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Colliery,mine, etc. No.

Name of company Cause of injuryDateAddressName of victim killed

SchooleyLoreeSpring Mtn.

6 Teasdale St., YatesvillePlains Township, Pa.McAdoo, Pa.

Knox Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Payne Coal Co.

Apr. 10Jan. 8Nov. 4

Gas explosionFell from scaffold in breakerFall of coal from pillar

Allessandrini, SteveAtkinson, Robert R.Augustine, Andrew P.

1011

Fall of rockFall of roofFall of roofFall of roofFall of roof(Collar, dislodged by weight( of top coal, fell on himGas explosionThrown off motor when itderailedFall of roofR.R. cars, fell off, run over,when brake wheel spun

Fall of coal & rock from ribFall of roof

Glen Lyon Glen Alden Coal Co. WanamieButtonwoodHuberLocust GapEinpire Shaft

133 E. Main St37 N. Sherman St.,Wilkes-Barre Glen Alden Coal Co.86 S. Main St440 E.6th St

Oct. 9Jan. 16July 22Oct.17Feb. 1

1Babinko, SamuelBabyak, JohnBaker, PeterBallast, GeorgeBenning, George V.Block, Michael

>2

Glen Alden Coal Co.Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.(Susquehanna Collieries Div.( of M. A. Hanna Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

AshleyMt. Carmel

R. D. #1, Mountain Top234 W. Noble St

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1Nanticoke• y

Nov. 17Jan. 15May 10

1No. 7NottinghamLoomis

1525 Mountain Road, Plymouth9 Loomis St., Nanticoke

Bockus, William J.Boyes, William J.

1July 30Aug. 22

1MinePine Ridge

441 W. 3rd St., Mt. CarmelSchuylkill Haven

C. Q.& W. EnterpriseLohb Coal Co.Bressi, Vito

Brinich, Raymond1

Jeddo #7Buttonwood

Dec. 23Jan. 16

1Jeddo-Highland Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

Ebervale, Pa.5 Crystal St

Brooks, MichaelBryleski, Frank 2Hanover Twp.• y

1Oct.10Apr. 10Feb. 27June 3Dec. 11Jan. 9Sept. 24Jan. 15

Caught between cars and ribGas explosionFall of roofStruck by runaway tripGas explosionFall of roofFall of roofGas explosion

MineSchooleyMineButtonwoodFranklinNo. 6No. 9Nottingham

Guiducci Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.Ceccerelli Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Jennyn-Green Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

127 Brook St., Peckville142 Fox St., Taylor916 Ward St., Jessup401 S. Einpire St.,Wilkes-BarreScranton,498 Broad St., Pittston1523 S. 'Webster Ave., Scranton49 Hillside St., Wilkes-Barre

Calvino, JosephCastellani, JohnCeccerelli, AngeloChook, NicholasChudlio, FrankCorrodoni, LawrenceCunningham, MichaelCylwik, Charles

101181315

1Fall of roofElectrocuted, contact withpower wire

Fall of top coalR.R. cars, struck byFall of roofFall of roofFall of roofRush of gob from slant chuteR.R. cars, caught between

Oct. 3Aug. 5

Harry E. Coal Co.Coal Rain Coal Co.

Harry E.Coal Rain

148 Poland St., Swoyerville452 Thirwell Ave., Hazleton

Dadulak, GeorgeDecker, James

11May 1

Mar. 26Oct. 30Mar. 15July 12Feb. 6Mar. 6

Phila.& Reading C. 5c I.Co.Natalie Coal Corp.Hudson Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Harry E. Coal Co.Lehigh Navigation Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

Maple HillNatalieOlyphantSugar NotchHarry E.CoaldaleBaker

504 W. Coal St., Shenandoah564 Pine St., Kulpmont413 Willow St., Olyphant750 Main St., Sugar Notch913 Miller St., LuzerneNew Philadelphia, Pa.1214 Loomis Ave., Taylor

Deluso, CostyDiak, MetroDobranski, NicholasDombroski, JosephDrobnyak, IgnatzDunchek, PeterDuse, Michael

111111

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Colliery,mine, etc. No.

