Republic Steel Co., Witherbee & Sherman Co., Port Henry Iron Ore Co.

, and Cheever Iron Ore Co.

including Blast Furnace, Sintering Plant, Ore Docks, ect., except railroad incidents. - Note this is all info
given by newspaper artices, the real numbers are probably forever unknown and some additional names
would likely be trackable by viewing & going through full death records from mid-late 18th century and
early 19th century.

Fatal accidents; 108 - Deaths; 128

By decade; - 1870's; 4 - 1880's; 17 - 1890's; 4 - 1900's; 22 - 1910's; 25

- 1920's; 12 - 1930's; 12 - 1940's; 18 - 1950's; 13

Injuries; 55

Health related in Mines non accident; 2 Self caused by worker not following rules ect.; 8

Other accident/incident injuries very imcomplete; 44

Median age at passing; 33

Ages; - 18, 18, 19, 20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 28, 28,
30, 30, 30, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 33, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 40, 40, 40, 42, 42, 42, 43, 43, 44, 45, 45, 45, 45, 46,
46, 47, 47, 48, 49, 51, 51, 52, 57, 60, 60, 61, 65, 65

Just in comparison, the Lyon Mountain Mines totaled; 174 killed with all but 3 named, completely
researched and compilled by author; Lawrence Gooley.

By Mine using best newspaper info given

Joker; 27 Injured; 9 Additional; 5 Overall; 41

Harmony: 19 Injured; 16 Additional; 1 Overall; 36

Old Bed: 15 Injured; 5 Overall; 20

Mine 21: 14 Injured; 9 Additional; 2 Overall; 25

Unknown: 14 Injured; 4 Additional; 35 Overall; 53

Bonanza: 9 Injured; 1 Additional; 2 Overall; 12

Cheever: 7 Injured; 7 Additional; 4 Overall; 18

Fisher Hill: 8 Injured; 0 Overall; 8

Other/Ore Docks/Blast Furnace: 4 Injured; 0 Overall; 4

Tunnel Mine; 3 Injured; 0 Overall; 3

Miller Pit; 2 Injured; 1 Overall; 3

Barton Hill: 2 Injured; 0 Overall; 2

Smith; 2 Injured; 3 Overall; 5

New Bed: 1 Injured; 0 Overall; 1

Pelfershire; 0 Injured; 0 Overall; 0 - Unknown as of yet

Fatal Accidents - Names in Red were listed as unknown in articles

but given here using the N.Y. death index matching up dates.

2/1/1871 - Unknown Irish Miner - Little Pitt No. 2, Cheever Ore Bed, adjusting heavy timber that was
lowered into mine when fastenings broke falling to bottom. Others escaped uninjured.

12/31/1873 - Thomas Davis - Cheever Ore Bed, accidental discharge of a blast.

7/24/1875- Michael McQueeny - Mineville Mine, got hand stuck riding up car and when pulling it ou
fell on track with the car wheel running him over.

2/17/1876 - Michael Gleason - Blast Furnace in Port Henry, while under the influence of liquor he
inhaled gas from the furnace.

6/4/1880 - George Gilfor - Ore Beds in Mineville, charging a hole for blasting when premature
explosion. Injured: 1; Thomes Wilders seriously potentially fatally.

8/9/1881 - John Alexander - Cheever Ore Bed, opening box of powder when an explosion took place.
Injured: 1.

10/10-11/1882 - Daniel Brown - age 20, Mine in Mineville, was descending the shaft when he fell in
swamp hole full of water.

11/28/1882 - Frank O'Neil - Cook's Shaft Smith Mine in Mineville, struck dynamite misfire causing
explosion. Injured; 1 James Finnegan seriously.

2/2/1883 - Michael Burke - age 26, Miller Pit in Mineville, while running drilling machine in a
hole/depression when a car slid from above coming down the track jumping a platform on them in the
hole. Injured: James Lonergan struck by plank and hurled suffers a few bruises.

2/2/1883 - Bidla Gottlieb - German, Miller Pit in Mineville, only arrived here a few months ago, while
running drilling machine in a hole/depression when a car slid from above coming down the track
jumping a platform on them in the hole.

9/4/1883 - Patrick Quinn - age 26, Nolan's Shaft, Mine 21 in Mineville, removing roof of mine when
portion of it went down carrying the staging they were standing on into bottom of pit.

