eo? I non•t- 1n ·tt1:.!lro ti.:.""'at ·~bing :1n ~c nomit?g" _ for ~ e r !:>ai'oro I o,ror. ect to the t'a~e.. I eoulrl2.9 •• ~ th _ drill d t.he ~lon nigh·i:; be.tm.•e c!> that, coruns.. 'L1..,y epins;~ tba~~ dona oa::a othe!" r.orko Aft.er the rock started to break, clid 1t c~ oudd...,nlJ? ja::st d1dn' t tall ...uc:l.1e.!icyo It otari.....rl. to b~ek c.t tho faeo and foll to I Q,:, Ao D d tho bt:lr at t~c tac~ have just tho oaddlc j~ck und.e?" it? e Gadcil .., ck.., yes o idJlt>t theJ uaTc 1!'00!:1 to set the le~? o, ! dO?J.1 t think thq dido I think the:, h:!.d a litU.e eoa.l on that l £11.dab - -- - ��) -- �• �- Rock Springs l'.ine Office September 15, 1944 �~ ..I:- .. \ v·.. ~. ~·~ d ,.' • 1..-: 1 J , : ..n si ,.n ·_, o - .. ,, "" I 1~;..--z:~- i.' ,i. • -' Q Ji,•., l.to t :o ,. i v.ill.,~, f < ,..., ...... ~ 0 {)o l~ ....;/o .,..,0 .,,, .. . ... 0 • - 1) ' •.. : C, on ~ _,__.. I\.. ---~M~ · ·, . ·•,\-.ft'\ .... ! ...ill ~ -i.;; re i.--.: .. ,,, •..-..~""" .... * n t ) o rat::: ....:-J ~- ..... c . 0 - " ' ",. 0 ?.:i;,o l.' ..-<~ • C.-i~ Sicnd!3 ~• . L D!\'{l ESS ���- .. ----- �• - ��0 - �• �- �- ���\ ' • �------- �!:111.e f1C&: Yi!U1i ~ ti:e r~ -etrl ~ • a lam w.-. ~ ~ ot t,bo fa1J1,v~ ~~ ~ ........ 111 U. ~ CtlMal UQpltal about JIJD -..., .W, 17, 1M, U a .-al\ of 1-3111"1• NHlffd. O,i~i:nl Si::i•d: f. J. PETEJ,NF.1 I ��@ @ @ I ��' ·:.. ,• m m coaom0s coua,, m Am FOR S~l.BlmiA'fER COUlff» BEFORE JO 't'IABDB!f oPm. CORON!&. m 'fBll llArr--mR OF THE DEA'l11 (ff! ITIClt ZAKOVICB mo l7AS mJORED AT t7mi'OH, UYOllDlG Qil JULY 15, 19440 Jc W~e..'l Opia, Cor.>ner in and for the Count~ of ~ot':73tcr opened court at r.in~a, l1yomo3 July 23, 19440 John Brom1, Andro-:J tbith and Stephen Topoloft three citizono ot t.hio County \"Iere called upcn to act as juroro, 'fhsrou:90n., Dro Karl EmU Krlngcr appoo.r-...""d ao nitne:Jo, aft.er boing duly sr:om aceording ·b lc.u, testified as folla:m1 I.fr., Opie~ A.t Itindl.1' st:J.te ycur .full nru::oo Karl B.mil Krecigcro Q: Yau reside ~t Rock Springt;~ doctor? .A: '!'cs, Oi?'o Q: You uere called on July 15 to atte.":d on~ Uiek Znkovich ~.o hc.d boon injured in Uoo 1 w.no nt r:inton? Ai X don°t rci;-!'ll±or the d:ltc, but I uao called abt>nt on:3 oOclocko Q1 Uill yo~ 'i:.ell tho .1Ul7 hio condition and .mt hie injuries appear~d to bo? A: ll~ mw in aevere ehooko ~ust a wperticial oxarn1o1ation revealed tbc.t his rl.ght chsat tll.cng the backr.as crushedo l'ou could feel t?m rib3 .c:ovo and he wo.s vomiting bloodo Be waa put, right to bed a,."1.d gi·ron treatment for sbock at onceo Be never did completoq c~ out. of !:hock and never atopped 'bleedingo The ioight aide ot his chest 'lmfJ oe'V8re~ cruohed and he bad a li'ffr 1DJU17o t'e wre unable to GOt a post .n:ortam ao I coaldnCt confirm the d1agnoa1a of th1l livur in.1Ul7o I t seemed to lead to t.he tact. that. t.h_.. wac c1 liwr inJUl'Y'o Bis death wu dlle to the cruahing blow he recei don the right. side ot hia cheat. 1n t.ha region ot the linr" QI At h0:3 the back? Qt At Are thel:'8 ai)7 queat.1.ona the j U171fOuld like to aak Dru lfteger? Ron o From the backo That will be all, doctor, thank 10Uo ~reupon John Bub,r appeared u wit.ma■., alt.er being duly norn according to the la• .o tutitied u toU.0..1 llro Opal As 11ncll:, atate 70V full IWo John Jtub7o ------ �QI . \7here do you llw! .Ac rrintcmo Qr By Tlho:1 a!'8 you employed? As Tho Union Paci.fie Coal Coo Q1 Do :,on l"Ccall on July 15, 1944 of a fatal accident uhiob ccc-.incd in Noo l llino., 12 South 1'nt.r,f At Yeo, OU"o Qi Ac tou nere r.oridng in that part. ot the l!lina• l2. South Entry wit.ti lfro Zakonch TJSN) you? Yeeo Tell tho jUJ7 nhat the:, l761"8 doing and hOi7 it occurred os T10ll. as :,OU knatro At Right after dinner about ten minutes attez- tnelve m> =1kGd Qi up the loft. hand side., iv partner snd L Qt Uho? At Perkovich, and Nick ceme attor USo Qr Tlhat woro you doing before this happened? Ai l':e were pulling prol)3o Qa l'Jaa Hick working w1 th you on pull1ng props? A1 Ro., he nae with the other 8U1Bo Qt Ar You didn't aee hill? No, I d1dn 8 t see him COIM!o Ai Tibat naa he doing then? Be wae trying to get the chain outo Qs At ffaa the prop buried? iitie chain fflllJ halt buried, or more than thato Q1 VoLeod.t Waa the ebak1ng .conwyorworking., .John'l As Bo, it waan°t rurnrb'.80 111b,oar - Yos, it bad j ust atarted J'VDDingo JleLeoclt 1fu t.he place mriwgT At You -.n the top? Qa Ar Mal 11•1 Al YNo I \ ._. kind ot am.ng all dqo ... liak ZaJmyjuf I 4UAID~t - hia ODIII in at. tbt t.Slllt that, th1a b&ppenecl.o !OR didDOt ------ �M:Leodl Al Aro ye:. 0 p.:.-op pullo:o? Yeo., 6l.t'"o tzLcoda !Itr.7 ~ t.1!:bo~ had you · pulled? · Al I de:i~t ~ o Did you otc.r-t fut mol"Zling pulling tir:.bsl." firr:1t thine? At t~, ~~ d:'.W.o !!e!eodt ~m i:~n ao:::o reek t'oll. (ja tho ehn:ln boforo? Aa Before thio ono., yoo9 oiro l!cLeo~b Li-ri.ng. : ..atons Uhere no t-he px-op pull.or cti..!llll tmppsd? A& About in the cont.or of tho roc!:l nod GtI"uight UJ>o Living... atona Can you toll t!.:I whoth0r yo-~ pnlled t.icb~r out, of eith$r of the pill.ar peckets \'ih.cn this blpJ:3ned'i Ai: O:l the other oid.o of ·?;.!Llber pill.arso Livi:nG- oton: Ai Ot!t of the left hani pocl~ot ia that r~ght? ~.t,;is rigM~o L.i:rl:ng,. at.on~ llad ~u ptl..l.ed any in tho· ro~:s. area prop3I'? A: '!7e pa!.lcd. Dome there boforc. after .,e got t ho cha:b 1 co.ught 'lf8 d1dn°t pull &W t:Ot"eo l:~3 )tr :lcpre.-oion is that the eh:un u.:1a caught :!11 tho roo:n proper otraight ~o ..! (mies - At Yc-:3!' ir.. at.,ight U!)o AfV' qu,"Jrri;ions th~ JW"Y oould like to o.ok? llcne, • Th _ apo::i Paul Hibrar app.'.)&---ed as witness» after being duly m::om acco?'diiu to law., tsstified aa fcllor.si Opio1 Al Q1 Ar Q1 Al IUnily atato your f ull flam!),, Paul Bibraro l'lhere do you rea1de 7 Bock Springao You are emplo7ed by The Union Pacific Coal Com~ a~ 'i'i.1.cton? YeaJ s iro Were you wcn-ld.ng in the Jdne the mor nin.c that thia ta.tal accident occUl'l'Gd.'t A1 Yea, ld.ro Qa �... .:: Q::•.U?~ll .t ho .j uey j ust wh--:it .yo:u: lmot7 of •~ aecidente •, . ....:...~·. .AL;~~•:e: lcsderi. a ball' ll· .e~ .of coal.:ofter :dinne!"o He.-said ·he~uao goin3 -t o· try t-0 got th0 Chai.no . Q; Eo.d ;,ou. heen. w.1ridng .rrith bim. previouo to t his ~ ? At .· !!~ W'..ll w.ith us all .ir.n.rningo ·.-Q: •.. Were .y:u ·M:ore when this rock e~ i n ~ buried th!:>. chcln? At · Y(;):i:, D!ri> X mi.a d omJ.·- :b el01'l0 • Q: • t-~·ao fil.ck there? A!l Re might hsw bean ckmn below getting props o --G}g . Ile said he ,;,.as going .t p get the chain? A: • Be -was go1ng to try too . Uas ~13 going to eut it:? A; ·I gllGSSv he had a hack Olii'ITo Qg Qi: Hou much of the ehain ne.!rl bUr"led? Al • I cl.onoi !'1'31!.Smber.,, probably h:lli' of i'Go ··, . ,• . Ai Did he sound the :roof bei'oi-e ha uent. up there? I waan et rra.tching himu l uas l oading eoa1o Q: All You didn~t aetually s~e t.~e .roof ®.:13 in on hiu? I he&'>Ci i t come ino Q: Qi . \las he dorrn t1hen you sa.u him? Aa Yeo~, Q:t • Did you ta1't to him at all? As Aftm:- he .got hurt.? 7eo,, A: He t.slked a little,s, yeGo Qi Aa Did m acy anything aboui, i t-? !lo.P !'.e just told us l:':here :tt hurt him9 that 0E:J al.lo A2 ArCJ qu.e3tJ.o;uss Qi JlcLeodi You claim the shaking conveyor had been running all morning? A2 rlo_. we moved back 1n the .lll)rning jut, bdore ciJ.nmr Nfore we started abaking againo · JlcLeoch A: Could you bear the place work? No, or c ourse.,_ up above a little rock dropped we wve puJHng prop11 , JlclAoda ·Bow close were you to the brealdng poi:lt load1ng coal? Al • About. '-0 9s, I would sqo 11cteod1 You • a'T 118 was 'Id.t.b 70ll fellows all lllt'I~? At • Ye■• airo - - -- �M.lod, ,. ?loo ho. tcldng c~ of tho., prop pnlloro tco? : :- .:,A, Ho- wns nith us the biggoat. -~ of ths t1CJ 0 tlh.9n tho chain nlQ • · • • .. trapped ne tient up to try.•-~o•get i.t out.a 1.!el,e~~-·- Hs uao ui~ : Ai Yoo., dro yon -nil coming proctie~? . . ·Opie: ~ t~ro DIJ3 other quGotJ.one'i A& llon~o catoreupon John !tromptich ap~erod aa Tiitnoos., ai'tor k>oing duly norn according to lan toot.if~d no follamn • .'. • llroOpiot A: Kind~ at-aio your. full n.ru::Jo John Rrompticho Qa iihere do ya-.i live~ As Uintono Qg Arc you cnployod by t.hc Union Pacific? At Yeoo Qa Noo l lli.ns't A& Yes. Giro Q: Do you recoil a fatal accident which occurl'Cd July 15 ub.ich took Bick Zakov.l.cbOs life? :·_ At Yee. GU'o QI 4& fl1ll you t&ll the JUJ7 what 7011 know Gt it? Be told r:.a ho waa going up to. get t.he chain and I told him don9 t go l tOo dangel"OU8o Be told me he didnqt belleft he would go~ but. at the Bamfl timeg he dido Qs Did ho ti.avo a aaw? . . A& Ies, aiv, he tried to stretch the cbdn and at t he ■ame t1me it cmae dcnmo . Qs You an i t. happen? A: 'tea, eiro . • • , Qa • Al And then? Be ■tarted to run ~ . th• prop WU behind hi.mo The n>ck knocked the J>Z"OP ou\ and hit hiJa in th• backo I jumped o-nr-thereo Qa Wu t.be root 1IOridn& 1n t.hereT As lo, m o 41 It wu ten o 0oloek 11hm • caaght. the chain, t hen a■ ■oon u he c - 1n the rook tel.lo Qt As Ia there aqtb1ng el.NT ' • • I could • • ho couldnet take t he chain out• I would Jut let it go �.,.;;6A='8odl::,. mia.t t:1r:?c did it eovor it up., John? Aa 10 o 9 clceko RcLeodt You told Bie!t ~ o tey out ot there? ·: Ju 'lea, OU"o tb oaid ha t10uldn°t but at tho eamo ti.= he nent ino llclcod1 ,•• A: Hera- &!!ch ehn!n no.o at.1.cldng out? About 15° o JlcLeod1 Eo.d Bick been helping you that ~ming? •. Aa Yeo, air, ho eeme to helpo 'r-'e tried to br3<lk tho chn1n th:reo of ue, r.o couldri'to I ·a ud to let. it. ot~o Opie: Hon aL"\"f" P1'<>P9 had you ta.lean out.? . • • A2 I do:iijt. lmot1., ~ o· a.bout a d.o30ili, but u:.-ca~d and t:o caught tho ~ o Opi.e1 • Did that place CO!ll3 in yet? At X donVt, kn:rno Rdeeoda 'fho eholrlng comeyor ffll8 NDDing at tho tic~ ,~-:l!Jn11 t it? At !Jot. much• no ti8r8 mo,ring backo JleLoodt ·Could you heni- tM J.VX>f? At Yeti, sbto .llcL&Odt It trafl far enough C!Jmt3? Aa Yea, ai:a-o llaLeoch Nick nt up to see you about the cha.inf ,. YhatVa all.I) b e ~ 118 T!lll cut it and I s ~ it. ms dang61'0a.So llcLeodt l'ihon you pull tl-.e ~ r., doeanot the f oreman go in and tell JOU bow to pull the ti!:..S..Or generallTT At No3 G.?'o L1Tingaton - Do 10\i Heall i:Lo1f tUl!W t.ic;lnJ back aa \ho prop pull81'8 oba:in A1 tn ASJC:r.l'(. ' iw OJI' ten tc ,:, the original l'0Clll face 1a where your eha1n wu tr~. ,J t PJ'OP whei-. th• tint tall ot rock oocuned! J.l:_, B far back of Al He wu froa th• p?'C, L1:v-.1.1eutto:? - LiT!nga .sz t. location waa iick tr-Jing to sati the chain? bout. •ix or ■nen t, •,., QI" ......,,..,~ , • •, oh•a4 ot th9. - --Dtlll~bi,~ _,&1 Y•, 111.r Jle.,.. r.1~ adtr 3 rook p Miat. roa out ro tJ.n r-: ~ !'ello -- �~tan - r:'~ t~er-~ any ®re rook f~U. rih1l.e you t1aro trying to got Aa hie rut? Ho, jt!O~ tho 'big piceoo Aey (!'Jcsticn.o? Da:,:,o Opiot A, ~...,es t!li~ Jut"Y' Zeol thoy tnw hem"d enOll..,.ah ovid:m.eo to 001:9 • to a ve~ct? '!E::So , fl!!ro 2-0.!ro~lch mm uni~ t o ~ in 12 South dim~ iho e.c:::i~cnt OCCU1"?'8d., and th:it Jc.,,o Zcltovich com:i i~ i1L.'l d.eath by an accl.c'.~ntcl. f'all of reckon JUl'Or.> '"Juror Juror ~COl'OllW Atteat.1 Signed John !!!:Piim , _ 0~ mE STA'lE OP f:YOilll!Gi SSo COlJllff OF ~11....h:iWA'l'ER l , 1'.:~r3h Pnlon, Corcm::.r0 o Sto.."lographer~ ~ar and affirm that the above and !ore;zoing io l:; true c.n.:l corl'CCt trcrmcript of uq no~ takml by me July 23~ 19.!J)o (Signed) Georgia Pul.03 Slr.,m ~o and. onbtscz-11:::ei! in rq pJ'68ence thio 24th dq ot July 19440 Notar,r Public �" .;;;. Orig1n.t:.1 Siuner.., t. H. B,ti.':LESS ....., �, ?ETI~I0:1 C!? 'E'ATiiL iOO!DJQn: 20 !JICK ZtiKOV'IGli0 ui'JIT. FO:flTTAfJ l2 SOU1H .JriJrlD -:lIIiTCD fO,, l il.u!.89 APP~·:?El,Y i.2::0:) PolloD JU1i" l5D i.91.J>~FROM :.RICH W JUR.ibS HE DIED ON JULY 17, 19440. 'fl:."OSE P~if' g Ho Co U.VU¾:,'70W!J5 Ge~~~ Snperin:"6~ent0 Roe~ Sprlngoi:, N;y::,::dr-.3 Eo a~ ~ , Sa.\'~;;, ~:::3R'c Reck Spl."UlgSD riy.n-::li.ng m J '1r"n t'Jilkcs,. 't-ih•G SU.!!erillt.entlont,0 tiinto!10 !iy~::dng F.obc..."'"t 7;il...o-.,!l8 Uinc Fo~!' P.o o 1. lli.ne:, Hintcn0 TT~g J'aek ~ti.cha, 122.nbe!" Ptlllet"ti i'J~o l lli.no0 TI:intoni> rly~aing J'..:>1::!1 Im.by• 'rll"'!hl:':!' f1..u.l0r0 P.':>o l lli.no0 Uis-/.r.o:3~ r.yoning Pc.cl. ~..t.brur~ t:c.ehic3 r~i.,1) Doo l f,'li.no., Uintcn0 ' " ] y ~ SU[;b I!c~., S"G2.to Gou lli.no !r..5J?eei~r0 P~k Sp::ingGp r;yc::li!!~ Ho Co Liv:t...ngstG~ Q,t~~S-;ic::dng Jack ~ t i e ~ ~sne!':LV'tg Qo ~ o &.t.::._v~cli.3 ~ z:e:~3 1":oi'ki.'1g in 12 South Entey3 IToo 1 ,t:1~c~ US.t:k,c:a_, on 'Ghc CB":.O ot Jc.l.y 25" 191~p v.i:mut l.21105 Po.Co; ci:, tho tic.o of n .Gorlc:io oocido.t t-0 IT:'!.elt Zni•,:,v:te!l.7 U!"&t. fc~11., -::,,.·,ch e-vcn'::.':!~iy p:?'OVed tQ ho fc.t!i!9 io ?.bn't. tx2? A., Yo~o ~o 'Jill. you tell no in your Owl mrd'.3, cs ~ cs ~.J. Cl!ll !'c:::!."'"'~Z'o ~~~ t:'M.t too~ plilce'l Ao l?o ~ ~~ ~ t.o toll 'ctlat I seo? i1ell; I sec Di~ CW&!"cio S!l!::'J tlL!O men I e~ b., the roek, ccz:e ~ . , Mt the ~:,9 and the rock k!:.Gckcl the !)!'Op acd hit bin c:l the T.:2.el!! ttd i-cet hinv Dri.dQt.ly rdch heo.m t he rock b?eak o.t tho t~ tu:t>er end sta.Fted to x,,m, end ·~c r-~t, hnppe.:.1ed? Ac Tnen the t-::-:, P!"CP hl~ hio C:l the back &:.d h.o fol.lo Qo Qo A., Qc, A;, 'l'hm tun ot ~=i. hi'£> l:.ic ~ the b::!.clt ~ o.t tho .~"'.n:.<a time he fell do?m0 "cs the pl.nee (lt!lot ~ co c--ndeneo of ~of mveJ?.ant. pravio!W to th!) t:l!:!:3 t!:?e rock £ell? Yee,. sir, i':::O co qm.oto F.e.d ;yo;__ h:ld ccmve!"Sation nith Itick os to ~e condition or tho place bc!OO"O :..o ..,te!!"tcd b cut -tue cn:tln with the ho.clt eau? '!c • cl.ra ! t.old hio. iao'i:. t-o go inc It 'l'Jas a dc:lgeroru:J placeo l eeo ~ ~ C'C.- ~ How hng have d'o!! been pnUina ioimber?· IJ:lne ;Je!ll't.; 0 W. of. thct t:lns in Winton f:Oo l llimt? Ye:,111 oir., Qc, Du.....fne the tir!t:i that you have been pulling prop□• boo i t been ouoto~'7 for 1m7 Unit FOl!"ellla!l or Lane Foremn to direct yoa 1n year uol'k, or-9 in other mrd63 tell ycu how to pull t imber? �:ihich porti~ f the roo:1 ::- ::.--c0:1 ~-11!1!:' h:ld you bt. . _ m±~•.:lCtir,..g ~ho ticl>er f'J:'0m? Ao Lett. d!.. 0 T: !c.i to it CVOo fl r-,\i-.s Qo Y.o ot.ao~ rn::d!:i~ y.:;tt 't'i0i."e going to pull th~ tkbor co too·i', ;jl)C !?&~ your Pl"tec•~ia r~ yen? Ao l'C9;- si?"o b.ear -~ d :~cld.ng ecmro;,vor ~ffl"'\ing jest. provioue to ths t~e thet. t_e c.cai~- ~ C' e-..:.:..---red io Nick? Ao 1 did..,tt ha:.!" i'::.o Qo Did ye m,, Qo Yo... .....x:::.e::.~·,. hea::- the shake?o Yo'!3. coulcl tho he~ C.""q !:OVC::Ot of \ihO zoc;tO !.!l o·~:.er \.Or©, i:lO i.1~ CCJ:.3t~Z!) C'.:'."JI) C:iJ.c~ :li tr, kir,30 r, Ao N:>, t:!:>o Qo I o coald h~:!" i•~ if i i h.ncl. n::,·i-e:i'? Ao Yee_, I c~.!lci. !!Ol'" i.t if it had ovcdo Qo ~ t til:I:s durh•g tho c , ~ d::.d ye~ h::vo \;he prop !!Ullerto ch:rln tr=.yp::d? . Ao Ten O t cl'3ek~ Z...'"C 1 ,,~ t~ 0 ~ cloe!to Is 1:;. tl"t!.o th_t yen. d~idcd to cit:--nrlon t he cl::L"l bzec.;?sc it ~~ il::lpo~5.ble to got it c-..1t? Ao Ce?'\"i~t. do !!')'~~..g t:::t-!l i~~ le~ ml:! I'.) ::.ey0 Q,, lire rrnn1 Qttem.io~o Jnek ~ ! e h ~~---::o Qo Jae!:, he.d ~ r.::hw For:._.:.i ~.o!.tcl ye· tha~ orning? Ac ITO,t ho had in· bctJl lllo Q0 Had ~:1.clt b'- Ao . Yes, Biro Q0 bef'oro ~,? • ....-.d : e vid.teri f0 !to had not b :!n the 3)laee befor-o tha~o JO ca in to visit yO:J. before. ,.~~ reek tell? i;o oco hm; eh.cln CCWl ~ C..?o • Q0 0:> h!:.Yo WT questions• lire J!.cLeod? Ao -ro~ lire> Knill COTered ito !f.ro • ,llker; qa.eet:i.cm.ngo Jack Irrm!X>tich Aruswering,, Co Did thq get iOU e.DDtbeP chain there? Ao Yes, air~. �Lirlngs'tc=? ~e.s.:.:lo.,4 1n:!o Jo!?!! RuL7 P:2.:..c~l!:!Go ~o Yc:1 'i:'e!."O r.o?-1..--i...g u.1:~:i t::-- o ~~-:.ich ct the tice that the ah570 doe'"" of'!.bE,j ~~ic!o.'i..::. cooru:~ Co ~ o Zcl..~'7ich9 :lo t!i.!l;:. OO!'T~ot't Ao Yes0 sire. Qo I~ thoro .:.:.vt..hi! g •;;__'l~t you c~ odd i~ lli"o ~·:ro-;_>,ic&lGs cic~eriptio.."'! of ...~-t oc!!~~~ ~G.t oi{t!\'. be €nligh~c:ming? l.l:>o Qo 7.'as the !}leee ~et j:ist !Jl"Svicms to the t-'i.r:"'l tha-t the c~ck fell c.."ld :lnja?'Cd P,-o Z::."."!cvich? Yesti it t:an q_• :t..~ o Qo Did. yc"J. ~ct!lff! to tho Oo.r:.':l p!.eee the !11~ <3.:;g or eny ~i.r:3 cfter the aeoidaat oecu.."T-:::d. 'CtQ p:ill -.:.he ?C..:l . 11..."'!,:; , ".;i!:-.l::C:?? Ao ~. not ei'~~ ui::to Ao De ~ have tS'J;;T ([-lGSt:1.CllS9 E'.:?o rrnqJ? r!t>o Qo <lo Do ycu. h8.1Je ruw qttesM.c:wi;, uro :.:c!.~o-j? I> , Coo Qo J)!) Y.,U have ~ (f-l3S~ic~; l'iro •.'il"ron'? Ao C~o llz'>o Living~ • o_~Ltt·ioeo hul Hriba?" l!.J1_. ::ingo QC> I.!ro Hr.ll::.U-pJ"r.! -c'!'e the l-,:r.ehi.n~ ~ in the r.e~::ing plaee at the tinra tho ece:!.de::!t, oeectted t~ ilic!t Zol.""':tr.,,,eb c.:i. Jul.J' 15! .c.pproxim.atoly 12s05 PoOo 9 is tb!\t coniect.? Ao Yea• sira Q., Do 'JOU ?"Ce:u.1. 'Chat.ii~ or not tho l!haker 1mo l"'O!t"ling at the time the aeeidant occun-ed? Av It. WllB irwming, r,ao Qo Could 70 . hear the reek break snd then start io knock the timber out? Ao I h.eard t-he l'OCk tall when it. fella Q0 Ao Did 1011 e.seist in reaoring 111-o Zalarr1ch fi'olB the scene ot the sccident-Z Yea, eir., Q0 Yoa haTe had first aid tra1ni.ag? Ao Yesp sirQ �Qo To 'i:.here n n ~ o_•a ·ts:'2.v.. you cow.cl alid thct cl.ght bo c:llightc:.u,nz ill t.."'10 ~ ,,f ftu"""t.hcr p?0v~t:l.r.g anJJtitlng of im.,'J n.cturo :in t..i'J.0 fcture'.? Ao [o,, ! ae_~-;;;. belietre SOo Bro Knill Qa;!~ctio:aingo Paul m .i 2!' - · ~.J:?.go Tua t':lz-s'tj .:biug in tho o!'Z'liog -tTCJ?o you orki!'ig up in thio n...~? Ao Yzsc ne r.Q~e 7<0!"...L"'g in ilia pi113? c:l ~10 loft,-~"""'1 side,, Tao:-c nGi?'e '10 ::l~ t:t t\.J enra oi' ~so coal l.onded ar.tl c:nrcd 'be.ko 'lo b.o Hc:1 lonz tlo ya:i c- ~~~se ii'.. rr.:!S bef'ol"c you ucre om; of this c.r-ea u?.:.oro tho p?Op rm· •m·.., ,~:,::-~ ~rklng? ':Jo r.ere cut of ~hc~c o'ccnt the ·::.me they h:.d t~..e cha:b. eov~ l'l9o Abot\t. 10 o' clccL t:::J !::CVcd ba.eko !bdn 3 t sst up yet, c.bout qcal""be? i-0 llo Qo ' nick r.a-s ~;.,~~ :la ·t his n'!:Ca.? Ao !es~ ho ~s helping U.3 E:>•.1e backo Sl> b.3 trould be fc.r:tll.icr u.ith the arcu t:hm->a the ~;ii-i~~ p:ulers '\'Te?'3 writingo Did you notiee o.nything "C'!lw~ oho::it hl:e plaeo? Ao I did!.16~ ~ aey e.tten.tiDn to ito It ms slll'.fici.e!ltq -r:ell p?Oteeted Qo m epot,so Qo It TmS \":'ell •..;ice?'ed? A,;, Yeno Q., Uua any of. the b:roo.."{CZo • rot: in place? Ao . Tho biggent J;~ of i ~c 'Ihoy mght have had it al.lo Q0 Urw the!'e l!!J7 t:ll±s?- pulled Toe.fore the pan line uas out of that area? Did the P=">P pullor holy, J'Ct1 C:.)VO ~ck? Ao I believe they~ digging t9t;riAr ths Pffil' but were ~ pn)l1ngo J.lro UCLeGd Q",Iestioningo Pl\Ul. Eribel" !nsceringo Q0 Did tho U?Ilt Foz-eman go with you men in the mrning? Ao Yea, SU'o Q., Ao Q0 Ao .And atter 1011 ~ e d .uoving back he stQed. with you all the ti.r!i.e? he left. was he nnt to get ,ms caaght.0 Jack, John• and Nick tried. to break it and couldn•to Tney ceme right backo T h e o n l . ¥ t i m s u s w h e n o u t He stey-ed n th you f ellcm3 pulling timber? r.ell, j a.st that once that I rem-.ber- oto - t h a t c h a i n ~ t �~o Ll:'o :7-U1•_,,,, do ·:nt.. h~..Ts? ~ q.;zec;'ti~r-..o? Ao IToo llvic.::;ct..mi Q~. ~ ~ o Rober:. ,:lli~ _• ~-> ' - ~O Wl'<> -.-:ilzc_.:... o.~ 'JC 1H.~~ Forc..~n :L."l 7Jintc:::. !7:,o l :lino C:."'J.Q r;zr~ ~ enty ct t ho ·.:,~ 0:t •,.-;:.io fctcl iajt~ to ra.a:: Z!ll-mrich cm J-.x..1.;y 15:, 19¼.P at 12:0..5 t,::C o& o:i.- e.p:,rrnti.r'='tacy t!!erenbtr~u[} is tha1. ~n.o? Ao Ycao Qo Viill. ~ll ·t sll u~ 'ilh:!.t ;,cu !~n of 'i,h0 cccidd? Ao "G olls t 1'.\~ a ~,._ had b ~ d!.-""iven cp tho full logt.h of tho 1ro:1:i cmd t"OS eo.ci.ng back m.Ll:! n dollblo pil.13ro me:, h!"d z:,..?llc:i lx)tb si dcsg, cn1 X ma in thcro abant 8 o~oloelt thai, ! : : > ~21 and they tr.:ire tn?d.?>8 thG ~vel apart.zi coving out,,, tho.t iD to t:!rt'e in next pill.er po.eket.o lin!po"llch and :?nby ,.