2nd District Non-Fatal Mine Accidents -- Lackawanna County

Accident Date	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Age	Married/Single	Name of Colliery	County	Nature & Cause of Accident in Brief
Jan-03	James Dickson	English	Miner	39	M	Marshwood	Lackawanna	Leg fractured by fall of bell rock in face of chamber.
Jan-14	Frank Candie	Italian	Laborer	42	M	Olyphant	""	Leg amputated by cars. He was getting down from a car when it was bumped from the rear and he fell under it. Outside.
Jan-17	Michael Loftus	Lithuanian	Laborer	25	S	Marvine	""	Collar bone fractured by falling under cars on gangway road while riding on the bumper.
Feb-03	Peter Havzavage	Russian	Miner	34	M	Lackawanna	""	Arm and nose broken by fall of roof in face of chamber while examining after a blast.
	George Mardon	Polish	Laborer	21	S	Lackawanna	""	Legs fractured by falling into shaft. He signaled for the cage and while waiting for the cage, stumbled into the shaft.
Feb-06	Peter Valtz	Russian	Loader	23	M	Lackawanna	""	Leg fractured by machinery. His clothing was caught in a rope that was used to pull cars over the scales and he was drawn under the drum. Outside.
Feb-08	Louis Mashaia	Italian	Miner	35	M	Mt. Jessup	""	Injured by fall of slip rock in face of chamber.
	Andrew Baldine	Italian	Laborer	29	S	""	""	Injured by fall of slip rock in face of chamber.
Feb-09	Julius Baldine	Italian	Laborer	22	S	Sterrick Creek	""	Back broken by fall of slip coal in face of chamber.
Feb-17	John Kowals	Russian	Miner	37	S	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Feb-20	Peter Bowland	American	Miner	32	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by falling on gangway road.
	Edward Williams	English	Miner	53	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Feb-23	John Clemeshefski	Lithuanian	Laborer	42	M	Marvine	""	Leg fractured by cars on chamber road. A car that became derailed by bumping the head-block fell on him.
Feb-25	Charles Cardoni	Italian	Miner	24	S	Mt. Jessup	""	Leg fractured by fall of roof in face of chamber while barring in down.
Mar-02	William Davis	American	Brakeman	18	S	Lackawanna	""	Foot crushed by cars. While running ahead to turn the switch he stumbled and fell under the motor. Outside.
Mar-09	Charles McAllister	American	Driver	18	S	Storrs	""	Legs fractured br cars on gangway road. He was riding on the bumper of a car which became derailed and fell on him.
Mar-27	Stanley Novak	Polish	Doortender	17	S	Lackawanna	""	Arm fractured by a door. While he was opening a door a sudden pressure came against it and squeezed his arm between door and frame.
Apr-06	Leroy Walter	English	Headman	16	S	Marshwood	""	Wrist fractured by falling over a trestle. He was running after a car to take off a ticket and stumbled. Outside.
Apr-14	James Coleman	American	Driver	18	S	Storrs	""	Shoulder fractured by cars on gangway road. He stumbled while walking by the side of the mule and fell under the cars.
Apr-24	Anthony Stevetski	Polish	Driver	18	S	Storrs	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. He was riding on the bumper of a car which became derailed and fell on him.
Apr-29	Frederick Hartman	American	Motorman	18	S	Olyphant	""	Arm fractured by cars on gangway road. His arm was caught while coupling cars in motion.
May-09	Bascelo Rich	Italian	Laborer	27	S	Eddy Creek	""	Ankle fractured by prop falling on it while unloading props from the cars. Outside.
May-10	John Fanning	American	Brakeman	19	S	Dolph	""	Leg factured by being caught by cars while uncoupling them. Outside
May-11	Joseph Grueski	Lithuanian	Miner	55	M	Ontario	""	Hip fractured by fall of slip rock in face of chamber.
May-23	Archibald Allison	English	Runner	19	S	Dolph	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. His clothing caught while spragging a car.
