Area History:Mine Inspector's Report for 1881 for the year ending 1880 NON-FATAL CASUALITIES Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Ryan sryan@enter.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________________________________ 1881 MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT - for year ending year ending December 31, 1880 - FOR THE THIRD OR SHAMOKIN DISTRICT. Mine Inspector - James Ryan Date of Report, March 14, 1881 NON-FATAL CASUALTIES Date 1880 Date, Name of Person Injured, Occupation, Name of the Collieries, Remarks on Injury Jan 3 ABLE MORRIS, miner, Henry Clay, No. 1, explosion of gas; burned slightly Jan 3 WILLIAM MORRIS, miner, Henry Clay, No. 1, explosion of gas; burned slightly Jan 3 THOMAS DEPPA, miner, Henry Clay, No. 1, explosion of gas; burned slightly Jan 3 JOHN SPLIT, miner, Henry Clay, No. 1, explosion of gas; burned slightly Jan 7 THOMAS HORAN, loader, Preston, No. 2., kicked by mule; knee injured Jan 9 DANIEL ZERBE, dump chute-man, West Brookside, caughter between dirt-dumpers; breast and side bruised Jan 9 THOMAS MYERS, miner, Preston, No. 2, explosion of gas; burned slightly Jan 10 JOHN CONRY, miner, Bast, fall of coal; leg broken, ankle dislocated Jan 14 WILLIAM SCULLY, laborer, Preston, No. 1., hand caught between door and collar; first finger cut off, second finger mashed Jan 20 MICHAEL MCNEARY, miner, Locust Spring, piece of slate fell on drill, which striking his hand cut it severely Jan 21 JOHN MURPHY, miner, North Franklin, No. 2, explosion of gas; face slightly burned Jan 23 EDWARD MCHUGH, stable boss, Locust Spring, kicked by mule in stomach Jan 29 JOHN WAGNER, miner, Big Mine Run, fall of coal; leg broken Feb 16 THOMAS MARTIN, laborer, West Brookside, fall of coal; leg broken Feb 16 FERDINAND RINEHART, miner, Big Mountain, fell down an air-hole; shoulder and ankle dislocated Mar 5 JOHN CUMMINGS, laborer, Bast, finger caught between mine buggy and collar, and cut off Mar 8 DAVID MUIR, driver, Henry Clay drift, caught between mule and mine wagon; jaw -bone broken and face badly bruised. Mar 19 JAMES HOSKINS, slate-picker, Williamstown, fell from breaker roof to railroad at noon-time, leg broken Mar 19 JAMES MCINTYRE, gangway laborer, Bast, fall of coal; collar-bone broken Mar 22 WILLIAM O. SALTZER, laborer, West Brookside, fall of slate; leg broken and head cut Mar 24 GEORGE HORSEWOOD, laborer, Preston, No. 3, finger cut off, by being caught on a collar while timbering Mar 30 EVAN WILLIAMS, laborer, Pennsylvania, fall of coal in gangway; leg broken April 7 SEBASTIAN KOHL, oiler and spragger, Burnside, hand caught between chain and side hook of wagon; tops of fingers cut off April 8 PATRICK JEFFERSON, miner, Preston, No. 2, explosion of gas; face and hands burned April 8 WILLIAM FLYNN, miner, Preston, No. 2, explosion of gas; nose and forehead burned April 8 THOMAS MYERS, miner, Preston, No. 2., explosion of gas; face and hands burned April 8 WILLIAM CRANAGE, miner, Preston, No. 2, explosion of gas; ear burned, face badly cut April 13 MARK DURKIN, miner, Big Mine Run, fall of coal; seriously injured April 15 FREDERICK KILLINAN, laborer, Merriam, explosion of gasp; neck and hands slightly burned April 19 CHARLES FRANK, driver, Reliance, spreader fell on wrist, dislocating it April 20 ALFRED DEER, driver, Sterling, run over by loaded rock wagon outside; leg broken April 22 HENRY DAMU, miner, Merriam, fall of petition rock, while barring coal after blast; head and back injured April 26 GEORGE A. WOLF, laborer, West Brookside, caught between buggy and top rock; arm broken April 27 MICHAEL GERRITY, miner, North Ashland, preparing cartridge for shot; spark from lamp ignited it, burning face and hands May 3 JOSEPH PARRY, miner, Continental, rush of coal while starting chute; leg broken May 3 THOMAS THOMAS, miner, Henry Clafy shaft, explosion of gas May 5 WILLIAM HARPER, miner, Henry Clay shaft, explosion of gas May 5 ROBERT