-;ore gct.tiaz re3C\Y to pull Jil"OPS !!!!d oore digging eoI!O oat.., I ot~d there about a bnlf ~... cr:d I l.cl'to • I uas late COI!ling bc.ek cp tron dimler~ o.e.:i i t os pret,t-7 clree to l2 oOelock wh.en I ~ 'bn.ck., Pe.ul Cru.!9 o~ of the cala~se nnd told mo that· Qo !Tick Vols cmre!"ed up with roek inoide end I uent ino rib.en I got in, the;r had hi:J 0'.!l the stretcher m> we teok him to the calaboose., He • 1raa m:iff'cricg v~ sayoro shcek,. end ue tied bio U!) for broken rib~ end \::o got hie <mtoide as quick a.s possibl.oo Qo E!m ~ h=.d llro Zmm'rlch been e.:J.])ls,)'ed as Unit Foreman in 12 Sout.h arti!"J"'i . • Ao He bed bOOI th~ o.bcrrrt Cl ye:x:1 thaf; is' since I haYe been 1n No. l o ?... j:,r £nrt.:l.<m of that 'QCe 'W&l spent. in aapemsin,g that one ~ictilBi- r.lace? • Ao '!c::!;, he l::'.lB in th!lt one E:!!tey tlll. the ~imeo Q0 Q0 :".:"ould yon o~ he tmG r.cl1 qu::u.ified to detemine the condition ot the A? I f:"O'.tl.d f!q mw of t he besto Qu H roof 1n the.t O....-c3.? Tr: ol"d.:1.ncl~ a close and careM workman? .L Yeao !3ro Kni1!, QIIC6t:..oni!::g~ Robe?"t , il.tz Answer.ingo Q,, P.au lo:i,:j &--t.er tbis acci dent ras it bef ore the place caved? . Ao It hrum't co.ved :,etJ it i s a'>..ill standing j llSt tho sameo ��(la I):'. "' t...... h:l:wa oey "--3stlr.mo3 F~J,o? Jlo l'bo ~ Do ~ ...::.vc crw (l::.~atlO'.!tD.. ~ Ao L~o •• ~ o !:~? ~ o t.:1.-:ri.,n~.., ·;0g . .att't :W nll..-, lli.llo Ho C·> Li~otc:lil I ·beli~ '\:'O !la.7e h.~d s:.:?f:lci~ Gtr!e=~(3 nrosotci Y:.!> CC!lcJ.~clg 'uhio iai1csM.gn~i..n0 s..;:::d :1n co OC!roln~1, it ic~ on!" defir..itc r~~±'Men th'.lt s t:it.:.c il:us'u!"C.'Jtie"'..JJ be i~z::1crl to all co~eroc1 t!?.:lt !?:) o ~ " l ehnll. ba allot':!ed e~ovo the ~l"C&."'.l?" t'\m1 oit!l tho a-zemS.c.n of tho t-'lr::"ie::> po))OM• ~ ~i!'a ~le:ztesd ~ c--.w!l ~r~_ et ony \j2,0 ~ iho pc::-iod t hat t-1?; \p-t--..,or a..~ boi.ng i:'..=·-.r.ec o~ hz be::... !"C:?J'cio The~~ ~ies cl.J.e_ :! to co:±,~ot :,:, :le-.=.-· o=fu-cstion:1 oo t~ a:u'ety ~d p:zo.:,,. cn.1..:t-i ooo .:.h!!ll bo i:.~-, :ln o ~~so.!"IL.io!"Y c~~~1i.l"o !c\ thi:t c,c:f;; ~h::i.t. ~ p!oe of cq:"'-1~ !o ~t~)'P-~ or lo~ beto?to o!" d ~ · tho tir:.:, of ~1~ mttm::t..:.~ t!nt 1)12.e.3 !:::Jt bo em:;n'ln!!da, ecr.m. ~...,,.11_, c.!?1 Gt!.fficict t-ic_~ .. t.. ri rope~~ r~tat\t ·,n:, ~ ~ nic!l t~'3 _:tlt,-Z??t o:..:·i!-:t iG tre~::,"!·~ bafor~ ~ sttc=,".:. io c.:?.do l,o ~ ci~~- =-~ �11 ~- �(ki~i!!:i.l Siguei.'it R. R. !tNILl �·.,, JO - ~ -- , • ,. "&,@~ ~ ,, -~ ---1' ..,............_!&1,,1,:'~ •R;,; ~ ~ �~--*~ t' (t ~ .:~HJ ;_,r,Ol.o _,..l ,.11!..! .w:=~cl o L~t.v ra L1o r--1~,ytlu L.ro John ~ o tl!.l.:k.:o 4.;..n.Q ~ ·- · -0 '•"",4,, Q Ho \ ;l ~ o.Jb:.\l',t) ~J:.:14 d11tc~ tJ.•. Coo;) , i ., ---~n :.:r.Q iI~1tl;JO Lut•~~:Jc t~~. 1J L.":!o Cl \.,, Q .__iza 9L't;:~f h o V . Liuiu::oto::. l, o G. U2::.r..•or I!~ -l,o t~il.~· ~-~ "!u.:..h -.. ~J.;coa) -,- ti•--l ~.1th ~.: ic c.tc _\,•!'l 1:f .-~;-:1ct : c~J:~!' r. ~ ,.:i~ !'t:.t.,t:..:.y lnJtiZ'cd c.'. m:c lp ')/)44 4 �~ SfATB OF croimm) .• comrrr OF S!mE·J.',lAmt) J. iJARDE!J OPIE COEO:lER I N AtJD FOR SAID coum.•y. IU THE l!l\lf'i'&R OF THE DEATH OF AUGUST t7AGtmR mm t7AS IllJURED Mm DIED ON JmlE 1, 19¼. t!O. 8 !Ulm, ROOK SPRlllGS, \7Y0WNG. J . ~.·nrc1cn Opie, GorO!'lel.. in o...rid for aaid Cowity, Sll!?!'Iloned for-t.hr:-:.th thl'oo c:ttinono or t'Mo Cou.n:~y to act ao jurors, Tony !!:lr.:..otta.., Leo KuJar, ar.d D3llao Lar3eno Ur. Opie: A: ~hOJ r.cre dt.U.1 ar.orn according to l an. Kindly "'-ats your full ntl!lleo Dro P o Lio !!...C.. 1110 Qo You r.ecid... in fum k ~pr .ingo, rfyocl.n,g? Ac Ies., t~_•., ~- Iou • re ca.1- ,."ltl 1,;n Juno l to a.tten-'. c llro P.ug:.wt injt.u.... • ii.a - 1 o G .:..!i."lo? A. I.uar o Q. Toll ;_,h A. con !Gt of At the ~ 'af;nO!' -;.ho nes jm•y the contl~tion the mn we.s in, Hlnt hio injw•ics and ~:.... ec.t:.:lo of death. I oaw ..lro ~.agner ho lTa.s br;;)ught ou::. of the nine on a stretc? . t\r.:i 8.-j -..~onscioua, rothcr in a .,c:::a, i!:. • s ht1rrl. - to th~ ho-,pital. The examination o.t. the hosp~tal r ev cl. • :in t ' _thin Q, As L'..ll f i. act \!! c :o ;;ith cerobrru. hc:!Orrhag.: :md a frac ~tlr3 r:r. 1,agp.er r.cver resu.i:wd conaciousneos and died -rio!i oft .. hourso Did ~ Y :, Q. ho.t did t . y shC':T if enything·l A. • Bio o.d end neck ttore crush9do and b,,_J.ieE:d .. @.a chosi; l78!1 cr,ushtid a lit~l any q_c.eotions ths jury would like to aek tile cloctm.•? , .• .I r I ~.. A~ I.fro ' Lead? t,01 • ir., That m.11 be o.U. I ,, l 1 J ) �.. -2 Thereupa!l ll,.tt Perkovioh appoarod as oitnosa, after b31ng dul.,Y ADJ'Jl according to the lan., testified aa f91,lo?Jal Jrr. Opie& KicdJ..y state :,our full nal!le. A. llatt Perkovich . Q. A. Q. \Thero do you live? Hoo 41 Rock Springo. Aro 700. <:ilployod by the Union Pacific? A. Ye3, sir. Q. Uoo 8? A. Yeo, sir. Q. Do yoll r.ocell on Juna l of a fatol oacident nhiah occurrod 1n 25th no?"vb entry? A. Yes, oiro Q. Betneon 1 3 Ql'l.d 20 unit? A. Yeo• l'd.ro Q. The accident T!hich involved the death of A~st fiag,ior? A. lea. \oil. About nhat t m did this accident occur? Ao First thing in the I?Orning. I got there five .cinuteo late for the man trip and I had to walk in. By the tir!e l got in I satT so:m cave in and tno or three J!leil working cleaning it. I threw qr tools t.o the cido and they told me to watch out that it .ao a bad roof. I tried to clean one side to put in the safety props . Thon I emr another side, the roof coming in. I didn •t oea Augi.lSt be~auao there uere two or three men in trcnt ot 133 . That colO!"c:i tellOl'f tried to lift the rock. Iw.venoll:. and I pulled hia from undemeath the rock. .A. Did 7ou tost the roof betore you wont in there to ffl>rk? I t nan a li'c.tle batl, but couldn't put the satet,1 props until \'10 el O..'lCd tho bottr..u.. Qo Hem did you saz t ho roof was? Q. The root was bad? Q. Did you t eat the root? SomebodT did betore, I did when I cot there. "'• A. Bad. A. It WU bad, auro. ,. Q. A. iYbat w:tt.h? Pie.Jc. �Qo I t sounded b:id? A. Ios. Q. Anj qu.eotiono th c j u.ry Tiould litre to aolt? Q. !!:a o ~ A. Noo c~? Ao Yeo, oiro : Q. nr~ ~"Ci: Ao Qo Xcs. Your ju~ nt i o t hat iho roof noo bc.d? Did yot: ·i:,oot t h o piece that foll? Ao Ien. Qo !otn" ju.dgr:lcnt is t hat i t nao lcoee? . Ao 'icGo Q. D:lt:l you ao,y a.'lY'ihing to the other ~? l jUO'\i anid 'i.:.~ D.llke ll place for aatoty pr op;;J. A. ADy other quos~iono? Ao IIo., Q. TheJ:>cupon AloJt J olouchan oppoared as uitne::os.P a.ft.e1~ bo:lng duly ~ m aocoroiu.g to l m1, t ost.ificd us f ollw a : lira Opiot A., le. A. l.tindly ote;i:.e your full n:u.:.e. Al.ox Jolouchon. You wa..""'k i' O!" the Uo P. Coo.l Co. ? Yos., mr. Q. A. ij. Do you t>or..mhor on Juno l \lhon this fatal aocidont occurred? A. Iee. <.do 'l ll the j ury nhat you kna-:r of thio? Uot hingo A. Q. l7ero you u0rking in there at t he tim? A. lloo Q. A. \1he1.•oa.b0ut8 were y ou working wl'En this happened? l was working :1n another ent17. '-?o You dQD 1t knew Bn.YthinB about this o.ocident? A. 110. lot• A. Arf1 qu!:lstio.-is tho .1Ul7 wcw.d like to ask? llo o ---- �. . ·::,. ; 'fllc_ ...u!lcn ES U i 0n Bornard S.!)1.X}ll._'"<3d aa r.i'e,nooa., a..?t~~ being Ally «it>m t,.r.ic~rding to lntY, tootificd l.'.13 fcl.lC':7~: f ~ y ....te.to your full i.1c.c.:,o n:UJ.1e:_ cc Bc:::-nnro .. • Q. t -Co! 4o you live? A. E.oc..t S!J~:ines, 720 Booltox- Sti~cot o Al'O JCi.!. c..1_,l.?ycd by tho Uo Po ct t!oo 8? I Wlo f:'il"'8 you world:.-:.g ~ho morning lir. TT6.gnti!' rns :1.njm-cd? I tmaci 'loll the ju.:.--y mat yea kn01'1 of th.iD o.ccideu·;;? Uell., r.a ucnt in ·c..~at .c:!Jruing, tiler-? uo.a o. fell of ccl c:-! tho t~ cr.J) 'GOP colll.. ':i:he ceat,i.n:i booo p1..t ua t-o r.n£t cle!mit1g i t ur, co ·::.h:l ·, Tie coultl gc•i:- th ~t.o::- tm."01.l@'lo So I tr::\!. sL J.· t'li t '!) coal out. o.f '.:ho treckc g!"o .c.,en ~~ ra□ tcoo Re ar,d ! , na t!ol'ld.ng aid~ by o:le00 I dicb 1t bcc:i: i t full c:· l di.d..11 Pt hea? hin holler or aoy nnyt,hingo Q., • You didn't h.3ar it crncI: out? Ac tio, 1 di<h1 tt. Q.. DM you h p c:!.c&"l the rock u9? - , I end : otio"l lY.>33o <lo Did you tclk .~th liro 'fla___imor at nil? P.o, I d;i_-1."l 't, ! don •·i:. tm.nk ho cotild talk., z• Q. Dj_d you tollo~s tect ·tl!!l.'i.-, roof th.a.t ~~rning hof'or."o you r.ant AD under ~t? I t ct.ci.1 l -~ . oz-2dn8o Qe A. Ho d:1_ i;' Q. Did anybodJ ceu.·~:1.on you about. it? A., S1.U'C,. ·Gh~ ooction boae did . 0 Q. A. CCo J.l. it \llruJ ldnd 0£ !\ btitl root up there, Iou. . the um.t .fo?'C""......an? Ye vi?.·, in my COU\'itr,y ~c call then the eectton bo•.s,. rniot dicl he ony abuut tho :rod'? He aaid to natoh that roof., 'i'hooe -r.ore M.a inGtr-uci.:lons . I.to You lt:lre trying t o clean tha plo.ee to put. a prop nnd crosabo;,"? A. Ieis, ah•" ------- �- 5 - .. ..., :.. Qo Any qu.coticns the jury 'C1ould like to ank. ?Ioneo • Q.. A. llro lbLec:i: Hen long have you ,10rked there? I r.oi:"kod thore until the section boss told ms to go to the .face . . Q. liOTt lcn3 before the accident took place? A. A. Jt1Bt atartcdo He c~ up to l!J¥ place and took m9 m:SiY a"ld told D.!l to ccns dorm theroo Q,. You oounded the roof before you started? Sure. Q. A. You thought it nas all right? Where I vas Tior!<:ing I thought it nas all right . I could miss 'CJ1 j u~nto Q. A, Did Tiagnor t oct the root? I don't knoi11 I couldn ' t ss_y for the othc~ Ji'.:.n, I con onJ.s eoy for nwooli'. A. Qo The unit Ao Suroo Of' course, foreman tol d you to ba careful? Thereupon August Ravonelli appeared as witness, after being duly S\SOrn according to lan, te3tified as follows: Mro Upio: A. iindly otato yoU!' full name. August. Ravcnell1 o ij, Do you litJC in Rock Springe? A. Yeo, air<> Q. A. iiork for tho Uo Po in Noo 8? (,,l. ,ere you i".'Drk ing tho day t he f atal acci dent occur red? ?ea. A. Xes, sir. A, i ell tho j uq what yo11 Jmoar of it . l ca.n 1 t tell anymore than the others dido ··;e found the top coal down o Q0 flere you afraid the roof would come in again? Yes, Biro Q. Ao Q. A. X011 saw what t ,i,e ot root t hat Just the ewneo was? I test ed it ll\YS8lt before Matt Perkovich cameu �-6 .. . Q. • • A. Q. Xn o. C:Q.130 lilro that, it is better to pull the r oof domi isn't it? Couldn't do it because t here was top coal on tho high oide, it ie h!:l.\"d to get it. dorm then. 1l.l"0 thoro any questions t he j ury m>uld like to ask? A. tfonoo Q. liro l.!clnoch the rock? A. rJore you qt t he .opinion that top coal nao holding I think oo because the top coal didn't fall in one piece ohon ths rock cemo down o A· little bit of top coal come doim and then the rocko 'lhereupon John A. Winiaki appellred aa r:itnoos, after being duly strorn according to lmv, testified as .t'oll0':7a: Ur o Opie & Kindly ctate your full no.E.e o A. John Ao Tiiniokio ~ o Do you reside in Rock Springs? Ao Yee, siI-o Q. Aro you cmpioyed by the Union Pacific Coal. Coo in Noo 8 mine? A. Yeso ;;Jo Unit. forel'.D!Jn? Q. Do you recall the fatal occi dent which involved the death of A. Yes, oir. Qo Tell tho jury \"!hat you Jmow of t his. It r.as reported outside to me that some coal was downo I had to have core men 11hen I got in there, so I went up and got \'lilliam and told him to eta.rt. I also got August R&venelll, m, best timber mno I !mew h$ was a caref ul man, so I brought him down~ and men we como down I eou.nded t he roof o From where he was out t o 13 unit. 'lhe rock was bad out t here. I t ol d August t o clean e. apace the widt h of his shovel so we could put up a satety prop., tho quickest thing we could thr Off up. August had j ust started shoveling when I noti ced the power was off on the unit and we had to have air o 1 walked out t o see about power and I saw Aug11st •s l.igllt go dam and I ran in. August was dawn t he r ock laying acroH his knees when I s,,t in ther e. A. Yes. AUBUSt i7'1gner? A. Mr. McLeod& ls i t your opinion t hat the rock was held up by t op coal? Ao tlo, sir, I figured i t was sate there. When t op coal canes dotm you. have acale on i t , I started to sound it out and by 13 1a where i t was bad o I f i gured we would get t he first bar there. Q. �~ i .... D 0 ,..-r-r,nrn,-..,YJh - I' \,;m" mlti af• • t?>l.L'1ll0_•!pt of . £ar..r Public ir --------- �A.IGA'i'ION HELD INTO THE FATAL Il~JURY 'tO AUGUST TTAGMER 11HO \'lAS 4111G IIJ 25 Elim, ROCK SPRIKOS NO. 8 !.llm: ON JtmE 1, 1941) .JWESTIGA'i'IOil H::tn llT ROCK SPRI?iGS, \'iIOMir.O, JUI1E ) 0 19~ 1hose ·p rosont r.ere: V. 0,. ?.1nn-ay, Ct1neral. Superintendent, Tho::!3a Overy., Sr., lJine SUpsrintonce~; Carl Konsol.a, lltno Fore~; John Winisld., Unit PorCJ:?:mJ Leo~ld Kudar 9 !lo.chino Rurwer; Doll.as l-srson, El.aet.rieal Ropa1rc:m; Toey 1.!:u-ietto., Duek Bill Oporator; August Ravenolli, Lon.der Head l.fu.n; llitt Perkovich 11 '"ihmerr-n; Alez Jelouch.an, 'iitlbart:3.!l; and rlilliaa Born.a.rd, ?imb:}r.:!:U!o V. o. l.1aw<ly Inquiring. Carl K.mcola luiar:ct"iog. Q. A. Q. \7ill ycu plca~o otate your Oeeupation. tiine Por-...-=..,..n Do. 8 Uin.e. Did you havo charge of tho Dino on Juno l~ 19.44, r1llen Augast ms f c . ~ injured? A. Yoo .. Q. Hill yo.:1 toll m "bet you kmro ot tt~ aceide.~t? A. On the craing of Jut!!) 1, I tolophoncd tt-..::, difforani Fire Bosees in the l!!U!.3 to fim.d out tho c0!2.dition of different entr!~s as to fire, damp, coves• ete. On tblo particular z:oming~ Frank 0$tes~ t.ho FS.ro Bo:::o :ln that particular section 25 :cntcy, ~tated ttlat t here r1ore o. coupl.o ears of coal dom and that the t.rolloy ~ ~as doun· bot.ween 23 and. 20 looder b.on.d. I sent th.o ticl..:)mon, Ur. Porkovicb al!d Al.ex Jolouchan to repair a!ld tinber up thc.t place and clear the hmil.ago tmY ao iho.t -we could proceed to operate. I al~ diopatched the fil.eet ricion, llr .. Dallas Larsen~ to ;ah-e care <f -the electrical end. About 8130, after I co::lo ont from 27 South Ent17, I listened cm ihe toloplwno and I fOlJl?d 'that there t:aS a m:m injured, The7 Are putt ing i:dm in tho car ot that t~. I b.ediate~ weat on to· the place of the aceidont a.ad investigated i t . · I ost1-tet:t t)}e weight ot tho reek:, trbich tms cl>out 39 lc:ig~ 1sn !ddo, and 4n tbick at. t he t!tlekeot ~rt.o I was oatiofied .t!'om the condition of the rock that i t h~cl bit bin rigJ:lt th:it i i co\'lld have btlen e. seriawl accident, u.hich it mi.oo A. Hem many ~ ta do yea have t:l>rJdng in thio Ent ry? 'three • Q. A. Yes . Q. Do J'Ot1 baYe thio kind ot thing to happen in the Entries, that. :ls 1 Q. f!c.a t he fell of coal botncen the insi de and t he middle um.t a? t he top coal falling? A. Yes . A '-l• A. • These entries ar~ nJt crossbarred? so:::etimee th97 are when the7 are unaate. �1'1l1s p!lrl,:1.ct:lar place no.sn•t cr9sobarrcd? , TbiD ~ic\llc.r place r.aon't crossbarred nbera tho top coal foll. c. !Vhero the nceidcnt o~~m'Tod uacn•t on tho pasoing track nao it? A. Yes, it t:as. Q. Theso a~o driven cbout 16 1 tddo, at"anat thoy? A. YeG. i'igt!r'Cd t.to.t the ~ort.?aD oncl tho Uait Foreoan could take cara of this in {la:M.sfcctoey n.:nmor until yoa had tiL:3 t{) get. into thio particnl:ll' entcy? A. Yea. After I hnd ~ll!lgCd u, take care of 27 Entry, I uont up and 'they nero lll.reudy pl!t'?:.ing hie in tlle car. Q. "f(J";l Q. ';:bis is not. e c>aro omrarreneo? A. Xca. Q. A. It. happeuS ooveral tioco o. conth? You .flgnrec! thoy could banolc it? They rnro ac~tUinteci -r:ith the r.ork? Yen. c:nte Unit Vore!::lD in cbargi CC".lld take cc.re of it. V~ o. llmTay !n1uirlnz. John :·;1n1.otd Ammer!ng. Q. A. St.6-to your~. .l'obn Ao \1!.Qisl~. Q. TTill :fCll cta'i::.c ycu.r occupation? U?dt Porccn. A., t!erc yo:i llOl'ldng in Uo. 8 I.!ine ,:hen A ~t 1'1as f at~ A. Yes• Si?. Q. injl1l"ed? •· Q. :'113.l ~on tell UD in your c:m trey uhat JOU narc doing and what JOU had A. vhc!l i:e ncro going in, the !Jine Foreman let. me know the tblbermen wore being cent 1n thcro, that t hare 1'1SS f alllng ot top coal and r ock. cone p?-ceccdin3 tho accident? ':he t imbcmsn ~ore up at the taco and we needed help t o get units rmming c;o 1 cw.led ..il.liam Barnard• who was the clos est, and I t.old him to mi.it tmtil I not onotber. I got August ilagner. It was the .first da7 to'l" biJ.1 in JV entrJ but I had known Ida a long t1aa. I lmetr he nao good. Ue 'l:ent back and start.ed soundi ng t he root. Augut s aid it mwnet ba.d, that it ,.as ehole. I l eft h1m and told hi• to clean it, put a saddle jack t here and put. a bar up. \'le started to working ahet:A.. I 1:eut. up and Dallas waa putting a wire up on a hanger. I 1ooked around and saw Alagaat t1aper1 s light going dawn. Q. A. Q. A. Had 7ou looked the place OYer caretclJTl Yes. You thOllght 7oa woal.d baTe to clean put in the t.iaber and tb.e ban? Yes , Sir. the top coal before JOU coaltl �i/as t!loro a Dlip running peEallel Ii.th the Entry? ,.,. There r:C!J c.. e:lip o ITe 01:m it o.f'ter the rock Cc'.llile dom. notiec it before . ric didn't Q. That i o T:bat c.2.do it give av.ray suddenly? A. ! eo. Q. Ho.; c:!1:!l did you figure the rack m3ighec2. A. Bctuce!l 1 50 1}a..__do mid 200 pounds. You gave b1o all tho First Aid necessary? A. leo. Q. 'mamas Overy, Sr . Xe.quiring. John TTinisld Anst":eri.ng. Q. Tho rock, as I S tll'J it, didn't it break off iretty nol1 rlth the slip? I l'!Ould aq~ as I enw it, about 2 11 over tho top coal and the slip run 11oarl8 ovon in line nit.-h tho props. Theroforo:, the slip would not be vid.blo? Ao Do. As I eatr the plo.cc, appa.rentl:, tbero na.s n bare o~t 1n the top coal nherc At:.:,<YUSt tias planrdog on putting this prop. A,. leo. Q. Qc That io the top coal had broken ant between. the pJ"Ops and 1n a circl e. That r.as tho condition when I fom.id it. A. Yes. Q. A. i'ihat r e.a t ho he:lgbt in there? About 7 9 , 1'3° 1 coi:iothing like ttut. J:hcl you set 4!D:J Cimber tha.t DOrzd.ng before the accident? A. !'Jo, T.O had !!t> place t.o put .m,. • Q. ~. I~. '!Ot! ~ere cle3ldng up tho top c03l? There r.aa just c. little shnl.e dcr.m. Q. Yau 1:1ero cle!!ning the track? A~ Yeo, ~e were cleooing the trench; we had to shovel to put a saddle J~c~ in there~ ~ o-.,ccy, Sr .. , Inquiring. John i."iniald Anuaering. Q. A. JohmlJ, did 7ou tab UJV rock d OIID where August was killed? 'i'he rocit nae solid 2.11d. there waa none to pall down. The out si de end .aa bad, the inside end waa good. �,.te rook on tho l<>:1 oic.lo had fol'l:2d boforo august ot.artcd to clean? Jes. f . O~ I.:i:lJTay lilq~o John 7:iniold. AcJ:·::erii.?g. Q. Bw-1.ong ho.vc you !m:>1':':l Angnst i.hgner? Sinoo 19$0. A. Q. A. \1cr, he c gce!l ~ i >? Ios.i> ~o r:as. Q. A. let! coMidor MD C'-'!...! ,8tcat to bo.ndlc this !r!nd of cork? Q. A. You have do_e t hic C131W timco? I have. Qo Would yon tck0 aey o·, hor prccnntio::2-ry ~~~cb in h:mdling this moo A. age.in? X dcm0t see b01.Y I could tlo it. Y<!ls. I -~:,!{ CT:Jor'fl p!"C:!::.uticn I cot1ld think of. You h~vo to b:!.ve tha 'tottco. clean to caddle tho prop c:i boforo 7~u can put ~bing -ep. Q. . A. 'lhe?'O ~_a no uamiDg of tho roof bre!lld.Dg up? 1300 Thero nru:m•t any noise, aro?md it.. 'me irl5ido fans r.ero dor.n and tl-.o o:!?l.y tara we cut about 150' . The insido units r.az-o do1m. V. 04' I!nrray Inquiring. I!att Perkovtch Aru.mering. Qc i:ill :,0-.1 plO!!ne stato ,-our nc!:l!)? A. ~tt Perm:m.eh. Q. ~ t 1a JC2r oc~ti~? Ao '14-mb~t't.a. Q. A. Her.: Lr-r!~ ho."l"e JO'U been timborins? Ovc.r 26 - 2!J yeM"S<- Q. t:'c re J'01l SCft'!G 1n to t!mber this place? A. Yeo. Q. ..ill 7cm tell ue nbat you know about i t? A. I r.a.9 tol.d ~ clenn the place ond pat. 1n tho eefet y props. \le haTe to ci-~ it. then rre have t o pat 1n saddl e jack end put 1n st.rdgbt. props ODc1 c::p plecee. 'l'h•n we can th it. I started t o t h om eida ODd ~ t 8'arted on th• imdde. I 118b one place and he t 17 t.o.aake another ple.ce. I oee th• rock ccme donn but I nner see Auga.st. be1Dg ci:iugbt bJ' the rock. I s ee the other aen who work ewer cr,r the rock GO I go up and t17 to help with the rock. We palled A~t out from tmder the r ock, then • pat. Ida on the stretcher . --- �,,., Did JO'-.l l ~ t _!:!.co ci;u-or? ..., I s • - tcue ~.,..: d ;.,-..::;t cl.!. i:." c roe!:., 0 J . rt~ i:..oid() net oo bad; Cue atmcic!'.oJ) 1-;; t":c.c p?"etty- ~d. Ile.!! 104 - t • I!o. J.;;O" 1. pllJlu;)• • _.. o_.,? ... to p~;,. in a ~~ b::.r.:J ~ .o hc.d to clcun tho ,e:!"uc t tn.l'l ~ ot:_o!" rlc.ao~ yo ?O a lot nomo plncoc. clean in t.:.~rc? _~co o.tte~:a!'do? t ao t h ro c. clip in tho_ '· ~ell ~t.. Q. • boc=i doing ! ?!'lt:.:.n tbic I!::,I)> 8 tnrtcd. t.....o ti!:::::ter~ .