May-27	John Reis	German	Company Man	43	M	Johnson	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. When last seen he was sitting by the track. He was unable to explain how the accident occurred, so it is supposed he fell asleep.
Jun-08	John Dobranski	Slovanian	Runner	17	S	Olyphant	""	Jaw fractured by kick from mule on gangway road.
Jun-14	Metro gozelok	Slovanian	Laborer	30	M	Eddy Creek	""	Skull fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Jun-15	George Barres	English	Laborer	35	M	Eddy Creek	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Jun-22	Joseph Barilka	Slovanian	Laborer	52	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Jul-15	Joseph Shenbarls	Polish	Miner	35	M	Ontario	""	Arm and eye injured by premature blast. He was forcing powder into the hole when it exploded.
	Joseph Dixon	English	Door-tender	50	M	Marvine	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. He failed to get out of the way of a car that was being run out of a chamber.
Jul-19	Mike Lishko	German	Miner	36	M	Storrs	""	Foot crushed by cars in face of chamber. The mules harness caught in the car and threw it over the victims foot.
	Anthony Semelick	Russian	Laborer	22	S	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by blast in face of chamber. The powder exploded while he was tamping it.
Jul-20	Victor Chamiel	Polish	Miner	35	M	Ontario	""	Arm fractured by blast in face of chamber. He thought the squib missed and when he returned it exploded.
Jul-25	Edward White	American	Runner	23	M	Johnson	""	Arm fractured by fall of slip roof on gangway road.
Jul-26	Walter Krovitz	Austrian	Door-tender	16	S	Lackawanna	""	Legs fractured by cars at top of plane. Two cars came together while he was passing between them.
Jul-27	Michael Zoak	Slovanian	Laborer	30	M	Sterrick Creek	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
	Barney Sherlenski	Polish	Laborer	29	S	Storrs	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Aug-01	Walter Reese	Welsh	Runner	19	S	Marvine	""	Hand crushed by cars on gangway road. He was standing on rails and in some manner his hand was caught between the cars.
Aug-05	William Simpson	Italian	Miner	33	M	Dolph	""	Skull fractured by blast in face of chamber. The miner next to him warned him that he was firing in the crosscut but for some reason Simpson walked back and stood where the crosscut broke through.
	George Sasfire	Polish	Miner	35	M	Eddy Creek	""	Collar bone fractured by being squeezed between car and pillar on gangway road. While getting out of the way of a kicking mule.
	Peter Patrissi	Italian	Miner	23	S	Marshwood	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. A trip of cars in passing struck a piece of plank on which he was standing.
Aug-09	John Isaacs	American	Runner	24	S	Marshwood	""	Pelvis fractured by cars on gangway road. He was standing by cars on a turnout, when a passing trip became derailed and crushed him against the pillar.
Aug-19	Peter Hesavige	Polish	Miner	38	M	Lackawanna	""	Seriously injured by blast in face of chamber. He and his laborer were tamping a hole when it exploded. The laborer was killed.
Aug-21	Patrick Gallagher	Irish	Miner	31	S	Legitts Creek	""	Leg fractured by fall of roof in face of chamber while standing a prop under it.
Aug-25	Brunick Machinick	Polish	Driver	16	S	Marshwood	""	Leg fractured by cars on gangway road. While walking his team he stumbled and fell under cars.
Sep-05	John B. Malcom	Scotch	Miner	30	M	Marvine	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip rock on tunnel road.
Sep-12	Frank Thitlowski	Polish	Miner	30	M	Marvine	""	Seriously injured by a trip of runaway cars on rock slope. He was walking down the slope in company with three other men, who were killed, when the rope broke.
Sep-23	Michael Macovitch	Polish	Driver	20	S	Lackawanna	""	Skull fractured by cars on chamber road. He was riding on head end of car which became derailed.
Sep-29	Benjamin Lewis	Welsh	Miner	56	M	Olyphant	""	Arm broken after being struck by a piece of rock. His partner was breaking rock with a hammer.
