Excerpt from the Report of the Mine Inspector of Houghton County, Michigan, For the Year Ending September 30, 1898. (Josiah Hall, Mine Inspector.)Accident No. 25. – At the Atlantic mine, September 28th, Sacris Niskonen, a Finish trammer, was fatally injured. Niskonen was working at the 20th level north of No. 3 shaft, when a piece of hanging rock fell from under the stull timber, striking him upon the back while he was leaning over the ear. The force of the blow inflicted internal injuries from which he died about 12 hours later. At the time of the accident it was not considered serious as there were no external signs of serious injury.
Culled from: Some fatal accidents in the Atlantic, Baltic, Champion, Trimountain, and Winona copper mines (A local history series) |