~ .. I . __ ce..tt'2et 2 c:,~~- Q. !cu bcv hut'! i;-:.ent of OX!'O~ - ec...o? A. en, th ro o_ n 1 ., ot on bet.tor • • I do t ·°' st. I cmi., (1. .A• Q. A. .. tico? ... • t Q. A. place miero Augu:it ,.., ~ ! ' as to ··alJ.T hljT.3.."'ad? c.bout S? trtn t h~ nl.::!le _ :-o the !1cc1dc:1t. o~toida i..~ tho 3'1fet~. Jt::l G.C ? =.....,.16 c.coacr> ~ea to t.imbor tlp.. placo tc set. rrop. ,., ecybod7 nnr, tror.ki.n~ t--o Q. JOU fro: August? A. ......,.,.... 7 v. J.S soon an I oee tho accident., I j sci', hill out. --- _ and htlpod th �{here uera t~o'f" all"co.dy cot in there? , l!O; r-.O CO--.JldI:J.Ot aot. CB\Y ticb3?o Thoro t:e.ri ~ r under th:::, cave'? A. llo11 yo~ c-..n°~ cct ~ i;icbor in t he t op coal. If you have a 30od hoevy-ple.co J0tl Cwl oe·t tinber8 on u boavy rock or oonethin:1. lht yeu b e to lmvo a aolld bottco to ~kc i t oof o. Q. 'mo::l:?.!3 Oueey;; Sr. IcquiriDg.. t.mgtwt navenolli , ~ . Q. A. 'lborv t:0ro ple~y of pr.>ps on tho higa si.de of t ho track? Yes~. plenty of '4heo. Xou eolil.d bar<ily ~ o in tbero. v. o •. tmrroy ir!quL.--ing (otating) : Tho sketch sho .... 10 props on tho higb sido. V. O. t:urrny Inqtiiring. TIU] jan Bama?'d ~1.:oring. Q. Uill yen pl.oo.eo otato ~ n.:m.s'i A. uill5e!l B~rd. Q. Bo~ long have lfW worked in r.o. 8 !line? A. X started around the 20~ of !!arch, 1944. mio.t do you de? A. I r.or?t in tho fc.co ru:; t,idi:,o~. Q. Q.. Did John t71nisld. coll ycm rlmm? A. Yes, ho enc, 11!) aft.or rro. He tol d i::e to caae o.n1 help clean the top erol ott tho t!'.acta:i ~o t!lot r.o eOilld get the 11Dtor t hroagb aDd t.imb:!l!'o Q. A. Q. A. Did you ec-.....d the pl~c? S!!re. How tar ,ere 701.1 ~ AtlgOOt \"isgner? Cot aver 2 1 .tnc hie. TTc -::-era bot h left handed and r.orldng toget.her alld I c.o:i't tbizlk I ,::-ao OTO!" 29 amy frm him. Q.. Die! J'OU think it. 'ffaa safe? A. lTo,ere I waa, I tb>ugbt it. 'f:'39 sat e. out ntter e .. I was under timber roaching .A.ugUat nae in a worse place then JOU ware? A. llost Hkel1' he was. Pretty 8111"• he 1189 . Q. Do 7ou think ell ths saret7 aeaeurea wre being used? A. Yeo, Sir. Q. Q. A. Hou bigb would JOll sq that. place wu where JOii' were working? About ?i, 71311 to Ill' eetJ.aatS-. -- �/ to~ fl9VC~ nt,ticcd tuc ~op working? • Uo., didn't i!car a thingo He didnVt cskc ar.w ilOiso. \Then I l ooked aro~ d, t!:loro l!c ~ g undor thQ rook. It i::mst b!lve beon l coso - it cc:::::> dO'~":l at!.tldcnly~ . Qo !In-::, CO Jon. 3 0 ~ the t op? A. Ui.tb tho ~ck.. Q. X~ is the oncy thing I hsve. You think 'th:iC :ls ru:i good as ~bing? You usually oound ine plaeo n!th a piel~ A. Ieso Did~ notice it Wagnor sounded t.he place? A. X think ho and tho C?Oetion boos sounded it~ Q. ~.. tmere \"IOJl'O r,lonty of pnps on tho bigb sido of th0 t raetc? A. Yes, plont y of then. Test.ic.~ny 't'm.O Z!.! )t t oken ~ Lco~ld Kudar:, Tony- l.'.'arictta0 aor Dallos LD.raon uo t hoy r.2r0 'i":Dr !dng on the outside ult on tho face and dic.init cee t he ncoi clonto 'fcsti!::!.oo.y 1100 co•i t aken f ro:i Alex Jolouchan as it ;;;ould not b0 understandableo �., . ....... . ... :). ': <I' �,'. "',;-t l,~A , ~ l. I .. ....v ......_i .. :t ,t .,. _,.;;..O r> fJ.. ' ill l..'.' i:::::,l..:•.,; ~ ~ ... _:~e, , ....1 t .,, ·, loo.de . d l • - · \;lo u.;.,t-.r,. 1 1.._.L Ll!CY •-.:- t::'1~~-=· :;\.. ~(;_~.o c.::."t;~~ - r'-#~, ,~.i..:.r1 ...:. -~!.;.;,..._":) • ..... __ • · ·....,_ • _ ....... " _,, ·:> (', ? -. ~ " ~~ -l " ~ -..:.. ''L l ~ .,.1.,.;. ·~-"'~OC. ..... ' •,J..• ..... ..,..... ~ e: l •.lnc ~~1s_ ..,otc 0 �{ ... -....... • ..... ~o Go -·· • .,\. Cl 'o •. 0 :1 !.o ,.. Co 1.S.:Jin:0.,.....c:::. O. \.,o ; , J L ~· ..... •• 1;?~...1) ~• �• , �• ��~ t~ ~~ .~ ~ ~ �I �.cl" LJ.:• ~ Gov . .., • :. i·y<l(; . .. \,} 1. -:-. H~h "'-C~ ctl - j_Clo =:t·. ~ h t.-::J o ', NWrJIJ wl'o .-.,... Joim u . uaj ...,o -',.!,O ••\ e ..>}}J t• ; •' •. lJ.o uil!WD ..!c:1,:o .;u l'l\...!.l:J ~ll':'.1:r Q~,.,.i,1 ... 1 ::::i_iO\e I. I!. ~ftL·.~: �, t, OP GYOilII:G) ) UJ THE C0R01.Jra OS COURT s. lN AiJD SSo POR S7.1EE:i:!7ATER coum::l :, BEFORE J. ':7fi..TtDI;N OPIE:, COROW.&t. ,Ii OF SwlIBPATER) Ill THE Mi\TTER. OF THE DEt\'f"rl OF AUGUST OBI.Jill: \':HO DIED FRO~ INJURIES IIJCURB.ED 111 THE Do O., CLARI{ fill:fil OF THE UiUON PACIFIC COAL COllPANY AT SUPER.IOU, 'iiYm.rmG, ON THE 23RD DAY OF }JAY~., 19440 . Jo rla.M:n. Opio 0 Co!.'"OilOi:' in and for tho County of Str0ot;r1ater., Sta.taof t"'~ngi; opc:!e!i cou....,...1> o.t Superiori, rlyoming• on 'Ghe 29th day of my .P 1944; said Ooi'Oner ~tt~cl fot'tlmith Loon T. l!cGee ~ P...nton Gru.ber and Go~rgo • Nicoloff~ thrco citi~cru:: of St:-oetuator Co~ty~ to appear before tho Court to act ao jW:oro at t bio i~queot, and all of acid jUX'-t>rs b3ing preoont~ they dnl.y quali.i'ied aRd ce_ s·.mrn e.s l"equired by luo. Th.cr{:m.i »n; Di"o F o Jo. Bortoncolj ap~~od no u m.i:.?!2ss II ar>..d a.ft.er boing duly cuorn c,.,eo?ciing to ln.u:, to::;tifio<l e.9 foll07:'::i: ll!:o Opio: A. Kindly ~:.:!.to you:ir Ml ne!.:.e 9 D~etor? i? o Jo S;:t, t..maolj. Q.. An.c: you. ~s:ltle here at S~p~.riorp r.'ycwing? Ao Yess sir~ Qo Ao And y, ?.9 Io the phy::iioian and surgeon for this ca.;,p:, Dooior? That•:; ~. ,_;1t., Q.. On ~.:w 23, 19li4 ;,0!'0 you called t.o the D. Oo Cl;3r~~ l!in0 ~ :ittcni t:...""l. t . ~ t Oblet: r.h'.l ho.d cccn injuro<l in the m.n3? ilo Yeao e!r,, U.U • Q,. 11 tho J".l?y in .. bt condition you f ound the e3n, t·:h:.!t .1. biD ia~ o not"o c.nd ,.l!~t cauccd deuth? ~ tho Z!!.?D out on u stretcher in~ pr~ne positio~ c1llu l Ao They b w OR"'flC!, : El:k:.·?'C:l ti.?::e _ rather b:t'io~ at tho title and found he 'nao in en to of shock., 'I-he only specific injury I eoul<l sea o.t 'Ghc hi.a fr.:ictUI'~d left om above r.ho v.riot and I E.a:~oiri:.ed no·t ~ m-v t!w C!m to the t'.n'.bulanee otretch0r ot ill but rather taka h:lu ~ Eh, ho rr~ . e,'3..ve hio 00:1:: stinu.ucn't and sedative to hold hit1 20 he iri. a E70.:lt clenl of pain and tooh off for the hospital :r lt;;:;:;cdint ly,, 11han uo got hitl the1"" ue took off hie elott:os end i i lrl.s back r:as sovorely .fmct.ired wcl be tm.0 otill in thio si:.nto of eo;.Jpleio ohoek. I trc::ited him for sl1ot:k and gc re MD s 3 ~re sodativo as he was still i n a lot of p-:tln, 2nd ~;t. boccr1• a ~ n t hs he.d "/ery sc-vere internal injurico o Poasibly this t'!',.c~-rcd back hCld caused a fraeturo of the z-ibs; hie ab,'o:ron a::i ab.:.elutcly rigid an 1 he l ooked as if he mght eolle.pso c.t n.o;r til!m:, ancl the mar. died about tf!ln., about l ) f30o He never regu:lneJ !roe tho initial s!1ocko ~ very apparent - - ---- --- �Ilr ~ - Oo-J.:: n!qGlllr'i..;::i ts e rl'i.:.2c:-::3~ enc.: lli""'to!' bx."!.; ·:~· • ~!.j'liieC en rol.!.~lc;~ Co '!on r Av Ye... :. Q.., imii y - 9 rs D. o., c:....crk CT.no ~10..../: AG !ro, S:u:'o (l~ rC"7 . -.t ::.~ yc:1:r ce,nci ..,y in A. n.. A. Q_ t... t.,~.::;: ··, o~~.. ·ne i:dIY.l? !.."1 hs:~ p:1rt o;: the nine? en,~ S::iut,h~ :re 3 Simt:1 o! tno • 1. 0., C.l. ..!.'k llir..i:. '? '! "" air. Q.. ~ A., k. did ~h~9 3Ccide!!'t ho.!}Pen? J·,ry ...e.t tbic cci , :it occ·'.s:l°ed? r,r .v.:l.~l!!l to th~ ! t-0:u.d ~ a -=hen J ~c.i:. .!Ii in t.hc -,o:,:'!.t.:lo. ~ dn't _cy fo'Z" !'.:t!!"O C-.LG 1 d~i -~1m! bsc:.n•.e I ~sn~t :t. :._ ~ o d t.ho place nnd :-tJc·... •.g befot>3 i.h~y f.!te:"'\,cd y '--'·t ·.:o ..o?'i: in th('ro-' Uey ~ -::-t~ to ah~t~ Aftoi, 1 wect, ~ck ra:.d cx::,tr•n~d t~o ·: _, th::-y eo~ t!~~':)ugh l Cl.l't&i.i ~d !t end ovm." ~t. i1::J nd :i or--tl.;rea tho c-::n out !1Ct to G!> abz>ve t~ic c~eairl.I!G 2._,_~ nhich ~'!wy tcl tl they dL o Then r !.o:N; e!!d mll!n~t, gono c:>!"C th.:-n l j nur_·::.cs1 ! .,ould ,.zy, I.mt/. f:tartc.: b~ok in t ho ~om :r.Oi.l ! C d1 t~~ t ~11 . !J e_=ing C!ld it .!'.ld cll,,tcdy ha!J!)Cne::l o ! 10.n about a hn!.! i..-.-o.y ur, er-cl C'?:~ of t! o follo":.3 t.o:..d = a man nas e~e!"Cd U!J ao I be t it up ...bcroo 'fh had t.. ..o :.f t~io hi g~ ~t Z":3..,.!!:: ~.oyed t<"" 'i::.lto aide.. He ..~i, c vcr fro.t2 hie hack c:1.d t.;•.es.t tlo:-::1 -¥.c. . •hi.lo hi, :!ol.lo-r, 1"10...11;r,-" an<i I -- �.. wicovcrccl hil:l un-:,thoi' fello,1 got thE.) fh'-Gt aid 1:13toriul. Tho ~siticn :r. found him in I e~n•t f i gu.ro ou.t just eXG.ctl.y uhat h!l t:.'.10 doinz or ..het. he vm.s intending to do. I boll.ova he either r.:::nt to loo!: ct tho st.•~ of coal or get the pinch bar., Th0r \::').S n.'3 loose cotl~ v:c ,:or,3 just getting r-c:c:.dy to r~o out, ro r.cro fb..:kbetl thoro trhen t ho thing occurred. I aokcd the fello:7s cllod, it w."1.d they oaid tho:; didn' t even kno.r ho na::; iu-:<!~r tho l'"ook, tm of thc:i tlidn' t; one oaid he heo.rd hiD gr-0.m co no.turcl.ly they eto.t't~d rit,h-:; clle::.d to get hm. out. Tho nvsi tion ho t::1!:l in v:!1,m I oe.t: hie. h".) -:;en againilt the Due~bill just iike he TIC.$ Gittir-g o!l bis heclo t~lldng ·to ao:::.:,~dy ond hio f c:.ec o.ncl che:;t. crushed bctr.ccn his lo~. "Jo raou·ed tho rocl: o.nd ol nte cff of hio. ."-..:; f~:r as I cen f:'...s'U!.., out it lookod l iltc h3 vco cc:Jing over to th0. y:~n 1ir:o enc. it caught bio. flo.t just again~t. the pi~op. Q., .M"i.cr they s,.ot th0 otu.~ in thio plc.o ... 11 they r.::rc tol<i to st,~y out.3 io thut it? Ao Yc□ o Qo A. Wao tho tl2n ordol'ed to go b~ci: to t':C?-k :!L t.l:.c:ro? l?oo Q., He had cone i.'1 '6he~~ ~,n b-. n o. ,\o Thut' o rish-1:.o necortl? A.., t?uo there aivbody ol.se in there m.th bin? ITo, ho ~ al.o!:.e; the red:. ,;cro all i;:i t.hc cl.ca?'. Q., A.. Ho i:.ao ill ~no': Yem, ha prol>E.bly "ml8 ec,i ns in ther e to l ook o.t. s01::ething after t:,:, Q., aot oui:. or to cct the pinch bar becaU!3e ne started t o pull tii:iber cmd th~ p!n~h t,._r 1:a.s exactly uhero nc f ound hir.l and t he rock was en top of the bar .. It lcotro l ike ho oithez- cleaned up and '\"Tent .'.:4"'0ll?ld ·;..o look at the coal. in the st'lll:J.P or to get the bar. He .,wn tt, oL~velliig. Q., Ao He o.an't. ohoveline at cl.l.? No, th re WAD no ohovol no11hore J j ust t he ro~k. come doffll o RO't7 large :i. pieea of lt"Odk t,as it? ~ pi~c tra.:s l~6f: long, 16° TJido, 10° thick5 t he othor -r.as f air ly that cizo~ juot about the oc.me oize . It .fell nhen i t bNkoo Q. r!m DUC'~ c:1.d it l'!'cizh? A.. About a 'i:.on and a half~ Jlro CcLeod: t?h t did you cay your nru:e ,:as? Ae &%0¢,no llr. Ogr-ln, r.aro you up 1n that place there be.f'oro t he eocidont hanpenc!l? J.,, Yes, ci?", about. 15 td.rmte.!3 befO!'eo Q. ·-- �<!..- And you left tho plaGo'? /1,. Yos. ..,oro ycu going to a.notho&> place? A,,,. To tho looding ond9 yeo ~ Q,; ~r.- l:hcn ;jrffi! wor,:, up tbero uox-o thoy lcmdi.n g abwe tbe brouktng row-? Ao .The foll~ r,oro all baeko Qo Wero they lea.ding coal in tho bs<eaking l"ou? Ao •No, ·&ho i·.;t~'her nao abou't'.. t his far (:l.ndieating) frora t ho breaking r'O:.; ·end after "'.'a shot t ho pl ceo they didn st land any eo::ilo I exaoin.-;d t-hc plo.oo nnd told thon to !lt~ cut and thoy all •mrl.d tb.oy T'!CtD.:1 st::i.y out. so l uent to tho loading onclo 'They h.~d j'1!3'<. cliot and I oxaminod tho placo., 'i'ho!"o nas o or.E.11 etcr-ip !'or prete~tiom no.xi to the b!>oalrer 11~o end nhcin inoy shot tho.t i'oll ont bil't 1 tested the top tmd i~ ~-n.n o.11 ob:eyo Qo /1,, You sny the p!:1co -r.ras cl<muod Ui.?:1 tho::o ~as !10 coal to load? 3le.., Did ~oy o~t any eool? Ao Ju.et one !"Oundo Q,, Qo Ao You jl:nf.; shot or-ii left? They lo.:).dcd jmt c.bout thrco Cll?S o Q~ !n fift.~cn cl.n~to~? A_o ,.7:,.::;-::_ atotJ:,1' :yo!l a 'f'nor;-0 -~...6 0. o ic::ip a.bZ'UO t!?.G brooking N t.7 and it ece== ··? ~:J he ~on·t to look st t ho stuop ahcD.d of the tiobcr. Qo TtG?'O C',n no tiz:bar ilL'1C1"'0 CO ~Ol'lt.? A.. Yeo., ru.0:1~1.do ~hore -::.ho ::-ock ~-0'!.!a cc.--m11 on t:ho sj.do t!1e?o tma a. lil::bor. J U:9 the ct..ve-1.n? A,, !es., :..t ju::t al ippad ri:ht- off the ti."!':icr 9 juot off i:.he · · A? of i"i:.o ~ '?her... r.ac junt one t :lr-....oor.-? Ye.,, btrt. o.. t:-io oppcsi ic s ice by t he DucJ.; bill t here T!el'O t i:::0 1-imbor to ..t>ld tuo Duckbill.. R<>.. :!tJ.'1! -.-oar~ Tiere the ticroer? !~o and ona-h!!lf feet from where tho otho~ ono nas c •.rno r ock fell bet.ween tLe timber? !lo, t.ahin.d. the one in the oave, the roclt iidn 7 ~ fall in t ho \':Or k:J.ng placeo \'fas t he place working? Uo 9 air ~ it tras quieto - �... ,:... ~- C~-fl ~./!~~~cd as u ...i·~!'.!..:~~ being ~ o!J'l,ifiod ~ .:'ollc.:.. : !:!-• " ~o ~ ['),,, -Cwrt'(l ...'? C rt. tho.t ~-. ., om:.:lC'..'l - c :: t ..et' ;,i·.. l r:d o ~ o c:o got tho _ told hi.a ul".'nt ar:c t.o gi.t"e a. • mi ve ~:. ci:. -1.d. That.to d .,OU 0 0 Q A fello ..e '~ ···w.o cci .r~ 1:~h cei·~hlz - !)!Lned f! C) :o.ctu :•t ~ - ,., n<# t:h n it �/ TThoi"O -c;at"O you nhou tlrlo bappcmca~ Ao· I t:M jt!3t e ~ ~k fro:i tho loft 0ido of the VaD 1.:lne und Dho Mio , I t'honght X t:'~S tl?o.pp~d cwoolio .,4:3}, :::r" l.!gI£:!Jcl: Ym1 c~ t"'n:i:. t'ia:J t.hc .:?~.:it cby you ovolf' ,,o;;-kcd .in c c~el. r:tl.!l~? D.o -Yes, r;:1t-G Did " e"'J. hcnr tho umi Fos:c....- r, g;:i'i:'o i1"",t,T~etion::i •;:-;o t!1o !';'_~n • Dtey o"ct. of t.b.c'.17o? A., Yo3._ air, th.2:.tio ~@~o ho to1~ uo w stay o~t; ! nz:i en c -:-:-;zy h~c!: ,..,;::ni it hupp..,nado Q,, Tt.tero~; Jolm s~ "Xi..~tz a.:p90-0rcd ~ a D:1..tc.00c lll!d. aftor cciI!z rluly 6 ~ e.ccoi'di:lg to :.c,:7, ·to::::.tificd ao i'ollc:'13: • Ki- :Uy atd;o J'0':.1!:' ftJll &!:::')? J1:Lu S=n. S&:d.ot.~.,. Qo tal<L 110 Berea Q,. ~f.> ~on livo7 Jl.nd sc~1!."a opl.Gyoi by Tho Ucion Pcoifie Cio:il Gc:::paey in th.Git> Do O., Ol.erl± W-no hero at S-.19cr-io::-., ~;}ie'..:dn.g'i' Ao 'icoo Q"' !qro_ "l9!"0 nor~g in 3 SC":lth En~·? Ao "Ios., Qo rl.m~ wore ycu. clo:lng p?'O'iYious to tho ~ the aoeident happon~tl? A(l I ua.o cl!~ling in tho lof-~ tend o:ldo of the pan lino emd the ot~ 't"a3 e.o...-ve t~~o co I dicln~t oco nhore Obl;:ili i:n.so rihOB,. l?oek f!lll Cl ood G'.let90 rieht atm:5 e,md fo;;,- firot aid ru:;.d l!!mD tho puor..or., end te.tro two o! the roeko 0ft of hin ~d !!ax cc::o a.nrl. uo get bil:'l out o! the!'e., ·l 'norc 'tr.lo no c~al., n~bi!lg to oo done over tb.oro vbo!"l!.t rook 1£1:U., P:!--D? ro~ aL~;,.ey E>.!JX-o.:;o thore; ao the~lls ollo Q.. Hc-:1 fe!!" o.m:,;; -e"/10 th~ f!"O!)'? -~. ,~~o tho tr'- li.c.o;: r:r;ybo 1$ fcoto ll~ t:co th::i.t ·.:.h... o...c-J vici::li~s vrhoro •the Unit l7ore!lEIEA told yo~ follo!l'G to -:tn;y O'J.t cf? ot 't'ZiC!"O I. v?lG ehO\i'Olingo Qo ~ii:, Qo L.. uaa an0tl~r l'J3?l lino? .'!D.i cru::o ~ :Uno but nhoro Oblalt got !dllod r1e not oupt.o::cd to ~ {L(jM., 0 Ao Q.. Ao That ":lo-..:u..d be ebeu.t 15 (O'!Jt frcm 'l,hc ~ lln4!1? J3el_ 'b:roeker lino m15re ho got killed. Dren i-:ith b!'Cnker lli::i 'M!:.!' L !"!O!:"'.= 'i'ro.D 0. littl e Dt.UIJPo .ic-:., -:.he. m.chino J"V:n"T\ng ut th!lt t ime? Co~Gym." yo-.;. moan? .• ---- I �/ !l.. Yea. ,.1., Ye~, tLc co..... ~'°YtY!!"; c~:-:i ?.I:i!!l'l..iint5':' . Qo Did yoa ~ ,i ·h this Ae- Ye_,, Q., i."11!lt . c u..o j :A:. ~= Oblo.£ al"'~cz, -::,: o roul! c :3 dmm? '-'. • to yo:J.? t~t hofs do~~ ~o~• Qc:, .-'!:!at ho ~~o do~ thc~o? ... .tlo rt..:> ~...-:,.:·tl,,:::1S. · •<> F.-. didn ! : !-!e di Qo .!o .:hc.t he • M1 G~•-., t .. ~:'."~ foz-? .... - l: ditin 1 t, kno.:i ii: l.-- ".7....S ~he:::-o oz, :.!-~c JR . :...Te~: !lo Yeo;, lil~ r ~ g ~ :-i.l!co· o ~ .. it of.f? 5.t. o_f. : of~ .. ) t .o ~ □t. el~ p.ui.c~, _o dy' to c... c ..d -t h3__lO!l ~ . .;.vc tbrea o c1o :.,IC: •. G org::- ....p t ....~re too_ Oblot •a ~oval" Ho w:;k no li!0l:'e .:. .-o¥o1 ·-hero r.:w.d ! t . ,u . _i,r- :.O'tll'.!l., ~ lc.3fuJ en-J ,:;,.. out ctf i.;.~ro but ~ r.cnt. j~t ·::.11a cru::~ ~o get ohovcl l>u::. rmve.!' o.. cl ._cro he U&lS ld.llctlo Q.. .. :-olrin[i mv -;1oir;i1&, Jo • ? <;). ign of . icht.~ Q., A. Q. A« "!.'- ha .....s? ·h . oi(_ b?:,!ilior l::.."":.e.o Mck ~C1!"6?'P2'vP~ <lei re::m"! told ~ ou t~ otay cmt of ·:.-.te.!"O? 11 tho_, b-oy , t0ll othc:r t~o bo}·a., btlt :: ..~s ~!! scfo ro :i: '!raD i'!O!'l!ing 0.1 le!t hc_l\d ill'l cf ~tt!::)o Qo A. yo tbiLk l!o .'1.e doins e.t t!.G t.il:::D tho re!: tell? f:m1 no sbo el, !? didn':t ti!!d no bar; ! ciidn?•~ ltnm1 i t ,.. !'"C Ql' not. Jury tt (1 Qc; er. t.tdo holo hn.d bocn drillod ool~ld they have d~!2l<- _ -i.; .?'Oil ill the top? dion~t drill th:•on~h ~IV at cl!.;, ot:lll have little bo!iy la.. .:.. -~ I., �~.c: ilo:, lC!!.G hc.-~c ~ou tnv~·m lli'o Cbln~? / io 2 -:~z-;~:id w1.t!.! hiu for oit:;hi ~:1.thso Q. Xoc.. clim~t i-· -:r,1 hi.L::l b .i.'011~0? A.. l:Oo Q,, \~·v~d w 0:2 C1...:l(J!\.tlo1' bb c ue-.,(1 Cn!>oi'ul ttln~.•? Ao ':i.....nI> h ·-~ ~!'-.:i oai'o them I m:.i., Q, D:1.d ta 1:.· "•<-::12' to be o. E?r'...11 that undoi"stootl cc.:::.1 i:iuwe'? Ao Sette • X-!.k.~ '.I tlo., l Q!OOOo ~" Zo yoU?: '-'t~!ctlou then he p!'c~v.bly t'cni aitog, tbis p!oeh ba!'? Ao \';o t'il't pi2.eh b3l"B 1:!:!,l7bO be tclro lco~t to 000 hot7 .C,';2.Cr\ ec::ilo Q. D:l.d ho bvc ruw uoo fox- -the p:lnnh bnt>? A,, U~o i't to puob fD2o Q1i You ~ll1t~ thnt•s oi:10.t ho t'..:mt i'o::- tho:2? !}.~ :i 'i:;bi,t,!{ OOo Qo 'f:o CM"O .:.he pna? J'. think OOo Ao 'Tholf0t ~:,9 Ceorgo T&"nbet}kaL~o oppoQ?tad co a critncsc end after 00:lt.13 cmlzy' rre-o'f'Q acoc!"'Jing to l.nns; t~atU'iod no £olle:r.:i: Kir.dly ntn.to youi• .full ~ ? Gsorgo T!'cbo!llr~J~io. !ou live ho~o at Se-orio:?? Ao Yeo, a~~ • ~ o n.nd you aro c.:.,loyed by Tho Union l?coii'io Co~ Ck.:..4-.'JC!~:l in tho:lr> 0. Clare tino? • A,, 'lril11 ~ir• Q. 11 0 .iero 70-:1 :or~ oo:m tho aino the dcy llr. Obl ak l':us inj ured'? I t!:!.!J. Q,. Tell t~e JurJ ~hut you iai.ov of thiD acaident? Ao '!"'ell, LU l lmor. is uh!it tho other uH,nosaoo suid. \'ic ohoi a . ~ or oboto ond loaded 3~ oars, after put on looder bend and I go t!u :J -c;orl< and bol p shovel cool out of pan lino . Go loan . at --:c ohot ond 'm'lO ready to move out if this don• t hnppon. Thero waa nothing l eft to tlo, we pull back Md get reac\v t o GUt ont r.hen tbie happen. Did /OU OH this rock COM down? Nm,er G6e1 I was not. ol OM t.o Ma. Q, A. Urot wao be doing, helping you tellowa? Uo was 0hov•llng 111- the net. of us. -- - �/ \ • I •' I ;. ,· ., ., : , . . j:., • I '. Ho 'w.W • ovclin11? l'..', t:ot in t . plane ho t!!lS hillodr, ho TI~ h,slpinn t-0 o!onn up. Q~ Dici y,:;u cc, he!.\ h: lcf1:, hir., t'lhovelli~ tc go•!rt'ro th!o pl::oo? A.. tl!J_, ~ ! ' UOR!r. t.~fm. i\.;,, ~. After -✓ n1 !JO!:;) ecrn10 did y.-.,u sec t:!n thon? · ohu o..--it1 I3:"c. Ogr-iu hero abo'!lt, 10 f'i;,o or l.;S ~.:.c b2.c~., :r l-00~ £Ji o~· t1:o light'.3 Q,."'ld I tall Jo,~n th~l"O d:oultl ~ fom· lio!t:::s O"t~so··t:, cf ID r.2.s en t ho fc..co -~~1 I 3C.,V a,~b.l ·y ct.!lti~..g.. I eo;u r.o".)lck :'!.:1 oic~:?.J.mu au1 ':'!O r.orr.:. bae!!: in th ?,-o .:.ci fc~ bicl. Ac- ',.~11, - !.l.1<! you ~ rd.th !!:::: {folru.t? A. I~:..!) oil"o Qo Q. A~ ·,nLt d!~ h:.:1 ? I to11 hie. "-~ ~!'o tz:oyin3 to '......J.p trl.!u!' u.... :,.:::,-d ~:r Ct!- CS !9c d~ l'Ol::.J O?"· o • ... • !Ld. ..e ~ ~ll ~~ r.hy he h...d go..~ i.2 1t.Lc:!"O'? ~o., u, ., di~; •i:. t ~ r:::'O!l; t1111·:. o 3.ll h - o i~ .!!9c clt-!!O fox- c-..od.·,. Q. Did J'{\'".i heor i.!\\JO~ Ghc W.O oMora to ge :m t?.~re ::or UlY ·1:,eol!:!? A. :o, ii". ~ e ! ,. Diel 1'011 .o r ~he Unit. 'l?o.. _!:JD i;oll :tl!.l ~~ cr"i::-ey ~...J.t of 'i.illc:-o'l J.! ho dd ~ . _ !!ot in the ~lt!Zo, ! ~.. '~ ut_7 ~ the~~, b~t :i. ....t:p _e h... told lli!:l end be~!.ci.o &.:.:foadl' .:t.Ctad t~ te:.!. 0t•-f,l ;;◊ ot...y Ot!t n &.:l~:;. p!acoo io t1"7 ·~ C:!') o-cr bc....."t., t,ey ~o fo!' 3 long \;ir.:,e, 1. <i:.hougbt ~~ ~ o 'i-!le ct ~ie.i:;;:,nt yo..! ~nt- ..:a ccm-.hor acL-fd_nt h~r,pe:ied? p l ,..c:'..d I ,..,:l; n2 qj' tm.y Il!)i, hnl£ l!a.J" up ~hc.n i'.) J; tM.o c:.n to tho i'eeo? 1.1::0~n ! •.cm t!:oro qyaclf., l caid I . ar.: going to help hi& Q.., A~ x:t to ·(.ho tc.eo anfi '30U we~ on tJ c l k·1eiia3 eir.d? cd to Bt"y ru;.d ~ol p t;ot it clc--~J ~p.. ::ita �•: , ... . . .. . .. ..., ~ --· ' ~--- ~.. ' ~,:~ - 1 .... .--. • _µo !i.DpCv~o?: Hon uo.o th::1i plncc ai 4 @ 0clook_, huvo yc,u m.y ideo.? 4rit1: It \';a$ cll. clocned np 0 ovo1fYth:b1g wus m:ill tiz:morcci0 t.ho .top t;aB j~i an 1:..olid o.s (!oul,d bo and .;avo ordoi'G t o loavo a. •Ot'U!:.'p uoxt. b tho !>x:ockoi' for p!'{)tcetion., Ur. Opie: Ao Do yon i:;en:~l~n fool yot1. t-m'i.re h1~2d enough EiVldongo io cc:::D to a ve?'dict.? X bo1!ovc TIC hi:1'7Co Lo~.u T. t:c.Coos Jl.nton Grobog, end G0orgo Dicoloff0 Jm."oFo~ ~!3rat0d t.tie verdi~t at thu elaeo of tb.o Toq-,;,1eot ~ ov.