Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981 DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY

Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1928MAR19 ABALOS, ESIQUO MEXICAN TIMBERMAN 14 36 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927SEP19 ABALOS, FRANCISCO MEXICAN PICK MINER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1953JUN28 ABBOTT, C C ROCKY MOUNTAIN OIL & PAVING CRUSHED BY FALLING BRICKS 1965DEC28 ABELIN, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1906MAR31 ABERNATHY, SAMUEL AMERICAN ASSIST. FOREMAN 31 M SIMPSON BOU FALL OF ROCK 1944SEP16 ABEYTA, RICHARD COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS MACHINERY 1910DEC14 ABEYTA, THOMAS MEXICAN MINER 46 M 6 MCLAUGHLIN LAS FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1890SEP23 ABEZTA, PEDRO DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909MAY16 ABLETT, EVAN WELSH 20 S MAGNET FRE STRUCK BY A PLANK IN AIR SHAFT 1905APR17 ABLETT, RICHARD WELSH MINER 43 M ENGLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1937MAR31 ABLETT, WILLIAM G WELCH MACHINE MINER 42 51 M GRIFFITHS COAL CO. GRIFFITHS FRE SUFFOCATED 1903MAR27 ABRAMS, EMILIO AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1924FEB23 ABSOLOM, WALTER WELSH PICK MINER 20 37 S MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1951JAN16 ACKERMAN, JOHN W TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM FELL IN MILL (SUPPORT BEAM TO FLOOR) 1956FEB2 ACKERSON, KENNETH M SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1922AUG1 ACOSTA, FRANCISCO MEXICAN LOADER 29 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1912MAR25 ACOSTA, FRED MEXICAN WEIGH-BOSS 35 S PRIMROSE LAS RUN OVER BY RAILROAD CAR ON TIPPLE 1934OCT4 ACTON, W C 70 S MONITOR MINING CORP. PEACOCK SUM FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 ACUTO, JOE MEXICAN TRACKLAYER 33 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1958AUG24 ADAIR, JOE RAY ACE WELL SERVICE FALL OF MAN. DERRICK COLLAPSE 1899DEC10 ADAIR, JOHN L HUMBOLDT TEL EXPLOSION PUSHED BUCKET INTO SHAFT 1942JAN27 ADAME, ANTONIO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1942JAN27 ADAME, PLUTARCO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1922MAR24 ADAMO, PETE AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 33 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1906NOV7 ADAMS, JOHN AUSTRIAN FIRE BOSS 32 M TERCIO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926JUL30 ADAMS, JOHN AMERICAN SHIFT BOSS 50 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1976MAR9 ADAMS, ROBERT DEE 37 Mid-Continent Coal and Coke Co Coal Basin No.5 STRUCK BY TIMBER 29 12c 1976 1914JAN20 ADAMS, WILLIAM NEGRO MINER 42 M 1 TEMPLE FUEL KENNETH LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918APR1 ADAMSON, ROBERT 40 LAK THROWN FROM CAGE 1922NOV21 ADENLADIC, MATT RUSSIAN PICK MINER 4 29 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1911NOV22 AGGAN, KOGAN TURK MINER 30 S TIOGA HUE FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1925DEC29 AGIRE, PORFIRIO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 4 28 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF FACE COAL 1939OCT24 AGIRRE, JESUS AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CROSS BAR & CAR 1918JAN31 AGNES, JOHN COLORED MINER 42 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1903OCT13 AGOSTI, ELARIO AUSTRIAN COMPANY HAND 27 S ROUSE HUE FALL OF COAL 19 17 1901OCT1 AGRANA, FRANCISCO ITALIAN MINER 39 HASTINGS NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897SEP18d AGRIE, JOSE MINER PEERLESS LAS FALL OF ROCK 53 9 1898 1925MAR23 AGUILAR, E N MEXICAN PICK MINER 18 35 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925NOV16 AGUILAR, RAFAEL MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 12 35 M 0 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1919JUL31 AGUILAR, RAMON MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923SEP7 AHERN, WILLIAM CARPENTER 44 LAK FELL DOWN A FLUE 1923JUL9 AHIL, ADAM MUCKER 38 SAM RETURNED BEFORE THE LAST SHOT WENT OFF 1971JUL29 AINSWORTH, JOHN H 51 H-E Lowdermilk Construction Co CLE RUN OVER BY TRUCK 53 12 1971 1907JAN31 AKERS, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 33 M SOMERSET GUN FALL OF COAL 1918AUG9 ALAMILLO, MONICO MEXICAN PICK MINER 46 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1913FEB21 ALAYCHECK, MIKE