9/4/1883 - Dick Finnessy - age 32, Nolan's Shaft, Mine 21 in Mineville, removing roof of mine when
portion of it went down carrying the staging they were standing on into bottom of pit.

4/29/1885 - Daniel Callahan - Tefft's Shaft, Mine 21 in Mineville, after firing blast, was working on
loosening ore from pillar when it gave way and they fell.

4/30/1885 - Christopher "Kit" Simpson - age 60, Tefft's Shaft, Mine 21 in Mineville, after firing blast,
was working on loosening ore from pillar when it gave way and they fell, dies later from injuries.

7/7/1886 - Elhanen Ingalls - age 20, Ore Mines in Mineville, a great sufferer of injuries received.

10/1886 or early before 4/8/1887 - Unknown Miner - one of two men killed in the mines over winter.

10/1886 or early before 4/8/1887 - Unknown Miner - one of two men killed in the mines over winter.

1/17/1887 - Octive Trackey - Nolan's Shaft, Mine 21 in Mineville, descending into mine the car left the
track throwing him out down shaft. Richard Brennan escaped uninjured.

9/17/1888- William J. Seckington - New Bed in Mineville, died later on 10/13/1888 from injuries
sustained when he was ascending from the mine and was caught between car and mine roof.

3/5/1889 - William Jackson - Witherbee & Sherman, Bonanza Pit in Mineville, hit by falling ore rock.
Other miners narrowly escapad.

3/5/1889 - John Saylander - Witherbee & Sherman, Bonanza Pit in Mineville, hit by falling ore rock.

5/7/1889 - Charles Tunstall - Witherbee & Sherman, Barton Hill in Mineville, car rope caught in some
manner well assending catching him between car and roof of mine.

11/16/1891 - Edward Page - age 65, Messrs, Witherbee, Sherman & Co., Ore Dock in Port Henry, fell or
knocked backward into lake near ore dock when wheeling ore from one place to another.

9/2/1895 - John Whitman, Port Henry Iron Co., Ore Docks in Port Henry, falling of a derrick.

2/27/1896 - James Angley - Mine 21 in Mineville, fell from ladder working near roof trying to change
the position of the ladder.

9/9/1897 - John Grace - age 24, Joker Mine in Mineville, by falling rock. Injuried; 1 Swede seriously.

10/11/1901 - James Tait - Harmony Shaft, Harmony Mine in Mineville, attemting to recharge the hole
with the blow of the tamping bar exploded the dynamite. Injured: 2; George Baker eyes destroyed and
arm badly bruised & Thomas McClellan seriously about the eyes.

9/20/1902 - Moses Dumar - Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Shaft in Mineville, large chunk rolling from a
bluff hitting him.

7/15/1903 - Unknown Polish Miner - Witherbee & Sherman, being thrown from a car in a shaft at the
Bonanza Mine in Mineville. Injured: 1; polish miner broken bones, cuts, and bruises.
7/15/1903 - Unknown Polish Miner - died later of injuries, after being thrown from a car in a shaft at
the Bonanza Mine in Mineville.

7/16/1903 - Lary Stillitano - Polish, died later of injuries, after being thrown from a car in a shaft at the
Bonanza Mine in Mineville.

9/11/1903 - James Brennan - age 25, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville, fell from a bluff
he was working.

11/21/1903 - Edward J. Lynch - Master Mechanic, Port Henry Iron Co., Mine 21 in Mineville, changing
hoisting rope on pit cars when chain slipped and car dropped back which caused wire rope up with a
jerk hitting him on back of head.

2/20/1904 - Lawrence Gallagher Sr. - age 45, Witherbee & Sherman, Mine 21 in Mineville, thrown and
fell out of car in accident being lowered rapidly into the mine. Injured; 5; 3 italians and two unknown
some of them believed fatally injured.

11/11/1904 - William B. Connell - Witherbee & Sherman, Mineville Mine, cave in.

2/8/1905 - Lugi Fabino - Italian, died of injuries to his spine and paralyzed legs, sustained 1/28/1905 in
Mine 21 in Mineville, got caught between car and stick of timber coming out of mine.

4/8/1905 - Peter Weser - Polish, Red Ore Mine in Mineville, huge chunk fell from roof ovrehead well
working in a drift. Injured: 1 Hungary miner possibly fatally with a small chance for recovery. 6 others
uninjured.