~tod: 0 Af\ior he~""'ina tho ev.idonao h~ tbis enco co find tha~ A1JgU::;t; Ob1ok cac.::, ~ hie dcnt~1 by ccnido~ .f oll of !'Ocit.,O (S:i.!!(!:ld ):--L~~ ..cn:--n....~-=o,.......!!cii;;;,,.;. --Goc ._........Jur.:>r (Si9od) hnion G?®or Jaro!' (Si...,t1!lc~) Gco?>cy ITiool.ot f Jnnr (Sign.~) J. rtn~en Qpio CoPc=.er- At.toot: Sigcod____tcon~~T... ~_.e.... Gs._c__,_ D ... (j~ THE STATE OF :1Y:mm:G) ) counTr OF c:1.cl;'!'riATffi ) ss., I, Col."0!tff~ a Sto~gl"ap!lc:s-• hor.J~ sol91Dn\y a:::eo.r that. tho above and foregoing i.s o. tri:o and cor!"ect iranseript of my noteo taken hy me thi.o 29th da, of ~ - l9!;4o • (Signed) He1en 'l)jlyio e~o<?l'ibed and owom to before l!.'3 tbia___~ of June, 1944. -- �>1GA:i'l0IJ HELD 1N 'NIE ACCIDENT THAT CAU~ TIU~ DEATH OF .AUGUST OBLL1:J 41LL OPiZRATCEi 3 SOuTH filITRY, SUPERIOR D,. 0 ,. CLARK W:DIB:, N0 9 SE..4!2 ,4 23a 1944° 0 THOSE PRE.SfilJ·r: Va Oo r:urray:, Gc1~0E'al Superintendent P Roelt Sp~ings .o \'lyomin13 R.R. Krdll.!i 82.foty Engin~cr 9 Rock Springs :, i'lyo:::rl.ug George Ao Bromi0 !.:ine Suporintondont., Supoi>ior9 ITyo.oing Lylo Addy~ acncrcl For00Bn0 Supm?ior9 TiyomiD3 Tom \lbal0n, Fot>c~:.., t1o ., 9 Senr.19 Day Shiftp Supai'ior.o tJyoraing 11.daD. Bugay~ Hight Foireosn,p, Ifo. 9 Soeo0 Suporlor 9 rTyoming tlax O{ll"in~ Unit Forornn11 No. 9 Sc8ul.p Suporioi'.P flyo;:iing Johl.\ Srn!tl.eta;, ~cbine Llan, No. 9 Soao6 Sup:}t"iori; t7yoning George T:rakookeltin 1 Leader Head lbnD Iloo 9 Soao, Sup31"i,o~~ 'Jyo::ling Rudolph Ognn~ Fa.Qe2'.m 9 Ifo o 9 Scam~ Suporlor1,1 :':yc:Ji.ng V. O. t:urroy Iuqui..""'ing.. t!!llt Ogrin Anoworl.ng., Q,. Givo m2 yow." lliloo., plcas@o Ao !a:i.x X.e-aio Ogrlno Qo Tihat iG your oceupnticn? Ao Unit Ii'orcnn.no Q. \Jore you r.o:rki.ng in Lio. 9 Sorua on t:ay 23rd UdOn August Oblak t:ns fut.ally injurod? A. Ycs 0 oh>. Q. \7:lll you 'Goll us, t:ax., ia your oon t.:37,. uho.t you did t1hen yon first r:ont into the p1G.co ~d 7-hat con.dit.icm you feund the place :in right up to tho ti.mo inclndi..~g the accident? Ao \1hen I firot came in3 I mdo r.13 visit at. d!lad ends. l ca.mo in tbrcug:-a the to!' cr:t:r.r, and thon I nent into no. 13'" I ehecked the pl.ace fo'f' l coso rock end :found over,thing okay. Timber nas all ,·,oll done. Then t! eoi:::c:enecd to get the d!'il!s relldy to drill a round of shots. i7e ar1 n ed cix hole!'.! in the otump and they t'!ere ordered to leave a stump on t!::19 right,, hood cido r.en to the b r ee.lter tor protection.6 which, when they shot 1 ihe ati.a:p ordin::ri-1y fell out. I went up after they got through shcoting9 e.xcminnd the place agui~ and found out fle17thing was okq. Thon I c~dErecl. the !:!?n to stay out of there6 and they said th97 would all :,tcy onto I let!:. the ta.ca and went to the loading head which the 1oa~ heed mn t:rulted to otay at the tace to help the fellows tin13h loaC!o1 coal. tfhll.o I ttas ·down there, I j ust. had about. two shakes to load. th~ t.turd. car. The light went off, .and I was emir half w37 up, \"!hon c-..c (jf the tacezaen wan on bis via:y dollll t o tell ma t hat a man ha.d been coft?eG u:!l• '\?hen I got there, they had the two biggest 1'0Ck8 oft to the side, but t~ atlll had more rock on H • as tar as hie chaat which n took ott r ..-,-1 pclJ.i him out. t'lhll• we were taking h1a Ollt, I aent the men after tint eid mato!'ial. ffilen I got him out, I tried t o &9t word out ot b1Ja tor r.:.::t - �- ,, u 0 • : Q, .,h f ......? 0 Q Q A - �,"1 300 o~'1.tied t!1~ pl.-:1co a.fter the shotn toi.."0' i'irod? 1."t1wi•s uh,m1 I ordered the rwin to of:.cy onto fa:;., aif'o Tc.c Gt:L:--;? t'nO GllCi~ outo Qo !n ycm... ~"'lio:r.:, ·c!:.0 pl.a.no 'im-'3 om?oo Ao Yes,. S:U-o Qo Ee:- lc::1g b.o.c1. ~" Cbl.uk ~r-kcd for you? A.o E"'1'ccy bit omc:, h~ Ds.'ltctl 'i:;.i:c,h Jotm Samietz, abont cie..ht ~thso Ho t=,::rk-3;i b~fcrc i::ut ho ~~at to l5 Seooo l ould say ho trorkcd about e your mid a. t:_,-i_r., i'or c.e o Qo At, Go ·rr.Jnt to 15 Seam and got hl.U"'i:,11 thsn he otact.cd Yc-:2. cons~3~ ~ ll:.:.3 c.:., OXPeri.onccd Diner end a safe norker? Yeop :J:U-o K..: e ,,., _,. d.c-=n :~o .c.e £:nd no.idl) i:I.fuJ½ 'i;a oi..J.l get as ~ h cool cm; of there eo r.o .Janon .£.nd I sold!! "t~Ugt.tDt 0 I ha"i."0n 9t. oven m:!.de up cy mind ?'Jh!!:t ~ aro going to do yoto l hnv.znt·t :::cen tho For-OE:mo fie trW. r;,o !2.b~ut om:- t:illi..11ea~P ood rzl:~:::i 't':'O got thr~ugh1> then t.i-o uill sae ~hat r;e nill do o•: •'X tJcnt to pull t:inber bef0ro thoy g:>t. any r::oight on l'uhC3o I t rrlll. 'be n zci.ce pu.llo {~ 'ih:lt t:'3fJ ju.at 0.Xl'.ctly what he said to l!'.3o Qo Dil yea fin(! c.s.,y sl10vol.s 01:1 bars'r no IToL> siro l di<'!n1 ~ :lir..d e:nythingo George .found t,h'3 bar tmdot- the roclt oxac".:.ly i:hore t!C found himo Qo You co;y t.hut tho ~ckbill uoo ~~g r1hen you got tho light ohut offo Ao t.cho rrey 'Ghe ba!' r.c.o tho Duckbill t1as pu.ohcd over to th2 :.face oi' the coa.18 end they hc.d a prop against the Duckbill to hold the Due~ .mey fro.;:a tho cavoo 'ihoy had oothoir one behind holciins that Du.ckt.ill, and he \iaB going to b.:.:- t':bt It1.1.m tbill it S0CZ!!B to !::Oo I th.ink he WGnt after the b:?.l" or tren·~ to look at tha atu..-:;;p,, Ho ~e going to get t l•~ bar out of the t':fl'!J or c~t to !cok the Gt~ ore1·-.., The Du.c:kbill TJD.S tip dth ti.l!lboro ~ t is t.he i!3.Y E leok at i t(\ li!."o ~ Q1:e5t:lc:liogo l '!."t O!!I'in An5c::rlneo Q, ~ , cud thio rock th.at .fall. co::::J fron the pln'le t1here t: ~ sttubp had b n ehct c~t? •l..o C-i, Qo ~7..... .:,i; ,,.'il?VG it? ti.re t,, It m:.n c;n t-ho outzide i.'l tho old working.:31 tho lip cf thr- stump that oas !i':-ill i!? tlw!"'Oo Q~ Did :,cu notice i£ the roof had been drilled into? ' " Th.~ n,of uas j uot as «ood as could be where t he rock Cam(: downu mien I -aent up there, there wore no signs or acy Jarsa It was j WJt as olick as ec,11 <'' be, a.licked right otf o �,,11 101' was Augu.:3t :::r oe. tho caf0ty prop? d.iD face r.r:16 r1eht ~gcl.--io-i;, :i.io Qo Hoff fo:i' i7£lD 'i::11 ro~tt? . A.o Tho rock r.:ic ~ agaio.5't hie hoc.do Ho uaa sitting en hio t'~elo men wo iook hiL:i. :.ut~ jm:rt like mien you go in the oinoo W.s chcot u:i.o t.ot'C'2ei hio lo~□ w.rl his fecc nox'li to th0 bottomo Qu eo-., maey fee'.:. or the (l"!,l.!fily oea-e BllOrb out? Ao I ho.ve l?.O iC.e-o ! oi,nctl tho stump Ci'iTOr z thorc t1alJ a i'Eli.l"ly &eod stm.:p :bl tlwroo c-.?h~ro mo i:toro of it shot out th&'1 X t hought. mi.s going to boo X ordered theo to leave \:.he right-hand aide for p~otocticmo X o?d.orod them to 3tll1 out of t.h~roo Qo Do you. have o.ny qu.cot.iono,11 liro Bra:m? Ut>o ~ Q.\t:)ct,icningo Max Ogrin MSi:ror-i.ng o Clo Was thio Duckbill fully ext.cmed? Ao' About 2~ fcot fX:0!::1 t.ho cndo tJielaon. ar..d ~le ucrc dor;n ther0.o Ab"at t hat much (indicnting)o You shot oix shots!> and utter yeu. ha.-d. shot t-moc ohots., you had cozt~ coal. to loo.do You loa.dcd three cars? Ao Juot o.bout threo ears o A couple eh0-lres frcm l on.din3 thn.t third car0 Qo Qo Ron much of that coal was ohovel ed? Ao rJot C!U.Cho The Duekbi l l lookerl 11.ke i t roached pretty n O!U" t o tbe .f'a eoo I t looked lil."'O it alid bck fro!J 't!!hero i t could havo been outo Mro llirr~ Q.u.~ot1C'.'lingo John Scletz A n ~ o Qo Pleaoo at.ato ~OU!" f.!"r.~ o Ao John Saoiet2.:; Qo You uore in r,o 9 ~ Ao Yeco , Do Oo Clark Mine, John? Q-, Tihat do you do? Qo John, W'lll 7011 tell us what. you were doing on the evening ot' Jl'7 23rd when August Oblak ... ·1'&tal.17 injured? .• Ao I run the cutting macbirnao Ao I wu acroas the pan l1n• tna ~ le.tt.-hand comer· ot the atumpo I .-.o ahonlJ.D.g bet ween t i.mberao There ... nothing tor Oblak t.o do ewer there., I dm:l' t. know what he waa doing over thereo The rock tell ao I looked around behind • • and George bad bi.a cap knocked dom trom hi.a tac•• amR I thougbt;Oblak 'AB d OIID loading •r 80lllp].aceo I don 1t know where be WA!?o �~ Dt3f>tcd to look undGl" the rock., I □ent Bu.ciclph to atop the l!gM,o cd got tho Unit. !?01~~ right uuey,. and ma und George pulled iho U";{!I big roeko off hio rlght aoo.yo Qo F..c:i mch rock Zell., John? Ao Tr.9 big pieces gcotl s ize rock 0 Qo Ro:1 m:my of yc1.~ did it tclro to rvll. the r oclr off? A~ l:'J W.d GeOX"gO o Ai'tOX" l:.!9.Y.. camoJ> TIG DOVE:d SO.r!re moro rockso Qo Yon 'd fired oir. sho-to in there? Qo Thon you loe.~od? A. Yeo, ciz>o Ao Protty ne:::..r all. t ho lcose eool.o Just wady to C'l)V0o Qo Ao Hud you ~ crl l"':l.t choting tho Du<:k~ill back? tk>:, 0.0·6 yet, Lut i:'.'O.S going to get ready .. Qo • Can you run tho :rntchot, Jo~--i? Ao Yeo, S:l.li>o t1ho ran tho ra.tch'Jt in there? Ao Oblak ra.11 'Gllo ~atchoto Qo Qo w ycu have IJSl"9 que~ono, llro Knill? lir'o Knill Q,.:lestimingo John Sanietz Ansnerlngo Qo The lrun. til::!:o yon noticed August where was he? Ao Ho ttnB ll!"Otm.d. th.c mtehct l.cot time I Qo Ahead of yon? Ao Back of ~ o So.?1 hi.mo l!e t!2.!:l lco.king £ox- a ahovel o I told him he doean 1t have to • haw ono~ but ho nent rlom1 thore ju9t. the same o Qo Did JCT.! aeo hir:1 CO?:!} back? Ao lloo You d!.d?l 1t :JCO him? Ao Bo, bcco.uca I nae ahowling coal at the comor o.nd around the pan line o Qo Kr. 1bJrnJ Quoctioningo John Sacietz A."USwerinzo Q0 You clidn 1t o~e the rock tall, but you heard ito You had your ba.c~ to ito Ao Ye3, 1JJ1 back to ito ---- �~ ottor ·:roros, a trore ~bor-:~ o.t tho f~ce of ·tho at~: Jchn:: ~!le1'! c,,,c;.;:-_ 4~ .:-hen. t~c rock Kello ,.o ~ de j,Oil .t:CD!_? eo r-1re yea d :Un~ clo2c '(,,:, tho iln~kbill? Ao Yao:> X ~c; ili1u b3:,,'.i.., ;?:A tho props ~ ~1.V r._::3 aho-Joling !:'"lth c~ > ~ occi :~ -~ Qo ( D:> you h... '~ Bro;m D!r..i yo..! he.; d~.wi D'..'!ckbill O't'CX- at oJ..l? "' 1 b:·---;=d m..th o. r;:-,.i~,., !t d:'2!-ln t t h:.vc ·:..c b~ b~~1 ln3 ye:_ !rr:.Ci'Jt" b::>c.Z!?!.! it ~:::•o It -=,c_:3 ~ -_ Ll.i:..~d o ' OVC~o Qo °?Ct.-, jf.l:l't, E'<-= L_.) J'}'.i.ckbt: 11. ct~( .t U!)? Ao :.M,rdgl!i:- u~ o Qo ilovcr ucod tl e !'.>a--:-? i1!.'.l3d ·c,h.c b2.1• rotou, Ao cr-d ~~c~.: ~- ' \1 D, :P'.':'.':'J? :__ Qo Ao ::h!> t,.• ~ d the t:: !.'~ Qo Did you :rt t~- ! ~~ 'r.5! ..re it o~ :fc~~t Ee... .At-.o:!t lO a:.• 15 oir.:.!-.-0:3 ba~oroo Ao Qo Ao OL t '::: oiC..,,o GiaOI'i:Oo i~-=:. :r:-:J.1 cocl. di.ti -:JO-,,_ aho~ol., J\.l:out o. cc.;:- an.: a ~•., ~ tii~ '/FJ..,. hi:mJ. C!lowl :int:, the cc:.vcyor? ju.et oroi:mt!. i.ho ~)~ ...po 'lhe Du.c!d:d.1..1. r-<mebeti., ..._.!l al .f.re::l ~r.d t~ &>1QI) but t,hC1'e i!n!JnOt CC.lo Ao yo.! r~;~e!· r him eo~ bQc!t? to:> a ::::..ovclc ~Qerin: needed n Cllro~lo Thora 't-'.:!D one richt tho:ro., R- ~ ~ id U3S th...~ _:!,i;,h U'.:l 6 .fctr ci.EI!.:t_._.0 f!C di.dnBt, , bi1·l'.. <UL!'!."!d right baek to th~ f.'lco rl.t,h lto 'r'h~ cho,rel_, t ba....E; ~ ··here., t. a 'oo.ek by ~ ::>::~~:-~. t i 4 V o ~o .. ~ ~..i.~,., !!u Ogrin ML,.-rerin{sc Q:> Ao (fllJ.e.\.. h!ld tc ,, ai!'o t hi atwrol tm.d taken it b~c~~ LJP? Obla.lt h&1 _ :iciled tho ~te!lct. and John told him r.ot to eo l'x?r~aue:! he ~o tini h~~ an1 tha:t shovel tuJ right there by ti-'1a z-~··c!'?ct,. ! co-.ad.~ti:, aec no atw~lo --- �- 7,.Ji]. you £01.::1d ihe l?a~o b~ o:r.act.ly tJl~re he uos nt? res, siro £ro .Bl'C'ml Q:!=t;\icnin[1., Jdm St'l.,,ie t:. .A~·llJ'!i'O:rl.ngo Qo :i'a.'3 Cl70::;,y .., y CJ::'l the loft-hcmd side of tha pon line? Ao l!o or.d EwiJ," or. -t~c lctt-hor.d cideo Oblak ond C-0orgc on the r ight-hand s!dco Qc Ao Did J()'i.:;. ~ 0. "'a'= t.hcn ho trcnt b:lck up th~x-3? X seen hioo Th:~ro ,-::ao r:otbing to shovolo ~en B~ tru.d ye::. fell~ t-o sta.y oat, tho widcrstanding una thc.t you ~ul<l:n't GO up in~ that taco \':here ho t::SS locding that coo.lo ~ Og,rln1' !< o, I told tt>..cm to otey cut o Q:, Job Sa.mi-1- :JI Uro Broun: TLc:ro t:o.o no coal t:, sho"!Ol. en the ri{;ht-hand sidco About ~cu .:!llCh ottl;j.o n~ there bct.:-;ecn the broclror and the unit? 10 l'l:r 12. feet hotr;c~ th~ ot~ ~ the brcak~r rono I.;).."t OC?'int !anti £:JG , I:o11 it ~ l2 feet .Zr.:!:i the stu.crp to tcs brealtoro I ~W'..!rCd i t c '&here t : $ r.. t!z::bor in bcl.:iccn., about 8 .tcot frc:i t.ho breaL.-cr ro\T o lit!-o ~ Qu:,aticml.)8., .f..dCl ~ f:. l!iiWingo Clo P~oo t.o.t your nn=~o Ao Ade~- o r.ba\ iD JrOilr OCCU!)at.iO!l• Adam? Ao Unit. Fo_ c. Qo Qo \'iero you. acting M Lino Forcum en the night shift. on 118¥ 23rd? Qo Adc::J., cs you o.x.eLlined. the pl.a.cc, \'rill you tel l ue what condition you found Ao Yeo, oil'>.; Ao it ~ o I cuw:, in tho place, I sent. and l ooked up there where the rock had tall.en d ca what had fallen on h1mo I thought it might be a fatal accia.nt so I Eade a sketch of ito I tol.cl the fellow t o hold the Du.1:kbill baek mJd. t old thei:i to work on timber o t~ . ia 100!' opinion of what occurred? A? l(J ap!nion of it. 1a that they • re uaing t he bar to push the J>llckbill. offr, mm whoever u11ed i t last t.hrew it up in t here and he went up there to gt)t ito 'fhat •a 1JtT opiniono Q0 Ho1' cmch rock would JOU aq had tall.en? Ao I took El z;.usurement of the rock that fell on h1m, tho t wo large p iecOSo I uould eq each ono of thei::i w1gbed 400 pounds o ------ �b t~ largo piece~? res~ ~ o ! ( ! I x Z.611 , CG n::u-!tcd on the sketch. Q., l!C'!T t~~"? Ao 10:Jo I O&Cu:-cd G:!l-;) 43n om:l one 46rrt o~e l.811 nide end ono 12n 'l'!i.d.00 !hnsa . ~~B?ltoo I took hold ot one end of the ruck aud ell I coulcl lift. r.:.:io ju~ one erJio Qo J!tm ~ ~ b~k-3 f!iora t.he tecc of tho room uns this in? Ao Th3 fou:ri.h on _ !!;:)!'IC tho cccident occurredo Qa P..tr.i lC".D.g ns •• .~o re~? Ao !he 1'0CC ,:o,g ;11 p~oo Qo t;llQ provic Ao lt had c 1QC?O it Qo \.0 .lo A ti!.v crcsacu; c:, pllll. C?!l ~1lr til::bet-., hc.d t...'1!3.t placo cnvcd? 5,U!lt. .i Uttlo bit, about. 20 taet fr....:1 tho br~er n:r.r to e.if.opFU C ~o tlcbcr-v .:cattcred around thore? ~.,,,,..... there, ab!>u.'t:, three ::.irabors on tho left aide in tbo Q.o In rout- - Ao ~ Qo ~ 0 - Ao Uotllilll!o terrl... t• Qo of tho ordinary? • ed Qbou.t. fivo feet above the ticber out in the open • thotc could ha\-c been a few more timber pl.aced behind ~Do. Zt""".:!.1 the broakor 1"0lf over, a space of about eight tum nothing to c!o vith hiiil where he was o re culd not hovo been 8%31'bo~ in thereo Ao Uoo Qo Do ye· C!,l!Q&ticns, Ml"o Knill? Ao Boe. Q.o Do J'O Ao u queotions., Uro Brown? St-ate ycr. DS11 pl cuei, Ao Georce TraboOkaJdso Qo l"iltat 1a ~ occupati on? Ao LoadJng head .mllp Q0 --- �Qo i'Gll l!D t:ho.t you ~!nl about t-he o.ccident. o Ao Usll., rr1 statt...:i::::ct. is going to bo chort.a I don't lmo.i uhat 110ald G.Ot tho D9Il up thcroo ~ho uey ho ato.tcd before, tho pan lino r.uo c littl0 too ohort l!.·.:U 'i:-ho coal. and I told ~ I'd stcy up thero and holp this ~ loc.d {ibis C:).:ll. w.d get this conl. outo In t ho ocantim'J~ Obl.Al~ uaa on the l.~Zt ~c of :~ho pan line,. I might eo,, mid I saw him crc~s ova,.-. cm thD rl.ght.a Tha';:.llo tho laat. I EI.BD of him tlhen he crossod the pt!Zl lineo I dD tt, t,hink he t7'....nt to shovel. coal.a Only thing no could fini \158 c.\ pinch bn:'o Yoa troro a:i tlle left oi.do of tho ~kbill? A-o I. waa on tho right oidco Oblak go~ killed about oix or eight £cot on the o~ aitle., Q.o Qo In frcnt ot yo'.l? A. Yes, Biro Qo A. You ,-~ at."'uding c:i.ck elooar to tho r.utchet? I vac chovali!lgo l don •t lmoo t1bnt Oblak nao doing u3> thcroo Qo Do you have any (!t!!3Stiono, Lh'o Knill.'2 Ao Iloo Qo 4. D0 yet! have cx.y queotiOD.Git, ~ Noa o Brenn? Ur-. li1lrray Quection:lngo L)'lo Addy ~in.:o qo ~lo, do yon m.ah "o r:!"''"e c. atstament on the e:xarain~ticn of the place~ Ao It is:n •t tl!Icho l .. s ou.t::dc!o on l!ino Re~cuc '!'raining when we got. 1i'Ord tho ,~ l7aD hurt o I Wa!.l at the au:s when t ho:, brought him out. and the doctor -:1:,.e up thol"O at the ~a t:b::eo Re aaid hens prott7 bad, but there ~ no indice.':iion that tho z:ian was going to dieo r;e packed u9 t he brcatMng appm-c.:'.::uso ll!-o !i:lolson end l went dmm 1n the mine and were d:,;,rn t..1'!9re apprmd.mte]3 OJ?.O h.cur after it happenedo A f ellow sho"Ned ua t:h0?"0 the rock hc.d tall.en and nhere· Oblak had been l.7ing against the t.icber, and it l rc::eI!lber cCl"l'Oct}3• t hat pl.aco ~ cut from tbe old cove clear dO"d!l to that propo Th8!"8 wsa quite a bit ~ l"Ocko It waen•t dmm in that. loc&lit.7 whore Oblak wa.s killed,. i t. 11na cllt froa up in this coroor hsre11 clc&- a.cross the root (indicating on akctch) o Bax Oarln: Tho 11, roe!: had peeled right. off tho rib of that coa.lo Gcori:,t T t > ~ C I Tho rock t ell J ut like a shot.a t;ax Ocrm: S0:.0 r~ck ?::lBt haft fallen aft.er we got. him Outo It llhowed t he aUp· nharo tba~ rock tall out. and that, piece from tho top end ot t ho r ib des., tilero wa~ none thereo It tell when we were taking him out,, -- �- 10if}.¢µ 'l'n<Jy oucrht to cx-c.er.d the broalror lines as they nent uith the::io /fhsy aleancd p::irt. cf th'3 coal end put t ha.t on'::l prop in thcrco ~o ?ou gAre t.~ o.. ~r::J t-hznJ> lql.ct to t;et OU.to Ao Jes• I. v-old ·~h(!Q to got. right out o The doctor didn tt toll us ho r;ao going to di.0, juo·t, ccl.d ho nao in pretty b3.d shapeo I col.led l.!ro Brcrm dt~"J.. o got m;: ·,, Co oaid to loavo the place as it uas, but the tic:.ber t:'3.9 ell cle:!r......o Ot..l.ak troa up nhero he had no buaincoc beingg but i i thc::a had bee i~e~ timber he might still b~ oliveo . ore ho '17'...:J~ there i:as no coal at all, in .tact, tha uhole plo.ee 110.c ~ecnad upo 1;;. l.ookcd to lr.'3 that on the da.y shift, they took quito o. bit of th!lt ctn!!!:) next to tho bree.kero I figured tre could loave that lJ.ax Ogrit!s st.m:_ there to'?: p!"'Ote:tiono • Vo Oo r~,-~ QueotiO!linco ~hO!!laO \,ht\len Ar.a rl.clt;o Qo Pl ate.ta your n.c=:lo Ao ' ? ~ Jbnleno ~ t do you do b Ooo 9 Se30o Ao AC!!ictant l ? o ~o Qo i'hio c.cci~nt. oeca?'l."'ci on the night shift., but you u2ro on the day shift preeedir..g thio ahiftr., You he.d exarn1ned t he placo tho morning before t ho eft,{J!'notm Ghift.o T.t. Jcmr' opinion ffllS it being operoted correctly? Ao '!C!:3 0 airo Q., then 3 the l:i~ tio you. ex&mincd. it? Ao Tho r::>rn.ing bcfo~£1 about. 8:lSo Qo Qo \'Vero they tror.!dng on tho st.Ul!ip then? Ao 'lhey were pl"l!ma.~-!18 to ca.to Qo Y~u m>.re a!:>le to eut the pillar? Ao Up .21til '::.ho lo.et cltl:9 WO were., aftor that it is too much ot a squee&eo Qo Ao r.ti 70u had CJ.Y trou?>lo uit.h roek brcaf.dna this QJ 1n t his particular t'00!1 :ln ~~ tcrrl.to:.",7 abovo that? lio., d?."o Qo 'l!w p14eo trAS -noll t~red 1n 70ur opinion? A'! Qi, 'fi S• Biro Ia t hcro an.,tbing, T~ that we ccxil.d do to prevent a e1m1Jar recurrenco ot thio kind ot an accidmto Ao Since that happened, I p.ve orders to ex.tend the breaker line along the l.DW aide of tho last pocketo A double t-a:J of timber and extend the timber., �.... ATTENTION MR. R. R. l(N!U. :, .-,,, •. 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C?'CHL~ ~ - ~ - l'l'OCk r.ns I CI!d t n 0 Cl'COO°oor tll)~ •• t• eh oot . .. tho b~ and § • ITe bd to Cl .. ar .in, ant! o:l t:~ ti~ oi© nt. the cm:tn-? t ttq c~ tm s ~ coal wb1 ~ ~ d l'!;;!l "" and I ·J •fJ:ln• :lt. r~ aOYO o~ ei1ht feet r-ight 1n h -- �rm~ 4 Vicki'OJD J'Otl hc.v~ be~ in t!...is Jc,7 ~CC! c?..d r:'!)rk fo:,') 60::l tLi:J Ali a1'C very fc.:::iliar d:~!.. tt. --:7~l iC--1 C':lf t :.t th plcco . 'J r.-011 t .";.!!e'll oa:.'110 o_ ot • ~ -~ tho nc~:ie~~ o~~-a;;~cd? -'• I t:ould. S:--o 'b .., of q lmruc~co, l ould ay ::t . _, t'.'::l. l. tcl:.o. C01"'0 of. Q,. !,:lllca b~ck f~:::1 t!l~ fc.co c.t t_o t~'.:l tto ,._ eic:__:; 'ft:.::. Joy :::!:lc:1:i, ,,;; ~Ctll."?'clc ' :~ ~ z n.~ t!!!lt -ti!:::,? •Ao ~s ~ to.a J °'.Jt i~.3,, ! ~d p-....11 ~c j ...ct ~r.'~ ~ t-..:~ .:._. Mr~, c...c.~ tho ~~"..i. tb "ili'l i~ !!!le "- ~0:1:ilc-~ to ~"'O cev~...1 ~ -··'"= O!:n i i io icU:i ._fl c.c4 ~t. Q!J jc...,---t :ldl.S.!!3 -~:~t r.::y r.hl:il'!. :1.,{; br.l_:o Did t!>..o reef.; ;... or give OZJ:1 \7Ct'n:lt:J ~fo... it fell? Ao '!Jct. a b!to :.": ""'..-..1...ed t!:o lac :: ffl)ul'.£ cy ··we~ o:- fo~ d.m::.e... Qo w ~'ij.o· Q" XD otl!or- _ ?da! otop, end if ~ • ;oy lo=.~ ~::.cbic.u t:ild d !:!e&'ll a ~--~ of -~ r.-...o . ~ ii:: l; cd ~d heve _oa;:; ' ~t., Ao 'matit:1 ~ t o ! -:::>ulc 1:..."