RUSSIAN MINER 22 S NATIONAL FUEL PARKDALE WEL FALL OF SLATE 1900NOV19 ALBERT, ALME ITALIAN 27 S CHANDLER FRE FALL OF COAL 1943JAN18 ALBERT, CLAUDE FOREMAN 28 M CALIFORNIA-HIDDEN TREASURE IDAHO SPRINGS CLE DROWNED 1914FEB4 ALBERT, JAMES AUSTRIAN MINER 31 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUL6 ALBRICO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 22 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929NOV6 ALCOLA, IGNACIO CONTRACTOR 38 M SAG FELL DOWN A RAISE 1891MAR12 ALDEROON, THOMAS COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. EL MORO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIT CAR AND A "RIBSIDE" 8 9 1892 1896MAR15 ALDGRIN, JOHN LAPLATA LAK PREMATURE BLAST 1942JAN9 ALDRICH, JOHN TRAMMER 26 M PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1898JUN14 ALFAST, LARSEN STANLEY DOL FELL DOWN SHAFT 1898FEB1 ALLARIA, BAPTISTA MICHAEL BREEN OUR ROPE BROKE WHILE DESCENDING RAISE 1965NOV20 ALLBRANDT, EDWIN H 53 PIONEER CONSTRUCTIN Co EAG FALL OF ROCK 50 12 1965 1897JAN17 ALLEN, CHARLES MATTIE W ELP FALLING TIMBER DOWN SHAFT 1889SEP9 ALLEN, JOSEPH GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1889OCT1 ALLEN, MIKE IRISH 23 R.A.M. LAK FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 23 10 1890 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920JAN12 ALLENBAUGH, E AMERICAN MACHINIST 44 M 0 MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT ROU GLOVE CAUGHT IN LATHE 1909OCT17 ALLER, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 50 S BUNKER HILL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927AUG14 ALLISETTE, JOE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 5 24 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1913MAR27 ALLISON, J. W AMERICAN MINER 22 S UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN HIT BY FLYING COAL FROM BLAST 1950FEB10 ALTMAN, WILLARD P IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR PROBABLE BAD AIR OR GAS 1926APR12 ALVARADO, ANDRES MEXICAN PICK MINER 6 39 M 6 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925JUL27 ALVARDO, BENARDO MEXICAN ROCK MAN 2 30 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE STRUCK BY A TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1946OCT19 ALVAREZ, FRANK MENDEZ BLUE BLAZE COAL PRYOR (NEW) HUE FACE FALL 1918APR3 ALVAREZ, JOE MEXICAN PICK MINER 26 S NATIONAL FUEL THORMINE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1914AUG12 ALVAREZ, PEDRO MEXICAN 20 40 S ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNACLE ROU FALL OF LOOSE COAL AND ROCK 1927NOV11 ALVAREZ, TRINIDAD MEXICAN PICK MINER 12 30 M 1 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1959MAR5 ALVING, OLAF ALVIN LOADER 49 MARR JAC 1914JUL2 AMATO, ASPER ITALIAN MINER 27 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899MAR15 AMBREE, C L RIDGE MIN FELL FROM BUCKET 1943JUL3 AMBROSE, JOSEPH DRIVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU HAULAGE 1911JAN6 AMBROSE, WILLIAM GERMAN POLE MINER 41 S PINONJ HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 AMBROZIC, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 50 W COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1932NOV7 AMEN, GEORGE GERMAN RANCHER 58 N 0 BYRNES ARA FALL OF DEBRIS 1893NOV5 AMES, FRED LAST CHANCE CRUSHED BY BUCKET;WIDOW ELLA C. LOVE 1893NOV5 AMES, FREDERICK M LAS CHANCE MIN SKIP JUMPED TRACK 17 10 1894 1922MAR24 AMETEIS, FRANCESCO ITALIAN PICK MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1929APR2 AMEZCUA, JOSEPH MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 11 27 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROOF 1906APR22 AMICHAUX, PAUL FRENCH MINER 52 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1906APR22 AMICHAUX, PAUL JR. FRENCH MINER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1965DEC28 AMIDAY, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1924SEP19 AMIDEI, EVRET ITALIAN PICK MINER 14 32 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF "BONEY" 1906JUN11 AMIDIE, EURACTO ITALIAN MINER 33 M DELAGUA LAS FALL OF COAL 1919OCT8 AMOS, GUST GREEK PICK MINER 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899FEB8 AMUNDSON, LAWRANCE OPHIN TUNNELO SAM POWDER EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLE 1916JUN12 ANASTASSOPOULAS,GREG GREEK MINER 38 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF BONY COAL AND ROCK 1970JAN2 