HARPER, miner, Henry Clay shaft, explosion of gas May 5 JEROME REED, driver, Henry Clay shaft, explosion of gas May 11 ROBERT PHILLIPS, timber-man, Preston, No. 3, foot cut by an axe May 12 AUGUST SHAFFER, miner, Monitor, fall of coal; hip dislocated May 17 JOHN E. BRENNAN, laborer, North Ashland, fingers caught in cog-wheels of small fan, and severely mashed June 3 CHARLES TYLER, miner, Keystone, finger mashed between clevis and socket of slope rope June 16 JAMES TONHEY, laborer, Tunnel, explosion of gas; slightly burned June 21 DANIEL COOLEY, miner, Henry Clay shaft, finger cut off, by piece of coal sliding along drill while barring coal June 23 NICHOLAS DEDGE, starter, Merriam, starting battery; piece of coal struck his foot, breaking a bone June 28 FRANK YORK, miner, Reliance, fall of coal; jaw-bone broken July 6 DANIEL KISSENGER, inside boss, North Franklin, No. 2, explosion of gas July 6 WILLIAM DERR, loader, Merriam, explosion of gas; slightly burned July 7 THOMAS EGAN, miner, Potts, fall of coal; shoulders, arm and side bruised July 7 NICHOLAS BROKENSHIRE, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; hands, face and neck burned July 7 EDWARD MCDONALD, miner, Peerles, explosion of gas; hands, face and neck burned July 8 WILLIAM HUGHES, laborer, Carson, fall of top (fire-clay); leg broken July 14 JOHN STRYKER, miner, Carson, fall of top slate; body bruised July 19 PATRICK DUFFY, timber-man, Mt. Carmel shaft, piece of timber fell upon him; collar-bone broken July 21 JOHN NAUGHTON, miner, Preson, No. 3, fall of coal; back and ankle injured July 30 THOMAS F. JONES, miner, Tunnel, fall of large timber leg; fingers mashed July 28 DANIEL PAUL, miner, Franklin, making a wedge; cut off finger with ax Aug 2 ROBERT BADHAM, miner, Preston, No. 3, explosion of gas; face, hands and breast burned Aug 2 THOMAS CASEY, laborer, Preston, No. 3, explosion of gas; face, hands and breast burned Aug 4 JESSE RUBRIGHT, bottom-man, Merriam, timber struck run over foot; toe mashed Aug 8 JOHN HENRY, outside driver, Buck Ridge, on way to coal plane bell rise to ring bell he fell, breaking arm above the wrist Aug 10 BERNARD FALLEN, miner, Bast, struck by piece of coal in the eye Aug 10 JOHN HAFFEY, starter, North Ashland, fall of piece of coal; head and body cut and bruised Aug 11 HENRY JONES, fire-boss, Preston, No. 3, caught between timber and wagons; hips injured Aug 23 JACOB UMLAUF, JR., miner, Merriam, explosion of gas; face slightly burned Aug 23 JOHN STRICKLEN, miner, Lancaster, explosion prematurely of blast, while tamping; burned and otherwise injured Aug 23 FRANK PERSING, miner, Lancaster, explosion prematurely of blast, while tamping; burned and otherwise injured Aug 24 FREDERICK ZUIZOU, miner, Monitor, fall of coal; collar-bone broken Aug 30 ISAAC REESE, miner, Henry Clay shaft, piece of coal slipped from fact of breast; rib broken Sept 20 CALEB GEORGE, miner, Short Mountain, premature explosions of blast; face and arm burned; will lose sight of one eye, possibly both Sept 20 JAMES ROACH, laborer, Preston, No. 3, fingers cut off while making wedge Sept 21 GEORGE ORMES, JR., miner, North Franklin, No. 2, fall of coal; back injured Sept 22 THOMAS MCGRATH, miner, Bast, struck by piece of coal; ribs fractured Sept 23 WILLIAM MCKINNEY, driver, Big Mountain, fell off loaded wagons while running inside plane; arm broken and head cut Sept 27 MARTIN DROPESKIE, miner, Reliance, fall of coal; head cut; body injured Sept 29 JOHN DONAHOE, starter, Bast, wagon on which he was riding in pump slope got off the tgrack; fingers mashed; body bruised Sept 30 OWEN CONREY, miner, Bast, fall of piece of coal; hand cut Oct 7 JOHN MOHAN, miner, Locust Spring, fall of top coal; body and hand bruised Oct 9 C. B. ZIMMERMAN, miner, Mt. Carmel shaft; fell down a hole; shoulder blade and three ribs broken Oct 11 LOUIS KURTZ, bottom-man, Monitor, lump of coal fell from wagon asending slope, which rolling back struck his