\1'f0 ~ :.i. o2 on; !➔nt\ '"" ~ '~i= ~ :!.t :c:u.,. I t!!ldo 1::l:alo ,:::a.. o -'-~ mactlic~ I Qo Ao -----..... -· n:>·· to to • ..cM..cilly Cc::.::J to 0. d:mcl -k ~:-'i:ins, t.h:> t\':":) ::=in J ':I ... c~t m e:x=-c.t:k~ t .. . : . ~ c~ nhieb hio cccn=ed~ th JO~ re icr. ol.r,o this ocoun'C-11 I r..:io ~:J only ~t:: ~-- ·:..ooi plceo co Tto c::;~a~ ~t'. t.h~ ~ OL~ w ci ·en o ., ~ t ~~ ..., _ I -:ot b Oc'O d hio ---~.., e a!!1 ~~ h aid quial: Ila J'O::l C 'i O .Slit:!?" l: ti'ied to • ~.. ~!11oQ ! !lt. Slim got c ~ . ~~ .t"\.._1., 'lm:!er tt., l"CCil. b.lc!t to sat ll ~ Cl1 v-o d., t~ ~ uo conlim1t t::Jt"a it rlt!l -;.,t::3 l.'--°7" :£ • rltb ·~ io ~ ? ' o Z ~u..\cl d~ a~• !ca cc-:o::.do Q'.ltU tbo ct i.;:;::n eel.:. t..e_ .lf-'.ic::> hel,:,., t ~ w....a ing hi!::l a ll·'-tlOo i -:.Te::11> to ~ , Vic" : bolie--.-... I•m ~ iD too U -· ad f. tO!)., Vio, brn ~!l or th.... oroo ri51t 1D 'ba!" c~.::ldad ooliu.? bolt of the e!l cur.:a eo ot'. coUd• 01" e. liiitl o :., '·tar In tl!e r cici, IJ!" hi.eh side of ths p1a: ,, •.. bed ut. tiu CYCl' .~ ~t waG bud_. d we knn :V.:. end fin _......_· ploco l!'-! gbt over the Ir.!!!' und to t!', . sicb,• .a t.~ t l it e Oq'o -- �~ c31cl fOD c~::.....~d ti nt? fe, t:'3 ec~d tha.~ five, er::! Ecoia ~=--~~ t::':.cn t:0 t : ~ 1n thO!"v<> I c~t:::.!cd ti i:::. a& ~l~d latd.oD B!i~t!:lq 'GGO ~tcs t:;fao ·i.;bc,t ~lQi:::di, ·t0 oci a psop0 , ~ Q& & O'C ~ O : , Cu-.l!:~Xlcl. GCVCJ.:U. °ij;lc::1:io I t ~ op ....c.3t"C ~ ~d tbcoo J,l"Qf,S aot in itat @ro~ocut ~unt '!":':'O lc:loo? XO!J.o IJJ?. Htlgbe□ Q;:...ct:ioniago Jrr,<10 \1~~ IA..~" Qo Ao .Jia, ttii.<l yon ele.=_ the high oich oE \.~C l"C~ fa.eo? I1oo uhe!!. tro r.--=t intt :lt cmdd ~tc....:llly bo e:i t.oo lc:1 oidoo 'xe:i cc-oi, u-e left i!:!n. ~e!-,:!-:,".'3 oot. b~~ th!.l \~ tm ~ei:;cl c~ ecl:>1~:I> cs;r~toly t'!Z"'n'e..y fco~, ~Ii 'CO b:>t~ wr:.t. in ~ er.ti l;::,!.."Cd !1t c;;ro~o '2he p::'()~:::' ~ to 6 ~ml<! ~ t.o f::.~ t'cll11 ~!t;1~ ~ of uo t:ent:. to tho fetsa t?:-:"e3 'Cltil nftw tro ce.!; t!!.o ~ 1n, cu.., -:::mil ci'tor no did ~ ~~'.lt'.t.,~ of tl!~ f c.eo 01" anyt!'.dngo E':lt . t'..,_.__,,:!:!1 tt3 :?rof r.r~ t:3 ~ in,, f-1/!lcr -m, lrodeti o.ppl'Oldo:.t.ol..y Di!: CM":3 ~ e,g th-'l"OD' all o hed to mt~ mw thn hiGl 1!1£1'.b C!13d e!.een ~3 !ndl sit!~c X Cc::t:lcetl tb:l ~o ~ T::la\:. ~ ne...ccdo Tbo.t0 c c:~ ~~::men ~ ; r.~ t~~~t ::b~ro ...,.o oo l:7.l~h ~te..~ :'.!.n ~ tdthc'.:lt oofoty Jii'C?• Aft~ ~ cl.e:1"!"'d t~e uigh oido c, put t•heoo ot~~t tk:..~.. I olc:m ,d co ~~ hnt clcnniog trr:10!' tbe hor: T:3 let. tho m ! ~ c:, t:.r.dcgao TTo e!:cal'Cd ~t~ fc.eo ~ P " ru!d t:::i oro Coioe al.<mG ~e~ acd ,tcJdncr t!:?o ol~ ee~ t:.:)o ~t- 80 mot 90 cor:o do~ 'dlO;l it mp~.. You c.r:, in GDtl cle:l2n nv c:2 t~o lo:r cido ~ore Jim o~_ ....t,e ~ i:ac!u.~ C!ld (lOt ~ jc'!!l ¢.po up t:rl~ t.!lo bar, ~ thnt. iC!:l't tho t;;q ,.,. t:~!:~d th!lt glaeo th!?.t t.!l.cDo ~ ! ' O ~ . . ITcul.d it !!nYo born pc_siblo to set e oafo~ p~p !n tbr.t ~ri.ieulm" opot uhll!'C CL!> NCk fell? Ao I ~ou.1.d ca, ~ I S~t h..--ou....ht the Joy_ c;'ut. or thoroo ·I only bnd to ~e t.h oe!l.i.na a ~ t - l y eiaht t~et rock.. I m,uld a~ it tr6;3).d toke a ld!mto ~ a h!llt ·o ~ ~eu tor ~~.!Do Co l~ elc:Jr..3d up bofOl'o,, ! j t trlet-tl the C!!.oino and. ~:.1t it up agcl.n!lt i'.ho c~. It t:oo jmt a epllt a ~ t:!ll it fell aft.or ! r,hiJt ~ otoro 'lho. r:ot{?!' ~s still J.aasiagc ! cbn•·i oc... h o . , ~ could havo p.t a safety prop in t!z.eroo ZC".l CQU].dni'(. get in ~-ilo the r:.:::iebi.ntl ,ms ·. in tbe!'.:)o ~ 'r.'....O RO clip bocc e the h9ad of ~a.t. oc~e io, I beUGV"o8 t!.hollt 5~9 wt.do., Irr. llllj~m: 6ft ~ widoo Ur. VicJatoy eont:lnues:: 6½ 0 dten tho picks ere c:It., Tho front or.ii of tho olliao ;w a:ppr~tel1" .siv and the. tw plake l:'oold cover t!>...st temiol'J' am~ :lt. l'.bm\~ 6¼• o On a aide pitch• I don't care., reg.:irdleos v!:w opere.tees the.t z::zchSM• no omi can handle that m'.l.Chin.9 a.t. that angle ttillc J.t is going in.. Therefore• JOU COIi t1guN it is going to tako you 70 (J'l" ?i' u l l you Eke it at. 7!i ,ou•i-o m.ght7 lucqo You've got. to load that r.J.T., 'H1e fart.tiar ,our acb'.iue bao to go 1n between J'OUJ" prop, the moro ~ ~290 got to bs.fto Yau canVt do it.a Q_s Q. 'lbat~e illo �Q., nr. 01_ry, ,.. e tm::oki.Dg ct ~binn . cnbjcot? 9im:,;)~ <3:W tho JtJ'l/ oto!' :ln L'e4 l) .;;..; oeci d ..:...\i w Elbo:ft lrc:lt OCCtSrl"e':io O . y~:::. o.e"" ~,_,_,•,~~""7. ,·.,-.J! o t.c::t:'ic:ley thct ~~uld -1;,:,:-i OJ:PJ h ... tt Ao- f.'-o1 I d ..::it '1.c~ om.cy thin~ :lo thai; I h~!,od !2in M~::2 _ l t !~~do~~~ ~~ c;...-::i o~toro m:1 I •"-'ro do~ t :.....'"'ll SJ..:l.t'l I o cnc'ic--- -· t!!~t, JJJ!lt • their U'.-':t {!l;•illiill:IU '.!.c.o·~ ~"'Od-.o Q., DiG ~ c ..; Xc!l, Oll-o • Ol) Ol3 0 - t t':'21~ tb t ac~ t!un ~ d.m."'1.0. no c~ . t!) c~t 'GO ~ ~~ t ..- ~ e:r:.,c- .;o • e3_,...,...,(J fru ... 'J'O or.:! t 9 • Ci'i:l:'.;:::iC::l."l.j t !c ha.. \'..'?.IJ 4. 0 oll.. - • a. -4""''1 ~n- ~,.~.:~'~-· - •~·~·.1.4., 0 l1" H••.w....;...;,;u., r-~ nrc...t1nt 1n .!:, ., 4 . --01 e ~ :o~"' ,..0 0 - • ! ...!lo1.o f:c.~ c:lD ths rcoit _ t t. t tic.: j o place .. .. !l .... CCC C Ge J t C Ot:l it -o:,'" . -~ • ele~ ~ t ., ~ c:~v.1 c c~p ~ C-m» fw.1~ mid .i J;7.lllccl · . ..~ t t. ~ do-my t!lot"O u..s DO tcl.d c:> to . _., up tl! ...ro until ~ pm it • iag the pl.ceci, ! mr d f 'i:.h. co. ~tiono 1:' n two ~!:!J."... .,. I ~ t· o t C thlltc -- �/ -• G.,, Li" :: ...a : k ~ \io r--..."' 3~- ....:.--~ - ~~--:- c:a ::.!:!;.: !ey ..o~L bt ........... 2 ~-.'.! ... ,, l ~ ~-1 '_...,.....,..,n.r= tL ".:-t<J r.~- 1.. ~.:.:i~i ... ...,...C?e .:,.: \,0 A. Ye"", ::sit":: ..t t!.."'Sl ~ c., ':'..:Ji'::'~~ '9h-;, lc-.c~ c~ 2~tG tt no bah .., l ~ ti! re ~• Q.. /J.,, m:cc::~ t• m •• e _ :l.!2.o'i:, f n1, o.f eoel ~o ~c~f ... r::li.t:!o~ It;~ 6C In o".:. ~ or £Jo, "'cll. :i.:.:; ~ t2 S:. ca 1fa.e '3"' e O!l''O~!fJC:l! ,. i jc....--1:. c r.z:::.11 L Q., no • r oo Q. lb • ~ 1,1 • ' C1:0C-~ot:, £C:1 it . :lei ~;ot ~ ~ .. er;:,_..,...,...,$ t~3!lo Ilr.. Il'nil.'i? ,-.-_,...., ;ln tlio ~ttom ~al or r.:m.? o,f i t ,. .n ut!4~cti ~ - - ~--:!-Co 'fhe C:N:l.. cut m1C cl.'C\VO \...._a we co.::= to tho crc::;e('jnt, n .. o ape~ ~<m tbl su:,p mo _do? on t e OlltI:) z.s M~doa lD;r1o ~-d ~ en m~thc~ cut o.."!d. cut. �• a fo -· the • ...'ti J :).:-. - C ~ • ot ~ :i A. pl.c,., (\, .., . ~ ..cc&, ' d b ~ 0 • .. • • , .:..i. . Uoill? • • t.bi.. • dc!M..... ? nine- I l. d tht,J- told Co through .iaccc, m:!c!:d.nc o ~ t~N. I nbout t t ..,::lfil op:,t r.hich ...o ~ ly It didn't aeoa eJ1Y too loo e. finiob d n thay pulled tho chin backo ! tolci ilio li • I tr1ed this piece ot ~k (r.l:in and it l :ia 1 •~ it pglled it dolln. I told him t 7 bettor ~ a d ti c.crosa this plan wbich ht cl..!.1 , Aft r ue ..Jloi:- the hf.ne. liU,11-...., :1 t �itll.l. CL t all. C.f Qcl. •- ~ tl!o ...t c.~ tm· --·--- a~oj$ :ll b~t ~ - .~d- o .........,,.-...'-ii.l~O • th~ Z::.l'l ... ':"'~ f ~tcll..y iaj --·-- G:r-o_bcl at, ·'en ! helpe _____,...~"' o! G tti: .. t Z no!:11:. Sl:c:1 O'.lt., - ill of roe bnpp:inc:!'i C Joy . ._s ucso ao ino '!'h -:.he c~cl : hed t ba • ...: d c :.yc,d ... t .iah t!:. 08 , Lr. b:ii:. ., b!iro ah d of tho cmi .oziif)-- q ota~nt, ~ foot , :.nr d cloar~...o ,_ t:.~ ~ (.I of the buo to gei- t mJina to !:::lk cl _ at o.llo 'JO,r;--.,~..., for - �~l.iru::-.:o • t.. 0 C, C, h n t: t t o !\ r oot. oo th.. 1 , t. ~mep'· c.rca ~ c l t-ho • • dop _ " fl o the Jo-; Operator BO.md i:.:,, roe!.: tell "1th.a~t. ~ ?ir!g any ~ ? - --- - - - - --- �Li Sd. C" '!ho"" tc.i;: r.oul co......o::'llcd to c:.:.'!":, ct t'ect ~t th.a til:.3 of tl-:, trO t.!':.a lezt b.:l!' cr.tl i;ho .. . USO ot (l ii.c:l~ jael; ..i.;Ol'G od ...... I\ of tJi: C2. tc c co··co 'i;,h .t. "_o th'l cc!tlc::it - - ro:)f• .., l,..,. e0 • le~ ,.?loa. ·~ c .... _., �J. TT!:.r:.D.:ID OPIE~ CORO . :ru MID FO:! COUDffo ·~ t <k::.:."' <:"-,.,......_.,.e,.,,..~ Oaua l •• Tm st cm r,~., • ell? ot ilil::I C.J ~ ~ c t , tico .a of c!...o.th.. !!.t1r.'3 ...~une o'! d l'l t!tol?T ot "· "' evid nt, i~ tlt:0 t. ot I"!: ? "UYP'!I' rort of .. ~ t o t o ! ,.,,,.,T'C"Y>C~ --...,,.-- m. r.t Ge~ ~.n~ s �Q: ~ ~Jro r:rs,y '!l,"?.oct:lc::m tho 5~~ 'w'C-::!ld 'Hl.re 'Go nck'? A: !?::;::.oe4 er,:;-up3D, Sni-o ··.\,;..,."1~ '7:l:.l~y r.:.!Ypo&ej Q!J ui~ncco aeco~.iin3 to :ta.v. to5t:S.tic,J !l'.'.) follc;::;: Cf>o ()pica 9 o.1to~ :.. ...inz c;il.y · f;n ya.;:;c full n. . ~ :::io Vieia:oy o At1 G!~ D:, .., _,,_ r-e....:.... ...a e.t R~1;!,....c-,.-;:i? A3 r~.,, dJl' ~ ! I s~r.3c o Qa ~ ~ A: Y ~:::, oil:'o "'~:l by '.?he Ut"'..icn !?aoil!..c C~ O /7. ."J RJ:..'i ...,~ Q: De ~u ..... ~:: ~ l:Oo ?? /l..1 Yooi -~o . ·te!l ~lva~ tt!':J dcr:.i;h of El.~~ IL.. ? c~ .. ~O:!lc Q: libm:.i :.___t, t~o J::d ~?. im~? • 1..-0t ~ aeo~ cbot:.-t lg~" " Oxit. m:.r'l. of -~-o cir__o Cl3 tbio L:' 'i:'cll11- 1"G uc.c;, ... o:;; ttoy ocl.l 2d ~d 3d l!')rti:.,. Qg ' -~OJ"C p?"O't'!et::J vC thic f C 'm ti=? ~ th... rl. th&::!!: :i6a o _ :L"l t... ~ m.c:..10 ~:r ✓:J:r ~ ! ... mwerol M, - a ;k ,,, t nt t!lia ro . nw tir.:..~re~· .. _,.. ~ _ 3!''.cy- tiche~tl.. l ::; lw.c ~?:~ t~:lo ::r boor. f.!'Q rn!"vf!c.,ll:l t.c t:...o accid~. ·:, '! • • ".)1rt:. it 'I:!!' t h • ! j r •. ~ us .u. te!' fii~.!."' ~ ... • out. l'J ~ - �l Qt A: !'?ac irr. rrcnt ~rt:::1.0 ~ d ho he~ e=.d oco n.lr$.3f!t? .!ls fez ao I bt:,713 !::.:l 'D"'~o . . Q: ~·:. -..ro 1w mid ls., ~ch~ c!oing jot ~ C t ! 9 to t!li.o? A: mee.moo U!) the Dido of t~ Joy lCJdiog oe."'lin~o Qnt t!!~ r.::!Ch:1:?.~ t:o9..!1~1t ~h U!) t -~Y ee-.31.d cr,a9p U!) uith oh~oloo Qn \'Joo thic O~D OpoE'wiing ot th!! t ~ tbt tho ~!t foll io? A: t'oo ~ Imo lmig bd it t3.rn o~ off? I jmt t=!t. iho ~...bino off3 i i cow.<in°t h:.110 be~ ovor c cl.!n~o At ~ "(.'Ci):, Qc A: r:'oo tho ochin... otill in ~t:l.c!l? crte c:u,M , ws abv;:led~ I bc.d eb:lt it ofto 'i:!!3 cet.."':" ~ : , covcr;>al mt'Ol.utio::::s Tih=l it ic ic'l.i.QGo Qn noo~ i h.o !:!otos- ~ aoi.sci !) O?' eould ~ h~ t _o r . ~ ? A: I ~ink thay heard ito Ti?oy ~d.~ l!!l of!O?'t. ·o go.; cuto I t;~1:.---J it l!\J'OO:if,- I .:m l.oo!l:iD~ at. ~ ~ i t . cl;:!.rood t{') b~o It i::c.do a ld.!!d of t r ~ a<r~d and bct!l of t~o st~cd roto Q: A: ~ i!J yo-::r t=dt f o ~ ? Q: A: Ho.d ho o:cr.inod tb.o ro!>f? 'ihia 1a right~ t?.o dido r,-,~noo I.:e!!e~ Q: Ditl :....1ro orq l"O~-!!t!o~ to ~? Ai Yes, dr, he dido miat. thq? A: He aaid. tbat. th~ ?.cp co looco• ~ c.n ! ! ~ ~ ue could to ~ t2!::Lbero :ln th...~ g t1h1oh t::r) dido '!Jo had it, ~ ' 1 Upo lt ~ e tromc ccc1d~3t a.o far· an I eC'!!ld oeo it.. lihOZoO tho roct: foll !38 t _ tightest.. r:~diDg place in tho l"CX:!o • 7la oom:ded it co~ Trll Q: t 0 • 'clcc:n~ E1z!dl7 te.U = hnt 7ov OC!l"J io ~gain? .&: VickroJ'o Qi At llow lo~ tme r-,n 1r0rkad thf.lro? I rked tor the Uo Po 1a 29 and off and t,!! ens- r;inoo thcno Q: now ~ ha.Tc :,ou ~ed. where JW are f151I'/ A: Q: A, Aba.lt u~ or 1, ~ o In thera o1l th~ t.Smt? ! hU 0 t been t.b&ro all the t!Do Sinco the lo.!rti p!\rt of loot Sep~C!bo!" I hnYe bean in there cantiauot:!3lyo -- - · --- �t co=J. ~ cot t_ bill? Cic'.: - ..<-.....;: ' OUi-c, to d·1 • ' --------- - - �•.•1•0 u~ a.c~"'.cl.0_.{'.. bClti y.ou com:.:l::ti ' O!.>t~!::ir:::lW1~ :..o i:w!:.~ t:..x'c;;" i it :!ld hr.t'"' lo o.., <re~ ··-hre~ of u.o n~ t!.:~... X. ? ... i, ulld c:.!1 ~ro:i t!'.n ful!e i; cd ·,-:-:t ilnd eo;1c.tIDtl it. o£t : , . th'3 hi~ oitio of 'G!..o r!eeo ~oz 1~ , ,, ~i..1 of c ..._:'1! Ub-:iUf:. • .';; Cct.n::liof ['O::;fi it'l ttd.... ~:'.C " a!,eu_' ~Ila -· . .-::, ~ ::,o: , -· A About- t!::?oc cut.o - 20•., .... n plnco io :l~ :;:, t.o 50'1:: ~;:i ~ to ·j•j~ '. ~~.1 ~or ~ Q: Uc he A: & za1 u :..t c··•m'- ~ ,., cl ..,o io it, it quit!.l ~ f!L...,t t!c:'t yc;_1 i:.ot1cod ~hio !'t!:'hit"?g e!;? ""~ or he!! i·=. -!\Cl bfe!le? , cira lo~ i:~ cc~'~ C!:'Oh ~ - ' ... mr...n JC2 cct c._i_~ 4 :u., . ~o :c~ ! " .. ~~dth~ iB co:TOct, t.~ 'f.'i.d,; ~ ,2 1 ~ it io 28·0 0- :_ ~ ! c_....,m.4 t. .c ~~~ It -!I e:2!::le.:.17 ~29 • •• ~ t.t~ dt, - .~ init ol..c:::o ! ~ vo,r,y b_dlj !:d.D~o I c ...d tho t:::_:, ~OOC'O \:.0 •• o t;io F.orcr-2n., Dtrto o r, t 1 '! ~ . ~ ot:7cl:J.(!bt ~~ ~ ~ bicb oide ~ ~ u.:. ...- ... •-timt loo -ion io ~ you ~lt ~e rMf \~ l.ctJ:lo? -OG ti , Ao ce::i ao • h~vo t!!.o co::.l ~ . c ~ :> pl.RC3$ ~......-.,.,~,., o ~bit:o d 'ii!ccrcd it 'lha C:.C~"?e hns to~ .ailo yon • ~"T ~ . ~..io foJlc;? that ::c.s H'!l')O t:.i:1 I - •, in the t ~ r tb:lt m, t!eo-eu • n=fuld nm~· ~ ~~~Do ~ - 0 ld.11 h lp C-n that., P.e Me .-i.;_ t....:?.t. ~, ~ 1 .... th.onotit ,. .md it sofeo ,.. ~c tt:cl:. ~- -~ a:d.o P&.clt1o Coal Ce: ~ •=.....~ is r:rq 1~ mmunt of root :ad., 2Jb _ th C:!'0...obot> to tho te.eo, i::J:,t ~ a~ ~ ; I th1nk ~ cbot21.d bcvo been !no J;r~ '01.eod you tab t.be mcbico :!n ocd ~ ;...t up t.bare, all . t. plcco 1o flllad np. 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' • 1.. ,. •-0 or in lo " -r '!.ch • ~otti n r it u-:: ll"' •. icn io tc t}: t t: e e • OriglD il Sii,~ef'. R.R. KNILL �\ I I' ' �;.---- J ....- ----' - - r - - - - - ,,_,........~ _ �V\ - • t. ( .J,. .... l. ~:'l~LJ .. ... 2 ~ne0 o 0 JV -·· ... -·. . i·r-,1<!.: : r o G• Joi :1 , !.t·' .:sc ~ "'J• '\ ..~- r. .~ .....1·0 '"'"., 0 ,\o ,h1,,,,;.!\~ -1·1'·..,_,,, )·- llli~.! .J._..o~., .}~ ,\ . IJr-~...1 _l•lr:Jot.~n -- .. .. ,,.. i"t1h·-!~~ .. ....'" ....::. ~Ul.,..rCt.:J :'r. ,. ,.. :•t'~.5~ 1 -'a U o I t • Cv t'. l . ,,. - • • ~O '1 1 r. . (.;., .,. :ht •n - -· Orisinnl Sij:netl, ,. N, BAYLESS • _, fllJ'II. . . • ~~ 0 j~ 'I, �.. ,.ATION Wi'O THE 'i?ATAL INJURY TO JASPER Ao McFADDE..11.li \:IH!CH OCCURRED IlJ , llINE (E PI,_4llE), 4 SOtfi:H E~ITRY, J ANUARI 6, 1944. ,s PBESMr H. C. LivingstonJ> General. Superintendent, Rock Spr ings, flyoming v. Oo Murrey, GeneroJ. ~uperintendent, Rock Springs.., Wyoming R. R. Knill, Safety EngineerJ) Rock 1:>prings., Wyoming Thos. Overy 11 Sr. g Mine ~uperintendent, Roe k Spr ings, Wyoclng William Spence:> lli.ne Foreman, No. 11 lline , Rock Spr ings, \'/yo.ming Charles Smith, FaeeI!l!1.\'l8 Noo 11 Mine» Rock Springs, Vlyoming Dave Smith, ~chine I!e.n&- No.) 11 Mine, Rock ciprings 11 W yoming John Freem:m., Loo.di.l'l.g Head !inn, Hoo ll lline, Rock Springs ., W1oming Hugt:i lictaod., State Cool !iine Inepsetor, Rock Spri ngs., \·lyoming H. C. Livingston lnqui;;ing Dave Smith Anst1ex-ing You ware the rnehin~ man on Unit No., 39, 4 South Entry., Noo 11 l!J.ne.P E Plane, on the date oi: da.nua.ry 6, 191+4 at the tima Jnoper .tlcFadden uas fat!ll.ly inju~d, ·-io that true? Q. A. Yes, sir .. Will. you tell us just exactly uha.t you think happsncd at ·::.he ti.nm he uas i njured? Ao Vfoll, it \"laS ju.o·i:, about the \Tay it \"'las. All I could say r;aat happened we.a a piece of cool fell ove~ and hit this fellow. All thr<ae of us \'!ere Q.. shoveling and it· just splottered nhen I raised u~ and lcokeda You feel it "t,ao the point of the pilla.r that turned over and struck McFadden? A,, Well, that is Yohe only uay it could have happened- it could have been sulphur nhich hrolr-3 loose and rolled owro Q. Q,, Hou high io the coal? Ao Six feet.. Q. Ao Thero is a:9P~ti.1:.ate:!J, throo to four inches of a sulphur band in the seem 2.t ihie poirrc.? 'i'h~rs is a.bout ·c.h!'ee inches., I guess., of sulphur in the top of thato The 5ulphur don ;t. run contirc:al.l.y aorosso You m.ll hit one ever1 nw and then, lll!lybo two feet f rom the top or two feet from the ·bottom, just mixed up~ Qo After the fall oi' the pillar point, hor, largo trould you say the biggest b,. piece of coal ond sulphur would be laying on the floor of the room? Well, the biggest piece then was about 16 inches square, l guessu It 0 nighed I imagi.110 be'~ween 30 and 40 poundso ~ The left side of Mro llc.Fadden' a body would be exposed or facing toward the pillar p?int D i o that correct? Ao Yea, ·the way he i'oll when he was shoveling-that l eft side \'lould have been right nex'ti to it . �-2,,e injury or cut on his head uas on the left side, T.'3.S it? .1.ea, sir. I didn't sec no aerate.hes at all on the right side of hio besdo He fell backmn-dc ru:~ don?l the pitch, approximately the length of hill body, is that rl~t? A. f/ell, he fell a little !Ul"ther than the length of his bodyo Q. Do you have a.l"ly qu.estiono, Mro Knill? Q. lir. Knill questioning. Dave ~mith answering. Was this the 1 :lT;:, cut in t.he pille.r? Q. A. Yee, airo It V?C::; the last cut hero-thio uas the finish of tho pillnro 1 took the mecr.in'J out to the b1"i3okir.g entry. Q. • A. Wa.sn 't it finished then? No, it was the last cuto Q. A. H!:1.d )W.r machine cuii -c,hrough? Yes, it cut througho Q. It had cut through'? It had cut down to l!. point but I he.d cleaned all of that upo A. Q. A 0 This point nas just left, standing? Well, the balance naen•t cut through-I left about tuo feet ther e to protect it and keep it tram fol.ling d<mno Q. After you had cut, you shot this coal e.nd loaded out? l.o I loaded out. one round of shots and them moved '1IJ'3 pan line out and shot back thl"Ough, bock up the pillar o. little nays.,but where the coal fell i t wae about th~t nide at ~o bottom (indicating) . Qo Ao How mu.ch coal mu, left of the cu'i:, to lcsd out? I don't ~ e r ~mr. X ill!Agine cbou.t eight carso Q, i..o You loaded a.b::>ut that many? Abot.tt nine cars~ Clo ilao there mu.ch w1.eiBht on tho holoa? Ao It had taken weighto Q. r•1aa the mof breaking or was i t general weight? /... Ju.at weighto Ci!• Had there be.en much bumpin1:, on this parti cular s t ump? Ao ?lot on t hat one we wel"e working on-on t he right si de of the pillar. �,d 1ou examine thin stUIII!) or pie!: any loose coal of£ it? i picked all l ~ould g<3t off o _. \'lhen it burst, did it llll burst out? The entire thingo A. And it fell toi:1.~ hiti? A. mw.t I could tell, i'i::, foll up the pan line. Q. '-o That's Blla ThOBo Overy, Sra qucst,ion:ingo Dave S!!d~h o.rumcrL~g. Q, Which na;y uas he layin3, Dave, his heed d:>r.n tha hill? 'i1ell, yes, he r.aa la,ing with his head dom hill., across the pitchD on J., his aido. Q A. On Tibicll aide? Q. A HOiV far do you think he had been t!bo"t"o that prop mere the shovel l:'eS tound? He was ~hoveling by t':7o props-pretty close-just about in the center ot Q., That o ell., On hie right side-c-juat tell you might tsey straight cm.,r. the prop:so Da Murr~ ~uel!ltioningo Seith arurrrering., Q, I, \7hat were you doing at the ti.rz::,? Sbovel.ingo o Oo Q,, Did you ooe the coal. fall? A no, l couldn 3t o e the conl tall--1. just seen the man layingo Q7 Saw the mn dmm? Icso A, Qa A~ Q. I. o llici you hear it foll? I hoarc. it c ck and break around-I was doun ehovol.ing--and the pan lino w running,, How m11Ch cool f< 11? It looked like tour or five hundred pc ..ndo--don ~t 1ou think,Chuck? (Inquiring of Charlee Smith) Q. ou think tho co:il struck him? A, It bound to-just abo11t the onl,y thing that collld have hit himo �- 4Jvery, Sro qU:...stioning. Smith anst7e~ingo '° Hor, .far--hor. i:.r.cb distanoa ns there bct~cen you nnd Ur. l!cI:'o.ddon? A. Let's aee~ abot'(:, ~ix or eight feet or n little .t'u.rthor than that l rros near the f~nt Ondo RO U am Sp~nce ~.J. i:rt.io:rl.ng. Dave S.mi·~h c.wuering. You sa, hor. !ItilCh coal. foll? Ao It looked like Bbout four or .t'ivo hundred pourtdo but I r.oulcin 1·i. i:.. aa,:to it--ju.st like I ,.c.old you.i aulphur neighs three tin:.3s as mu.eh D.& co.'l.l does. Qo t.lo A. It didn it, lool: :11.."0 tlnt much ::hen 110 tmnt in there,, Th9 pan line 01.gh·i. have run a little before r.e could shut it off bcri; it didn 1t. run lons I lmon o Ho C. l.ivingntcn l.."lquil.•ingo Charles .Smith J'1l.O ..aring. Q. Ur. Charles Smith, you. \Tore employed as .t'accm:m o:i Unit Ho~ 39 &t J~~ time this accident occurl'6d? l7ill you tell us your vers.!.on f -:--.hat happaned at t-he ti.mo of this accident? A. I -r.as Duckbill Operator ~d he r.as facelr:!Ul but . lmc: no Dl''.lltbill iu there o Tle ~ro cho:y~ing it dor.n--made one round of ehoto_, th~n i7.! cut and loaded it outo I drilled tho holes and slio. tho pan un1 :r th.. c:.i~ and &hot tmd loaded out. \'Jtere the shoto pt.illed thr,,ueh :ln the noor Trh9ro it ht.dn 't been cut in tht, buttom, it lof,:; a 11ttle Gtwm.: tu,dor tho and of the cut. lo si:.arted ehoveling after DaTe had picked all the loose coal ~ could eet off it and citarl.ed the s:rivel going up.. llo nas on the left aido nnd I nas on the r~ht oi<io eo m> lfero up just right alongside each oth.e!". ! nas getting tbs coal pickod l oose and r.as going afi;er a ohovol of co , otraightened U!' and turned into the atump and! sat1 him-I could a tho coal .t'l.ring nround and h~ uao in a bent posit2onr.9 nc.o Gt.if!' ju:J'i:. turn d arri foll back doffll the par. l ine and h.