ANDERSN, HAROLD GUS 37 DAVIS DRILLING Co KIO RUN OVER BY TRUCK TRACTOR 53 12 1970 1910DEC20 ANDERSON J. J. AMERICAN PIPEMAN 27 S STARKVILLE LAS STRUCK BY A TRIP OF CARS 1965DEC28 ANDERSON, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1897OCT7 ANDERSON, A W IRON MASTER ELP FELL DOWN SHAFT FROM SURFACE 1896SEP2 ANDERSON, ABE MATTIE L ELP EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLE 1897SEP2 ANDERSON, ABRAM JEFFERSON ELP THAWING POWDER OVER CANDLE 1893JAN10 ANDERSON, ANDREW UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1896DEC7 ANDERSON, BEN REVENESE TUNNEL OUR DRILLING OUT MISSED HOLE 1952SEP19 ANDERSON, C HOISTMAN 30 59 CROW BAR ROU HEART ATTACK 1897MAY21 ANDERSON, CARL SMUGGGLER PIT CAVE OF DRIFT 1904SEP5 ANDERSON, CARL ADOLPH SWEDE TRAPPER 14 S STARKVILLE LAS BURNED BY LAMP SETTING FIRE TO HIS CLOTHES 1918APR1 ANDERSON, CHARLES 60 GIL LOST FOOTING AND FELL 1896DEC18 ANDERSON, CHARLES C VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1929NOV19 ANDERSON, E J SIGNAL MAN 27 S FRE CRUSHED UNDER A ROCK 1894JUN21 ANDERSON, EDWARD 28 MAID of ERIN LAK FELL OUT OF CAGE 20 10 1894 1896OCT9 ANDERSON, EDWARD MODOC BOU FALL OF ROCK 1894NOV10 ANDERSON, GEORGE CANON CITY COAL ROCKVALE NO. 1 FRE FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1884JAN24 ANDERSON, HENRY COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1910JAN31 ANDERSON, J. H COLORED MINER 45 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1884JAN24 ANDERSON, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1909AUG28 ANDERSON, JOHN H AMERICAN MINER 40 M 1 LAST CHANCE ELP OVERCOME BY GAS FROM SHOT 1970SEP18 ANDERSON, STEVEN CURTIS 19 OZARK-MAHONIING Co JAC CRUSHED BY LOADER 53 12 1970 1914JAN8 ANDERSON, W. P AMERICAN DRIVER 46 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 BOU WEDGED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 1948DEC27 ANDERSON, WALLACE MINER 3 24 PIKES PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP ASPHYXIATION 1897SEP3 ANDREATTE, EMIL MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/ DUST-LIGHT OPEN 1897SEP3 ANDREATTE, JOHN MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/ DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1897SEP3 ANDREATTE, LOUIS TIMBERMAN COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1943JAN2 ANDREATTI, MARIO TIMBERMAN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FACE-BUMP 1940APR30 ANDREW, EDWARD BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. CENTENNIAL BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & ROOF 1979JAN24 ANDREWS, DON D 26 PERINI Corp HUNTER TUNNEL FELL INTO MIXER 35 12m 1979 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1901NOV20 ANESE, ANTOINE SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1927JUL27 ANGELES, DOMINICK DI ITALIAN PICK MINER 7 30 M 1 JEWEL COLLIERIES CORP CRESTON LAS RUNAWAY TRIP 1889JUL4 ANGELICO, DOMNICK COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE FALL OF COAL 1910NOV ANGELINA, PETE AUSTRIAN MACHINE HELPER 32 S MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 ANGIONA, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 35 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1920JAN8 ANGLUS, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 12 28 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1900JAN3 ANIONNIE, TONY ORIENT SAG CRUSHED BY ORE PILE 1912JAN15 ANIZO, JOS ITALIAN MINER 43 M 5 ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF COAL 1897MAR1 ANSELMO, FRANK MINER ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 49 9 1898 1927MAR5 ANSTER, JOE AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 42 62 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE RUNAWAY PIT CAR 1893JAN10 ANTERIMI, CHARLES aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1912FEB1 ANTHONY, FRANK AMERICAN TOP-MAN 46 S PERRY ROU CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS 1891NOV11 ANTONELI, GUISEPPE COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS FALL OF SLATE 9 9 1892 1893JAN10 ANTONELLI, ANTONI "Aneonelli" UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 ANTONELLI, CHARLES UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1920DEC7 ANTONELLI, JOHN ITALIAN PICK MINER 25 48 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1893JAN10 ANTONELLI, MIKE aka UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 ANTONETTI, MIKE UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1913FEB27 ANTONICH, VENAZIO SLAVONIAN MINER 47 S AMADOR FUEL AMADOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929FEB6 ANTONIO, DOMENIC ITALIAN PICK MINER 23 44 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 ANTONUCCI, STEVE ITALIAN SLOPEMAN 53 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1896DEC18 ANTRAS, JOHN see JOHN HATAS VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1917APR27 ANUSIS, JIM GREEK MINER 40 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1924JUN2 APALONIAR, TIBURCIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 2 41 M 2 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & PROP 1897NOV22 APLINGTON, E C NEVERSINK PAR DIRT CAVED IN WHILE TIMBERING 1943NOV12 APODACA, JOE MINER THOR FUEL THOR LAS ROOF FALL 1918JUN2 APPLEBEC, WILLIAM MUCKER 36 SAG FALL OF ROCK 1908AUG24 ARCHIEL, JOE SLAVONIAN MINER S DIAMOND GAR SUFFOCATED FROM POWDER SMOKE 1927FEB27 ARCHULETA, ALEJANDRO HISPANIC MUCKER 26 M 1 PACIFIC COAL MINING CO. PACIFIC HUE DRILLED INTO MISSED SHOT 1907DEC3 ARCHULETA, ANDRO MEXICAN CAR SPRAGGER 30 M HASTINGS LAS STRUCK BY DERAILED CAR 1909DEC21 ARCHULETA, FIANO MEXICAN MINER 25 M 1 PIEDMONT LAS MISSED SHOT 1925OCT7 ARCHULETA, MIKE SPANIARD PICK MINER 39 S FREEMAN & FIELDING FREEMAN MOZ FALL OF ROCK 1911JAN28 ARCO, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 25 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF COAL 1901AUG14 ARDISSONI, LOUIS ITALIAN MINER 16 ENGLE NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1952SEP6 ARELLANO, LEO ARTHUR RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB OF DRIFT & MOTOR CAR 1908MAR15 ARESTAS, MIKE GREEK MINER 30 S STANDARD BOU EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1930APR7 ARGADY, PETE HUGARIAN PICK MINER 25 51 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU STRUCK BY RUNAWAY CAR 1910JAN31 ARGUELLA, FIDEL MEXICAN DRIVER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1894OCT19 ARGUELLO, J. COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 ARI, TONY ITALIAN MINER 29 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1939JAN23 ARMENDAREZ, DOLORES BEAR CANON COAL & COKE CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS FALL OF FACE COAL 1951JUL18 ARMENDAREZ, PABLO HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROOF 1911JAN4 ARMERIGO, BARCILO MEXICAN MINER 40 W 4 WOOTTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917MAR27 ARMIS, CLATO DELL ITALIAN MINER 49 S CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS FALL OF COAL 1889SEP15 ARRIBLE, LEVERICK AUSTRIAN 34 COMPROMISE PIT CAVE IN STOPE 23 10 1890 1896OCT19 ARRICK, L. J BURLINGTON EAG FALLING FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1957APR20 ARROT, R W CORN CONST. CO. CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING TRACTOR 1888DEC31 ARROWSMITH, WILLIAM COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. ROBINSON HUE RUNAWAY PIT-CAR ON THE MAIN SLOPE 1943AUG29 ARTHUR, EDWARD P COMMISSIONER 73 M STATE OF COLORADO OUR AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 1910NOV8 ASAIDA, S. JAPANESE MINER 34 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918JUL31 ASCHWANDEN, JOSEPH LESSEE 42 BOU OVERCOME BY POWDER GAS 1930FEB11 ASH, FRANK BLACKSMITH 59 M CAMP BIRD OUR SLIPPED OFF LADDER & FELL 15 FEET 1929MAR7 ASHBY, C M AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 22 41 M 3 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1966AUG3 ASHLEY,JAEMS D 26 IDARADO MINING Co SAM FELL DOWN ORE PASS 62 12 1966 1901NOV20 ASHONE, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1927AUG20 ASMUSSEN, JR. WILLIAM AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 3 22 S COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FELL IN FRONT OF MACHINE 1922MAR26 ASPURUS, LOUIS CONTRACT MINER 27 OUR FELL WHILE CLIMBING A RAISE 1938JUN16 ASSALA, LOUIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN18 ASTI, LOUIS ITALIAN DRIVER 28 M L VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1962SEP5 ASTLE, THOMAS J 51 MOAB DRILLING CO. GAR FELL WHEN CONVEYOR FRAM COLLAPSED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1918MAY2 ASUNBERG, OSCAR 30 SAM CAUGHT BY A RUN DIRT 1902NOV11 ATAKA, T. JAPANESE MINER 30 WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1941JAN24 ATCHLEY, PETE MUCKER 27 S VETA MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM HEAD CAUGHT BY PLATFORM 1912JAN23 ATHIS, AMTHON GREEK MACHINE-HELPER 21 S HUERFANO HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1911SEP17 ATIDA, MARTIN MEXICAN BUCKET-DUMPER 45 M 2 ROCKLAND HUE FELL INTO CHUTE 1942JAN9 ATKINS, HOWARD M MINER 37 M PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1977OCT4 ATKINSON, DAVID 28 MIC-CONTINENT COAL and Coke Co DUTCH CREEK No.1 OUTBURST OF COAL 31 12c 1977 1917APR27 ATWOOD, E. H AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 42 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1884JAN24 AUBREY, WILLIAM DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. AKRON, OH 1900MAR9 AUGUST, OSCAR JAY CLE STRUCK BY ROCK IN EXPLOSION 1910DEC14 AUGUSTINE, JOHN AUSTRIAN NIGHT FOREMAN 55 M LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1958JUL8 AUSTIN, GEORGE REECE & AUSTIN LESSEES CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1927FEB15 AUSTIN, PAT AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 36 BOU FELL DOWN SHAFT 1918JAN29 AUSTRIRUS, AUSTINUS GREEK MINER 35 M 1 BEAR CANON COAL BEAVER CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 AVALOS, RAMON MEXICAN MINER 40 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1895AUG29 AVENSIUNI, ACILO AMERICUS GIL DROWNED IN FLOODING OF MINE 1963MAY10 AVERILL, ROBERT G 28 IDARADO MINING Co OUR FALL OF ORE 44 12 1963 1919DEC3 AVI, DOMINICK MINER 34 SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1932MAR19 AVILA, JAMES MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 2 21 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF ROCK 1942DEC11 AXELSON, JOHN E CALUMET FUEL SOMERSET GUN ROOF FALL 1959MAY4 AYALA, FRANK J COLORADO CONSTRUCTORS, INC. FALL OF ROCK 1981APR15 AYALA, JOHN MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1891NOV5 AYCOTE, JACK RUSK-IVANHOE TUNNEL LAK STRUCK GIANT POWDER gend 1935DEC16 BACA, ALEX AMERICAN DRIVER 28 50 M 4 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FELL UNDER A CAR 1925JUN9 BACA, EMILIO AMERICAN CAR DROPPER 10 40 M 3 THE HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW HUE CRUSHED IN A COLLISION OF TWO CARS 1918OCT30 BACA, ENTINIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 21 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1944MAR1 BACA, JOE M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1943AUG3 BACA, JOSE LABORER 41 M INTERSTATE ENGINEERING PUEBLO PUE DIPPERSTICK BROKE OFF & FELL ON HEAD 1973FEB2 BADDING, DANIEL F 23 NEW JERSEY ZINC Co EAG BURIED BY JUCK 60 12 1973 1917APR27 BADEL, STEVE GREEK MINER 38 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1909FEB4 BADOVICH, STEVE AUSTRIAN MINER 25 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1919MAR31 BAHANIS, GUS GREEK PICK MINER 46 M 3 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1928FEB27 BAILEY, JAMES E AMERICAN MINER 52 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1936JAN20 BAILEY, RAY AMERICAN DAY MAN 2 26 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1922JUN15 BAILEY, THOMAS MUCKER 19 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1908JUN3 BAIRCH, GEORGE AUSTRIAN MINER 31 S PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB7 BAIRD, JAMES AMERICAN MINER 23 S JEWEL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1936JAN20 BAIRD, OSCAR AMERICAN MOTORMAN 1 33 M 2 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1921MAR24 BAKEMIER, WALTER BUCKETLOADER 23 SAM SUFFOCATION 1942JAN27 BAKER, CHARLEY VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1969NOV21 BAKER, EDGAR S 56 IDARADO MINING Co SAM CRUSHED BETWEEN MOTOR COWLING AND CHUTE 45 12 1969 1884JAN24 BAKER, PETER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1944JUL29 BAKER, STANLEY PAONIA FARMERS COAL PAONIA FARMERS DELTA DEL SURFACE HAULAGE (TRESPASSING) 1910OCT8 BALDAZARI, G. ITALIAN MINER 25 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1906JUL12 BALDE, MARTIN AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S LEYDEN JEF STRUCK BY A DERAILED CAR 1896FEB18 BALDIS, ALPHONSE SLAV MINER 24 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 11 17 1922DEC7 BALDON, KENNETH AMERICAN PICK MINER 10 28 M 3 FOX COAL CO. FOX BOU FALL OF ROCK 1897JUN21 BALDWIN, JOHN IOWA SAJ BLAST 1935FEB21 BALDWIN, WILLIAM AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 20 34 M 5 LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU SHEAVE WHEEL FELL DOWN SHAFT ON CAGE 1897MAY5 BALDWIN, WILLIAM J BRONALIER CLE PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1901AUG31 BALLANTYPE, WILLIAM ENGLISH DRIVER M SIMPSON BOU KICKED BY MULE 1925NOV13 BALLARD, CHARLES C AMERICAN TOPMAN 47 M 2 DAN LEE & SON MASCOT ELB RUN-A-WAY TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1895JUN24 BALLARD, RICHARD GENESE VANDERBILT OUR FALLING ROCK FROM TOP SHAFT 1892OCT20 BALLENICK, JOHN SLAV MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTON HUE PREMATURE BLAST; or Oct15 9 17 1915JAN4 BALLON, EPIFANIO MEXICAN MACHINE OILER 22 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO WASHERY LAS DRAWN INTO A GEAR WHEEL WHILE OILING IT 1899NOV15 BALSLEY, E O GRANT QUARRY LAR CUTTING UNEXPLODED HOLE 1919AUG18 BALTERIO, JUAN MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 34 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1910OCT8 BALTUSZNIK, PAUL RUSSIAN MINER 40 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1903FEB11 BANALETTI, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 38 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1957MAR11 BANKS, C E SIGNAL OILFIELD SERVICE SLACK CABLE LOOPED AROUND HEAD Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1935MOV13 BANKS, WARREN E AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 45 62 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 BANNER, JOE AMERICAN MINER 45 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1912SEP23 BANONI, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 22 S ROUSE LAS STRUCK BY LOADED CAR 1904OCT28 BARAGA, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 23 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1904OCT28 BARAGA, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 25 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1911JAN16 BARATONA, SAM ITALIAN MINER 34 M 4 FORBES NO. 6 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895DEC27 BARBER, JOHN T. ANNIE C. TUNNEL BOU EXPLOSION OF BLAST 1917APR27 BARBER, M. ITALIAN ELECTRICAIN 30 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1949FEB5 BARBER, TERRELL MUCKER 28 M RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. RICO DOL CAVE-IN FROM ROOF 1941JUL21 BARBER, W L HOISTMAN 56 M J. B. MESTER ARCHER BOU ASPHYXIATION 1952MAY9 BARBOUR, ROBERT E GIBBONS- REED & BOYLE BROS. CLIMAX LAK DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1901NOV20 BARCLAY, CAREY SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1907DEC2 BARDOVIC, MIKE HUNGARIAN MINER 38 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1898MAR15 BARNES, CHARLES WHITE CAP LAK PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1936MAR8 BARNES, MELVIN J AMERICAN TIPPLE MAN 1 26 M 0 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU STRUCK BY BOX CAR LOADER 1893NOV10 BARNES, THOMAS DUGAN LAP FALL OF SLATE 1963MAY28 BARNES, WILLIAM H 23 W.B. ECKMAN MINING Co MONR SLAB RELEASED 45 12 1963 1952JUN7 BARNETT, JAMES F AARON STROMBERG & CO. BOULDER BOU PREMATURE BLAST 1957MAY10 BARNETT, LESLIE E GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. (URAVAN) CRUSHED BETWEEN SKIP & TIMBER 1941OCT21 BARNETTI, JASPER MINER MIDWEST FUEL & TIMBER CHAMPION ROU HAULAGE 1951NOV21 BARNHILL, BOB M B & M SERVICE CO. BURNED BY OIL TANK FIRE 1910OCT8 BARONSKI, JOSEF POLE MINER 34 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1919AUG18 BARRELLO, TONY ITALIAN DRIVER 22 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1895JUN12 BARRETT, JAMES SOMETHING GOOD ELP POWDER EXPLOSION 1884JAN24 BARRETT, PATRICK COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. PLYMOUTH, PA 1928MAR1 BARRETT, WILLIAM AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 64 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1920MAR9 BARRICK, GEORGE TEAMSTER 44 JEF FALL OF ROCK 1903APR27 BARRO, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 49 M SUNSHINE HUE FALL OF ROOF 1928NOV29 BARRON, CONCEPTION MEXICAN PICK MINER 22 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF SLATE 1918MAY23 BARRON, PETER RUSSIAN MINER 58 M 0 BREEN COAL MINING BREEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897JAN19 BARRON, WILLIAM NIGHT BOSS STARKVILLE LAS SHOT EXPLOSION 47 9 1898 1924MAR5 BARROS, JUAN D MEXICAN PICK MINER 18 45 M 5 FRUTH & STONE CO. LEADER NO. 1 HUE CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF CAR & ROOF 1895FEB15 BARROW, THOMAS FIRE BOSS ROUSE HUE TRIP OF RUNAWAT CARS 1962OCT29 BARTELL, LEO A FOREMAN 34 AMERICAN METALS CLIMAX, INC LAK PIPE FAILED AND STRUCK BY SWINGING VALVE 1913DEC16 BARTH, BERT AMERICAN MINER 31 M CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1902JAN13 BARTILOTTI, NICOLO ITALIAN MINER 26 CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1903SEP10 BARTINOLA, CANDIDA AUSTRIAN MINER 22 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 19 17 1958SEP16 BARTLETT, DONALD E LOWELL THOMPSON (CLIMAX U.) ELECTROCUTION UNDERGROUND 1918OCT20 BARTLUSSI, GLENN MOTORMAN 15 LAK STRUCK BY A TROLLEY 1942NOV23 BARTOLA, BOSTON BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1935AUG12 BARTOLO, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 4 21 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1935AUG15 BARTON, GEORGE A AMERICAN MACHINE MAN 10 48 S PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP DIABETIC GANGRENE 1917APR27 BASAKAS, HARIS GREEK MINER 36 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1914JAN27 BASHAM, KING W AMERICAN MINER 34 S DORR COAL DORR ELP FALL OF ROCK 1965MAR27 BASHOR, ROBERT D 39 GIBSON-ROBERTS Inc CHA CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT 49 12 1965 1941MAY8 BASNETT, BUFORD OTIS MINER 28 M WOLF TONGUE MINING CO. BOULDER BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN MACHINE & WALL 1892JAN2 BASSI, PEDRO COLORADO FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1907FEB11 BASSO, DOMENIC ITALIAN MINER 26 S PICTOU HUE FALL OF SLATE 1942MAR3 BASTA, MARK MACHINEMAN 45 M LONDON MINES & MILLING CO. ALMA PAR PREMATURE BLAST 1895FEB18 BATCH, MICHAEL MINER COAL CREEK FRE BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1913JAN8 BATCHILETTI, GEORGE AUSTRIAN MINER 52 S AMERICAN FUEL CO. MATCHLESS BOU FALL OF SLATE 1913JAN3 BATEY, JAMES AMERICAN MINER 52 M 8 SOUTH CANON COAL CO. SOUTH CANON GAR FALL OF COAL 1891OCT24 BATHOLEMEW, JANO COLORADO FUEL CO. COAL RIDGE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS AND COAL DUST 9 9 1892 1906JAN2 BATKI, JOONAS FINLANDER MINER 43 M SOMERSET GUN FALL OF ROCK 1907MAY19 BATTU, GUISEPPI ITALIAN LABORER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLEVILLE LAS FIRE-SUFFOCATION 1909SEP20 BAVELLE, JOE AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 36 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF COAL FROM CHUTE 1917SEP24 BAVIER, ABEL BELGIAN MINER 21 S UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN FALL OF COAL 1905AUG14 BAXTER, DAVID AMERICAN DRIVER 19 S RUGBY HUE RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1918FEB23 BAXTER, GEORGE 27 LAK FALL OF ROCK 1940FEB1 BAXTER, RAYMOND E WILLIAM HUNT HUNT LAP FALL OF ROOF (COAL) Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1913DEC16 BAXTER, WALLACE AMERICAN LOADER S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1899DEC2 BAXTER, WILLIAM AMERICAN 40 M 1 VAUGHN FALL OF COAL 1891SEP12 BEACH, FREDIRICK TRAPPER BOY COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE ACCIDENTLY HANGED HIMSELF WITH A ROPE 9 9 1892 1906FEB19 BEAM, F. AMERICAN MINER 28 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1917JUN9 BEAMER, AUGUST FOREMAN MINER 31 SAJ CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1909JAN15 BEATO, MIKE ITALIAN DRIVER S COKEDALE LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 1896JAN9 BEAUCHET, LEON TENDERFOOT ELP THAWING POWDER BY HOT SAND PROCESS 1918APR9 BEBER, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROCKVALE FRE PREMATURE SHOT 1924APR16 BEBOS, GOST GREEK PICK MINER 20 42 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 BECHT, FRED MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1957APR19 BECK, E G HINMAN BROS. CONST. CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK (CUT WALL) 1912JAN23 BECK, HENRY AMERICAN TRACK-LAYER 22 S OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1929SEP8 BECK, JOSEPH S SUPERINTENDENT 51 M LAK FELL IN MINE 1942JAN27 BECK, LEO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 BECKER, PETER GERMAN LOADER 25 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1910NOV8 BEDALLA, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 16 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 BEDALLA, M MEXICAN MINER 40 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 BEDALLA, R. MEXICAN MINER 18 