Mahanoy City, PA., February 18, 1916
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor of transmitting herewith my annual report as Inspector of Mines for the Twelfth Anthracite District, for the year ending December 21, 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
P. C. FENTON, Inspector
| Date....... | Name of Person............. | Nationality | Occupation | Age | Married
or Single |
Number of
Widows |
Number
of Orphans |
Name of
Colliery........ |
County | Nature and Cause of Accident in Brief.................................................. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30 | Andrew Serano | Slavonian | Timberman | 32 | M. | 1 | 5 | Mahanoy City | Schuylkill | Instantly killed by fall of coal while placing car on track in main gangway. |
| March 19 | Anthony Kochanavich | Lithuanian | Miner | 55 | M. | 1 | 7 | Tunnel Ridge | " | Fatally injured by explosion of gas at face of breast caused by an outburst of gas in gangway. Died April 6. |
| March 23 | George Shubite | Greek | Driver | 23 | S. | -- | -- | Maple Hill | " | Fatally injured by falling under mine car on main gangway. Died March 25. |
| June 9 | Stiney Krancofskey | Polish | Miner | 30 | M. | 1 | -- | Saint Nicholas | " | Instantly killed by falling down traveling road while handling timber. |
| Aug. 10 | William Yatsco | Polish | Miner | 51 | M. | 1 | -- | Ellangowan | " | Internally injured by fall of rock at face of breast.. Died August
16.
|
| Aug. 13 | John Kutchshick | Polish | Laborer | 27 | S. | -- | -- | Suffolk | " | Instantly killed by fall of rock at face of gangway while preparing for a blast. |
| Sept. 21 | William B. Jones | Welsh | Assistant mine foreman | 54 | M. | 1 | -- | Maple Hill | " | Instantly killed by fall of coal at face of gangway while instructing the miners how to secure the place. |
| Oct. 11 | Andrew Stanick | Austrian | Laborer | 25 | M. | 1 | -- | Park Place | " | Fatally injured by a piece of coal that rolled down and struck him on the head at face of slope. Died on the way to the hospital. |
| Nov. 29 | Mike Marchavage | Lithuanian | Miner | 55 | M. | 1 | 7 | Park Place | " | Fatally injured by falling down chute in getting away from blast. Died December 2. |
| Dec. 3 | Henry Kellman | German | Miner | 41 | M. | 1 | 6 | North Mahanoy | " | Killed by fall of rock while robbing pillars on counter gangway. |
| Dec. 11 | Charles Oditus | Lithuanian | Miner | 37 | M. | 1 | 6 | Ellangowan | " | Killed by fall of slate at face of breast. |