~ lit on hie risht hand oido o!derr~o. He never did move ai',,er h9 l.U,., 140 the accident? Ao \Yell I irra~ it was about 6 feet- I 1:0ul.d Wgine jL.St pn.rt of a. rcuru! of ahota-it o up in front t hat '1adn 9t been £hot yeto Just a sral.l How n:u::h of i:.ho loot cut had not been drilled or ohot c.t ·~he t k:J ot amount ~. A 0 You had csit along the .face ot the pillar and you had dr illed and shot out the outside point and you at.ill had a big part. of the cut not allot dor:n, is that rient? e had t~ sec aid round of shots we had put in the r e and it wasn rt very :mch left ai'ter we figured on shooting one more round or shot holes. �- 5A.vineston luqll.l.::.":tn~o rin~o i'Nema11 An 1 John Fr - n, :i."e th-3 loa··· ng he.a.cl r::.'ln c·1 Un:i.',., J. , Januar-1 6th nt the • ic:i oi the uccidertl; invol7inJ J that, tr "' A. Y~s, ~ir '4• Hon lo:1 A. Cloee to '-l• ~, at t Ao ..;eu, '-'o In o'i:-he:.:.• shut ~h.~ A: • r kic 1 Yo~, sii•o !'to!' tho signcl caLi u, Lut th';) pan ll!.1~ do . , l'O~~ • of:: and 't1Cm ctraight U!) to the ,or!dn,c face? '<• Did you h lp A. Ye ~ Q- rrom you:, A.. care of th :tr in and aroun.: -.:he mr. _ coctl fi. rat ~ I ••• ultl SOJ co, y ..)uJ..d you s~ th r.i.n."l hr d • Of c~urso ho didn. ' ·.:. otnrt to b~oe.th~ until •..,hoy brougl '.:, him • to the ent1·y-until the blOtld st....rtcd. ·.:.o pu...~ 01!'i:. or him J too. cnpty trip outo Q. ~ t _etch. . r, blankcto, C..."ltl all first m.:tl xo'i:.crio.l in or c:.of hie ehot dcmn tho cecond time? 1llJ. s. , you are tho 1ne !~ore.can of Eocl: Spr:uiga No~ ll in th<;; min ot ·i:.he t:l.ma or the accident to JatJpc!.' llc_...c,dd r., f JCU1uar7 6, 194/~. \1i1l you tell us .imt tiut::i you e.?'rived at ·he sc_n .d , .•at ;you .found upon 01·r!val tbe.-c. 11, .1 didn t knon al'l,Yi:.hing about it until t.hay brought th11J . 0 �~ . - 6 - ~he slcps and a.f'i::or they h3d token him outc:tdo ! ont into ,;1or~ ~hi man was hurt. I looked .:1i the room who:rc the coal fell and i·t ms hard to toll where anybody iWJ3 hU1~t. Q, \fould you say that norking conditions ~ the plo.cc trer c of e. l.!).J:C chnrueto1·? A. Xes, th~' lookc::: sa.fe enough to Ill!; ., They bad plenty or til:!:~c. i.;p ,here . they riere ~!'!c_.,go I ne in there in the morning r.hen they er~ cu,::cin,.. their first cut in o.nd I tiont e.round ond told thc:i that it loo1rcd to mo.., about 21 feet. frcm cutting thr~ugh. About 8t3O in tha .co!'IlingJ evarything loo~ed all right then- they ncrc finished cutting then. : iu- otrt1c·c.cd 'chco. to pu'i:. 'the.t cut in and pul.l bMk and if there \....s nnythinc left uo ..,.ottl.d shoot it on the solido The pla.co unn '\1cll timbc!'~d D.11 alo.-:go There didn 1 \i seem to bo ml;; .,cigb:to ! le.ft tho prop:1 otauding there unt-11 today-it hadn rt taken O..l'lY t"Sight tod:iy yet I h~ct the props pulled ou.·::. todey o Q. A.0 Hon long to yom: !mcmledge hn.d Jaap...r llcFaddcn TT.:r.•ketl in :..he mi.-ie? l thil."lk ho ata.."'-t.cd hore aI'ound "i;he r.;am9 time a!l I ote.~tcci-I sto.rt:.ed September 25th-I think ho just sto.rtad the day b ~-·oreo Di,.vo S!!li.th .II.gain Called Upon - H., C., Livingoton Inq1rl.ring: Q. A. \:ouJ.d you care to 3ay that thio injury ns d"4.o to i.;:.e.:·!.Jerlence? ! don\t lrn.011 abou.t thn'i:.. Course ha hcd late oi' ~e:donce back ho~ tiherc 'i;he coal nes only that high (indica.ting) but not I!!!Chanicnl 1:ttn:!.ng, When he first otarted norld.ng ne could., •t got bin up close to th- face to norli; at all. I final.lJ' got ~a to m~e hin to c0t him used to tho mine and then he put 1rl.I:i in there and he dono a r.hole lot bott~cr. Btlt he got hur'i:. lJlst nintcr, coa.J.. foll on his foot and brok~ it v.nd ho got ecsnd. R. ll. lfr1ill inquiri11g. Dave Smi'i:.h Arumerin~• Qo Hould like to o.ek thia .oan-..11s tho pillar pocket caved o.bove tho pillar :,oa . ere ~:.,king·/ Ao YoB. Q. /!.. T ero as no rock other than the sulphur in this i'al.1? !:o. H. Cc Livinget.ona .t bell.eve we he.ve taken ot1fficiont evidence to bring this investigation to a close. �l Ill TttE CO.: 0 :£ l /IJID FOR COURT, /\ l COU BSPO:iE Jo \'i. OPIE, " 'it! .; I!A'. i:... t OF THE DEA'..:· OF JAS?ER fl.DU&! .riO :.I\S ItJJUR,.;D !:J .t11E um:o: CIFI C co1:. CO~AfII:s ~PLAIJE !IDIB O!r :UARY 6, AW) DIED ON JAfffiA.'ft! 10'.i'fl, I J 0 Jo \lard n Opi. Co :.:. r in and. for tho County of St:'c:ltueior, Stato of d OUir'I'.. nt E-Plono, Wy0::lillgll on t_o 11th day of JQ!l1l:lry 1%/~J said Corene~ ~.,.-nod forlthm..th 01:liton Sm.th, Be.rz:oy Lipo and 1 C7J'QO FraeiGr t.t".u;>ea citioens or this Count1, to c:1!)p:lar before tho Cou,."'"t t'yo::dng, O' to act us juror ''!rl.o Inquaot, and oil of onid jtl?'M"CJ bo.ing proocnt., th4:)y duJ... quc.li,f nnd nos-a cnorn ao required by luwo Thorcupgn, Dro P ,l o l:cCrann np~ared ao n dtn oo, and aftor being duly :nmm accord.i.na to lo: . , teotitiod as foll~ : ,::.ro Opi : Kie.~ otut:> yow full ru:.:::s? ~ Dro Po o llcCrann. d on Jruiwu,- 6th, 1944, ffe?'8 yo-..i atlllcd to t:10 E-Plano z:rl.n Q ca:,:,,oi n~ a t:!iZl b7 tho n~ ot Jaspe 1njUI'Od in the oine? !!c. cdt!en t1ho had ooan ... Q. ,,ill you tell tho. JU17 in nhat condH,ion 7ou found tho man and 1'ba:· 0UU!3 d d e.t.h? th ca.n a b!'OUght to the surtaco he ~ unconsc1oUB and d on repo!"tcd th~t ho had boon etruck around the head. bl di.n6 p.. ot'utlal.T and I ol'dorcd hiti to the hospital di 1¥• After he had been brought. to the hospital I '".ACl-••d bm further and ho hc.d n okull fracture, a deep ic?J'l'e 1 non tho rlsht. eid J aloo a surface h~rrhage, internal er l c.nd oxt.ernal. I trec.ted tho mon and put him to bed and he .fairly wellJ t1>:o c!a7B l.Ll.ter h colla~cd, death followed• • never regained conocioWJneso at llll1' tice, I presume fl'O:'J the vaa inJ\ll'ed until tim, ot death. Q, A. y di d on the 10th, ifl that right, Doctor? " 'fh t io ell. Then pon, Dnv Sm.th appeand u ~ wi\naae, and aft.el" being duly sworn ccording to ln, testified as follows, • Op1 c r.indq stat• ,-our 1'ull name, Jlr. Sm.th? A. Jw,t Do.ve Saith �Q. YOi· I"Caid hero c.t £•Plane? A. Y :.., Ci~. And you c.t'0 CJpl.oyod :y tho UnicJl Pacific Cool. Co:ipaey a~ 3-Plc.no? Ao Y o Qo Q. Qo ti., • ry 6., 1944, do you recall oi mi aocic!e:it which occurr-....d ffllt°!! Entey on P.o. 39 CJ.chino r-hich involvod tho doath o:l OOpt~ !!al? .<idea? Ol: d go .. h •;:. ~ did th'J o.coidant OCOUJ'? ollD i t ~ hc.vo b ..n clooo to l o'clock, I couldn't toll you for CUE" but ~i got ciono i.i tho l<>!.ding end about t~ty-£1.vo elf' t" 0 ~. • Qo Ao 't ~ all Juo 1 Q. !ou ""re t-:o~a m.th this r:::.n o.~ the t:lr.o? and thia f cll.G;1 ( indicat:lff8) .. an C!mrleo Xrh? Ao Y O /J l:ro Smith. Qo .na onyboa, oleo C.round tnore? 'me Lo .dioo-end. t:.:m. A~ Tho, !Sr. Ao Yea. Q. Q. You·;;. IJ.. I dldn~t ooe itJ I c ~n the man after it h!lp:90ncd. tl --n oc.u t.ho ooc1dont? Q4 the otb:::.-n doing? A. hOYOlill30 ot the accidr.i!'Jt .t pooition you oro etcnding? A ell.0 t· 3):1 lln wna hon lil:~ tb:lo• Charlca r.ao on ths rightJ ro fa'.A duc.9 coal ao like tho.t• 1 ma up thcro at tho ond of ~h p:m11 I an just this oide o_ t~ut t . , bettiOcn it wd i;!t ccml, ani :i Co c.h ad and c2!p].ain nhat you lmOl'f Qo Q. A. r..t hopi,cncd? hovol.ing mtd I j~t hoc.l'd e l"llClrot end raised 1.!p ond l lie lyiJlG uni:! r tbono I ooulcin•t er-au U he hit a prop th Q,,. Yo didn't A, fl • dld,, a t ~ ae him got ldt? �Fi'03 T.'ha.t you did see tho CO!\l. fell and hit h:lri.1'? The coal J:ltl:Jt h~vc foll end hit h1o. Q. A. Ge Ho. ~-'OS ho ~1ng dorm i'&-:J!!l it 0 on hie baok cir oidc? A. On hio oido, his head dorm hero (indicc.ting) 0 Ho , clit !:t appoa.r to youD thot he h::.c !'allon bnclt\7a!"ds a?!.1 beaatl~ :lnjm-cd t:eying to get out cf t?:le t;ay or fLo coal h..i·~ Qo h!m? Ao Th.e co3l hit hio., Tihe.t became ot tho shovel? Ao It r.ao covered up,, tho ohovol part; ·the h::.ndle ,-r~c 'i:.akcn outo It , QS cd:'.:tt.i.nij-pD.l''c. of it hung on o. p!:"OPo Q. Q.. A!J though i t cc.ugh·::. on a prop \;hon ho .oved be.ei.~? t. I don't !tn011~ Q. t;aa he o-n,:r able to t!llk? Vlhen l piel!;;d hi.a up ho uus doadt- just about as dv::,.d co ho io rlnat ao':1o I no.abed hi~: !nco a ..d eot hie b:-oathi,lg buii he i.!0'70:' c!.d come too A. J~ot ho;.far 'l'1'eI'O you standing f ~ the coal nhcn it cc;zo dorm? Rot 0V0r throe feet. Q.. A. Q. A. Any rool: in the coal? Uot co cu.ch rock aa s'Jl.ph'Ui'~ \That do ;;ou t ~ tho eotl rr~ighod that hit tho ~sn? I wouldn't er.ear to tho.t, I don 1t lmorr; that oulphur weighs obout threo t~o a.e z::ucb an tho coal. Q. The coc.l cooo ~!'0::l tho taco? A. F_ tM stump; 1t tu..~cd lcoso 311 nt oneo: beot I could ooe. Q. It I.ro:::~:nbor r1Bht, d~ you start from the baok oido of the 9illw~ oi--- A. Ura l!oLeod: A. stcrl (tOU18 up ttlth the pan.. Hoo the ct.imp bomi cut? not r.hcro i t toll, o plnco thet ,1ide hc.d nev1Jr been out, i t tras cut to _ point. Q0 A. \Joe thare any cwerhanging top coal? 11ot too m-1tul tn1ch. I picked on th~t ancl picked everything I thought r.ould fall dom and thc.m t.elped them shovel up th"' coal,, • Di<i i t bump, or ju.et all.do ovot- trithout L.!1.7 noise? !t rawt have made e. llt.t.le noise, 7ou could hoar the timb rs ~P every once in a whilo. The Gtuop on the ric,:,t of u::. kir..-1. of J. bUBpOd. - - �Q. A. l71!B there anyono shoveling ahead 01' hio? I nae in th~ faco uhon tho Ill3n got hurt. Qo Tho coal didn't fo.ll t1horo you t7oro t.'Ot'kin4? A. It Jw,t foll kind or domi the hill tc..:u-do tho p.'.!11 line. Tborcupon, Cbarlee Smith appoared as a nitncss, ru1d after b in{! duly m-:om • aaoording to lan, testifiod a.a i'ollono: . Yr. Opioi KindlJ atato 7our full naoo? A. Charles L. Snit.ho Qo A. You reside bore at E-Plnno? !lo~ ! live in tcrnn. Q. And you arc C!il!)lo~d by the Union Pc.c1t.i.c Coal Co:::!3)ncy out. at E-Plmlo? A. Yes. Q. Ao Q. Wero you ,o~ld.ng in th!l cl. tho c • ·~his e.coid...:ot oocu~rcd t1hich involved the d • th of Jc.c:p ;,.• cFru!den? Yeo, ::d.r. Go ahoe.d .md toll tho JU17 mat ';!01.l l!"l'!o of thi s aocidont? or.ot s:iot!:I to cut tho p ~ dolmJ o. litUe stump ,ms lott0 e 1:l.t le atuop tho shots shot i.l Yeo wero loading the co:il out. Tho chin:-::uin picked at it c pickerl all ho could p~ssibl.J' get o!! ruid I ~Gen tho r ight hand sido ot tho pM, ho ttas on the l e.t't frc:.i mo ohovollnao I thought. I hoard it brea.lc loose and r aised up end lookod over end b)' th~t ti.mo 1t had hit himo He was kind ot bent ov~r, looked like to c:, he ha<l tall.en bo.ckr.ardso I run back and stopped the p.:lll and done mat. .o could for himo Ao \'7ell, that morning I t:ont in and From 1Jhat you aeon ot thi:.i accident do 7ou think tho man 1ft18 hit • with the eoal, or nes tPyi~ to get o:r;ay trom it and injured ti.melt? A. Uy belief is tho c,&l hit him; the coal tho.t fell h:&.t. biLl is my belief. Qo J ury: A. Did he have hie bau1': to tt-e coal? He was taoing tho coal, shoveling up t.10 pll!l lino. Thereupon, John Freean &pptJ.:!rod es a "1tncso, and nttcr b ...ing dulJ· e om according to law testi fied as toUowa r Hr. Opie: KindlJ et.ate your full name? A. John M. Freeman. Q. You reside at Rook Spri.ig1, r:1om.1.ttgll A. Y••• air. 0 �d y th. Uni P c . _t c p3city are yo~ o~plo ....d. Q_ Ao ~•.ui-,-h, O.d m:mo I ho.d the eat> ebo1.1t one-half lot\ciodc •.'e -. ~ dropping it _ cote:.- m.-:i I wont ·oeok to drop the cur ond c.t th tho boll t•cmr;., m.,d I j um_....d CJ~! t ho coto:~ ond got . d ·une bell rang ef;ai::1 and I !lhU t,he ~to..- 01'f o..11d I the?" b oll and ~hou@lt tho:i, _!!.~ ~,:; all c l <:c...riecl up, ! !' and t:oot ~vh !' a Mro SDith . as 'be.thing his i ..co rlth I ha.dnai b on up ~hcr.c aft,.J,... tn y ohoi. until ai'':or ho d., J'UE'Jl ~.OU di A. • soo any of it·? tlo. nt u Tho ~o........ ns io c. co::,y cf tLo • 1"-ten st~.t Ki~i ohb;::.:UJln ho t as U!'.llblG ~o .itt mi t he Inq Gen ·-1 t, f th Juey: ot t,ba·:~ l m:l t:cdfaut , and unn°t'l e to at "'end t~ ub::d. ; ..t atctltnt ia TTiting to t ho best ot r.·;,iey- f ixing up s~n pct1dor, ahen I _ c;.ited in a (!MUJ)o U:>0n '!!J8 lll'?'i\l'Gl. e tol tb t. t h. ~n,.1ured nas ahovoling t~:al"d tho , men h . o.u at ok b7 au::0 tel.line coal. He was i'cund l yo ., t . lvo to i'ift :i ..c ot c:. ....y £~ .her-.... l:.he coal bed er e, he.d hie t u..""llcd oroui1d t tirot dt>\m tht3 roo::i., c r ad ro~t,nu en th~ 13p of another uor~er. :-l' t oid me :!"O?ldcrod~ end iCfldintely taken out or tho ~o be ruchod t ~ th~ ho3pitnl. Sineerel y (Signed) -- ·-- . - - - - -- --- HcJU"Y K~.,..hbs.Ull11 �.. .6 Jton ,:Ii.th., Bam y Li!:)'3 D.&"1d Cyt:u.o Fi:acic~:, Ju.:,---ot':J, pJ"OaGllt~d tho oi tho iuq\.:est:; s{;o.tcd: ~ ct a·~ th Qlo Ju:.,;-!> !'ind t,..o.t Jc.□~ !.:cFaddan C:!Il'3 to t oo t,h ?'eoul.t or a foll of coalJ no fool "' th .e.•:; aorr:.tlcn'te.l., n (Sicn,cd). Clit'ton Si::iith Jur.-:? (Sign.od)~~rn·-o-n~L_i_n~o_ _ _ _~J~U'.-'0.._~ (Signed) Cn:µs Frazier Jtu"Or (SiCI?--d) J,, \:ar ds..~ Opio Coronor ......... ~---'.l:!!E ST/'{f: OF ;.i:o!....!.1.L.) ' ss COU., •.. 0.1: S'::EE. . 1=...) I, Ooronoi-' a St !!ogr-er.he,:, hs~by sole!:lll..y mroor that iho nbo end t'oregoinc is a 'Gi'l!8 and col'Nct trmiecrip~ of my note:, ta.ken by t!0 th1 ll'n d J of Jammr1, 1944. ubw ri d and sr.o~~ to bato~~ m thio 17th dey of January, tlotary Publ ic eoion T.!)ireo_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _• �, • ..,, __..._ ---~~ ,.. .. ..... ����}i'J~J.1-.i... - J.l..L l'IST='ICTS �- ~ <) . 0 .. . 0 ~ - ... .... ..,, ..,. :./u -,. - 0 -- 0 ~ + O L ·~ . o 0 - o 0 () , "4 ... • O 0 ·. .," ""'"' •~ o 0 .- 0 (,'.\ •O '"' ' -•·o,1 ... -- - .. Q ~ \\: 1,,.• -~, " 0 0 _,., 0 .:c·cd Sis-;:~:: 11 • •• ,. _ , .., -='<:: ' ..... .,i·- ";) "', • o, �.t I O'N INTO ~ TlA'r.hl. D.iJJUKi 'TO COifSiAf\ITE fi.ESWita Y.i!UCH OCCU?JUID IN ..ARK llINE0 15 SU.M9 SWERI ORa l1!0l:.IING0 JUT..;,'{ 229 19,k.'.3: .t PRE.SENT : Vo Oo Murrey ·lnq~"'1.llg ~ton George Anaw0rlD.3 Qo Ao Qo Ao Uh.at is yow:: ian~? Milton G00z>{;Oo tJhe.t io Y'QUl? c:Jo1192.tion? ll~o'f'Ll!m.(> O..u TiorG you ~r~ im. 15 Sean.9 Do Oo 01::i.!'k,., uhon 0o!!3tlm.'Go .Amloloi m:10 f e . ~ :laj~d? Ao 1eoo. \1:Ul. yon toll WJ 'vhnt you uar0 doing np t.~ crui including tho ~ of iho necidont? Ao Uoll" wo t:0rG c h ~ the first i?ip in the cori:tl.Dgo TTo troro bx,;:,~ th0 ~ in on a c otor0 \10 took the trip lea~ oui and pmhed then up '\'..O uliero m.1 could pimh thee so that tho i>opc eould get held ot thou .:ma tho ean TI!10 ue.s ldll6d tma thero at the p.'.lrting TTi:i:;h ,t!.'.3o \10 crore b1Gc!d,r,._z ~aroo Ho h0lp:3d cs ui.th themo After -Q:.llat.,, I t10lked dom to the rc.ctor 0 Conataut.0 rcr-in,;1,nod miera ha uaDo I teok the no~or nnd told ~ho eeto:m-m to £i,O on domio tiJJ aoon as I pulled off to f!O after t he mr1:~oh0 I ~ o.ttor the rod ~ D o It \ia8 the lest tr:ipo Conet~e .me ai:1.ll t here uhen I ttllkcd back ti!)o I he~· tho rope rider go up m..th tho e□pc,y trl'9o l'Jhen I tmn 11-oing min the rod lig21tJ I iold Conotn.nto to toll tho r~~ ridet" not io otop the trip ~ i l r.o pnllcd the cmp-'G-ics out~ Ai'ter •I iold bin tha~:; I hung tho red light on ~c firoi cn,ty cer and l',:'.,B□<a:1 the inp and tho C'ltor0 than I tbreu the sui:te~o 1.lh0n I itirou t,ho su.i.tch.:, -. tho .t:Otorna!! c:ri.ort.ed up uith tho empty ·t".ripo T~lnieh o~ paat ·~ho ~,;ch0 and I got on the ~tor boaido hino Uo had jmt gou.0 n lit/c.lo bit uhon 1 cc::; tho inp of lo3ds r:oving iW"~do UOo Both t?ip:.:J r.-era goirlg ~c:-r~d Q. 0 tbo m:n.e r:mitch and I told 'l'oJm.ch to 0P3sd -up tho i=o'iiol'!' so tbnt. re i,0uldni:t get looked llPo Aft.or r.a clol:ll'ed the l tIDt e:,r on the 8\rl.~ch &d ! ~ld inn ~ ~p end ho dido Tihen ~ uen'i 1:mc!t:3 I ualkctl. botto'3n tho ~~rip::, Q!l':! mo going io eoupl 0 the emptieo to i-~e lo~ds to push thorn to ·Mio hillo I oiaocd Constantoo . Ho qe.o ouppo:,ed to 't e in the ::>m"tiDg:> •1 cow.dz:. 01:, fir!.d hi.mo Ho had b~cu run t:Rer by tho v:rneolo of t ho ·c.rlp? Qo A., HClT DI.J:": J 0 ....:0t:: 'i:-ore 0Zl yov 102.Led trip? S -:-1000 �;roubl~~cat'O? ..g o:c.0 til'.!lboz, Zroi:a tba 6tll c~ \:.O e. ~io on the oppc:iito t.t,~c1t 0 .d. io on t}lo cr:J.¢.·Y ti'o.ok? . eso ,.. That t1rul tho 't.1?.col c:i the 6th oor of t ho locdccl trip? AJ Icso ~ Tih.e.'i:. l7Bt! (kint:mt.e doins t""-!len you □aw hm? • Ho tma 5~t cto.n.1:1.n~ thoro h Glpi.ng block t..lie trip., Q. You. di&lO~ oeo t'b.o 1o~do nn ovor hie? Qo l r u 3t An Wo0 • Q., ~ did you bl.ook tt.0 loado i b~o? l!... Bcoau.eo i i io kind of oteop and if tra denct block Y.h oo thoy trf...ll go b:icko . l!cru do ~ ti!lucll:}" bl.oqk iho co.ro? Ac ~ e spccie.l block io U!'.lua.l.47 t.llei'o t.o 'bllXllt tho Cai'iJ but it TiaD torn UPo \7e ~ bl.eek 'i;hcn tllie 'r.'...;:J tilltil i~o d!J:1 boforo ~o ~cident0 it m10 torn C'.lto Qc Qu Did A,, n00 y o u ovor lk..'"'VO ~ triP3 !'Un back en y o u c o f e r o ? l1ro ~ q~t:Jtic~ Q., • Ycr.1 uaed a brako end a. r.cdgo to blcok that b3foro? Ao 1'.GSo !.7rO liurr~ quer,ti OlW3!J Q., Tbet \<lls t.b.o ftrot trip you brau.ght oat that Dm'Ding? A; Y~, i t t:m.s lcmded out the night beforeo liro Bz:own q~icnir,,g . Q., lTh.ere did you otru?1 ~en tho trip t:3S c ~? A.- 0!1 the citorv Qo A.. Qo A., ~eore trare oight c::1¢'9' CBZ"D on tho track? '! don~t kntm ~hor ~oro t:Ol'a 7 or 8.,, I t hink 7 o ...re ~mrg 7-cez i rip:5 that ~ YO'i! ? I~" Q,. Yon rmt hc,,ro been preet i ~ 2.00 f eet o. t he -tn~ide of t ho std.~ch miczi A 7cm l!le:;r 'Ghe loclo co:d.D.g out.o r o., I he.d just gotiion on the mQt or whan 1 l0t>ked bc.cko ('l,.. ·I i nae 150 tet1-"?. .fra!:l i7hora you were 't"iOl"ld.ng io t7here ihe car T:ao ond you see Co::istc.nte0 Where wera you t:han you saw him? You t aeo 8 d i d nV t d i d n ary .coro ot hio efter he t:.16 on t he block? A" ITO.:, i hat mlB the laot t w I saw him., �..ieldri th~...e t,~p.:i, you uoed thooo diffcroni i::othoda by rredgoo, prop3 c..nd. difi'or0~:1.'I:. ·tltll1!!J:i'? D " nsed thooc t\t ti-1 ~:~ox-on::. ~ir.::~o o ~-J ~ .J Do you b:..."1'1 j'il:lt ,,h.:.t ha.ppnncd uhen you or-it the.t px-op in thereD uholl 0:onston.tc put:~hc..t prop in there c.e~oss the t t"o..ck? Tako for o:maplo it iD an q;_:3 '~·~Cl: ~.mi you. iako the pi"Opo \Thon you pl.Bee th:lt bra.co ecroso t~e c:r ··:hcol., did yen dl'-op your ootor until 1i Tiaa tight? Ao f' YOBo Qo' Thero ~ro no cars off 'i:.ho t.ro.cko t he ono prop? You. ditln9t You didnOt have any n:oro blooko booido 30t e:a:, broke3? h,, Doo Qo Dtd you ha.vc ~ r:.ot>o trlp:3 CC';;l baclt on you t1t1on you oot it m..thom:. I bloclm? Uo., ;it is tho fi?Ot O!!Oo A0 I Clo Did tho ropo ridoi' stop iB thorG an:, i.J.O.'l 'i:.hc.i 1:.0millg? Ao LO:, l deu.6t. bcl.ievo he hc.d ti.I::oo Q0 Yc,u don'.!t knon trhat ho had in that ~rip ho had brought up and d.ow tho 01.ope? Ao Iloo llro llnrr~ ~uost.icrdug ~ 11 'Thia tmo t he .fix-st tri p you 'br ought out f roo ·~at entry? Ao Yeoo ?!ro Ro R,., Knill que::itioning Qo 11aa·thera Q.!ffl)l o clc!l.rane0 betmien tho tracks? A,, Y C3~ - Clo Uere you e.blo to 800 tho trookD froo the overcast? Ao Yce9 Q~ .A0 Ue.s •the parting nll lighted? Y~, t:'.J could ooo trc=i ~ere oo t':'vre going t o t:l>rk on t he ovel'C8St to t ho ~o liro Bl'C1m r~ke: 'That io ahotrli a diatanoo of 400 f eeto liro li~"'3" q~otioning Qo '2hc.t r.?W a. 70 prop you trei."e using? Ao Yea,, 1.:z.,, :;l"C'ml g_ue!.lticni.z:3 ( .) .. b.c.t do you th.iJlk:> in your opinion 9 i hat Conotante did to get ovc~ t hat / , trc.0k? .. ere ere o~ t.n ilrl.bgo t or hilil to hBYe donog that TraS that tho trip ccm:i.Dg back and he etepped on the first car in oner to aot t he brziko wd ru?Otber thi ng ho my hc.va been rml.ldng o.l.ong Dide the track ond i"..:ri c..1 t o g-t arro.y trom i i end tho tm of them war~ coming thero 9 but I oe.not .:;o.y v...1lt r..a did tbo.Y-o - - - - - --~~-- -- - - -- - ------.,.._..,....____ I , �31."G':'tl 1:.: '.