10/10/1905 - Fedewus Rastikis - Polish, Port Henry Iron Co., Mine 21 in Mineville, heavy ore cars
passed over him.

11/23/1905 - Joseph Parisi - Port Henry Iron Co., New Shaft sunk in Mine 21 in Mineville, chunk of ore
fell through the roof. Injured: 2; one italian and one Poland miner.

11/24/1905 - Thomas Roach - age 21, Witherbee & Sherman, near separator was crushed between a
loaded car and a platform.

12/12/ 1905 - Bauafatatos Druskwas - Polish, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine, large mass of ore fell
from the roof burying them.

12/12/1905 - Unknown Polish Miner, - Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine, large mass of ore fell from
the roof burying them.

12/12/1905 - Unknown Italian Miner - Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine, large mass of ore fell from
the roof burying them.

1/22/1906 - Unknown Italian Miner - Witherbee & Sherman, Bonanza Mine in Mineville, was
descending in car which jumped the track.
4/3/1906 - John Devoa - Mine in Mineville. - Harmony A Shaft, Harmony Mine in Mineville, while going
to surface in car when passing under a roller he failed to stoop low enough.

4/18/1906 - Charles Murtusky - Polish, Witherbee-Sherman Co., Bonanza Shaft in Mineville, while
coming out of the pit he fell from the car.

4/26/1906 - Joseph Medlash - Polish, Mine 21 in Mineville, chunk fell from side of mine. Injured: 2
Poland miners slightly.

6/27/1906 - Louie Swanson - Bonanza Shaft in Mineville, lost balance while prying a chunk from a bluff
and fell to bottom of mine.

1/25/1910 - Orrentt Wade - Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville, firing blasts when one
exploded other two hung fire and when he went over to the charge it exploded.

3/14/1910 - John Waysawick - Cheever Iron Ore Mines, drilling into an old hole that was a dynamite
misfire causing explosion. Injured: 4; two lost eyesight injured critically and another had one arm and
a broken rib.

10/4/1910 - Joseph Kelos - Harmony B Pit, Harmony Mine in Mineville, car going down into the pit
when the brakeman could not control the car sending it headlong about 700 feet. Injured: 7 foreign
miners seriously.

10/16/1910 Thaddeus Stebzyski - Polish, Witherbee & Sherman, standing in bottom of shaft when a
cable broke dropping the bucket on them. Injured: 3 polish miners.

11/30/1910 - Bernard "Barney" Clark - Bonanza Shaft in Mineville, struck by falling chunk of ore.

12/1/1910 - Daniel O'Connell - Joker Mine in Mineville, from injuries received nearly two weeks prior
when he was hoisted in a mine car into the head frame of one of the mines.

6/28/1911 - Philip Dwyer - Cook's Shaft Smith Mine in Mineville, drilling into hole and hit a dynamite
misfire that exploded. Injured: 2; Joseph Lacey thought he will lose sight in both eyes & Julius Sabo
slightly.

2/16/1912 - Lewis Malokec - Joker Mine in Mineville, at work cutting ice from mine walls when a large
quanity falling ice struck him on head. Injured: 1 polish miner with slight injuries

6/10/1912 - William Riley - Boss in Joker Mine in Mineville, struck by a chunk that fell from roof.

6/17/1912 - William Ryle - age 52, General Foreman of Bonanza and Joker Mines, Joker Mine in
Mineville, engaged in pointing a drill into a drift when ore fell from the roof. Uninjured: several other
men in the drift.

1/9/1913 - Jan W. Repeka - Polish, Harmony A Shaft in Mineville, crushed between an ore bucket and a
platform when getting out of the way of descending bucket.
5/9/1913 - Chesloff Andreas - Polish, Tunnel Mine in Mineville, eletricuted by power line.

5/10/1913 - Louie Votsey - Polish, Tunnel Mine in Mineville, eletricuted day after friend was killed
when he grabbed the wire asking if that was the wire that killed his friend.

8/13/1913 - Adam Lostos - Polish, Tunnel Mine in Mineville, fell from car he was riding, was crushed
between car and sidewall of the mines.

3/2/1914 - Edward "Pierce" Pierce Clonan Sr. - age 61, Port Henry Iron Co., Superintendent in Clonan
Shaft, Foreman of Pit #21 in Mineville, attempting to rescue a badly injured polish miner when roof of
mine collapsed. Injured: Jonas Brutto seriously.