Name of company Cause of injuryAddress DateName of victim killed

Knox Coal Co. Schooley Apr. 10 Gas explosion112 Gilroy St., Minooka 10Ellard, Charles

Fetsko, JohnFlynn, Paul J.

UnderwoodNo.9

Pennsylvania Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co. Fall of roof

Electrocuted, contact withtrolley wire

94# Winton St., Dunmore201 N. Main St,, Pittston

Dec. 4Sept. 4

1

1

Ganis, Joseph G. Glen Alden Coal Co, Avondale June 11 Caught betw, derailed carand rib

Gas explosionGas explosionFall of slate and boneGas explosionStruck by runaway carsFall of roofGas explosionFall of coalFall of roofGas explosion

Plymouth244 Center Ave•9

1Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co.Pennsylvania Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

FranklinSchooleyAudenriedSchooleyHenryNo.9UnderwoodCoal BrookBlissFranklin

Dec, 11Apr. 10Apr. 11Apr. 10Feb. 11Oct. 14Oct. 13July 22Nov. 8Dec.11

Mountain Top, Pa.159 E. Fifth StKelayres, Pa.280 Parsonage St., Hughestown42 Hose Ave., Plains222 Sussex St., Old Forge610 Edgar St310 Morse Ave151 W. Church StWilkes-Barre, Pa.53 W. Washington, Nanticoke12 Center St., Courtdale

8Gasper, JohnGawlas, JohnGergel, Adolph A.Giambra, MichaelGill, PeterGollon, PeterGongliewski, StanleyGomick, GeorgeGrabski, Henry P.Gudaitis, Michael

10Wyoming•)110112Throop

SimpsonNanticoke

• >1•9

1•98

Sept.2June 6

Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

BlissS.Wilkes-Barre

Caught betw, car & low timber 1Fall of roof

Harding, William S.Hoppes, Edward L. 1

Apr. 10Aug. 7Oct, 6Dec. 11

Gas explosionFall of roofFall of roofGas explosion

10SchooleyNottinghamLoreeFranklin

Knox Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

157 Sixth St39 North StPlymouth, Pa.Kingston, Pa.

WyomingPlymouth

Jackson, JamesJola, PeterJones, EdwardJones, Roger

•91•918

(Susquehanna Collieries Div.( of M. A. Hanna Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Dial Rock Coal Co.

102 Second St., RanshawKadyshefskie, Peter1Jan. 13

Jan. 15Apr. 24July 18

Fall of coal from pillarGas explosionFall of roofFall of top coal(Electrocuted, contact with

trolley wireFall of roofFall of roofFall of roofCaught between car and ribGas explosion

Glen BurnNottinghamLoreeDial Rock

15552 W. Main St., PlymouthSwoyerville, Pa.109 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming1005 Mt. Carmel St., Shamokin(Susquehanna Collieries Div.

( of M. A. Hanna Co.Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.St. Clair Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

Kanabroski, FelixKaporal, EdwardKashinsky, StanleyKiddon, Alton

11

1Aug. 11Aug. 6Aug. 23July 10July 19Jan. 15

Glen BurnTaylorLoomisKidder SlopeSt. ClairNottingham

1169 Albino St., Old Forge41 W, South St., Nanticoke82 Custer St., Wilkes-Barre245 Broad St., St. Clair946 W. Main St., Plymouth

Kirel, PeterKocan, AnthonyKoleczek, Albert J.Kotch, JosephKr&jnik, Joseph

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Colliery,Kline, etc.

No.Name of company DateAddress Cause of injuryName of victim killed

Hanover Twp.W. Wyoming

Glen Alden Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co.

Fulton St., V»ilkes-Barre Glen Alden Coal Co.

38 Keith St354 W. Sixth St.,48 Weston Lane, Wilkes-Barre317 River St., Duryea117 E

LoomisWestmorelandNottinghamNo• 9S.Wilkes-Barre

June 2 Struck by mine carsOct. 10 Fall of roofJan. 15 Gas explosionSept. 24 Fall of roofMay 7 Fell,struck head on car 1

Kriveski, AnthonyKupcek, VictorKupinsky, LewisKurek, FrankKuzimich, George

1• >2

153

Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Williams & Fisher Contr.Co.

