21st District Non Fatal Mine Accidents-- Sullivan, Susquehanna, Lackawanna, & Wayne Counties.

Accident Date	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Age	Married/Single	Name of Colliery	County	Nature & Cause of Accident in Brief
Jan-03	Joseph Hirezenski	Polish	Miner	52	M	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Head and body severely injured by explosion of powder at face of chamber.
Jan-06	Henry Cartisson	Hungarian	Miner	30	M	O'Boyle-Foy	Sullivan	Left leg severely injured by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Jan-14	Gregory Plantoski	Austrian	Miner	43	M	Clinton	Wayne	Skull fractured by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Jan-24	Charles Pelton	American	Laborer	40	M	Connell	Sullivan	Leg fractured by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Feb-25	William Quinn	Irish	Miner	30	S	O'Boyle-Foy	Sullivan	Thumb broken by fall of roof at face of chamber.
	Anthony Felbridge	Polish	Laborer	28	S	O'Boyle-Foy	Sullivan	Leg broken by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Feb-27	Anthony Pounter	Austrian	Laborer	21	S	Clinton	Wayne	Face lacerated by flying piece of rock from blast at face of chamber
Mar-23	Taffel Socholoski	Polish	Laborer	31	M	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Arm broken and head injured by fall of coal from pillar that was being robbed.
Apr-12	Daniel Filler	American	Miner	28	M	Murray	Sullivan	Back injured by fall of roof at face of gangway.
Apr-19	Edward Barnofsky	Polish	Motor-helper	34	S	Connell	Sullivan	Left arm broken by being caught between car and roof on gangway. He was riding the car when it jumped the track.
May-22	Santo Peter	Italian	Laborer	18	S	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Leg fractured by a boulder rolling on him while digging a ditch. Outside.
Jun-03	Paul Rudyinski	Polish	Mine	38	M	Clinton	Wayne	Right leg fractured by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Jul-24	Nedo Rinno	Italian	Laborer	26	S	O'Boyle-Foy	Sullivan	Body injured by fall of rock at face of chamber.
Jul-25	Henry Griffith	American	Rope-rider	24	M	O'Boyle-Foy	Sullivan	Small bone in right foot broken by cars on main haulage road.
Aug-10	John Sepok	Lithuanian	Laborer	64	S	Connell	Sullivan	Toe cut off by fall of roof at face of chamber.
Aug-22	Ladie Stashintes	Lithuanian	Laborer	21	S	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Internally injured by falling into shaft a distance of 25 feet.
Sep-08	W. J. Pentecost	American	Prop-cutter	60	M	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Right arm broken by falling. He was loading a prop onto a car when he slipped and fell. Outside.
Dec-01	Beny Kosheski	Polish	Miner	24	M	Connell	Sullivan	Three ribs broken by cars on gangway.
Dec-28	Staules Petcavage	Polish	Miner	29	M	Clinton	Wayne	Injured by a flying piece of coal from a blast at face of chamber.
Dec-30	William Knight	English	Miner	43	M	Forrest City	Susquehanna	Left arm and head lacerated by explosion of powder at face of chamber.

This information was donated by Rosanne Gemzik
This information was typed by Bob

Mary Ann Lubinsky
County Coordinator

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