NAME

ADDRESS

AGE

DEPENDENTS

OCCUPATION

CONDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bain, James

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

51

3

Trackman

Removed from the mine dead

Bennett, Albert

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

64

1

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Branstutter, H. J.

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

44

3

Trackman

Removed from the mine dead

Brock, John

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

48

1

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Brook, Bill

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

40

2

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Carroll, Bill

Straight Creek, Bell County Ky

29

8

Machineman

Removed from the mine dead

Centers, Nate

Fourmile, Bell County  Ky

62

2

Mine Foreman

Removed from the mine dead

Collins, James

Pineville, Bell County Ky

39

4

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Emory, James

Pineville, Bell County Ky

32

4

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Fisher, Tom

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

53

4

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Gambrell, Floyd

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

24

3

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Gambrell, J. T.

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

52

4

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Honeycutt, Henry

Fourmile, Bell County  Ky

40

7

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Lawson, Reed

Flat Lick, Knox County Ky

35

6

Motorman

Removed from the mine dead

Lockard, Delbert

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

33

8

Motorman

Removed from the mine dead

Lovell, Harmon, Jr.

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

19

6

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Matthews, George

Pineville, Bell County Ky

50

3

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Mills, Cary Frank

Pineville, Bell County Ky

57

6

Face Boss

Removed from the mine dead

Partin, Bud

Straight Creek, Bell County Ky

27

4

Conveyorman

Removed from the mine dead

Patterson, Champ

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

46

4

Conveyer Loading Point Man

Removed from the mine dead

Sharpe, Dave

Pineville, Bell County  Ky

49

2

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

Sulfridge, Robert

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

44

6

Wireman & Bonder

Removed from the mine dead

Westerfield, Hugh

Flat Lick, Knox County, Ky

52

2

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine dead

           

McQueen, Thomas

Tinsley, Bell County Ky

30

1

Coal Loader

Removed from the mine alive, but died in the hospital

Towns, Bud

Pineville, Bell County Ky

52

3

Coal Loader

Died after removed from the mine

           

Branstutter, Bill

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

41

8

Motorman

Rescued

Hatfield, Joe

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

40

6

Motorman

Rescued

Leath, McKinley

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

45

5

Conveyorman

Rescued

Lingar, Charles

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

30

5

Coupler

Rescued

Miller, Huey

Fourmile, Bell County Ky

31

7

Coupler

Rescued

Philpot, Ivan

Pineville, Bell County Ky

51

5

Coal Loader

Rescued

           
 

 

FOURMILE MINE EXPLOSION CASUALTY LIST
& SURVIVORS

Submitted by Lee Hatfield