WestmorelandStripping

Oct. 10Jan. 6

Fall of roofFall of rock from sideof stripping

Gas explosionPremature blastFall of top coalFall of roof

Lacina, ThomasLeonard, Harry-

37 Cooper Hill W. WyomingDonaldson, Pa.

2

1Glen Alden Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

Jan. 15Jan. 22Aug. 7Apr.10

305 V/. Main St., Plymouth283 E. Blain St., MeAdoo845 N. Washington,wilkes-Barre Lehigh Valley Coal Co.2117 Dorothy St., Scranton

NottinghamHazleton ShaftDorranceMine

15Lewis, DanielLiszka, Andrew E.Lubinski, PaulLucci, Ubaldo

11

S. Mascelli Coal Co. 1

Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Payne Coal Co.Phila.& ueading C. Sc I.Co.Moffat Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Pennsylvania Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

uocust GapExeterHunter TunnelCayugaBakerUnderwoodHuberHuberOlyphantNo. 9attimer

Eddy CreekMahanoy CityLocust GapNottinghamHuberNottingham

Apr. 10Jan. 4Aug. 25toy 12June 25Feb. 18July 22tor. 6Jan. 29Sept.24Sept.25Nov. 8Sept. 2July 29Jan. 15May 6Jan. 15

Fall of roofFall of rockPremature blastFall of boneFall of roofFall of roofFall of roofBlastFall of roofFall of roofFall of top coalFall of roofPremature blastFall of roofGas explosionFall of roofGas explosion

21127 Pulaski Ave., Sharaokin27 Hill Park Ave., Pittston450 W. Ogden St., Girardville1724 Buiwer St., Scranton805 Luzerne St., Scranton416 Sherwood Ave., Dunmore37 Logan St., Wilkes-Barre443 3. Sherman St.,Wilkes-Barre Glen Alden Coal Co.106 S. Main St., Archbald1247 Mowery St., Old ForgeHollywood, Pa.113 Rebecca Ave414 Vi. Pine St34 N. Spruce St629 Lee St., Plymouth49 Vine St., Ashley4 W. River St., Plymouth

Malakowski, AlexMalancsis, Charles

* Malia, AnthonyKalko, MichaelMallock, MichaelMandarano, Johntorcheski, John *liartz, Robert C.Mazzacco, U>uisMeriesky, JosephMikula, GeorgeMilewski, JohnMiller, John A.Minarchick, JohnKinkiewicz, PeterMont, BudolphMytch, Stanley

1111131

Hudson Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co.Hydrotated Anth. Fuel Co.Hudson Coal Co.Phila. & Reading C.& I.Co.Phila.& Reading C. & I.Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

1311Throop

Mahanoy Citylit. Camel

•91•9 1•915115

Jan. 6Feb. 22Sept.12Jan. 7Jan. 10

1Fall of coal from pillarFall of roofFall of roofFall of roofDrawn down into chute,crossing on loose coalwhen men started chute

Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Phila.& Reading C.& l.Co.

DorranceRed Ash ShaftEddy CreekS.k.ilkes-BarrePotts

105 Spring St.,Wilkes-BarreR. D. ,/2, Avoca732 Dudley St., Throop291 Andover St., //ilkes-BarreMount Canael, Pa.

Nat, JohnNaugle, Kayaiond E.Nealon, Frank J.Nelb, LudwigNovitsky, John

111

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Colliery,mine, etc.

No.Name of company Cause of injuryDate killedAddressName of victim

May 12Dec. 11Jan. 15Apr. 19

Collision of tripsGas explosionGas explosionLump of coal fell down shaft

Payne Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Continental-Archbald C.Co.