3/2/1914 - Frank Karcz - Port Henry Iron Co., Clonan Shaft, Old Bed Mine in Mineville.

4/24/1915 - Czeslaw Waldony, Austrian, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville, drove pick
into unexploded charge while mucking. Injured: 3 foreign miners.

5/24/1915 - Max Wasilief - Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville, struck by hoisting car as he
was walking on the track.

10/15/1915 - Jozsef Danch - Hungarian, Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Shaft, Harmony Mine in
Mineville, fell into skip hole at bottom of the mine and car used for hoisting ore lowered on him.

4/1916 - Lewis Creizok - Hungarian, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville, drilled into loaded
hole.

11/23/1916 - John Langey - Roofman, Cheever Ore Mine, large quantity of ore rolling down upon
them. Injured: 2; one with broken left leg and badly cut and bruised and another sustained a severe
scalp wound and possible internal injuries.

11/23/1916 - Antonio Rominsky - Cheever Ore Mine, only been in mine 2 days, large quantity of ore
rolling down upon them.

11/23/1916 - Lucian Kniecs, Russian - Cheever Ore Mine, only been in mine 2 days, large quantity of
ore rolling down upon them.

11/17/1917 - Jose P. Sanchez - Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in Mineville, skip was drawn into
the top of the house that covers the shaft crushing them. 1 uninjured.

11/17/1917 - Felix Narkum - age 33, Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in Mineville, skip was
drawn into the top of the house that covers the shaft crushing them.

11/26/1920 - Alexander "Aleck" Bazar - Russian, Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in Mineville,
fatal accident.

11/26/1920 - Hustin Keeslow - Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in Mineville, fatal accident.
9/30/1921 - Stephen Trybendis - age 30, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Shaft in Old Bed Mine in
Mineville, car coming up mine struck obsticle tipped upside down causing the men to fall. Injured:
Harry Hughes serious scalp wound.

9/30/1921 - Antonio “Tony” Trapasso - age 32, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Shaft in Old Bed Mine in
Mineville, car coming up mine struck obsticle tipped upside down causing the men to fall.

9/30/1921 - Bladis Kozilski - age 33, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Shaft in Old Bed Mine in Mineville,
car coming up mine struck obsticle tipped upside down causing the men to fall.

9/30/1921 - Fred A. DuRoss - age 44, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Shaft in Old Bed Mine in Mineville,
car coming up mine struck obsticle tipped upside down causing the men to fall.

10/20/1923 - Adam Zelinsky - age 40, near surface Joker Mine in Mineville, from injuries suffered
10/19/1923 when the electric car he was operating jumped the track landing on him.

4/4/1927 - Joseph "Frank" Betters - Witherbee & Sherman, one week working there, at plant working
at what is known as the screen where he slipped and fell into stone crusher.

9/3/1928 - Jozsef Stephan Piller Sr. - age 45, Hungarian, Joker Mine in Mineville, from injuries suffered
being after struck by a cable on 9/2/1928.

4/26/1929 Wladyslaw “Walter” Edward Golembiewski - age 45, Polish, Underground Carpenter,
Witherbee & Sherman, Mineville Mine, eletrocuted by low voltage charge.

7/27/1929 - William Vincent LeBednik - age 19, Polish, Mine in Mineville, fell to bottom of mine shaft,
while transporting a load of barrels.

11/16/1929 - Frank Bison - age 65, Polish, Witherbee & Sherman, Mine in Mineville, came to country
six years ago, fatal injuries suffered when loses footing near entrance falling down the shaft.

4/24/1930 - Charles Miller - age 25, Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in Mineville, from injuries
received in an accident.

5/6/1930 - Walter George Kennedy - age 18, No. 4 Mill, Barton Hill Mine in Mineville.

12/31/1930 - Joseph "Jose" Perez - age 24, Spainard, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville,
working beside narrow gauge railroad track in mine when car overturned above him. Injured: 2
slightly.

5/1/1931 - John Mischenko - age 40, Drill Operator, Joker Mine in Mineville, stricken when walking
through the drift or tunnel with group of fellow workmen.

5/3/1934 - Frank Wagner - age 42, "Pitman", Witherbee & Sherman, gallery 9, Old Bed Mine in
Mineville, cage he was standing suddenly dropped several feet knocking him off balance causing him
to fall.
4/29/1936 - Frank Blaise - age 42, Witherbee & Sherman, Number 5 Mill, Old Bed Mine in Mineville,
hit by car full of iron ore. Harry Sprague uninjuried.

