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1881 Annual Report of Inspectors of Mines
Second District, or Shenandoah
Non Fatal Accidents
Year ending December 31, 1880
SECOND DISTRICT, OR SHENANDOAH
Register for Non-Fatal Casualties
(The order of the listing from left to right; Date; Name; Occupation; Name of Colliery; Remarks)
Jan 10- WILLIAM THOMAS- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Premature explosion of shot; thigh mashed.
Jan 23- ERNST FREDERICK- Platform Man - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fell down chute; ribs fractured.
Jan 28- JAMES MARSHALL- Slate Picker - Honey Brook No. 4 -
Remarks: Fell off breaker; arm broke.
Jan 28- CHARLES BERGER- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Struck by piece of slate; side injured.
Feb 3- CHARLES MALOY- Driver - Elmwood -
Remarks: Fell under cars; arm broken and head cut.
Feb. 3- JACOB KESTER- Carpenter - Elmwood -
Remarks: Jammed between railrood cars; hips injured.
Feb 11- MICHAEL COYNE- Driver on dirt bank - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Foot caught between rails; shoulder broken
Feb. 12- MICHAEL COURTNEY- Miner - Glendon -
Remarks: Explosion of gas; slightly burned.
FEB. 12- JOHN HENDRICKS- Driver - Thomas -
Remarks: Hurt on dirt bank.
Feb. 13- BEN BOUDEN- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Struck by piece of slate; head and foot hurt.
Feb. 14- THOMAS TREVETHAN- Miner - Boston Run -
Remarks: Starting battery; hurt about body.
Feb. 18- THOMAS WILLIAMS- Fireman - West Shenandoah -
Remarks: Cylinder fell on foot.
Mar. 1- DANIEL BALLETY- Miner - Honey Brook, No. 1
Remarks: Fall of coal; back and hip injured.
Mar. 9- MARTIN CLARK- Miner - Turkey Run -
Remarks: Fall of coal; injured severely.
Mar. 9- JOHN RADCLIFF- Miner - Suffolk -
Remarks: Fall of coal; arm broke.
Mar. 18- OSCAR MCCORD Driver- William Penn -
Remarks: Jammed by mine cars.
Mar. 18- MICHAEL CAMPBELL- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of coal; leg broke and back hurt.
Mar. 23- JOHN JUDGE- Slate picker - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Caught in machinery; rib broken, and otherwise injured.
Apr. 10- JOHN MAHER- Miner - Turkey Run -
Remarks: Struck by lump of coal; body injured
Apr. 10- WILLIAM HARNER- Miner - Mahanoy City -
Remarks: Struck by lump of coal; side cut.
Apr. 22- WILLIAM BRODERICK- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Caught between cars; hand hurt.
Apr. 26- JOHN PRESTON- Driver - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Fall of coal; small bone of leg broke.
May 6- NOAH COMPSON- Miner - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Burnt by powder.
May 6- CHARLES DUGAN- Miner - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Burnet by powder.
May 7- JACOB FRANK- Laborer - Turkey Run -
Remarks: Burnt by powder.
May 7- GEORGE ELLIS- Miner - Mahanoy City -
Remarks: Explosion of gas; face and hands burned.
May 21- JAMES MURPHY- Miner - Boston Run -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
May 21- THOMAS HOCKING- Miner - Boston Run -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
May 26- JOHN BROBST- ng - Knickerbocker -
Remarks: Leg broken by dirt car on dirt bank.
June 7- JOHN HENDRICK- Miner - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Coal flying from shot; bruised about body.
June 10- PETER CANFIELD- Miner - Lawrence -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
June 10- RICHARD JENKINS- Miner - Lawrence -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
June 14- PATRICK GIBONEY- Miner - North Mahanoy -
Remarks: Fall of coal; head and leg injured.
June 22- CHRIST HORNICKER- Laborer - Bear Run -
Remarks: Hand burned by powder.
June 28- EDWARD WILLIAMS- Driver - Girard -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
June 29- MICHAEL MCGEE- Door boy - Honey Brook, No. 4 -
Remarks: Run over by car; arm seriously mashed.
July 1- GEORGE DAVIS- Miner - West Shenandoah -
Remarks: Fall of coal; foot and leg hurt.
July 7- MICHAEL GALLAGHER- Driver - Honey Brook, No. 4 -
Remarks: Foot mashed by mine car.
July 19- MICHAEL GAUGHEN- Miner- ng - West Shenandoah -
Remarks: Struck by piece of coal; shoulder put out of joint.
July 21- GILBERT SHERMAN- Miner - Bear Run -
Remarks: Fall of coal; leg and back bruised.
Aug. 3- REINHOLD KURTZ- Miner - North Mahanoy -
Remarks: Fall of coal; back hurt.
Aug. 9- GEORGE PARFET- Miner - North Mahanoy -
Remarks: Jammed between cars.
Aug. 16- HARTMAN BECKER- Miner - North Mahanoy -
Remarks: Head and hand cut by piece of coal.
Aug. 16- PATRICK WELSH- Miner - West Shenandoah -
Remarks: Fall of coal; body injured.
Aug. 16- THOMAS HODGSON- Laborer - Stanton -
Remarks: Caught by cars; leg broken.
Aug. 16- HENRY THOMAS- Miner - Turkey Run -
Remarks: Fall of coal; back hurt.
Aug. 19- JAMES CARLIN- Miner - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Struck by piece of coal; head injured.
Aug. 23- CONRAD FLIDGE- Laborer - North Mahanoy -
Remarks: Jammed between cars; ribs fractured.