Oct-02	George Sauders	American	Miner	38	M	Marvine	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Oct-05	Joseph J. Barrett	American	Footman	22	M	Legitts Creek	""	Leg fractured by piece of coal falling down shaft while he was lifting a derailed car.
Oct-10	Adam Bosack	Austrian	Laborer	25	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured. He stumbled while walking along the chamber road
Oct-11	Martin Thomascheng	Lithuanian	Miner	45	M	Marvine	""	Rib fractured by blast. The miner in the next place warned him that he was going to fire but the victem refused to get out of the way.
Oct-14	Jacob Petropski	Polish	Miner	48	M	Marvine	""	Pelvis fractured by fall of roof in face of chamber. He failed to bar down a piece of roof and then started to work under it.
Oct-17	John Dobner	German	Miner	66	M	Olyphant	""	Ribs fractured by cars on slope. He tried to get out of the car after the signal had been given the engineer to start.
Oct-18	John Gallagher	American	Company Man	41	M	Johnson	""	Leg fractured by piece of rock falling off the gob in face of chamber
Oct-26	Thomas Price	Welsh	Door-tender	26	M	Marvine	""	Arm fractured by cars on gangway road. The lever slipped while he was assisting to block a derailed car
Oct-27	John Marcus	Lithuanian	Laborer	24	M	Legitts Creek	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Nov-03	Marshella Lutena	Italian	Miner	28	M	Ontario	""	Eyes injured by blast in face of chamber. He was placing Atlas powder in the hole when it exploded
Nov-08	Anthony Shead	Italian	Laborer	22	S	Eddy Creek	""	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Nov-16	John Somerenski	Russian	Laborer	37	M	Lackawanna	""	Skull fractured by blast in face of chamber. While the miner was tamping a hole it exploded
Nov-20	Daniel Tapp	American	Runner	17	S	Marvine	""	Arm fractured by a mule's trace on gangway road. The mule started up suddenly causing the trace to swing around.
Nov-21	Patrick H. Maloney	American	Laborer	47	M	Eddy Creek	""	Leg fractured by kick from mule. Outside, near repair shop.
	Marks Centralia	Italian	Laborer	20	S	Mt. Jessup	"'	Leg fractured by fall of slip roof in face of chamber.
Nov-27	Baldo Manarko	Italian	Miner	29	M	Mt. Jessup	""	Burned by explosion of fire-damp in face of chamber. A fall in an abandoned chamber forced a body of gas to where he was working.
Nov-28	John Krovicks	Austrian	Miner	45	M	Lackawanna	""	Leg fractured by fall of roof in face of chamber. He was replacing a prop that had been discharged by a blast.
Nov-29	Harry Stack	Italian	Driver	18	S	Ontario	""	Arm fractured by kick from mule on gangway road.
Nov-30	Michael Polchiek	Russian	Company Man	30	M	Eddy Creek	""	Wrist fractured by cars on plane. He was riding on a car that became derailed.
Dec-05	Michael Bogenski	Polish	Miner	28	M	Johnson	""	Eye destroyed by blast in face of chamber while tamping a hole
Dec-08	Joseph Risk	English	Company Man	51	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by being struck by a derailed car at foot of shaft while sitting on a headblock.
Dec-09	John Ueback ????	American	Slatepicker	16	S	Balph ?????	""	Leg fractured by falling from breaker window. He climbed up on a beam to close window and fell. Outside.
Dec-15	Thoedore Witovitch	Russian	Laborer	35	M	Olyphant	""	Leg fractured by cars in chamber. He was running a car out which became derailed at head block.
Dec-16	George Sullivan	American	Runner	19	S	Marvine	""	Leg fractured by cars on chamber road. He was running a car which became derailed at head block.
Dec-21	John Shinish	Polish	Miner	53	M	Storrs	""	Ribs fractured by blast in face of chamber. The charge exploded while he was running away.

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

Mary Ann Lubinsky
County Coordinator

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