6/8/1936 William Rogoza - age 42, Witherbee & Sherman, lower level Shaft 3, Harmony Mine in
Mineville struck in back by heavy transformer.

1/8/1937 - Paul M. Huchro - age 26, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Mineville from roof cave in,
Warren Fifield also injured left side.

4/28/1937 - Ramon R. Mascarenas - age 47, Slope Boss, Witherbee & Sherman, Harmony Mine in
Mineville, head crushed between skip car and roof, Joseph Rodriguez age 34 also injured hand.

5/27/1937 - Claude Neggia - age 21, "Roofman" Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in Witherbee,
slipped on wet floor with falling rock landing on him, his uncle/boss Ernest Buratti uninjured.

10/21/1937 - Robert Green - age 28, Railroad Brakeman, Witherbee & Sherman, Joker Mine in
Mineville, his duties were to brake ore cars by hand as they rolled down grade from the mine, the
brakestick broke in his hands making him lose his balance falling between two cars and run over.

3/2/1939 - Ernest T. Cronan - age 60, Port Henry Iron Co., Mine 21 in Mineville, buried under or
avalanche when going to ascertain the cause of a serious previous accident.

6/20/1940 - John Uss - age 20, Blasting Crew, Republic Steel, Old Bed Mine in Mineville, premature
dynamite explosion.

6/20/1940 - Peter Savage - age 21, Blasting Crew, Republic Steel, Old Bed Mine in Mineville, premature
dynamite explosion.

2/10/1941 - Winfield R. Allen - age 25, Republic Steel, 2,000 foot level, Harmony Mine in Mineville,
rock dislodges from ceiling, Albert Zaronko suffers broken leg.

2/12-16/1941 - Arthur Manor - age 32, Republic Steel, Joker (Old Bed) Mine in Mineville, engaged in
routine inspection when loose rock fell down striking him.

4/23/1942 - Edward Bush - age 35, Republic Steel, Joker Mine in Mineville, working on bluff along wall
on stope when he slipped and lost his balance.

7/25/1942 - Gerald J. Ryan - age 26, Chute-Puller, Republic Steel, 6-B Chute 1/035 feet level, Old Bed
Mine in Mineville, hit by falling ore, his brother Donald Ryan uninjured.

8/14/1942 - Grover Flint - age 57, Chief Mine Electrician, Republic Steel, 1,185 foot level, Old Bed Mine
in Mineville, electricuted repairing wiring.

4/23/1943 - William Donald Hallock, age 23, Harmony Mine in Mineville, struck by ore car on August
15th 1941 had serious leg injury for several months, was believed to be recovering from the accident
when he was stricken with an infection in bloodstream.
8/18/1944 - Charles C. Rayno - age 32, Driller, Republic Steel, in Mineville Mine, hit by falling ore and
fell, moving his equipment on bench preparing for another drilling job.

10/3/1944 - Francis Facteau - age 46, Scale Man, Republic Steel, in Mineville at work dropping a light
car to the shoot near the sintering plant when he slipped falling off car and run over.

2/4/1946 - Frank E. Smith Jr. - age 25, Driller, Stiefel Construction Company, fifth level, Fisher Hill Mine
in Mineville, in a explosion while blasting operations were being carried out. Samuel Mitchell & Robert
Fuller uninjured.

9/20/1947 - Kenneth M. Goodspeed - age 28, Driller, Republic Steel, level 1035, Old Bed Mine in
Mineville, buried under tons of rock and iron ore that had fallen. Injured; 1 Eleuterio Garcia.

8/13/1948 - Ambrose W. Gambrell - age 48, Driller, Republic Steel, contract 42 level 1335, Old Bed
Mine in Mineville, hit by falling earth, Herman Payton uninjured.

9/3/1948 - James Henry Mitchell Jr. - age 30, Repairman, Republic Steel, in Clonan Shaft Mine #21 in
Mineville, fatally injured.

1/5/1949 - Norman "Candy" William Fields - age 30, Republic Steel, Fisher Hill Mine in Mineville,
struck by runaway ore car.

1/5/1949 - John Willis Parsons - age 26, Republic Steel, Fisher Hill Mine in Mineville, struck by runaway
ore car.