leg, breaking it Oct 12 ANDREW ZEN, miner, Mt. Carmel, fall of coa; leg broken Oct 13 JACOB SCHULTZ, miner, Monitor, fall of coal; shoulder dislocated Oct 13 ALBERT SCHROEDER, contractor, North Franklin, No. 2, rock wagon run over his leg Oct 13 GEORGE L. KRAMER, driver, North Franklin, No. 2, caught between cars; knee fractured Oct 13 HENRY PICKER, miner, Potts, fall of coal; wrist cut Oct 16 THOMAS ROONEY, miner, Coal Ridge, No. 2, setting timber in slope was thrown down ten or twelve yards; head and neck injured Oct 20 PATRICK COLLIER, miner, Wadleigh slope, fell down an air hole; ribs broken Oct 20 TIMOTHY BRENNAN, miner, Stuartsville, fall of top coal; cut about head and leg broken Oct 21 PATRICK MCGOVERN, bottom-man, Stuartsville, clevis in chain broke while wagon was being dumped into chute at breaker; McGovern had hip injured and body bruised; Coyle had leg broken Oct 21 PATRICK COYLE, driver, Stuartsville, clevis in chain broke while wagon was being dumped into chute at breaker; McGovern had hip injured and body bruised; Coyle had leg broken Oct 25 CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON, door-tender, Luke Fidler, riding on mine cars; fell under them; jaw bone broken Oct 25 JAMES CONDRON, miner, Cameron, explosion of gas; face, neck and hands burned Oct 29 JAMES A. HARRIS, miner, Greenback, fall of top coal; hip dislocated Oct 30 PETER JOYCE, watchman, Bast, passing through breaker; fell down a chute; ribs broken Oct 30 JOHN MASPINSKIE, miner, Big Mountain, fall of coal; body injured Nov 1 WILLIAM EDDY, laborer, Big Mountain, caught between mine car and carpenter shop; body bruised Nov 4 JOHN CLINGER, miner, Big Mountain, fall of slate; head and body injured Nov 4 JOHN SCHINBENZ, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; hands and face burned Nov 4 WILLIAM POWELL, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; hands and face burned Nov 4 CHARLES THOMPSON, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; hands and face burned Nov 4 WILLIAM EAGAN, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; hands and face burned Nov 5 JOHN MCLOUGHLIN, loader, Preston, No. 3, struck by piece of coal on thigh, breaking it Nov 10 ABLE MORRIS, miner, Henry Clay shaft, explosion of gas Nov 10 WILLIAM PERRY, miner, Henry Clay, shaft, explosion of gas Nov 10 ANTHONY FAUST, miner, Henry Clay, shaft, explosion of gas Nov 10 MAR KIFKIE, miner, Henry Clay shaft, explosion of gas Nov 12 BERNARD CANNON, miner, Locust Spring, fall of coal; head cut and otherwise injured Nov 19 AARON RASBATCH, miner, Short Mountain, fall of coal; leg broken Nov 19 ADAM RUDISELL, laborer, Short Mountain, caught between top rock and mine wagon; hip dislocated and back bruised Nov 23 JAMES BROWER, laborer, West Brookside, finger cut off; caught between sprag and piece of slate Nov 26 E.C. HANNA, superintendent, Short Mountain, caught between railroad cars and trestling of slate chute at breaker; shoulder bone broken and otherwise injured Nov 30 WILLIAM HORAN, miner, Preston, No. 2, fail of slate; leg broken Dec 6 JOHN CLARK, miner, Monitor, explosion of gas; face, neck and hands burned Dec 8 GEORGE SHIVELY, car oil, Short Mountain, loaded mine car ran over his leg Dec 9 DAVID THOMAS, locomotive conductor, Bear Valley, fell under loaded mine cars; arm broken, head cut Dec 13 SAMUEL FESIG, bottom-man, West Brookside, ruptured by lifting timber Dec 21 WILLIAM J. LONG, fireman, West Brookside, plug came out of flue; face and hands scaled Dec 22 JOHN CARNEY, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; face, neck and hands burned Dec 22 JOHN OWENS, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; face, neck and hands burned Dec 22 MICHAEL CORCORAN, miner, Peerless, explosion of gas; face, neck and hands burned Dec 24 MICHAEL O'NEILL, miner, Locust Gap, struck by coal from blast; head and shoulder injured Dec 28 JACOB DIETZ, miner, Merriam, fall of coal; collar bone broken .txt