54 Brown St., SwoyervilleMountain Top, Pa.260 Orchard St2908 Fink St., Scranton

1ExeterFranklinNottinghamArchbald

01Donnell, ArthurOljeski, EdmundOstrowski, ChesterOtt, Herbert

815Plymouth• y1

Feb. 25Jan. 30Nov. 8Oct. 11Apr. 10Jan. 15May 3May 23Dec. 12Kay 2

Rush of coal in batteryFall of roofFall of roofFall of coal from faceGas explosionGas explosionStruck by derailed carCaught between plank on car & car 1Fall of roofCars, in motion, struck jack-hammer, derailed

Fall of top coalFall of roofGas explosionCaught between derailed carand prop

11709 Pulaski Ave105 Sixth St506 Josephine St., Old Forge2007 Farr St., Scranton39 Bryden St130 Franklin St160 Brown Row, Wanamie35 Walter St., Summit Hill815 Chestnut St., Eynon525 Seybert St., Hazleton

Stevens Coal Co.Ondrick Coal Co.Russell Coal Co.Moffat Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Lehigh Navigation Coal Co.Northwest Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

TrevortonMineRussellStoi'rsSchooleyNottinghamWanamieLansfordRaymondHazleton Shaft

ShamokinPaczkoskie, ClementPailo, FrankPaliachik, PaulPalzzari, AndrewPanzitta, MichaelParker, EdwardPelczar, Carl F.Pietruch, Frank P.Podchosky, LeoPolumbo, Joseph

•> 1Blakely• y1110Pittston Twp.

Plymouth• y

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1

1Dec. 6Sept.23Dec. 11Dec. 30

1Glen Alden Coal Co.Moffat Coal Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Payne Coal Co.

NottinghamStorrsFranklinExeter

47 Blair St., Plymouth902 lionsey AveWilkes-Barre, Pa.25 Penn Ave., Exeter

Poteran, Klemen J.Piicher, MichaelPulak, CasperPuzzo, Louis

1Scranton• y8

1

Sept. 26Apr. 10Jan. 9

1Fall of roofFall of roofOutburst of tons of coal atface, from roof pressureFall of roofFell down shaft

S. Wilkes-BarreLocust GapReliance

238 Gilligan St.,Wilkes-Barre Glen Alden Coal Co.Trevorton

Ragowski, JohnReitz, Monrc*Reitz, Solomon

2Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.104 E. Shamokin St

R. D. /^5, Danville• y

11Mar. 22

Nov. 28Payne Coal Co.Number Nine Coal Co.

ExeterNo.923 Friend St., Port Griffith

403 N. Main StRinkus, IgnatzRyan, William P. 1Pittston•y

1Nov. 28Sept.13Feb. 10

Timber fell down shaftFall of roofStripping cut gave way underbulldozer he was operating

Prop swung out of hitchCaught between railroad carsStruck by runaway carsStruck by loading machine boomTruck body fell on him, whensafety block & jack slipped out

ButtonwoodMarvinePine Ridge

Glen Alden Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.Hudson Coal Co.

24O Boland Ave., Lee Park W-B413 Charles St57 Center St., Hughestown

Sadowski, StanleySavage, AnthonySchmaltz, Charles L.Schopp, John A.Selega, AnthonySenowech, WalterShields, JuliusShuck, Martin D.

1Scranton• y

11Sept. 6

Feb. 17Mar. 15Mar. 10Aug. 9

Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Cranberry Improvement Co.Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.

Oak HillCranberryFranklinPottsMonitor Strip.

Minersville, Pa.140 Old Cranberry, Hazleton205 Nicholson St.,Wilkes-BarreLocust Dale, Pa.Locust Gap, Pa.

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Colliery,mine, etc*

No.Name of company Cause of injuryDateAddressName of victim killed

July 26Lehigh Valley Coal Co. Franklin Electrocuted, contact withtrolley wire

Gas explosionFall of roofFall of top coalCaught in machinery atscreening plant

Gas explosionR. R. cars, struck, run over byGas explosionFall of roofBlastFall of roofElectrocuted, contact withhigh tension wire

Caught between car and rib

418 S. Sherman, Wilkes-BarreSiarkowski, Stanley1

Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

745 Lehigh St.,Wilkes-Barre Twp. Glen Alden Coal Co.221 W. Kline Ave., Lansford

Dec. 11Aug. 8Mar. 21Mar. 22

FranklinTruesdaleHuberLansford

Ashley, Pa.523 Jones St., Nanticoke

8Sillup, StephenSintuk, JosephSipos, ManusSkapik, Joseph F.

