 Washington County, Illinois
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Coal Mine Fatalities of Washington County, Illinois | |
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BERSCHELT April 5, 19285, Thursday, Gus Berschelt, of Nashville, loader age 50 years, widower, was killed by a fall of slate in Clarkson Coal Company's mine, [Nashville, Washington County, Illinois]. He leaves a dependent child. | |
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FORTMEYER March 25, 194710, Tuesday, William F. Fortmeyer, of Irvington, buggy operator, aged 25 years, married, died in the Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 Mine explosion disaster. He leaves a widow and two children. | |
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FRIEND March 25, 194710, Tuesday, Albet J. Friend, of Richview, triprider, aged 36 years, married, died in the Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 Mine explosion disaster. He leaves a widow and one child. | |
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KEIL September 12, 19224, Tuesday, Matt Keil, of Tamaroa, mine manager, age 48 years, married, died from injuries received six days previous in Kuhn Coalery Company's mine [DuBois, Washington County, Illinois]. The mine had been closed about one year and preparations were being made to start operating. Deceased was at shaft bottom and stepped across the cage to start a pump which was about six feet from the cage, while thus engaged the cage without his knowledge was taken away and in attempting to cross back, he walked into cage seat, which was about 3½ feet deep in water that had been heated by exhaust from pump. He was so badly burned that he died as stated above. He leaves a widow and three children. | |
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KROEGER October 28, 194710, Tuesday, Leonard Kroeger, of DuBois, coupler, age 56 years, married, died from injuries received on Friday, September 12, 1947, being crushed between coal cars in Bois Coal Comapny's Kuhn Mine, DuBois, Washington County, Illinois. | |
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MAXWELL February 18, 19133, Tuesday, Ira Maxwell, of Nashville, miner, aged 33 years, married, was killed by falling slate in the Nicholson Coal Company's mine, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. He leaves a widow and two children. | |
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PELKER March 25, 194710, Tuesday, Walter Pelker, of DuBois, timberman, aged 31 years, married, died in the Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 Mine explosion disaster. He leaves a widow and two children. | |
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PRIVETTE March 25, 194710, Tuesday, Richard Privette, of DuBois, timberman, aged 39 years, married, died in the Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 Mine explosion disaster. He leaves a widow and two children. | |
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SANDERS March 25, 194710, Tuesday, Daniel C. Sanders, of Irvington, driller, aged 66 years, married, died in the Centralia Coal Company's No. 5 Mine explosion disaster. He leaves a widow. | |
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SEIFERT February 16, 19358, Saturday, Herbert G. Seifert, of Venedy, miner, aged 40 years, married, died from blood poison resulting from injuries received in mine of Venedy Coal Company [Venedy, Washington County, Illinois] ; leaving widow and four children. | |
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SHINDALL October 14, 18841, Tuesday, William Shindall At the Nashville mine, Nashville, Wm. Shindall, a married man, 27 years old, father of two children, was instantly killed on the 14th of October. he was timbering in sinking a shaft, and a plank which he was sending up became detached from the rope and fell about 100 feet, striking him on the head, causing instant death. | |
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SMITH February 7, 19347, Wednesday, John Smith, of Nashville, loader, age 47 years, married, ws killed by falling coal in Clarkson Coal Mining Company's mine. [Nashville, Washington County, Illinois] He leaves a widow and one child. | |
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WALIGORSKI January 8, 19419,Wednesday, Michael Waligorski, of DuBois, miner, aged 62 years, married, died on January 8, 1941 from injuries he received on Saturday, January 4, 1941, when a shot exploded on him in Bois mine No.1, DuBois, Washington County, Illinois. He leaves a widow. | |
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WATTS January 16, 18932, Monday, Griffin Watts, of DuBois, miner, married, aged 44 years, employed bu Kuhn & Schwind, at DuBois, was instantly killed by a piece of rock falling on him at the face of his room. The room had a rock top, and a piece of the same, about sixteen inches thick and twenty-five feet long, became loose; he put two props under the back end; the end next to the face of the room was resting on a loose shot he had fired; he mined the coal off, when the rock fell with the above result. He left a widow and four children. | |
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WRIGHT June 10, 19306, Tuesday, Morrison Wright, of Nashville, miner, age 59 years, married, died from injuries received six days prior in Clarkson Coal and Mining Company's mine, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, by a rock fall. He leaves a widow. | |
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Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1885 |
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