Northumberland County PA Coal Mining Fatalities 1908

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Coal Mining Fatalities for Northumberland County reported by the Department 
of Mines for the year 1908.


Lists, the Date, Name, Nationality, Job, age, (M-married, S-Single), Name of 
Mine, Description of accident

12-December John Canos- Russian, Loader, 30, Hickory Ridge, He was loading a 
car when a large piece of top rock fell in the breast, displacing the props 
and batteries and killing him on the platform

11-Aug Edward Cashner- American, Laborer, 24, S, Hickory Swamp, Fall of coal 
at face of gangway. Died August 18

25-Feb Henry Derrick- American, Miner, 49, M, Burnside, Fall of slate at 
face of gangway whie preparing to stand a set of timbers

16-Sep Jacob Evanovage- Polish, Miner, 56, M, Cameron, Fall of rock at face 
of breast

12-Nov Thomas Gebofskie, Russian, Miner, 44, M, Cameron, Found dead at face 
of breast. The verdict of the Coronor's jury ws that he came to his death by 
suffocation from white damp produced by a shot that blocked the upcast 
manyway thereby shutting off the air.

19-May Paul Gristo- Polish, Laborer, 50, M, North Franklin, Killed by fall 
of coal while robbing gangway

28-Dec Thomas Hague- English, Miner, 38, M, Luke Fidler, A hole missed fire 
and he was drilling it out when it exploded, lacerating his face and hands. 
He died in the State Hospital January 2, 1909

31-Aug William J. Jones- Welsh, Miner, 38, M, Corbin, Killed by Rush of coal 
which caught him at the battery

31-Oct Leo Kopreskie- Polish, Miner, 45, M, Colbert, Leg fractured and body 
injured internally by fall of coal at working face. He died the same day at 
State Hospital

2-Nov William Nairns- English, Driver, 38, M, Cameron, Leg bruised between 
mine cars while taking off the spreader. Died at the State Hospital November 
5


28-Jan Simon Petrilco- Russian, Laborer, 38, M, Hickory Ridge, Killed by 
fall of coal while robbing pillars

10-Nov Thomas Pomacher- Polish, Miner, 43, M, Cameron, Body bruised by 
falling down manway, Died in State Hospital December 12

24-Sep Thomas Postusle- Polish, Miner, 37, M, Henry Clay, Attempted to get 
back from some loose coal. Slipped and fell down the shoot. Was operated on 
at Jefferson Hospital Philidelphia. Died of internal trouble on December 12.

25-Sep William Schich- American, Driver, 20, S, Cameron, Squeezed between a 
mine car and the face of backswitch tunnel

11-Aug Harry Smith- American, Laborer, 30, S, Hickory Swamp,Fall of coal at 
face of gangway

7-Oct George Sorovich- Russian, Miner, 40, M, Big Mountain, Injured by fall 
of coal at working face-died the same day

17-May Michael Sosnoskie- German, Miner, 52, M, Cameron, Caught between top 
rock and mine car at bottom of slope

5-Feb Michael Swartz- Russian, Coal-Pusher, 23, S, Cameron, Fell into shute

9-Jun Clem Tarser- Slovenian, Miner, 45, M, Hickory Ridge, Body Bruised by 
fall of coal at face of breast. Died same day

3-Aug Moses Tomlinson- American, Miner, 22, S, North Franklin. Burned by 
powder. Died August 10 in the State Hospital



4-Jun John Veritskie- Polish, Miner, 45, M, Hickory Swamp, Injured by a rush 
of culm from the bank which cuaght him against the car. Died June 11 outside

13-Jun Jacob Vesuskie- Polish, Miner, 40, S, Hickory Ridge, Fall of slate at 
face of breast

2-Nov William Weber- German, Slatepicker, 14, S, Bear Valley, The chute 
conveying coal to the rolls became blocked. He tried to start it with his 
foot, instead of using the scraper and was drawn into the rolls.

22-Apr John Williams- English, Miner, 51, M, Stirling, Fall of slate at face 
of breast

24-Apr Benjamin Withkofskie - Polish, Miner, 19. S, Bear Valley, Fall of 
rock near right rib of breast while shoveling coal