4/16/1949 - Ernest Benjamin - age 26, Mucker, Republic Steel, sixth level, Fisher Hill Mine in Mineville,
hit by bar that steer chunks of iron ore into a skip was hit by large chunk.

4/18/1949 - James Leo Vanderhoof - age 18, Conveyor Belt Attendent, Republic Steel, near Harmony
Mine in Mineville, fell into stone hopper at main crushing plant.

5/2/1950 - John "Jack" J. Armstrong - age 51, Republic Steel, 850 foot level, Harmony Mine in
Mineville, hit by falling chunk of ore from the scope under which he was working, Jack Foster
uninjured.

11/3/1950 - George Chandler - age 51, Republic Steel, 1500 level, Old Bed Mine in Mineville, hit by
falling ten ton chunks of earth, Joseph Barror age 54 hip injury, & Homer LaPier age 28 and Leo
Brassard age 29 uninjured.

2/15/1951 - Raymond LaVarnway - age 30, Driller, Republic Steel, 1,035 foot level Don B Shaft,
Harmony Mine in Mineville, hit by falling rock down mine shaft. Minor injuries to William Genier,
Elden Lamb, and Ernest Parent.

2/15/1951 - Richard Hemmett - age 26, Repairman, Republic Steel, 1,035 foot level Don B Shaft,
Harmony Mine in Mineville, hit by falling rock down mine shaft fatally injured.

2/15/1951 - Frank Pietrowicz - age 37, Driller, Republic Steel, 1,035 foot level Don B Shaft, Harmony
Mine in Mineville, hit by falling rock down mine shaft died later from injuries.

3/24/1951 - Ralza Jaquish - age 40, Driller, Republic Steel, 1,335 foot level at 28 scram drift, Old Bed
Mine in Mineville, fatally injured in dynamite blast.

9/10/1951 - Francis M. Bouchard - age 46, Machinist, Republic Steel, Fisher Hill Mine Machine Shops in
Mineville, health reasons non mining related.

11/19/1951 - Joseph Bladis Kazlo - age 40, Stope Driller, Republic Steel, Old Bed Mine in Mineville, hit
by chunk of ore that fell from roof knocking him down nearby shaft, John Treadway age 36 & John
Varno age 43 uninjured.

8/29/1952 - Adelbert M. Pepper - age 49, Republic Steel, Fisher Hill Mine in Mineville, hit by falling
muck and he fell or was hurled into a partially loaded skip, Francis Beeman age 30 uninjured.

9/21/1953 - Norman J. Miller - age 45, Republic Steel, Don B Shaft Old Bed Pocket level 1185, Harmony
Mine in Mineville, cave in from falling ore and rock. Injured: Jacob Stevenson age 34 abrasions &
Winston Twyman age 33 arm fracture.

5/19/1956 - Emmett Thomas Wykes - age 43, Roofman, Republic Steel, sixth level Fisher Hill Mine in
Mineville, hit by huge chunk of falling rock, 3 others uninjured.

6/1/1956 - Arthur Worthington Brace - age 47, Republic Steel, Clonan Shaft of Old Bed Mine in
Mineville, struck by a steel cable that losened due to tension released from a hook that broke. Joseph
Glebus & Thomas Pratt uninjured.

9/17/1957 - Harold "Joe" E. Brooks - age 43, Bulldozer Operator, Republic Steel, occupied in grading
work between rail lines adjacent to the Port Henry dock, failed brake rolled into Lake Champlain.

Other Accidents/injuries very imcomplete

7/1867 - William Crowley - Laborer, Cheever Ore Bed, premature discharge of a charge, the drill striking
his leg just above the knee.

11/14/1868 - Edward Mullin - Cheever Ore Bed Co., Cheever ore bed in Moriah, charging a hole when
the charge prematurely exploded, head completely scalded and both hands amputated.

1870's - Miley Finnegan - Cheever Ore Bed, blown up and badly disfigured.

4/1874 - William Tinney - Mine in Cheever, premature discharge of a blast when he was tamping the
hole was considerably burned about the hands, another laborer hit on sleeve by flying tampting bar,
narrow escape for several.

7/27/1875 - Mike Mackey - broken leg by large piece of ore fallling from the car.

