Fatal Mine Accidents- 9th District Luzerne County

Accident Date	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Age	Married/Single	# Widows	#Orphans	Name of Colliery	County	Nature & Cause of Accident in Brief
Jan-06	Dennis McKee	American	Slatepicker	15	S	…	…	Chauncey	Luzerne	Smothered by being drawn thru coal pocket. Outside.
Jan-09	Anthony Shetski	Lithuanian	Miner	43	M	1	2	Parrish	""	Killed by being struck by trip of loaded cars on gangway
Feb-07	Patrick Claherty	American	Shaftman	36	W	…	1	Inman No. 21 (sinking shaft)	""	Killed by falling down shaft.
Feb-10	Joseph Gura	Slavonian	Driver	18	S	…	…	Kingston #2	""	Killed by being squeezed between car and prop on gangway
Mar-07	Anthony Gudseck	Polish	Laborer	27	S	…	…	Knottingham	""	Killed by fall of top coal face.
Mar-16	Nuter Goodrich	Polish	Laborer	28	M	1	2	Kingston #2	""	Fatally injured by being struck by loaded trip of cars on gangway
Mar-21	Albert Crawford	English	Driver	18	S	…	…	Lance # 11	""	Killed by being struck by loaded trip on #5 Ross vein slope
Mar-24	Alexander Chisereski	Polish	Laborer	19	S	…	…	Plymouth #2	""	Fatally burned by explosion of powder in chamber. Died Apr 10 1911
Mar-27	Andrew Stefanican	Slavonian	Miner	44	M	1	3	Plymouth #3	""	Killed by fall of rock at face. He tried to bar the rock down but failed.
Mar-29	William Coronski	Lithuanian	Miner	35	M	1	4	Wondward	""	Fatally burned by explosion of powder in drill hole at face. Died Apr 5 1911
Apr-08	Thomas Hooligan	American	Miner	36	M	1	2	Gaylord	""	Killed by fall of top coal at face.
Apr-12	Andrew Calinesky	Polish	Laborer	31	M	1	5	Loomis (sinking Shaft)	""	Fatally injured by falling down shaft. Died April 13.
May-01	John Lecky	Lithuanian	Miner	45	M	1	2	Nottingham	""	Fatally burned by explosion of gas in face of adjoining Chamber. Died May 21 1911
May-09	Michael Lukshick	Polish	Miner	46	M	1	2	Woodward	""	Killed by premature blast at face due to cutting squib.
	John Russluski	Slavonian	Miner	29	M	1	4
	William Angelovicz	""	Laborer	29	M	1	2			Suffocated by gases from underground fire. See
May-10	George Fender	American	Driver	19	S	…	…	Plymouth #5	""	article in Preliminary Part of Report on Boston
	John Malast	""	Doorboy	17	S	…	…			Mine fire.
	Jacob Kovilla	Slavonian	Miner	42	S	…	…
May-11	Harry Rabock	Russian	Fan engineer	50	M	1	5	Woodward	""	Killed by belt splicewhile oiling pully journal. Outside.
May-20	August Broszeitt	German	Carpenter	54	S	…	…	Plymouth #3	""	Fatally injured by fallin from roof of washery to ground. Died Same Day. Outside.
May-22	Anthony Roginski	Lithuanian	Miner	53	M	1	1	Lance # 11	""	Fatally injured by being struck by flying coal from premature blast at face due to shortening squib. Died same day. Outside.
Jun-07	Dennis Noonan	American	Footman	33	M	1	3	Gaylord	""	Killed on gangway by being caught by runaway car from slope.
Jun-26	Walter Gilsheski	Polish	Laborer	24	S	…	…	Loomis	""	Killed by fall of top coal on gangway while watching his miner drilling hole.
Jul-10	Andrew Obletila	Russian	Laborer	18	S	…	…	Gaylord	""	Fatally injured by falling off a pile of lumber. Outside.
Jul-17	Anthony Buskum	Lithuanian	Miner	32	M	1	..	Plymouth #2	""	Fatally injured by being struck by flying coal from blast. He returned too quickly to airway. Died same day.
Jul-21	Ralph Grey	American	Laborer	18	S	…	…	Gaylord	""	Fatally injured by fall from breaker annex to ground. Died Aug 1 1911 Outside.
Jul-25	Jerimiah Boney	American	Laborer	47	M	1	1	Plymouth #2	""	Killed by runaway rock car, which he had blocked with 1 inch boards on a pitch of 10 degrees in a rock hole chamber.
Jul-26	Alexander Steffanovitz	Polish	Laborer	21	S	…	…	Loomis	""	Fatally injured by falling down shaft of 60 feet, Died Aug 2 1911
Sep-15	Joseph Leonard	Polish	Miner	25	M	1	2	Kingston #2	""	Killed by fall of rock while barring out coal at face.
	Frank Bryant	German	Miner	57	M	1	1	Lance #11	""	Killed by being struck by flying coal from blast. He thought the squib had missed fired and returned to the face
Sep-23	William Brown	American	Miner	25	S	…	…	Plymouth #2	""	Killed by being struck by coal from premature blast at face.
Sep-27	John Datia	Slavonian	Laborer	35	M	1	2	Plymouth #5	""	Fatally injured by being squeezed between shute projection and car on gangway. He jumped on empty trip. He died on Sept. 25 1911 <----?
Oct-09	Joseph Yonko	Polish	Laborer	55	M	1	6	Parrish	""	Fatally injured by fall of top coal while barring out coal at face.
	William Stracetutes	Lithuanian	Miner	57	M	1	2	""		Killed by fall of top coal.
Oct-14	August Keene	German	Laborer	28	S	…	…	Plymouth #2	""	Fatally injured by fall of rock while loading coal at face.
Oct-17	Thomas Markovicz	Lithuanian	Miner	51	M	1	1	Lance #11	""	Killed by fall of coal while working at face.
Oct-19	Joseph Smith	American	Miner	42	M	1	3	Plymouth #3	""	Killed by fall of rock at face. He entered the face immediately after firing a blast.
Nov-09	Anthony Wilkes	Polish	Footman	21	S	…	…	Chaunecy	""	Fatally injured by being squeezed between loaded cars. Outside.
Nov-11	Joseph Konoski	Polish	Miner	24	S	…	…	Plymouth #2	""	Killed by fall of top coal at face of gangway. He did not examine roof after firing blast.
Nov-21	Albert Downs	English	Shaftman	42	M	1	…	Lance #11	""	Killed by falling down shaft. He attempted to get on carriage after signal had been given.
Dec-05	Harry Poslock	German	Driver	19	S	…	…	Buttonwood	""	Fatally injured by being struck by runaway car on gangway. Died same day.
Dec-22	Edward Colligan	American	Driver	19	S	…	…	Nottingham	""	Fatally injured by being struck by runaway loaded car on gangway. Died same Day.

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

Mary Ann Lubinsky
County Coordinator

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