~ks. t!ll1 it r:,vcd o c. lo:...dcd t~ip loroo zr-o::i tho f1;'og ihio i::-,~ 0 '!!o J;z-0 ID:lill q~.. i ~ Did ;;ott iln:!. ~:dD C!VO C::l t!:.o trook? I x'@ ~7.d. 1:;; 1.!1•;,,sr o:.:.. :u.1g ·~r?.O :1.uvc::rt:lga.tio..~ri Q~ l!., I Ge: '.fuc.1, uno hio rrtave? A::, Y c~ D ho ~_c.d K ..o 0!!.'.J an,; !Sr-., l!m~ qn~ot-iom· 3 Joo \f., 1elci.c~ ..................in;:; . Q., i.b,~_; !I.Q ~•JI' nor!v '? h.o Jee i:' o Tc !:::L _ • ~o A_, tllmt. ic yc)1l1" cr.JC~\:.::_o~? I h!l.vo b~--:-n .:.cil'.13 cli!.ffoFont x;h-tngo.., Q., Ticr"' :rou •.. _·k:1J:1" in l.~ Sor.n •..hen OonD{:.a.nio. tm.o fc.tcl.ly 1..'ljUl"'..,d? Ao l:eoo fclo \7hc."c, nr... ;:"Oll tlCl'iug th:1t dzs? l:.o Truiv dey 1Jr0 ili!m1 tol.d ~ to g.) darm. rmd ch':ivc r:eto1?0 !lo hud 00:2.::ib~~ t:horo r.b.o .re..; GO:ln6 'i:.o ahc::- !!l.:) ~he l"lmD t'.hat i·; oo lli.l:i::ono Ho na gchlg 'GO s~or. r.::J hot'! •co get '\'.;ha trlp:30 ~ ' - i:.oHliDB u-:, oc..;.:i C:!mnD it Ym□ ~o f:trc•;;. londoo ·~rip end ! waz:; ar-lving the a,wro I stoppsd. and Comit~o o~:=:, by CI:d he ml Uilten er~a..-..t.ed. io ble~k the e ~o !lilten told l:.'J to go el.m1 mt:ll. t!.:.o oi:.ro vrero otoppm1 O!l the .□olido So tro uncoupled tho r::._..,ti:;O!" and I ., ..nt. c!.. to t;ho c::.i,:\:lel3o \10 we~ there/) aoaploo tho ~ioo and m, coo \i. •• -ip vms cc::w13 b~i:::k ed. Llil:i:.o:,. told E!.'J to op0ed up tho c:rt.ol.90 AZtcr I eetl. up \:!!O c:t1t. z-» ,;-:-o s-e.oppacl by tho door uh0ro tho emiteh io liiJ/· • got u;, cm . letl1."Cd f'or OcmstODtco Ho Cmile \-:h0t20 I m,.c ww. ·t ld. . -i;_o t7r..rJ d.oruk Qo Ao You b1oc.!rod ·._ e ciaro? ll:Utcn ll!!.d GoIOtam.c cl.id" Qo !)~ ynu &c:> Oomtunte 0'4! c:ro dY.er tho earo 'i'i'Oro 'blocked? l!.o Ii'o I just ..;c,;r hio dcado Q,; J:.f'Ger you had ~aouplod tho loe!!D ou the track :7ou mnt back Bl'.ld couI,(ieri i;he c.mpties r:.nd ~a. w0ro cc!Jing b?lok end you 0-111 tho loo.do rumii.ug bs~k? Yoo ill",. R Ro Knill quecticmD3 f I, Jhen ',/OU O!'.l.!:'.e t:ick to 'i'..he l.on.ded -i:.tlp.? ,m.o the brake on the loot e~? ! d.oilot lmmro !Ji:!.:\, :11 C tlI!r:JJ !' �-~ .,6 ·i:,ha;' -1·t.1tohe :.m'0 ilui.T m-;;cn G Qo Ho:-. Ao Sine Qo Ao Bm·m:u:~ llo~ I '\1'll(1 n ~_t;,cc.-=.:..."3..- 0..o A,, mm l.ong I s J:'J ..as :..'b 1"o llt::: ~·-"! J..., =-~Q ~ Qo flu ~ _t • ia ilt" ll:.l-.l"i' ,Jo a,, !bl;_o Ga 'IT-. •• is yo-or· ooat::.p_-'tion? A~ !Jia::i FO'!' ;, 1:5 ~, ...su.~ Oo !lr c.. 15 Scan c:1 Jul~l 22 u'hc~ CL. en: • Pm oi.J::i i7uO ? :111 q f ••.:1 c.~ci...c::!t? on ho r r1 ~ oo.11od 1:!1',11 :!.:, r.....s 8:13 l:.oOo A. ·- '11,.:;~h ,..:..·~-b. t··nin~ C--eol"GO to sho-:-7 lrl!) ·i; - ~ but t.o 1:1.":.:. ;..::rror b~Oll OZ! 'i:.hc :.'ilnc, c':i! Go, • :1!.:te \iO _ 't!. ·t.1p thc::o p:1no 1rc rR\ rlh LJli:,>."70 ~ tc,]:_, Coi:lStcn: to go cl.th the 0th~ f_JJ.ow., ., h. _::irc?!':,;:cy, Cens,z:.::ite , gv:.tr. to p..ul. ~-hv p;:m ~ 3: • o be.Lore -~ey :nri... ~ ·i!'l.o _"nu over ·::.he ;.,1,: ·llC1Y m:e-0<> Bo !' 'c-he '-'-"'_ :.:~ track, . ~~.,, ·?,he -;;r..p . .ati ho m--.1 ili..1:~";a ,;bet H:U·:~on -r.ould • al h~ so thot- ho co'!.ll.d pull ...__ c nUit:ho :r;., r.as .!bcut 8:]S \1i1e__ p;w:tou culled nutl ha ·:old n?I ldllod :ln \i!U~ 15 Uorl'-h B!!t.eyo 'then c co= t.o ·'- s ....,_,.,,.._=_, go~ out tbs m;l:"Gtohcr W!1 bl.milre·c. end ero.vs.t t ~ 15 Nor'l.iho •. :.,. ,. • got thero!I ·i;here mr-o ·i:,h'J "\i,;,:, , fer !Xi1l an.. -.., ·"' oth:. v They "\'re?e gcillg t,() jc.ok u:9 -the a 11 • 1 e eo.r< ! thou .t ·i·b1'b tho ra7 ho mo fl........~•• ·;;o i,tul. t'rc. tile-~u • end of tho ·01' 1> oo we docid • • d p , the :... • oo 11d pull tho 6 eat u ou:,., of t-. w �~···'5 trlp? tor. OU ~CO CJ::!if~y trlp0 f{Of3 the • ij Yos 0 n~xt Oo YOU thi.Dlt t; C ~o .~ r..,.,:itinc; in ~he centes- of i':.he t:.•2.ek to got e aignal f?'cniS.l: L, ieao Clo Ao 'lo Ao !~ ftrr in ,_o i'i:. • .r:.t they- \.Oro otoppod f!'0"'...11lhoro they foUil 'l f.l!:lclrtl.? .t.o1 ~ c.boilt 200 feoto Yon c:m soe l.500 foot 1n ~ct on'i:i'!!ln AuDelm1 ~ aa 1!'10!1.0Cd r:dnci-? - ~. cround tho b.oict, I UDOd b:lo ofr snd o~ fo? -1·JnJ·Jna 0 nc bo.d run !:::)to~ :ln •;:,hie ~:..cular e:itcyo 'You could urJC hin c.ll::_:;'i:. a.'\V- Ye~D he t_ri. ~ 'd>.C?"Co Qo He t:!D !'cr:d.lic.r ni.'ml thio ~iu~fl A-:i Yo~ ho ~ do?t e. g!!'e:lt deal. of t:"Ol'k :in ·::.ho otoppin.'.;Jo Re hcd run ·1:,ho 0 1"0!)0 en 'ii!!o cl.o!)Oo Ro ~ a. ·;,;:l::b ~ au ... Gt~~ i.,uildoro Er O ~ ~ = : I 5uot r.Jri;cd ·oo bl"i.ng o"ci:. that he had run cot.or on tho cc:, o ~ ~ :i:,11:::::30 Ho l':313 fcnU:lo:r mth evcr;vtlcl.n3, vocy farn-Jl1~r .::th thE) u:tccldnGo Ur l:~...Y quofri:ri02ling Jo F.,o llo!m ~ril!J Q ,111oi; !Iind. of bl.ocld.ng did you l!.OO? , 0 It r.D-0 c. bl.~k c.i.d3 ~ en 8 z 8 tio ttlth o. holo dr.UJ.cd in about li" 9 and pin 1It 2' ~ o Uo ol~~ med this but it lud bean torn out tho dJly ~ f OJ:-.3o Qo It 115 your opS.ni that if t!:dD trip h!:!.d been blocked, thore uonl.dnot bnVO b -'i.lla to :1.t? I:? they bud pm:. t!leir bloeka :li.l there the 'ffS!/ they olnayo UBed too 'J:bre• b~ ld that tri!) ot 9 oo.ro in thore yesterday nhan I mo 1n O th ?'eo eta.ten ·!Jhey 1md ne't"or uocd a brokeo ol,"., yo ct the broko thori and med the clock.a and ....dgeao m: e"3n then d~ it thio TttJ:10 I �I!. ·t:10 C rotlC 1n Oo:u: ..., in .;::nd £0... Stroct~te!." COU!l.ttt~ ~roM ,."I~ '.';::n-dcn Opio, Co:.c ~:t-c _'I'C.Q O • , Cor--.....~. i?l .=id ~or t!1~ Co~t, o! s~....::.:-.. c.cr.r, c._ .. coar~ a·~ Supcr-!o...-, i"iyo!:lins on tho 24:vh ·~· of • Co. ........r o==::c:ic..: fo!:.'"t!mi:'-h David Davis, l!:>y P: illips '{•~..,.- ci·~2Cl'l!:. of thic Com&y, to OP.:;')enr b~forc •iha re o.t. tbi!l ir~eat, and ~ ot s~d juro:-o bo.i •• C1a:llifict1 w!d Wc.!:'t3 .!:l.02.;·:1 nc :-ccmircd b7 le. kq:.:e:rt. f ~ I:;Lwcd. Si;s.ito Coai l.:iI;. l::i~eto!"., l l Cotton ...,..,,v..t,,-r to lar:1 c:i £01 ot t- your full n ::i, o.s a 1:i C t~11 , ur."ld er;;. ...~ bel.21!! Duct i.? • .Mt. p~e? mtood thoro c.s a fatal accidc:tt.. • • , !> the y th t Y u. oar. th... .tlmils? ea in tbio t.!:cident? Q. A. nan Ctmntan~ AnGolc1v ill you tell 'i:rhc Jw.? ,.h t you lbun:i nhon ,YOU ~">ti thia r.--.,...? tcl.y maa,-:3 a euperticuu exam1riaticn to cletol'!!:Wlt1 c UDe of death; lc'c.o~ on I .msdo n c~m,J.ete check-ovo:-. 40 tm,.t L t you m:urt,? Olla I • • Qo • Ye,;,. the l!lSft dead lien you firot a.omin2d him? • hat did the oxorninat1on <lioclooe lo.tor on? _h....:-e was a - won, hie whole bodt more or leas brw Tho right sido of bis he:1d had a large scalp r.oumi a "'" ti.vo11b7 BiX inchca or so, and his r.1gbt ear bad a cut o · 6 •V shaped cash. Tho lu.tt ear fflle praotical.17 oowred £rem �tr..9 body ~ost entiraly, a large abrasion in front, of the ea!' ::1ppl"axim.:,.tc4' tno inch';)s in dicril3ter; extensive bruiD~ of the che~t, e□pcci.aJ.11 !!1.ru.'ked oa the uppor loft ~ide. ~he c:he3t -r.a~ era.shed o The tiesu.oo of the ueck ~;e!'o !' ...crtico.J.ly all cavcr-ecl0 inelucling the q-,ine.l. colu;{i!l, ~1.ri..o.1 cor-d0 end all the tissues of tho nec!c e~ep".:. i-.. f i in -i:-!1c be.cl.t and a li1.tle akin.. ~ left lsc; ~ p!' cti.cally c...avero;";d i'ro:u the body just o.bove the a.'lkle j m6, juot h~ld by e. fe'lt st:i:.-ando oi' -tios11.eo The right OMl.e isharred a cop.>und dial.ceation., The tibia bo:i~ naa µ- i:.1'\!llinz quite a distance~ c.."1.d the!":; uac a fairzy snodsued g_sh on the post.erior o~" the rigllt, llon.dp a large avu ....::;,oci a~e r2.or~ of t.h.c s!d.uo That pl"actically ineludeD the fiw:!ingso ilro 0.,..iei ·.:}i....t '7C'.Jlc! you Dey i".e<i Cllu.:led death? A. 'J;ilo C ~ G ~ of the n~ck. Thereupen., ll:Uton G-:,rge n!)pet.J.'"'Od en c itltn'.:!OSp and aft.or b':ling d~ er,o~ acco:ro:lng to bu, tcsti.fied e:i follono: ·!'o Opi~: Kindly at.ate yo;.u- full nc.TJ? A. Ul.l.ton a~orgo o Q. th1Jre do you live? A. Su!)t'.)r.1Dr11 tJyom;i.n,lo Q. And by nhcm are you ei!,Ploycd? Ao Ucion Pa.cific Cool Cc~.931\Yo Q,. • . t Qine do you 'CTOX'~t in? _o J),. Q. Do you recall en JuJ..y 22nd, 1943, of e. fetal accident rllich o curred in thot clns? A. l'c'So Q. .tel rnio ma the party involved 1n this occident? Ccwtante Mselmio A. Oo Clarko Q. And in wb.at po.rt of tho mine did this accident occur? A. .:':i.fi:,cen Seem, S North .En'GrJ'. Q. 1'... Arrl this accident happened a.bc\.lt, 8s15 o I clock? I lmmr a littlo after eie,M;, b11t not oure 'l'lhono o all uere worldns in tho.t part ot the mina1 nho oll were around or olose b7? A. The cno nco.rost we.a J!\YDelf and. tho man beizl8 broko in on the ~tor. �~ .us thio oth.e:- m:m, Q. A. Joo ToJ n5.cho Q. You' re th3 mcto:.ti?2? A. C O Yo .._ Q. "\• re teachin3 'ifu;lo man h0t1 to oy.:,rate the !!.!)to_ ? _ : to rur.. tho noto..'o o JUl'J' .hat. ygu r.arc ci.o~l c.t tho t ii::~ tltls c~ci.:cn.t Qo :ni-:il"eCi.·? A~ re chc.ncing a trip, ot Tie fol' n tri!> 0£ e:nptioa. ~ J.t lo~ed or.o to chsngc thc.:i \J3 took the lo!?.Cia U!> to .hel"O ~ s!'lotilil • _ ro the rope Could c-t hold of the to bl. tho cnrso Q. A. C!d I loft, a~ r.ant ~.r did you bloe!c thosa c 't':l? • o th 1 ..............r, s ~ foot tici>er.,, <r!ls aci agdnst tho .:heel or ds M d the oth~:, Cld ~ e t . ti~c Ao On the OV,?Osir.o tro.ck? On ~ t. o in bet.ween both t?"a~!(si uced. :..t c.a o b!'aco. Q. Ao liOu i::uw loaded cars ·--~-c 7ou blo~ldnz? 6ev: o Qo rot. ls thc.t the ,~ to block C!lra1 the rl(;ht ~? A. lfu.d be n, y Bo Q. • An:,, other tl'!m ot bl.o:-!dns ever been tmcd? • hc.d b C!l a...-iing a :?ail boforo .1.nutead ot a t lobo;-o ' •0 .. .. ol. that ,;:w a saf'o ~ of bl.oeldng these CBr3 ? don it tor- au r.-:ekc t rui.';, 0¥ 0 Go m1 • th ,Your &t0!7•l finioh d oloc!tin3 tho caro I uncoupled tho cotor and 'i'0lcicb t.o t cl..~ the cotor Sld go tor the eq:,ties and I for the red 13,ah,;;, dlicb tro w,e cm the end ot a. trip. lt on tho laot t rip,. last car., put on tho l a.at'. car of empt~.ao 1 mw cO!ling i7ith the r ed light l met Conotante, ho T."J.S tlUlding nhcre we blocked tho cara. I told him to tall tho rep rider not to drop tho caro until we c,t the <Zlpt1os out. e l"0p3 r!dor na e eo.ing by Just thsn goine, u!Jhil,l. Arter tha.t I ,-nt on up nalkcd alengsido the e::ptie:, t.o the ot'itoh and • en tho lo.:ld come b7 that mdtch 1 Jucpcd on right behind tho mm:.oro I guess 118 hsd ecme about 10 or 12 feet &nd I gl.nnocd back ond amr th:l.a other trip ccmdng do tho hill oft r it broke loosoo �- l:.. 1 Opio: Did you aco Concta.nte Anoelmi ihcn? A. Ilo, :: didJlGt see bin or hie light cithe:r:, jc.st oe~ the trip "~ t:.0ving0 is allo X told Tol.Qich "(,Q apced up tho ctor ffl3 noro b:::>'hh e,oing t<ma.rdo the c:rit.eh and mien tho lc.o't, car -;;as cleared l told hiZ!l to atop& he dido ! nill.ed b!lCk to unet'upl.e those emsities and pl!Sh th□ u9 the hill agcl.n end j\~ t a.:. I got to tile fuat ear I smelled eonrothing a~merc., bloou r.)_ Eamething and l minsed Conston:te the:-i. I r,alkcd up ·the s:!..:)po to eee if he uaa ~ e r o aro\ll?.di he 'l"TD.Cn ,.... • I l~aked. under tha.t first carp tho.t 's mera J. found him. Q m1~t r.aa Const.nnto• e 0 purp:,eo 0£ remun:lr..g bchiml 1 0.:.73 I'OnBon tor that? Yes, on ·the tri? of cnpt ioo "there nus o truck lead of pcnn 0 t. \.era ['>:i.ng to UDl.oc:.d them t;nero they ~ro building o r ~ on ove!'Cast and r.e bed to put the pans ovar the trolley l in:> ar..d ne lj'0!'8 going 'i:,o t9.ko the pans off o.s soozi no tho po!:'Or \'!ru.l ehttu off, but t'ra never go·i tru:.i far. A. Q. •..~ Conctonte c.,in[,; to shut t-hw paner off? A. Yeso Qo Ao Whore nns he st.andins tb le.st. tim9 J?)t! ee':1 hm? JUEit. o. little abovo the bloc:.d.n.g ue seto Qo 1n betnccn tho t~ tracks, io that it? Ao Yceo Qo A. Do ya..a !man or onJ(!ne that oe.u bill on tl1c t.rack? lioo Q. DOll • i A. km":'1 oi' el'ijOno mo oe.u this accident. ocour1 Don,.~ krum of ~ 0 0 Ur. !!cl.eods Uro George, ha:1 long hc.w you. rt!tl that .c.otor 1n No. 5 entr1? A. :ttm not sure r.heth-:?r it uno October or Hovember of laet wintero Q. W tbat your .12~h:>d ot blocking cara all the ~ ? A. Uo, not oll tho ticeJ what I first ot!lrted we psed r.edgcs.1> 'i70dgca tmder each meol until this m:m put. in blocks, tho mm that m1a ldlled. 'l'ho regular bl.ocld.ng to block the cars naa "iiOZ"O dcmno Q. Ho;,, long had it been tgm dom? ·A. Tore out about ~ix weeks agoo Q. Did ,ou report; i t when it aas tore cut? A. Yea. Thereupon, ili.Uiam 0Te17 appeared as a 'flitness, end attar, be.u,,g c:iu13' 81'f0m a.ccord1Dg to law, testified as tal.lona I' �, ,_! :: n!m.~ _.to ~"T." ttllJ. ~-~A,, ". lllt:3 Q .-;'" .•_ c ~~!l ~: .... oiuoci l.iU!P:S.-:lc::ro ·.;;,=n!~• 1...::~.Q D ~t' • ~a ~v. Ct:')leydl tv ~o U"'J!!r. r?t..v~Ca Ct>al 0 ~ ~t ,_ Oo Ola'!:: 01:lo? - .. ;7-)'ll 0:!::d.~ ~ t:~o ~ c::i ~ !1"""1Q ltl~'.3o co t'.!ltu ~ntal. e,~(.ylC~ oc:rn::.:."Cl\ :'.:32.$ =ol~c::l ~o d~:1th ef ~~toto AXIS ·t ~ O:l l'o Ao -c t.n ttb p_., ~ tn ~!O~ - ~.•t !'"';..--~ 5.:o 111,l :ltey'o ! t:'30 d ~ tr.)10:, c i ~'t; ~ vu=., of~:'o ___:::.t an s-ou ~'"":7 e tt. .o ef!l~,.•1 f.:vl'l, ~ O:i.t\ o~ X ~ a'toU'~ ,, o atl~ j::.ot Q::it tl:.J ,,u~~ ,.:::3 rc:i.lly ll3C!! t:;3 .:::>f-c!l~:1 told ~ o .• C=• t t ~ ..........,..,....,, oaoi~t ~ ....Uc <.Lo .o.o yo:.1 i.:l:!:lt"O ~!!. 'tho,' bloollx:a c ...... e cc_~ ~ -O• :;S.:!'o Q•) 11::.vo 10-.l Qo &i ~ iht>ll blco~ thiD ~ w ~c-e, . tlr::!lo~., '.1'1"' ~lo. ~ ,.,... P'7"'• Aoo~o t:V.li.d ycu Ct?lto !lo ~ c.. CL~3t'W. co~b!' _QCJ• otr. 1 ticuld oey ho t7a!3 a ~.otol 011...wou:?"£ men" a , the c!n&? . ,OU tal: '!?-C d Cl ?\1t1 ~ 'i: i!O?'nmftt --:- to.U:...4 ot.<J~ tic th:::~ r:.ornm~ bofceo ho t1t!!l~ e-:i124 t fild bi~ a:,~i Uon coo to 'oot Ao ?!lo OC?l!!itlc::i ...o '::.'10 coo cs ~~ (!a ~D ho ~ C ~ Ti!l t.c, Yes, eoo4 h:>einco .Ao Good ~eo!c;bb i.; ~e ~o=o!r.,a? lebt? ~ m i0 Joa Vo i::!Olclch amr,:aNd eo o d !"ding to lc:';7o tantUlea co fblltr.ms rrA c.o o .,.. ~ .At, ~1udq atote J'Otl1' ~U nel:3 ploaoe? Joo \'o 2011:lleho Qo t:JJ!J. 1eu U.vo out ho:o«? Ao ..oc. tmoc, an4 e~GT u::a �Op!: • 0 , rt~i."lg close to r.'here the c.:cidcnt occu ...? -hnt you !::na:7 o!' i;l,J.c ~ec1c~··? jtl!!·t th~ to=-c:::::m cel:.d t:a da:-:n S ITc:.'1.h~ l5 t.or anrl ca.id t ....re . ill.d be c:,::= ~ hie cotoro l '......:nt ~ rl~~ t. ... '1 Cti - blccl: tho .. no.!J bo!"i.ind tho i::otcr• ek all thifi ht) ~ m ct • pull "" 0 tEllJ. !::.) • Aftc 1 str.rt~ to pull ~ H.. told co to ~to r d eot cl-t then t!rl.o uan toll Ho C if m\Vt!\bl:., h!l:p!J.m I Q Q> n s •• u n::w ol cldz?g th~ tr1!)? en lib r.no hai l :_ with hie toaet:wro .... ..• ,; re you ,. en the c r~ nero hci.r.g bloc!tcd, on tho motor? t!'2l)., i.>lccked lil:o that b~ore? in C41.o~oo ore hey ll!l d x; •• I Thnt - on t.hi:, Cl.311 ••: ~m:iin_:; l • nnd then he oll X. l !:n0:1. ll.11., !>rq? to block the t!"ip:,? �.I a ss ) :!.a U !'an....rt s Stenog:-a~.r., h-r, b foregoing io a t:ruo a'ld coi-rect t .....n 24th dcy of. Jcl.,7, 1.91;:3o • -........ J::. ra-.r~ (Sgd_ ) Holen 'i'm9;. ,..,..,,.,.,.rib d and C7'.0ffl to ~- ore D th:J.a_ _ _~ of ciuly., 191:]o ¥iiibi1c -----------· t the Yount., Ro C. Phillip!) and D -d ~:ivi, juro_ , pre• ct a.t. th3 <:l03o of th inq Bt, c.tcd: iiho Juey·, find that Co· tant cltd. dieti nccidL'lltal. d ath cuu.scd b7 t-h imprope:- bl~c.ld.n{s of d . ccl t!"i!)o n n;-, (Sgt!.) Fred Yount (sgc1.i: Rw c,,Yfrbi,iiii; , :.rnror (Seti• C:;(•.,ardcnj@o Coron:!' (Sgd. -- D :rid Davia JU...""01" Juror �• D. .. 2Yi1 tatolity of Co...u ;tmtc _ '1!l! •. hi ...1'! oc~~ rt: !tin o Sup rt01.•p a_ J'uly ~S:. :.~L,.. o • • Bro. - to est t!: aG. au ta • l"lly mner. _ re ....,,..__, Mr. -=•cu. 1• hb1n Z'llU do ,.. ...... allolldll• atl.llfuto27 ..... Nt"wel. ot tJl• Jla"f1ag ) . . . . . - - . . . . •Nlal . . ftltal.17 1aJIINI. . . . . . . . . . . . . ot . . . . . . . . . .111111• ■NJ' . . . . . ~ .-... '•• •• ... r d * • _...._ tlla11aattto1111tJal'Dll(llt11e -.a.._ a.a ••17n •• • - t i e ~ • ._._.__.acs1 •t1w-wenata.t111eot �1 nee . a::r;r to t:')VO the trip for a-:,.. c ,•--of.on, {!bt l:''!~ it .:.n 110cc :nl';]' w hloc'l,. ;;11 of• 1llCi bl order to --'l'. l'>'"Ve a diraetion. of I.I ~CS �l ·Lo., 1.ld ~om J;art of' s onrooet. J"oaa t;,oln1Gh, oth r Cfl.':!11 tn I:. o. Cl.al.ii: !Uno, , u ~ r on 6 t~a :nm, rt'h tJT, nd l:IUtou 0&G?£8t whc is tho ..., aClt in to ~ , itll 'lolmtoh until h• • • 'Bl• IIO ...... 1a Md ltl'Oqbt out a trtp t • ..,. lodel NI'S se landed ft• gnde oa 09 . t of • • vanms, lc,Nl'(l th Glop • ill• • ~ t• • • t lt S.• ...•••~ to lale* • • lad.. • n ., that t .. .,. 1d.ll ..., la .... - - - - . . ...,.., . . . . . w,. Ja-1.Jd ftllcrn4 'I - baa . . . . t fll NN •lltlllc - 11le Ota, I . . . niell W t'.-t twa •• aa«• •t •• ...-.. 9inNlillntlr • • • w,.. a.191 "°* tl1• trlJ �... o incl" ad ... • • , tl'llf. • It ...... ... ,, • '- t ...,, ... ~ ~:. • • .,, . .. . ... ~ -. LI'"~ ~ " .• iu..: to le • • at t _,;. in 1U1f that it 1n. OeoJ'tO lf! b t Ott f'umltl .Alua.tsli WL49!" the tho er.rptJ' tli p • t • 'bett 1DIIU'll • • hat•• hlk1•1 sa th be'!" t •'-17• t ■ . • bcldill th 1.c Ht•~ ieo r.n ha •• . _ . . !!sere ._. IIIIPl• tlNNDff at , aNlld - - • • • - - ltelllft . . ,_. al'1• ~ • - ,.. mWb • - :la • tlltt '-- ta•a. ta .._. - . .. . '11• ho tnllr• 11eu . . . . .._ . . nn •Zldac • 'Ill• !fl'Nl11n. Ol'iglulSI~ R. R. KNILL ��0 • Original Slgr.ad: 1. N. BAYLESS _»er f .. e. �L!,S.C1T: 1; o; limT~, C.--e!!.cral. SuperintendomD Roek·Spll'ingaj) UyOJ!liDc Ro R~ KDill; Sdoty Engineer, Reek Springs :i 1c10!:rl.ng • 'rhos o Oire?:"Ya S::-o I liin0 Sup3rint.ondom, Rock Springo:, i':yo~ John 'a:'C!lge.:., f.'ig:1t Porc:c!!m9 •IToo I., Eine9 • Rock Sp?"ir~o D • riye:::rl.!13 Pi>c=tor Le::1cc~, Ur.it PCG:'~c IToo 4 ll1na3 Ro~k Sp.t'~B.tt Uyc:Jing Bo~ Doai~9 ·lcar~, I1!C>o 4 ·Mi.n'Jl) Rock Sprinzo.9 r ~ /:J.ex Angolevie, ' l ~ Puller1J lloo 4 Hi.ns:, Rook Sp:l."ings, D ~ llolvin Crogger., D~k Bill. Oper~torp Eco 4 I.Iin:?3 Rock Springst> r . ~ \ v OnllarrQ:J~....ng Al.ox fu!gal.ovie ~r.:r.d.22g Q..., Tl.ill you pl.a~o sts:~e your neE.9o Ao Al.OE 1\ngeJ.orl.o o Q..,, t7hd, io '3'0:Jr oeetl!'3tic:'3l"i ~ liil::.Z~0 Tiao. you ~ rld.I!.g in tloo 4 ?Sino on J~ 90 Tihen Sidney Ticoil tiaD fatal.17 ~d'l. a:, Yes 0 oiz'9 Q. o '7nat ~ ,en doing tt:ii:. dq? A,.~ ~ pl"Cp,!3 o Q0 \'!ill you tell u:s wht yo-.i lmcm ccmcel'D1ng thia accidento I ocn-'t tell ~ oxact]3 ha:7 it was but it was th1o \1l\Yo We pulled? proi:::i a.ft.er cl.i.mwr bofore the roof started to -,rk, then after !"told 11W partner ea:::)t~o it TI1ll. eam:3 quick and scnetime i t will stoi>o Ue wve oto.nding u~ the sataty bel.0r1 the l1ns and liatening ~d- I t.o ld J!\Y= oel.t, I didn't orq a?\Ything 1.o !d.m, but he was on the left hand side and I no en tho right hand side then the tools 11ere ~ a little tt..~or U? eo I Sl!J.'3 to Ii:(fGelf I have to pick them llpo I wmt up there r.?:.:l I 'i:.hre'ff th~!:l doon and the sao tm the rock fell dOWDo ~ &.d you p?llled prop.3 in there hotore? Ao Ye!!, betoro climler; then, o.ttor dinner we started on t he atraig;hto ~ there was a lot of prope in there up above just whara the rock tall Then rre o l ~ 't17 to take t he straig)lto Q::i dcm!) Qo r.!!a.t do you ce.n by the atroi.t!)lt? The evon1 tho romo A.'.J Q.. Ha:-r ~ ?f'OP..1 had you pulled before? Ac, .. e pulled 2,;) before dinner out ot the roamo Uo pull.od 7 lltter dinnero l elt'!""'.:.JD mc.rk them on a propo !fuen we get back i'rCE1 dinnerD t hera nae After g tthen .! looked, there wao 7 more mrkeclo 2.~ c;;,:-ke~ Q,, Tihen d:1.d you oot yoTJX' breaking rOR'/ 11_:. After dinn!.Z'o �( Qo You·o~ you 7"'1lcd 23 fN.'Op!I before luneb? Ao Ye:,!> Qn •Tie.o ·tho place t . .J!.•!d.ng rnch men you g ~ baak'l Boo lili.en tro st -urtad 3ftor dinner,, thora 't:38 ~~D bin. a..~ m, g~i t he 7 a.i'l-et" cli.m!a- g,oof bogin ,w r~o I thougllt rcof tmD going to Ao . 0ox=::3 pretty qiliek so I o,w \70 uill {50t tho tcol.£3 dc:m and ffe uiU listcnt> • C~!:'.3tiI::;o it. 00~13 ~et.ty (lUicko mm 3-o::?~ lmve you b~~ pol.1.i.Dg· pz-op:3? • A long t.il::nc I°tT.:JOd ~c bo pi\iJ:S ng tba in 2ml. Planol) Hoo 4 Min.co I _p ulled in lJo., 10 li1no tcoo Qo Au Tnciw.D t'Tao Si.dnay Tiood a. good r.or ~ ? Ao 'Ies:i he t!"'-5 kiI!d of Ow.ID 'tut h'!> ms .'.l gocd o r ~~ Qo q 0 l..o "!ou conz:i.~ d bin n pl'otty c:ar;porio:iccd ~ r ? :r gtlc...9 :10 used to t'S'Ork nt Central a little bi.Y. befor0 he otated m.