2/1880 - Patrick Hickey - Mineville Mines, seriously from explosion, critical condition recovery
improbable.
5/12/1880 - Old Bed Mine in Mineville, eighteen men buried when several tons of ore and rock fell from
roof falling over the opening of a shaft under the mine.

2/8/1889 - miner seriously injured; seven persons have been more or less injured in mines since
Thursday last.

7/25/1891 - Witherbee-Sherman Co., Bonanza Shaft in Mineville, returning to their work being lowered
into the pit when the friction band failed, men hurled. Injured: 2; James Riddle very seriously and Morris
Holcomb severly wounded about the head.

5/21-27/1905 - Unknown Italian - severly injured in Joker Mine in Mineville, chunk of ore fell on him
breaking bones and causing some internal injuries.

9/28/1905 - Unknown Poland - Joker Mine in Mineville, chunk of ore fell from roof, compound fracture
of leg and head badly cut.

11/20-22/1905 - G. Evans, new shaft near Mine 21, narrowly escapes being scalded to death in boiler
explosion.

11/25/1905 - George Chappell, Port Henry Iron Co., slightly injured while working near the crusher.

12/16/1905 - Unknown Italian - slightly injured working Mine 21 in Mineville.

4/3/1906 - Fred Mullen, Brakeman, lost three fingers while coupling cars.

1907- Unknown Miner, age 23, broken legs and back, can't walk again and spent 15 weeks at the
mineville hospital.

6/5/1907 - Unknown Polish Miner, struck on head by falling chunk of ore, is not expected to live more
than a day or two.

6/1912 - Bartholomew Gaubis, Witherbee-Sherman Co.

6/1912 - Joseph Dudiak - Port Henry Iron Co., Mine in Mineville, caught by a mine car while walking
between the mine tracks and after being carried by car some distance and fell to second level of mine
suffered injuries included having one leg amputated and crippled.

11/26/1912 - Joker Mine in Mineville - Sam Dumax lost the sight of both eyes and may be internally
injured - two foreigners also seriously hurt. Explosion dynamite misfire.

8/16/1913 - Hawkey Tait, Tunnel Mine in Mineville, arm badly cut when he fell under a mine car.

2/1914 - David Middleton, while working in one of the iron ore separators, glass eye shattered, face cut,
and jaw broken.

2/1914 - William Kelley, Tunnel Mine in Mineville, hit by chunk of ore, cut on head.

10/1922 - Frank Spring - Machine Shop in Mineville, flesh wound to the end of one finger.
1/1930 - James Brooks, Mine in Mineville, broken arm and other minor injuries.

3/1930 - Clarence Prince, Witherbee-Sherman Co., Tunnel Mine in Mineville, injured his foot.

2/1931 - Samuel Ashe, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $4,843 to cover eighty percent loss of use of
left arm.

2&10/1931 - Raymond Leonard, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $218 for loss of time and facial
disfigurement.

6/1931 - Tony Waranoski, Witherbee-Sherman Co., Port Henry, injuries awarded $128

6/1931 - Wilmer Cayes, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $44

6/1931 - Frank Chea, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $27

6/1931 - Jacob Stevenson Sr., Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $12

10/31 - John Martinez, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $800

10/1931 - Frank Corbo, Witherbee-Sherman Co., awarded $135

1937 - Raymond LaGoy, Witherbee-Sherman Co., in Mineville, caught in scraper rope, right leg
amputation at the knee.

1937 - Thomas Callahan, Witherbee-Sherman Co., in Mineville, suffered fracture of left leg.

5/2/1942 - Tony Rodick, age 28, suffered burns to face and hands when electric cable broke and snapped
against him in Mineville.

1/1943 - Frank Brooks, injured accident in Mineville mines.

1/1943 - Joseph Pertak - extension Harmony Mine in Witherbee.

1/23/1943 - Thomas Tilley, Republic Steel, severe injury to right leg when large chunk of ore fell on it
while working in a Mineville Mine.

10/4/1944 - John Stone, Republic Steel, Mineville Mines, large chunk of ore fell on him suffering injuries
to foot and leg.

3/1950 - William Hanmer, Republic Steel, Mineville Mines, suffered broken arm, and bad head & face
lacerations.

6/4/1953 - Fred A. Allen, age 27, Republic Steel, in Mineville, large piece of ore fell from roof off small
storage shed hitting him, head and shoulder injuries, possible skull fracture, concussions, and numerous
laceractions.