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8. Cable-reel locomotive. Controller cover damaged. Debris in cab.

9. Body of motorman who acted as examiner for night shift in car next to locomotive. Another body on floor just in by car.

10. Two bodies.

11. Seven bodies.

12. Explosives-storage box for section. One part box of explosives burned and several rolls of burned and charred fuse. Some undamaged explosives in box.

13. Cable-reel shuttle car.

14. One body.

15. Body of section boss.

16. Body of shot firer.

17. Face of No. 39 room shot down. Four shots in crosscut, three bottom holes and top hole along right rib not fired. Ends of fuses charred. Center top hole and top hole along left rib fired, apparently lit by flame of explosion. 18. Loading machine in crosscut to left. Nips disconnected from power wires. 19. Drill truck turned over, wheel broken off. Drill and other tools scattered about truck. Nips disconnected from power wires.

20. Mining machine sumped in and more than half way across face. Nips disconnected from power wires.

21. Sixteen bodies in or at man-trip cars on 1 west. Man-trip consisted of locomotive and two cars. Six empty cars in cross-over inby man-trip. Five cars were off track. Two empty cars off track on 2 west inby cross-over. 22. Loading machine at face. Nips disconnected from power wires.

23. Place cut. Mining machine loaded on truck and moved back from face. Nips disconnected from power wires.

24. Loading machine.

25. Locomotive on 20 north on track. Controller in off position. Two bodies at locomotive.

26. Man-trip consisting of locomotive and two cars.

track. Fourteen bodies in and around man-trip.

Locomotive and cars off

27. Loading machine on entry. Nips disconnected from power wires.

28. Trackman's truck blown off track.

29. Drill truck 70 feet from face of room. Nips disconnected from power wires. 30. Mining machine blown off track.

31. Explosives container destroyed and loose explosives strewn about floor.

32. Door blown open, but not destroyed.

33. Locomotive-controller cover blown off.

34. Man-trip consisting of locomotive and two cars. Ten bodies in and alongside man-trip.

35. Five empty cars twisted and overturned.

36. Three empty cars twisted and overturned. Axle broken on one car.

37. Loading machine. Nips disconnected from power wires.

38. One body found at face rolled up in ball along left rib.

39. Four bodies near face of room.

40. One body along rib rib in crosscut.

41. Body of mining machine operator.

42. One body. Sand box on entry destroyed.

43. Mining machine controller at neutral. Nips disconnected from power wires.

Drill truck outby mining machine.

scattered outby truck.

44. Limit of rock dust on entries.

45. Limit of rock dust on 1 west entry.

46. Concrete block seals blown in.

Drill, tools, and loose explosives

47. Approximate extent of rock dusting on 20, 21, and 22 north entries off 4 west. 48. Approximate extent of rock dusting on 23 and 24 south entries off 4 west. 49. Bodies of 16 workmen from 13 and 14 north section found grouped near 1 west junction.

50. Four men from face walked out to junction with 1 west where they were rescued along with pumper from along 1 west. Pumper died later on surface.

51. Fourteen bodies huddled at face, most of whom left notes. Latest time dated in notes was 7 p. m.

52. Thirteen bodies grouped along entry.

53. Body of substation attendant.

54. Body of motorman found along 4 west haulage road.

APPENDIX “C."-Sketch showing details of explosion evidence at and near face of

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APPENDIX D.-List of men killed in mine explosion, No. 5 mine, Centralia Coal Co., Mar. 25, 1947

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APPENDIX D.-List of men killed in mine explosion, No. 5 mine, Centralia Coal Co., Mar. 25, 1947—Continued

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COAL MINE INSPECTION REPORT, NO. 5 MINE, CENTRALIA COAL CO., CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY, ILL., SEPTEMBER 1–3, 1942

(By L. W. Kelly and T. H. O'Neal)
INTRODUCTION

This is a report of an inspection made in accordance with the Federal Coal Mine Inspection and Investigation Act of 1941 (H. R. 2082) for the purpose of

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