Aug. 31- PATRICK GUNNING- Miner - Shenandoah City -
Remarks: Fall of coal; hurt about head.
Sept 2- ROBERT JONES- Engineer - Shenandoah City -
Remarks: Head injured between wagon and slope while assisting in putting
wagon on track.
Sept. 9- JACOB DEEN- Miner - West Shenandoah -
Remarks: Struck by coal from shot; back injured.
Sept. 16- RICHARD TRISCIAS- Inside Boss - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
Sept. 16- JOHN HARGREAVES- Fire boss - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
Sept. 16- JOHN CARNS- Miner - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
Sept 16- DENNIS HOWARD- Miner - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Explosion of gas.
Sept. 17- MICHAEL CURLEY- Miner - Plank Ridge -
Remarks: Shot broke through pillar from adjoining breast; knee sprained and
otherwise injured.
Sept. 17- FRANK MCANDREW- Miner - Plank Ridge -
Remarks: Shot broke through pillar from adjoining breast; injured slightly.
Sept. 18- MARTIN FAHEY- Driver - Plank Ridge -
Remarks: Jammed between cars; head injured.
Sept. 23- THOMAS COYNE- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of coal; head and shoulders injured.
Sept. 25- JOHN JONES- Miner - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Wagon ran over his foot, cutting off three toes.
Sept. 28- JOHN STROZE- Miner - Kohinoor
Remarks: Fall of coal in breast; slightly injured.
Oct. 7- THOMAS CONNERS- Miner - Indian Ridge -
Remarks: Fingers crushed between coal and top of wagon.
Oct 11- JOHN EVANS- Top Man - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Dragged by empty wagon on top of slope; rib broke and
body bruised.
Oct. 12- ANTHONY WELSH- Slate picker - Ellengowan -
Remarks: Clothing caught by shaft of buckwheat coal screen; head and
back injured.
Oct. 12- JOHN DINNEY- Starter - Boston Run -
Remarks: Fell off cage coming up slope; head and body injured.
Oct. 13- PATRICK HARTMAN- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of coal; head and back injured.
Oct. 13- JOHN LAWLOR- Miner - Indian Ridge -
Remarks: Struck by piece of coal; leg broke.
Oct. 19- JERRY GORMAN- Miner - Conner -
Remarks: Fallof coal; both legs broken.
Oct. 19- THOMAS MANSELL- Miner - Lehigh No. 3 -
Remarks: Coal rolling off lower side of gangway while loading wagon; body
severely injured.
Oct. 19- JOHN BRYANT- Miner - Girard -
Remarks: Fall of coal in breast; head and shoulders injured.
Oct. 20- CHARLES SCHWARTZ- Loader - Plank Ridge -
Remarks: Struck by mine car; leg and foot injured.
Oct.27- JOHN BZUFCHEK- Laborer - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Run over by empty wagons while walking up slope; body injured.
Nov. 3- THOMAS YARNELL- Door boy - Ellangowan
Remarks: Fell between cars; leg broke.
Nov. 8- JOHN SNEDDEN- Driver - Plank Ridge -
Remarks: Wagon jumped the track, knocking out prop, causing a piece of
slate to fall;
arm badly injured.
Nov. 9- MARTIN BRENNAN- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of rock; head and legs injured.
Nov. 11- CHARLES BETEAR- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of top slate; breast hurt severely.
Nov. 11- LLEWELLYN GRIFFETH- Assistant engineer - St. Nicholas -
Remarks: Struck by collar; rib broke.
Nov. 12- ROBERT SCHOLDS- Top man - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Struck by collar; rib broke.
Nov. 15- THOMAS EVANS- Miner - Bear Ridge No. 1 -
Remarks: Premature blast in manway; severely injured.
Nov. 19- ALEX GARRAWAY- Miner - Draper -
Remarks: Fall of top in gangway while timbering; leg broke and back
injured.
Nov. 19- JAMES LALLY- Slate picker - Girard -
Remarks: Fell down breaker steps; four ribs broken.
Nov. 24- THOMAS ELLWORK- Driver - Stanton -
Remarks: Fell under wagon between slope and breaker; body crushed.
Nov. 26- PETER DITCHAN- Driver - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Run over by dirt dumper; leg broke in two places.
Dec. 1- GEORGE LAMBERT- Miner - Turkey Run -
Remarks: Caught between wagon and prop; arm broke.
Dec. 2- PATRICK GIBBONS- Miner - Indian Ridge -
Remarks: Fall of coal; skull fractured.
Dec. 6- FRANCIS SLEVIN- Laborer - Audenried -
Remarks: Squeezed by mule against side of stable; shoulder blade broken.
Dec. 7- JOHN MULL- Miner - Cuyler -
Remarks: Fall of coal; slightly injured; Daniel Mull was killed by the
fall.
Dec. 7- LEWIS MULL- Miner - Cuyler -
Remarks: Fall of coal; slightly injured; Daniel Mull was killed by the
fall.
Dec. 7- JOSEPH FLATHERTY- Miner - Cuyler -
Remarks: Fall of coal; slightly injured; Daniel Mull was killed by the
fall.
Dec. 13- JOHN MULDOON- Miner - Ellangowan -
Remarks: Fall of top coal; toe smashed and foot hurt.
Dec. 28- ROBERT MADARA- Miner - Kohinoor -
Remarks: Fall of top coal while robbing back turnout; leg cut off.
NOTE:The information posted is all we have. If you would like to contact the Deep Mine Safety Office in Schuylkill Co. about receiving reports, you can phone 570-621-3118.
This list was submitted by
Shirley Ryan at sryan@enter.net
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