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Bastianto, Camelo
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA,
Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Back and shoulder bruised by a fall of coal while mining
at pillar workings, in the Valley No. 1 Mine, Sept. 10, 1917.)
Burchell, Henry
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age 31,
married.);
(Injured. Three ribs broken by being struck by a lump of coal, flying
from a shot. He stood just in line with the blast, instead of going
into a shelter hole, In the Valley Mine, June 4, 1906.)
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Cauffiel, S. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, Valley Coal Company, Johnstown,
PA, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA.)
Colisky, Stanley
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
26, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by being caught by a mine wagon close to the face
of his room, in th eValley No. 1 Mine, Sept. 10, 1912.)
Czorka, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age 27,
single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of coal, in the Valley Mine, June 16, 1906.
He had just fired a shot which failed to bring the coal down, and he
lay down under it to mine further in, without securing it with sprags to
protect himself, and the coal fell on him.)
[ D ]
Dolings, Frank
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
29, married.);
(Injured. Fingers crushed between mine cars and a prop, in the Valley
No. 2 Mine, March 9, 1908.)
Dolinor, Paul
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: January, 1912.
Information was made against Paul Dolinor & Steve Pisovitch, miners,
Valley Mine No. 1 of the Valley Smokeless Coal Company, Charging them with
refusing to properly undermine the coal before blasting. They pleaded
guilty, and upon payment of the costs further sentence was suspended.)
Dovey, C. C.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Valley Smokeless Coal Company, Valley No.
1, No. 2 Mines, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Valley No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Cambria
Co., PA, for Valley Smokeless Coal Company, Johnstown, PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: June, 1912.
Information was made against C. C. Dovey, Superintendent of the Valley
No. 2 Mine of the Valley Smokeless Coal Company charging him with failing
to provide an anemometer for the Mine Foreman to measure the velocity of
the air, failing to sign the Mine Foreman's record book weekly, and failing
to have chains or gates on the cages. He plead guilty and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $5.00 and the costs.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Valley Smokeless Coal Company, Valley No.
1, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 Mines, Cambria Co., PA.)
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Fergell, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
32, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by coal falling on it from a mine car that he
was unloading on a heading, in the Valley No. 1 Mine, Sept. 9, 1917.)
[ G ]
Gilbert, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA,
Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of coal, in the Valley No. 2 Mine, May
13, 1908.)
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[ J ]
Johncour, Donald E.
(Miner, ca.1955, Riverside Mine, Cambria Co., PA, of the Bird Coal
Company.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Riverside Mine, Sept.
21, 1955. Lived in South Fork, PA. [from the "Tribune Democrat,"
Sept. 21, 1955.].)
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Kennerly, J. Blair
(General Superintendent, ca.1906, Valley Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA,
Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Valley No. 3 Mine, Mineral Point, Cambria
Co., PA, for J. Blair Kennerly Company, Philadelphia, PA.)
Kuchaura, Leon
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
24, single.);
(Injured. Thumb injured. Struck by a piece of coal that fell
from a mine car he was loading, in the Valley No. 2 Mine, March 7, 1908.)
[ L ]
Langara, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1917, Valley No. 4 Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: Nov. 3, 1917, George
Yonshoe and Joseph Langara, miners, Valley No. 4 Mine, Valley Smokeless Coal
Company. Charge: Failure to set sprags under the coal while
undermining to secure it from falling. They entered a plea of guilty
and the case was settled by consent of the District Attorney.)
Ling, Charles S.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, for
Valley Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA.)
Lishka, Frank
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
40, married.);
(Injured. Hands burned by a premature blast. Powder explosed
while he and his brother were tamping a shot hole, in the Valley No. 2 Mine,
June 3, 1908.)
Lishka, Mr.
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Brother of Frank Lishka.)
Lloyd, David
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Squeezed between mine cars on his trip, in the Valley No.
2 Mine, May 15, 1908.)
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Mitchel, C. E.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Valley No. 1 Mine & Valley No. 4 Mine,
Cambria Co., PA, for Valley Smokeless Coal Company.)
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Nolan, Patrick
(Irish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age 55,
single.);
(Injured. Shoulder bone broken. Caught under a fall of coal,
in the Valley Mine, July 28, 1906.) |
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[ P ]
Pisovitch, Steve
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: January, 1912.
Information was made against Paul Dolinor & Steve Pisovitch, miners,
Valley Mine No. 1 of the Valley Smokeless Coal Company, Charging them with
refusing to properly undermine the coal before blasting. They pleaded
guilty, and upon payment of the costs further sentence was suspended.)
Powell, Griffith P.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, for Valley
Coal Company, Johnstown, PA.)
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[ R ]
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Satela, John
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Valley No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age
21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal in a room while he was shearing
it, in th eValley No. 1 Mine, July 1, 1912.)
Scott, Guy
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA,
Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Fingers crushed between the mine car brake and the mine car,
in the Valley No. 2 Mine, May 7, 1908.)
Strility, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Valley No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA,
Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Hip fractured by a fall of coal while mining. He neglected
to set sprags to secure the coal, in the Valley No. 2 Mine, Feb. 3, 1908.)
[ T ]
Turnbull, James
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Valley No. 5 Mine & Valley No. 6 Mine,
Cambria Co., PA, for Valley Smokeless Coal Company.)
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[ V ]
[ W ]
Wentz, Rudolph
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Valley No. 3 Mine, Mineral Point, Cambria
Co., PA, for J. Blair Kennerly Company, Philadelphia, PA.)
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[ Y ]
Yadomzich, Julius
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age 30,
married.);
(Injured. Back badly injured by a piece of coal falling on him while
mining, in the Valley Mine, Sept. 21, 1906.)
Yonshoe, George
(Miner, ca.1917, Valley No. 4 Mine, Cambria Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: Nov. 3, 1917, George
Yonshoe and Joseph Langara, miners, Valley No. 4 Mine, Valley Smokeless Coal
Company. Charge: Failure to set sprags under the coal while
undermining to secure it from falling. They entered a plea of guilty
and the case was settled by consent of the District Attorney.)
[ Z ]
Zolbe, August
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Valley Mine, Cambria Co., PA, Age 42,
married.);
(Injured. Shoulder bone broken by a fall of coal that caught him while
mining, in the Valley Mine, Sept. 26, 1906.)
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