Accident Date | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Age | Married/Single | Name of Colliery | County | Nature & Cause of Accident in Brief |
Jan-10 | AnthonyGowley | Russian | Miner | 31 | S | Ewen | Luzerne | Face & hands burned by explosion of gas at face of chamber. |
Jan-17 | George Chichurie | Russian | Laborer | 25 | S | Deleware | Luzerne | Leg broken by car while dumping car of rock. Outside. |
George Raskie | German | Driver | 17 | S | No. 14 | Luzerne | Collar bone broken by being caught between car and door post on gangway. | |
Jan-25 | Victor Gudavitch | Lithuanian | Laborer | 22 | S | No. 9 | Luzerne | Burned and injured by explosion of keg of powder while riding |
Michael Jicks | Italian | Laborer | 23 | S | No. 9 | in an empty trip of cars hauled by an electric motor on gang- | ||
William Sloviskie | Polish | Laborer | 40 | M | No. 9 | way road. The powder was ignited in some unknown manner. | ||
Catal Mersetal | Italian | Laborer | 24 | S | No. 9 | Three persons were killed by this explosion. | ||
Thomas Oliver | American | Driver | 16 | S | Laflin | Luzerne | Leg bruised by falling oil car bumper on which he was riding on gangway. | |
Feb-16 | Michael Garahan | Irish | Miner | 43 | M | No. 14 | Luzerne | Leg broken by rock sliding down on him while barring it down at face of breast. |
Feb-18 | Henry McHale | American | Headman | 17 | S | Barnum | Luzerne | Leg broken by mine car while running it off cage at foot of shaft. Outside. |
Feb-20 | Arch Hines | American | Machinist | 34 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Badly bruised by falling off a ladder while oioling machinery. Outside. |
Mar-10 | John Mushock | American | Driver | 16 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Arm broken by being kicked by a muel on gangway road. |
Mar-27 | William Raymond | American | Driver | 17 | S | Deleware | Luzerne | Arm broken by falling on it while running to sprag a car on gangway road. |
Apr-03 | Toney Copitz | Italian | Laborer | 27 | S | No. 9 | Luzerne | Hips and back bruised by fall of rock at face of breast. |
Apr-04 | Paul Paluka | Polish | Laborer | 29 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Face and hands slightly burned by gas at face of breast. |
Joseph Rava | Polish | Laborer | 50 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Pelvis Fractured by top coal falling off pillar on him close to face. | |
Nicholas Goushuey | Russian | Miner | 28 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Head and body cut and bruised by flying coal from premature blast on breast road. | |
Apr-06 | Joseph S. Burns | English | Miner | 65 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Four toes cut off by cage at foot of shaft. |
Apr-19 | J. F. Decker | American | Carpenter | 40 | M | Deleware | Luzerne | Shoulder dislocated by falling in pocket on breaker. Outside. |
May-01 | Tony Schilling | Italian | Trackman | 29 | M | Butler | Luzerne | Collar bone broken and scalp severely wounded. He attempted to move an electric motor and it ran away with him, jumped the track, and ran into pillar on gangway. |
May-03 | John Padock | Russian | Runner | 28 | S | Lafflin | Luzerne | Leg broken by runaway car on slope caused by broken rope. |
May-06 | Henry Brown | American | Laborer | 30 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Sholder broken by falling against car while running away from blast on gangway road. |
May-08 | Morgan Watkins | Welsh | Driver | 30 | M | Mineral Springs | Luzerne | Leg broken by runaway car on plane caused by broken rope. |
May-11 | John W. Burke | American | Miner | 50 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Head and leg bruised by drill falling on him ar face of breast. |
John Socho | Slavonian | Driver | 18 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Sholder bone broken by falling off car on gangway road. | |
May-12 | John Levish | Polish | Miner | 29 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Leg fractured by flying coal from premature blast he was firing in breast. |
May-13 | Martin Kearney | American | Miner | 31 | M | Butler | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of coal at face of gangway. |
May-31 | Joseph Kosack | Bohemian | Runner | 23 | S | Lafflin | Luzerne | Arm broken by being caught between car and roof on gangway road. |
Jun-06 | Michael Alaino | Italian | Slatepicker | 14 | S | Ewen | Luzerne | Collar bone broken by falling off roof of breaker to the ground. Outside. |
Jun-07 | James A. Durkin | American | Driver | 19 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Arm broken while spragging car on gangway. |
Jun-08 | Con Vistock | Polish | Runner | 19 | S | No. 14 | Luzerne | Skull fractured by being struck by fall of rock on gangway. |
Jun-17 | Felix Jewback | Austrian | Miner | 39 | M | No. 14 | Luzerne | Jaw broken by premature blast he was firing in breast. |
Jun-28 | Jacob Mushock | Polish | Miner | 47 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Leg broken while placing mine car on track at foot of breast. |
Jul-03 | Joseph Viatcus | Polish | Laborer | 40 | S | No. 14 | Luzerne | Leg broken by piece of rock from roof falling on him at face of breast. |