~ Tb,() Union Pc.eiiie Coal Coo Bo Led~ piJl.l.:ing props m.th you for about. 18 c:,m,t-i,;? Ao Ye:;., ! g1!e$B -~at 0~ e.bom; riJjlto Qo Thia ...,.,_:::s -~13 f"...rot. pls.ee to bo ~d? A., Et:"e,t,~ ~ b ~ coved cnt of tho r00:1o Q0 In oetM.n,! °f!Ollr ln-eaidng 'JN"3, mor.:i ci.o you p-llll. the ·prop$ tram.? Ao Tho b:oealdDg l"CT.7!3 are all U!> abovoo Q0 :In ~ cpL-rd.c::2., liq had Sidney gono up the ~ rm? Ao I dc:n'lt ~ JJ I didn9t 880 bm goo · :rt happened TJhen I l'1GS t rying to gai; t ho tool.a rmmlo Ii ionot var:, far I just about 120o Qu Q~ Yt:1tt hed loft. yOTJ11 \i""vOl.8, yo-r pick, your pl'Op pnller~ and otutt up the ~ "l!C!Y? Au Yeo, jlL'Jt nbovoo I do thE.t lO'Ge of t.im~s beeatwa acmotima rock aJ?d pr-,p::s Zell end ·fall all avor ihe toola a Q., A,, Toi, plnee r.....o qrlet.? ?"e8 0 m"..cm I -.ont tar tools, ha 'flBO in e. oaf'e plc.oe, on the PNP.:Jo d.:l.rinJt seo h1D l30ing UPo Yot!!' prop plillc:7:' ffas above the breaking raw? I t pulled tree? h ,; 'i. .a., Q,, I �I 50".El' ~"!"o► Ae:3 11 . Sh.~do.,. do you chop tb.e °bi)'~ to::!} ~ dig ar01.m:1 t hc:3o · ~ ~.. a .. o chop -.:hru mm ac:z.:y1i:m_~a ;-ou !u:.:r e ·i;o dig crowd t:b.Eltlo t~ero ~ a ~ ... :-ca!t., you huvo to cbo» t l.~ up Q!ld pu-~ tho cllcl.n 41m t::.o pl'Oy ~tl ~-;::lot i-,o .&ed you pt:ll. 1i .-:zry prop:, in thio place iho day befo~o? Be.fer"" the ~ o ! ~~ the brscld..ng li11e firot baforo end r:o t".-,:-o ~ p?"Op_:ic; Q,; Tihen did yo-:-. ct ·rour lac".:. br e ~ rv.r? Ao Cb t ho O~'J c"':!·tto Qo Ycu oet yo~ brieaiting ifcr; t.hen yo..i hcd pulled. 23 propa and brCU&li ~ho c!orni t ~ ·i,;h,o b ~g rr.mII cm1 7 c.fter lll!:ctl? ~ Yea-> • o Bo ..Ro Kn1lJ. ~ C!l'Gi O ~o . "'~ Uh.en thie pl.e.co oto.t"'Ce,J to o:>rk,11 did ycu and S1cinoy cliscuoa it at all? A., nothinsD juct c.o I ca:,1 I told hm., r.r::C':1 r.a n1ll. ~ .; tJio tcolo do:m the~ m:, dll go c!<mn a.mi liotOl:lo t1 Q-, He didi!= t IL~ f!.f19' Cct:::3Ilt to r::clm ~ .:11? ilJ I:~., 11.. Ho hel!'8(l J'Oil ~o got \jb.O t ool.a dcr.m.? '!c:,o lo ".., -Ao Ueuld Coo there :.o mvthil!a ~ c.bout hit, having c. piak Tiith hill? ~ I.huT.'.13' q\!9Stio!Wl.31 Be h:1d i!:!:lt io eotmd the 1!'00f? Ye ::,o o ao 4o Qo '! It.D.,could ha.vo bean e pick ho r.:lD t?:Jing t o sound out t.rcn UZlder lda? 4, ~· Vo Ov ~ c;, !l?qn1rlng Pt-oat er Lt,scoo ~ Qo T7ill. .;..ul? pl.eiwe otate your ns:=9? ~ Proetor 1..c:ocoso >-o Q_, Tihr.t in '3'0T1r' oe~tion ? Unit Fo a.. -1 Q. !i' !' Qo r~ t I! C".i!cm cio J'OU ~ · care of? .1.,, Q" l. .!. yct1 Um::. l;ar~ 1n Uoo 4 !line tf.Jen Sidney Treed was fntolq injared? :i D:U- o 1'IC TTas 12 3auc?i and 19 llortho Hem ~ tmi'·e do yaa h.:!.ve in t hoso places? rmrr. �1i.1 v'.1Sited 19 :i~h ~ry on thio ohift? 1 Biro ,<m r:z»;f t~r-:s'i I viGitcd 1.:.?.!e !l?OP pw.lero im.000 4o Uould yo71 con.oider ther:1 coz:.du.ct.ing their uork in a m>l'2a::lenlike r::e..~or? A.? Yooo Qo tJao thOE'e cn?C-h:lng Ull'l?Suol. o.bou~ the place t-hc'- yon i.'loticod? A-> Do.I) Biro Qo Did you· ~tice cff...:lai2.tl hou I::3l...~ propo had beon pulled. tilGn this aecicont cee~d? • ~ I!o$) l gc~o ·:;.he:zo -oore 23 ~o :,o ~ o Qo Uua t.h3 ~co t'rt:!'ld.n3 t:''on yoil viai·,e::l.? • ~ .> !Jo9 i:~ 't:30 ~\ll.sti 9 that io prc,vicr'...:3 00 t:ie ~~eitlc:!to Q., ioll. 't:Elb io t:he firot pl:ace0 t:he.1; 7ot1 lm.ct1 co~&~ ~ho e.ecidcnt.o A._ t1oll.3 the first thing I heard of it~ ! bld j ~ p2.osad 12 So.1th Entey9 n'hc:::1 v.he pl!.0?10 r~o The .r op~ rider ~ c i ru:1 it r._s for Co Thay told o \ih:.t a C3ll ml8 covered m.th rook in 19 Uorth oo I ~-m dc:n ar:d c ~ up t,o tl'.!o plo.00 0 -You aould oee Sidney0 s he!id t!Zlzl0r a piece of rc-,.k0 I sc::,.t tor cap piceoo imd to pro,rent hie f'rco. being ornohcd eir.!f J:ot"O• aod for e. coa!W) of jack!lo Anothe:ii;' t:.:m er tt:"O ph.cGd jaclm -on oa.ch oie.'30 I "'old thco tro mul.d t17 to 'i:iiI::ber ~o plo.ooo Ue jmit et~d. ~o ct"k {mo je.ck:8 uaon aho ato.rtcd workingo Ue 'l70.lld ~ry e. litt.l.o th0n tro ~ul.d ha.ve io get booko He tried to tiz:nsr tho placo ~er the t:roald.Dg l.ineo If h°e could have got.ten it ticbered, v:a ceuld ~~ held that, but i t · kept com.ng" tie got -so::?) props up., but 00::.--:, roeh ceee in the insideo The rock slid and lmccked our broaki.Dg ~ om:, 0 :r-;; c:ado thingo prott.y difticnlto Q, A., Hern ~ z::=n did you have ticborinJ? ! dim:.~~ ffC!" co~ thetlo Ue h..!.d 8~ 10, or 120 ~. Do~ figt?Z"O :::r-o Ucod ml8 kiµed h3foro you triod to get him out? A., 'Chon ! .f:!.a:;~ rsc.-.,- hiD I t holl@.t thcro tt£?S a ch~G of get t ing him out ~ iliu et.ill being o.liveo Thcrugb# looking bai.ok o.t it, he pro~bJ.¥ ilOVC1" lmc.! rha:t had bit bin bocsuae he never mde o. aoundo lfE'o !l1.1ll ,._ e3tioniI?go Q., Ha:1 l01g before the aceidont occurred, did you say it "CD that you ho.d b- n in i ~re? A:, l t t:'Dl3 c'beut '1130<> Q_ t woo t ho condition ot·the place? I:. • It O!! e f;ood quiet pleceo Q,} A0 ,. .!'8 ther3 e:a:, l.Drgo craolas visible? T"cero \'TON) 'i:.T.lo rudrl.iJie eraclm t hat you gat 0 �Juot 'i:!!e :.r:,~ cr3Cko in pulll_rJg tid'.:ior? Yoso ~ • • "'~1cn1o3<> -1.i \7hc:i ~-i ~ e d to jaok up tho rock, -~horo \":ON prop.a, all arolil?d tho rock t.~u:~ ota-tcd t.o fcll.? Ao no, t~ero •..!l even frc::i tho 1'00k en in end th&ro C31".} a for, prep:, {;o tho la;, ei~ ,, to tho ~ i eido ~ tho otrclishto Tho nnjonty· of ·'11.o !E'OP:, • loft ~ Cm. tho right h~ oic'l.o of tho rock, g~ing 'tl!'., thora roa otill P1ei::.t;r prop:3 c; ~o lh03o ~. In di;!i~ ~ o:,ot of the tinbar h:id been pulled act; ot the poc!tc~ b~ timber yot in th.o Otm.ichto A, Yeec circ- llro Vo Oo !!\Jrrcy- In..,airing B ~ Domior /l..ll!ffial'in3 ~o r.m you pl.cw st~~c, ~lll' n&:.o? Qc A:i 'iihc.t is ;,aar cccuz,=.t1co? Lond't::--·,20 Ck \'!Cl'Q y-01.1 ~killg olcco b;r mioro SidneJ' tTood t:38 norld~? A~. B ~ Do--...iC1.-o /lo About 70 or 80 feet tra::i tbiB pl.nceo c;.o 17111 you tell 129 T1htlt J'C)U lmorr concerning tho e.ccideut? ho I ~ dcn~t kncm· e 'thole lot cancezon1ng ito He 1raa ~ um.er th-:> tock aicm I c; i ~ nith oDG 3l"J::l and his head ohO'fd.ngo lii8 head Tina d tihillo ~ tho cal.led ., ...~ ? f 1.o 8!lon4o c dcnm and hollerodo Ue •T.'81'3 ,n,rldng about a pan length past the Ho od.d Sidzu,y- was hurt0 'f7e b9lled Proctoro l'lhen Ti'8 first 1ftlnt up mm :Lt 1rM quiet, the first ~hing we did, I told ec:esbot\f to go after the ti.rat a.id kit and I want after je.cka and the other crew he.d atarte4 to W01'k on the lip Vihen I got back., Ue started setting thiber :J> r.lld ve etr:rted to block the rook \lPo Thon it started to r:orJd.ag tram aettil2g timbero CJ!d the ja.cka under it0 I believe that 1o the wa:, ;r reo tllloe,:, 1to Qo You c;a:- the jc.cks set under the rook to t;si.'. it beck C1ut of tho uay er.!l it cc.ved in mon then? • 11 ~ •• air,, think he ~ killed outright? Ao .. "'I doo �.Ll. you ploaoo ot.c.to your n<1r::;i? Alviil Swr.1 Cre~aro ~ H!llvin., TI1.ll ~u plcaao tell 'iZD uhat. you lma:7 CCl!.oOl'l'lill:lg ih~ r.ccident to Sicl,,.cy i1~? A., All. l krur.1 1c th~t Shanio CarJ.Q dorm on.d yollcd Sidney tt1D C(N"'"...rcd ~er ~e 1"0""...ko I called dcmn to .tho l oading ezcl t:.'.l1 8lld ·tm> ot-horo and. qyoolt ~ U9 1°&Cl?Oo m I ccmld cco ~ bio hood Ol!.d cm ~ ID tto p?Opo t'Jo o ~cd oott~ tic:l0i:'I) lltoo Vo Oo !.2"nft:~ ll:quir-i!lgo JQbn ~gOX' ~ o Qo Tiill y~-.,. pl~co O'i,;n~o ~ Jl3!:!!>6 Ao J~ Trc.egcro Q9 Dhat 1D ~ oco~~tia11? • 4 o fiigll{; F ~ g !::>o 4 ~ o Qo Ar- J~9 mll. you t.ell -u o Tfbat ~ lmm-r of the fa.tnl Mo:1.de~ io Sidney Tiocd? \lo jtl':Jt got cut of 12 South e.nt1. a n';!l1 hc.d cau_c;rt, bis foot in a ohocwe ~colo Uo c~ Ui., t.o set o. trip io get hio io 4\ili. ontl"J' South an tho hoict t':':lD clo..n and ho had to tolk outo. Procto? os just coming ihrough . to go ~o 19 men tho ph~u rango Tie ~ and it ~ Val Piclm1.k, dl.o maid a.~, o. prop pull.er, waa hurt m.th rccko I sent Proctor dam to 19 and tol.d him that thero ffllB n m:m hurt. and I trcml.d atop them frca ~ coal. end tho trip mw in 12 Southo The rope ~ r mis goil:ig to pall n 10!:.d.ed trip f1'0m 12 end I got 1n end want to the plo.oeo \1hen I got thero, Sidn'lJ' 'l'!:1fJ ~ there Trith·ouo nrm. and his heed. shouiD.g hce ~e •rooko Tl!O place oa m>rldngo . Tile Ill3l1 3>t jacks and had blockz, ~ r it0 're.~ nsn TI'81"8 ell t:Ork:ing, ec:r, setting, amd.ng an.cl 80m Oarrying,o trying to f3"i;op it tram coming cm c:rroro About that tim some rock .fell a:1 :1n am· ju:rt. ?:d.!!aed DOid.er and ~her of the fellns o t7e contin~d to timbQr, tr,112g to e1WC b1m aa BOCCl oe '19 couldo Qo ?CR tM.nk·YToocl ffllll k i l l e d ~? Ac lea, I dOo Q;, "° l7o'illd :,ou bnYe mv- "Plaion why ho would ha up oboYe t he ~ r(Jl(l l'Zoo Ao Qo !lOiY tor tm.o he? i!efna::nQt Ter,f taro He was headed donn t he hill to be gettillg away free it Bis h4!nd and a1'll were avv n Pl'OPo· Q0 He.d·10U ddted t he plece before the accident? Ac., Yea., I T;"BD t hen before 5&30o Q0 ~ WBG there ~bing mmaual about i t? 110, nothizlgo �,onoid&-otl it ·r?c.o •a. g0od pl!leo? ab~vc tho c\r01?c.geo 1-t io ca~<mt-:1.f.'..J. t.o ~cewer ino t:iciJer to got good cavoa ionV-i; itb !c:::io I Jae!t? �In i..l;:? Co!'onc>..., o Co1t~=·., i."1 c=.id. f Ol" "' .. t. ter Cc 'uy6 b~ ore . - cf \'J, omlng) ; ss · 01 llnie. of STTc_.i",Ym:~~r) Co:.-o~sr. In 'i,l10 mntt~i• 0.1. ..hu d-uth 01' Sic.:n ,, \ ,cod i:ho , us ! ..J.l~J. cil J~ 9th, 19' :i.n :.,he Union r acll'ii C ill Con!.?m1; ~ e llo. 4 Li.in- at c0cl. ,;p us; S ..c ··t.. ,r • Cou.'1t7, , c.:..1l.11g. c:,., ! ;>ie, C~!"On~r in o.ncl foi: the · ek t, , \ ;..-::::,·;::.-:;~·-..~-- f c Kl '\ ..; Ruck u 15.v 'ill. • "- ;;ii:. . .n". ♦ ,., I 1 • {' ~ .; • o "!:', ., c1:3 C 0 t • n· ., :.:-ors • b• • p :i:n .... J.89;j. :\ncl yon ore Cl._ loy • by t i e Union l'~c:Lfi• Cool Cc!::.?'~~ 7 All the t.:l.!_ o r .. AnrJ. \Iha~ ~yp oi tiO- k do you do? ·:ell, ov :,thing, I rms ddvinG» ~i:wc, 1::; or.J. loading, ~d luct. n , .!:-ul1:i..n.; props. D"' ::•ou recall en July 9th, 19'13., c,_ OCO:ur!"~: in tile . Ca /~ !:dne'i o • A. =.fu:t.al .:.ccidont, •.••,.c 1 Ye~~ ...ic.1c lloa l· Yen 'or.1ih cntey·. "'~ That ~c~r 1t occ l1'1' ... cbo:.ii;, ; 40 in th A. I c~'t t ll, t:Lft,J. c::i..g.}i•~, nou.ethins a t h:i!)pc.i • 'ihi..'1 u...:d.dcnt involved tuo deo.t.h ,.,,: f,idi ., :·,o_, teso • 1" ftot1 Jone did l..:."o \:ood r.ork ith you? :,: ~ou.1.ont~ toll ~ou, c,1.rl.t. a . u i ll.l• r:~::>ra t:1an one y . i �-2.th :.hat typ~ of r.ork did h~ do tilth you? ?ull tirr..oo:-a, scmetin.., didn't• pill ticb~ do ~omet hing c l ..... ~ ound the i:rJ.no, p~ timb~~· O!' tra'!1t. ~• o f,culd you ConGidE:lr him a I?IU:l t:1~t ,.as c~tr.:.i ou.o and safe in the raino or c 1:13n that ••oo!t chances? He oas alrlght, ti8 s-::.ai~ r-i't~r din.'1.cr ~~d pull set."Ctl pro:,,:.:i, roof a·~ort. n>:-!t n littlc b:1:t so I told bi!:l ':;'3 i:cul.d t ake the toola ou.t end t:r.:rl.t. ~o=.otw it stop ar:d no:il.... • in.o ::.t cc:::J~ !.. right do.:n. Ue naa 1 :cl.ting en a e..lfe place b~l C";:'. I t bro're o. littl e ! caid to ~coli never S1J3 to hie. .Sc::!eth.o : en i•;:. y·;,.o.rl, to CO.Ve it COCl r1sht domi and oit?tt CO't"or up C:lr t-colf! ao I atQl'"c. to toko t he tc~l6 !o.rth~r do::n l":T.~n l!UJ".. i>t?ll chllin d '.'.>Tin Game t i!:~ roolc co:.1e dorm. I run to h:b fuu,ci!t .! could lC)p him, alJ. l could C ' T:'.lEJ hie h2e.d next \lnC !" ~~o :( _ ·n dom tho cnt :ey- • t thoce .follco t o co.::i. owi ta.ha !.l:.':.l out and o.:mto t.i!'lro i rt, to onvo. M 1 ~o A. Ho·t did h.o he~ to go b l coulc1n 9t toll youo A. Did ho o beck after camo toolz? .:o, no tools t ho1•0, ,, • Did he have fJJJ3 tools in hie !lern:!? I don •t laumII couldn •t t ell yono Q. 0 Hau , !.-8 yo\l pulling t ho preps 01!.li? A.. 1,ith a cbain. Q. :-:oul.d he havo b n t r.rina to clean the bottom? A. !~o, clean Cll bott.c::i., each chain on 3021 l~ng chain pull t hc::i out.. • • Do you • !)Ose i t there rnro an:, pr ops in t here he .figu..~d ~o nnd pull thc:i out? Uo, there lm.6 zor.i .. props, but I told you we ?:'38 just r:G.1.tinc, SOJ!'tot:Ime ·c,hat come do-:m quick and he 11as on oatc Eide , -t -:lng hen l pull toole out., lle both r.cre wait ing and 1 didn · cao hie go th re 01· I could o! tell hio not to (JJo Q. t.. Q,, ho ~ now did 1ou happen to notice him l'Thcn the roe!: cora hul? I d1dn 't scs hie. to thoreo <ioim on How did you ha.p!)en t o notice him then? l Just saw him., I don't lrnorr not hinB cl.rm just t hat. od: Did y ou hnvo to dig at the bottoo of t he:Jo prop:J? A. Samet .:lmsa yea, soo.~t imeo no j u.&t pull them outg , di • nothing t o propo that time n-hGn that thing tmpp n, t he tools on sate place, Just we were stand mid . t cb Q. A. You didn't see him with a pick? llo, I didn 1t r.,ee him. �l Le.Leed: . Ihve you any idea h0tt ma.ny timber rnw w.olodgcd? A, Quite o. fen:> couldntt toll hot"J CJ.aDY prop:, 0::F"~ct)s'., '-'• You t mra on the ri~ht hand side of 'Gho place? A,, I uao on tho t'ightD he tmo on tho loft h.:md side. I wo.o right by the tools and no ~-cols on the.t side mierc he rrc.c EJta.ndingo Theruupon~ Hermnn Dozier a9pearcd O.B a nit1?.osn, and after being duly ur.orn according t o lo.u , testified a□ . f ' o l l o ' : 7 S s u.r. ()pies Kindly otc.t.c ycur full nQ.ii!O. h. H~:rme.n Donic1•. Q,. You live hor~ i.~ Rock Springa? Lo YesD sire ~ J-1,. . f:re you eop!.:>yet.i.. by the Uni.en Pnci!ic Coal Cc:.pony? Yeo, ail" .. Q0 Do you rcccll on July 9th, 1943, ~£ a f~tal. aceid~nt tha~ c,.:currcd tihich in"<rolved the dolltL o.i' Sidnoy UoocW Ao teo, siro Tell the Jc:cy ju.at tiho.t you kn:>-rr of thc.t accident? \"Jell,; r.o t;;Jr0 csllod to the face., Mro Arlgolovic clllled us up Q. A. to tho fe.co Gc:n.clhor-o aro"l!mi 9 o'clock that a mn uas hnrt. m, uere uorldng about , pcosib~, 70 feet from whoro thia hnP!)cnCd. \','hen ne got to this man he ma righ1. under c. large chunk of roclt; the place r.:.:lB r.Drking. Opie& You folko helped get hio out, did you? A. \1o mrkccl until about 10 o 1 clock., unt i l the reocue cret"I CS!!!'Jo ~.. . Were you thero uhon the mQil was takon out? Q. Did you hoar - No:t siro h i m mnke o.ny s'i:,otcment t hat he had tools m.th hici? A o Qo A pick was on tho aido ot h i m , I oau that. Did it c.wcar he had been using the pick, or could yo!J. tell? A. l couldn 't t ell. Thereupon, llel vin Cregger appeared as n nit noas, entl after boin! <lul.3 swom according to law, t estified as folla:,ss IJr. Opies A. Kindly stat e your f ull name? lielvin Cr eggor. ~. Do you. r eside in Rock opringa? A., I work here. 41 A. You are employed by the Union Pacific Coal CO!llpany ? Tho.t ' o right. 0 �= , -4 1n the l~oo 4 ·ll:tne? ¢.a: A. Xea, eiro Qo About hon lon_a have you t1o!'ke1i there? Ao Ten uont.hso Q. 't•b.a't typo of t:0rk d,;:, you do? Ao ?10::l'tly loo.ding on the fnceo Q. A. Do you lm0t1 ~hing about. this accident? 0 ~ thin~~ l nas called up thore and sau all th:it rock. Q. A. Did you help truce this man out? NoD sir, crnI10 out bzfora t hey got him out.., i t uoo still '\1or!tinzo ~o Do you lmCTI of l!J\1 D.ddit:lcnnl infomation t..lmt Iilight be 0£ scm-J Ao int.erest. to this inquest? That. ao o.bcl!t oil I lmon. Qo !i.u Did you heai- t2.."'JY ate.t'--=entn lt.2.de in the mine rogc.rding t.hio aceid.ont'l Uothing, onl3 that a pick i-.::.s around hira1 thet I a all I heard. Thereupon, Proctor LeGcoe n9pesrad a.!3 n cl.tness, and ~er baing duly s~orn occording to lau, testified as !ollcmo: Kindl.Jr stato your full ~s? Proctor Leeco~o Q. A. You reside ho:ro in Boak Springa? Q. And aro you ~yed by t he Union Pacific CoM Comp::11\V? Yes,. sir. Ao Yes:, Biro IJ. In 'l"1bat c11:9acity? A. Unit Foremano \lore you in lfoo 4 mi.no t ho evening this accident oecu.rrcd? A. Yos, sir. Q. Q. A. Tall the Jt117 uhat you lmon., Ur. Lescoe? l7ell, shorllf after nine o'clock I mw called dO'ffll to 19 Eiorth entry, telephone call otated /l lil9dl° '\".313 covered nith rock oo ! went dcmn as quickly a s possible nnd a largo piece of roe.1< a upon the .llUlJlo The pl.ace was workinB• fle secured jCLCks onct tried to raiee t he rock, t:~o pl.nee bsgan to work heavUyp nttenptcd to timber the place in order to hold tho oe.i.'l i."OCk but tho :rock kept f olllng intemittentl,y until more roe!:: !all t hroughout the place all the more. (J. Had you been in that pla.ce that evening? Ao Yes . : �- 5✓.ipio ~ • Who.t. tim.:::>"l . In the neighborhood of 7: 30 o Ao Seven-thirty? 'ieso Qo Ao Did you examine the r oom? taelli, ubat WI? do constantlyp ai3e it up i:) about all o Q.. Ao Ac l'Jas it. t-mrking t hen? I\Joo Qo Did t.hoy pull D.rW timber? Ao Yes , Q. Ho.. 1ID1ch t imber. had beon pulled out? A.. Ucl.l., around 20 so:mewho.t ti.!!lber0 I t:eul.d l!ley. Q. About me.t. t.ime had you been wld the aeei1icnt hacl ooe1.u-r£d? . tlell.J) 1 couldn 9t 093 l i-10.s told \7hat time the occident ocourrciio I ua o called by telephone to th~ i'oc0 that there tmS •an ~ ci- Qo A 0 dent. .. • I was just passing it on cy t1tJ3' dotm mien it rang; What did they tell you. ho.d happened? Ao That a man was covered nit.h ro~~I> Q., Qo ~hey cH.dn•t t ell you how it occurred? Ao I~o. Q., A.. Di d you a sk ~bo~ how it happened? No, Di ro llro l!cLeod: \7~ all t he two props under your charge that night? A,, Only t he prop pullers, course there 168 tour units. Q. Two in 19 end two whore? . Ao In l2 South. Qo A. Q.&it e a wa,ys apart? One ent r,y belov. Q. A. You jv.st made the one visit t o that ·p1aco? Q. A. Been there twice? Yes, sir. Qo Were the7 pulling t he props with a chain when you nas t here? Q. 1iaa you there when the7 got him out? No, sir, been there twice. A. Yes, siro A. Yaa, eir. �-6~. ·Did you cee tha~ pick they I re talldng obout.? A. ·tto, airD but. it-'could eaeil.Jr have been standing somewhat bo.cl.t t:hen the bo~ uas renoved. TTaa there o. piclc: pulled outJ> do you lm<r.19 t7hen thoy f:J,>t the bod¥? • Ao I couldn't. SQYa • " Q.. la there ~ e here ltho Dau that pick? Q. Eo, never oaw a "pick ·but a pick naa used oGVGral do.Ya otter that. A. Ur • .Opioa Did llJ1¥ of the Jur,vmen oeo this pick? tloa Ao Did ~one hero hear ~body mako a statemsnt uhether or not . a. pick ms there? A. Yes., air. Q. Q0 Who made t.ho.t 13taten::.3nt? Q. Did you nee a. pick there, llr.. Donier? Yes, sir. A. Ur. Dozier o&id ·he oatr a pick t here. A. Q. Ao When they took the bo(W out? I wasn't there when -t he7 got him out, but it was there when I left on the right aide. • • J u.rye \'lae the pick in hie hand? A llo1 the pick was b7 the side. 0 Ur. Opioa Death Certificate signed by Dr. llcCram atated t he cause of .death was slmll fractured and punctured l unge. �St nto of \'"JYQ!-uing) : ss tounty of Sn(aetm,.t.er) I, Bel.en Travis ~ Coroner's Stenographerg her eby solemnly sr,ear that the ubove and foregc,ing is ·a true and correct t r anscript of llW notea taken by me this 25th ds_y ot July, 1943. (Sgd. ) Helen Tr avis Subscribed and BVlom to before. ma this.____~ of July/) 19430 tw ccmmission e.xpiraa___ _ _ _ _• 1\1.bert. Valden 9 Clm-;mce Cregger end Charleo Highley, JuroraD presented t.hG verdict. nt. t.he close of tho inqaest9 stated: 0 wo the Jury, find that. Sidney ITood came to his death as a result of fall of 1'0Ck wbil.e in t he eet of pulling timbers. 11 (Sgd. )._ ___Al__,be_rt ____ va_l_n_e_n__Juror {Sgd.) 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'.11 t �- • • �C tic bco n t l i • l l • !ta ':!lee f nnt eronb i, .. un'e- • 11 "• 1 WI •'IV:re.1 tc 2,Alll "• t"'n lo fa~t tZa• J1'0P 11)1111 ,U• MOW 1 • tJl ._._. • 11-foo\ Mr • • till h• l f r ~e.\n .a 111: 1'ff de t l �I J. 0 -. . " :\ �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Accident Reports Fatal All Districts 1943-1944 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1943-1944 Subject The topic of the resource A collection of fatal accident reports within all districts for the years 1943 to 1944. Description An account of the resource An 11" x 8" with equally sized pages that have some tearing on corners. Most of the pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Union Pacific Coal Co. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0155 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource R. R. Knill I. N. Bayless F. J. Peternell DeForest Nielson