Show STATE INSPECTOR CAUSE OF MINE BLAST failure to inspect for gas blamed by J B taylor FAHM to inspect for gas gag for it period of 15 hour hours ii is believed by jola join U B taylor state coal mine woe in sp ettor to be responsible for the explosion february 0 of the standard cardville ville llie mine which mulled resulted in the deaths of 23 men five were killed by violence of the he blast fifteen hy by the th deadly black damp anil and three by a rock fall while in the act of rea res cuing trapped miners mr taylor wa was also iio a member of the investigation committee ap ar pointed by 0 F Me he industrial commissioner four of the fire mem of the committee have reported 4 on ono of the body JI W dyer of the bureau of mine mines attributed the blast to A cacan while the other two members me niber J D parker alio also of the bureau of minei mines and J pi P hussell russell safety engineer for the united states fuel agreed with mr taylor the other member A A watts en an gincer for the coal ha has not made his hl report 11 W mr r rays that the reason he above li Is the only logical ae ai R he found absolutely no DO cai mrs or trolley trolleys on an power lines that might have caused the blast lie ile ed the lately measure tak tat en by the company ahiel resulted in localizing the explosion the inspector Ine makes nine becom I 1 mend atlon these are summarized lied duit barrien barriers at certain besig jo points irit closing of certain unused see ec eions of the nine mine to keep fire bosses patrolling and ana examining temporary stop pings and testing all place for or gas in no I 1 alae mine until the mine working dis brits aro are properly reestablished by repairing pipe line building fire proof stop toppings pings doors and over cuts to hare have the mine foreman as enfant foreman or other outside bosses to be equipped with magnetically locked flame safety lampa lamps and test the places for gas at all times w bhea ben visiting alting vl working faces to have all their machine men drillers drill cra and operator operators of mechanical oal coal loading machine equipped with lafety lamps for gas testing pur poses and trained to we then them whereby they can examine and test the face faes for gas before commencing to cut cat coal drill or load coal to eliminate as far as practical cutting or drilling of coal when other men are in the to keep bt brattice Attlee lead leads well ip up to thi working face faces at all timi where needed unlacing enlacing En lacing of nonn electric tiec equipment rith with permissible is boon ai as possible Kee keeping plug rock dust well prayed arrayed tp ip tl tie the watking wella faaea |