Jul-19 | Joseph Kosack | Bohemian | Runner | 23 | S | Lafflin | Luzerne | Arm broken while unhooking cars from rope on plane. |
Jul-20 | Joseph Napora | Polish | Laborer | 30 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Leg broken by rock falling off side of gangway 10 feet from face. |
Jul-21 | Benjamin Polkevich | Polish | Miner | 28 | M | Lafflin | Luzerne | Kicked in stomach by muel he was driving on gangway road. |
Jul-22 | Andrew Barkowski | Lithuanian | Trackman | 25 | S | Lafflin | Luzerne | Leg broken by cars which jumped the track while he was riding down slope. |
Jul-24 | Stephen Laikuskas | Lithuanian | Miner | 50 | M | Swen | Luzerne | Back fractured by fall of rock in crosscut that he was driving at face of breast. |
Jul-25 | James Dixon | American | Miner | 32 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Burned by an explosion of gas at working face in Red Ash vein. |
Joseph Watsmonsky | Polish | Laborer | 25 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Burned by an explosion of gas at working face in Red Ash vein. | |
John Slusar | Polish | Laborer | 27 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Burned by an explosion of gas at working face in Red Ash vein. | |
Aug-04 | Anthony Fisher | Polish | Miner | 45 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Arm broken by falling while running away from blast on chamber road. |
Aug-09 | Jacob Litshman | Polish | Miner | 35 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Skull fractured by flying coal from a blast he was firing in a breast. |
Aug-11 | Joseph Edre | French | Miner | 45 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Collar bone broken while placeing car on track on gangway road. |
Aug-16 | Thomas Flynn | Irish | Miner | 46 | M | No. 14 | Luzerne | Ankle broken by fall of top coal at face of breast. |
Aug-17 | Samuel Mandola | Italian | Miner | 35 | M | No. 6 | Luzerne | Ankle broken by rock bell falling out of the roof on him at face of breast. |
Aug-24 | Michael Morris | Polish | Miner | 40 | M | Deleware | Luzerne | Spine fractured by fall of rock at face of airway. |
Aug-30 | Edward McHugh | American | Runner | 18 | S | No. 6 | Luzerne | Leg broken by car on gangway road. He was standing on bumper and fell off. |
Sep-11 | Jacob Doaryack | Polish | Miner | 40 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Head and face cut by flying coal while firing a blast in breast. He thought the squib had missed and was returning to investigate. |
Sep-16 | Adam Halath | Polish | Laborer | 30 | M | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Arm broken by falling while walking down the manway on his way to work. |
Sep-30 | Stephen Undereekar | Slavonian | Laborer | 21 | S | No. 9 | Luzerne | Leg broken by being struck by car on gangway road.. |
Oct-04 | Angelo Bow | Italian | Miner | 31 | M | Butler | Luzerne | Leg broken by premature blast he was going to fire in the gangway. His laborer was killed. |
Oct-07 | Peter Golish | Slavonian | Company Man | 37 | M | Butler | Luzerne | Legs broken by fall of coal while robbing pillar. |
Oct-10 | James Moffett | Irish | Miner | 51 | M | Barnum | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of coal at face of breast. |
Oct-18 | Ignatz Sebastian | Polish | Miner | 33 | S | No. 9 | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of coal at face of breast. |
Oct-23 | George Deboskie | Polish | Miner | 40 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of fire-clay roof at face of breast. |
Oct-27 | Jacob Strano | Polish | Laborer | 35 | M | Lafflin | Luzerne | Back bruised by fall of middle rock in a crosscut he was driving. |
Nov-06 | Peter Lubera | Polish | Laborer | 23 | S | Deleware | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of top rock at face of breast. |
Nov-10 | Joseph Nardoskie | Lithuanian | Laborer | 21 | M | No. 6 | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of middle rock at face of breast. |
Nov-11 | John Push | Russian | Miner | 36 | M | Lafflin | Luzerne | Back and breast bruised by being caught between car and mule that he was driving on gangway road. |
Nov-21 | Dominick Zaueckes | Italian | Miner | 28 | S | No. 14 | Luzerne | Leg broken by fall of rock at face of breast. |
Dec-01 | Henry Schriver | American | Driver | 18 | S | No. 6 | Luzerne | Leg broken by runaway car on plane. |
Dec-02 | Anthony Angelo | Italian | Laborer | 27 | M | no. 9 | Luzerne | Collar bone broken by fall of soapstone at face of breast. |
Dec-11 | John Rueinitis | Lithuanian | Laborer | 24 | S | No. 9 | Luzerne | Head severly cut and bruised by coal flying from a blast at face of breast. |
Dec-12 | Lawrence Martin | Italian | Miner | 25 | M | Lafflin | Luzerne | Leg broken by flying coal from a blast he was firing on breast road. |
Dec-15 | John Chill | Polish | Miner | 25 | S | Pine Ridge | Luzerne | Face and hands burned by gas in abandoned workings. |
Dec-22 | Joseph Briskl | Polish | Loader | 39 | M | No. 9 | Luzerne | Arm broken by falling on top of boxcar at breaker. Outside. |
Dec-27 | Joseph Shotousky | Lithuanian | Laborer | 27 | S | No. 6 | Luzerne | Leg broken by piece of roof rock falling on him at face of breast. |
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