11

Lehigh Navigation Coal Co.1

Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Stevens Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

. Plains-Ililldale Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

Dec. 11May 14Jan. 15Nov. 20Jan. 28Mar.11Jan. 25

FranklinTrevortonNottinghamTruesdaleWanamieNo. 14 DriftsBliss

8Skzynecki, IgnatzSmeltz, James H.Smith, JamesSoback, AnthonySolinski, AndrewSolomon, Alfred, Jr.Spock, Frank

Wilkes-Barre Twp.R. D. Klingerstown22 Smith Row, Plymouth420 Perry St., Nanticoke129 Center St65 Courtright St., Plains Twp8 Fine St

11511Hanover Twp.• y1

Alden Station• y1

Feb. 10Woodward 1Glen Alden Coal Co.Kingston, Pa.Straub, Martin

Feb. 13Apr. 10Apr. 10

Lehigh Navigation Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.

Fall of coal from ribGas explosionGas explosion

1 •CoaidaleSchooleySchooley

CoaldaleMinooka

171 First St3104 Jones St41 Center St., Pittston

Tkach, AndrewTomaszewski, JosephTrotta, Richard

• y10• y10

Gas explosionJan. 15 15NottinghamGlen Alden Coal Co.PlymouthUsifera, Luke 40 Curry St•y

Mar. 6Feb. 10Apr. 10

Caught in gears on conveyor lineTruck ran off icy road, upsetGas explosion

1Pine RidgeStorrsSchooley

Hudson Coal Co.Moffat Coal Co.Knox Coal Co.

422 Matson Ave., Wilkes-Barre109 Grant St540 Green St., Duryea

Vanchure, MichaelVarkaitis, BernardVivaldi, Eugene

1Dickson City• y10

1Asphyxiated, carbon monoxideChain holding sheave wheelbroke, car ran back

Rush of coal & rock from chuteFall of rockFall of top coalBlastGas explosionWedge came loose, releasing dragcable, causing rope to swingBlast

Oct. 13Dec. 19

Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Dial Rock Coal Co.

RelianceDial Rock

37 N. Beech St., Mt. Carmel25 Lindberg Ave., Wyoming

Wagner, MiltonWalsh, Joseph

11July 11

Jan. 31Nov. 17Jan. 3Jan. 15Nov. 28

GermantownMaple HillMahanoy CityPacker tt5NottinghamHammond

Raven Run Coal Co.Phila.& Reading C.& I.Co.Mt. CarmelWatkins, Cornelius

Weber, IrvinWehr, HiramWhiteside, JohnWilde, JohnWillis, John

307 N. Locust St80 S. Coal St., Port Carbon1102 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy CityGirardville, Pa.167 Nottingham St., PlymouthR. D. ft1, Bamesville

•> 111Rose Valley Coal Co.

Glen Alden Coal Co.Hammond Coal Co.

15

11Dec. 4AudenriedGlen Alden Coal Co.McAdoo237 E. Grand StWoyslaw, Chester • y

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Colliery,mine, etc.

No.Date Cause of injury killedName of companyAddressName of victim

TaraaquaUnderwoodStorrsGermantownGlen Bum

May 21Oct. 13Jan. 6May 27Sept.27

Lehigh Navigation Coal Co.Pennsylvania Coal Co.Moffat Coal Co.Raven Run Coal Co.Susquehanna Collieries Div.of M. A. Hanna Co.

Struck by mine carsGas explosionFall of roofFall of slateCaught between power shoveland rock wall

1270 E. High St., Coaldale306 Hand St., Jessup1065 S. Valley Ave., Olyphant210 Girard St., Atlas437 E. Camp St., Mt. Carmel

Yannoni, PasqualeYanochik, JohnYazdzik, JohnYob, VirgilYoka, Frank W.

211

1

Dec. 24Oct. 18Jan. 15Jan. 15July 22

1No. 7LanceNottinghamNottinghamHuber

Fall of rockFall of roofGas explosionGas explosionFall of roof

Zajaczkowski, Stanley 16 Thomas StZawatski, StanleyZielinski, JohnZlotek, CarlZorick, Theodore J.

MIISheatown•> 1Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.Glen Alden Coal Co.

Plymouth, Pa.453 W. Shawnee Ave., Plymouth165 Church St., Plymouth37i E. Newport St., Ashley

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