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1950NOV6 BEDIENT, L B ERNEST HICKS & SON HIDDEN TREASURE MES FALL OF ROOF 1919OCT9 BEDINI, JOE ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 28 S GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896OCT26 BEECHER, C. F IBEX LAK CAVE OF GROUND 1942JAN27 BEEN, HARRY T VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1973DEC6 BEERBAUM, KONRAD ERIC 20 DREILING DRILLING Co ROU WRAPPED BY SURVEY WIRE LINE 62 12 1973 1962JUL27 BEGAY, RAYMOND 31 UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR CO. SAM CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND TIMBER 1947MAY1 BEGLUITTI, FRANK MOTORMAN 24 S R. L. JONES LEADVILLE LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & CHUTE 1953DEC16 BEIROW, HAROLD F ARAPAHOE DRILLING CO. CRUSHED BY FALL OF PULL-BACK WEIGHT 1913JUL22 BEITLER, PETER GERMAN MINER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB5 BEKER, ERICK UNION LAK FALLING DOWN MAN-WAY 1897NOV24 BELARIO, DOMINIC PELECAN DIVES CLE SCALE FALLING FROM BACK OF SLOPE 1903JAN28 BELCHER, CLYDE AMERICAN MINER 16 S PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912OCT11 BELJAS, CHRIS SLAV MINER 22 S RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1933OCT3 BELL, ABE AMERICAN PICK MINER 25 44 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF DRAW ROCK 1910NOV8 BELL, DAVE AMERICAN MOTORMAN 22 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1871JUN16 BELL, FRANK P MINER SEATON GIL EXPLOSION 1915MAR4 BELL, JOHN ENGLISH MINER 72 W 3 JAS. ETCHELLS PARKDALE WEL INHALING NOXIOUS GASES 1894JUL18 BELL, JOSEPH COLORADO FUEL & IRON PICTON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899SEP3 BELL, MATT NORTH STARR TEL ROCK FELL OFF BUCKET 1973COT25 BELL, PAUL G 45 GREEN-MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION PUE PLYWOOD DECKING GAVE WAY 62 12 1973 1917MAY19 BELL, WILLIAM C AMERICAN MINER 57 M 4 INTERNATIONAL FUEL WOLF CREEK ROU SLIDE OF COAL AND ROCK 1918NOV4 BELLIN, MILTON AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 30 S CORYELL MINING LEASING GARFIELD-VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1936JAN24 BELLOTTI, ERNEST AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 20 54 M 4 MAJOR COAL CO. MAJOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917JUN20 BELLOTTI, FERDINAND C TIMBERMAN 28 CLE FALL OF SALB OF ROCK 1916DEC3 BELOS, GEORGE GREEK MINER 27 S YAMPA VALLEY COAL YAMPA VALLEY NO. 6 ROU CRUSHED UNDER A HOIST 1942JAN15 BELTRAM, DOMINIC SAMPSON COAL MINE SAMPSON HUE ROOF FALL 1974JAN9 BELVILLE, CLIFFORD D 37 DRAVO Corp GRA FALL OF ROCK 50 12 1974 1918AUG27 BEMBRY, C. L 27 TEL STRUCK ON HEAD BY AIR PIPE 1912JUN18 BENDETTI, BEN AUSTRO-TYROL MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1935MAR4 BENDOWSKY, EDWARD C MACHINEMAN 37 M NEW ZEALAND GOLD MINES, INC. TEL CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE FLOOR & TIMBER 1912JUN18 BENEDETTO, BEN AUSTRIAN-TYR MINER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1912NOV10 BENEDTTI, JOE ITALIAN MINER 38 M 5 TOLLER LAS FALL OF COAL 1946AUG22 BENHAM, CECIL L COLOWYO COAL RED WING MOF HAULAGE 1942JAN12 BENI, FRANK MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU FALL MATERIALS 1890AUG29 BENNET, EDWARD H ENGLISH 45 LEXINGTON TUNNEL DOL EXPLOSION WHILE CHARGING HOLE 47 10 1890 1920JUL22 BENNETT, CHARLES TIMBERMAN 49 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1943JAN18 BENNETT, CHARLES MINER 56 M CALIFORNIA-HIDDEN TREASURE IDAHO SPRINGS CLE DROWNED 1899NOV3 BENNETT, F N UNION PLANT LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & PULLY 1910NOV8 BENNETT, JAMES AMERICAN MOTORMAN 19 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1927JAN16 BENNETT, OSCAR H AMERICAN TRAMWAY CARPENTER 45 OUR HIT BY RUNAWAY BUCKET 1906JUL28 BENNETT, WILLIAM ENGLISH MINER 45 M GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912DEC18 BENOSSI, LOUIS ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 23 M 1 TOLTEC HUE ELECTROCUTED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1919MAY23 BENSON, ADOLPH MILLMAN 20 HIN CAUGHT ON A RUNNING BELT 1950NOV15 BENSON, WALTER L OSAGE COAL OSAGE STRIP ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCKS 1939MAR30 BERARDI, ANGELO BLACK DIAMOND FUEL CO. BLACK DIAMOND NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL 1944APR13 BERARDI, JAMES CALDIROLA COAL CALDIROLA FRE ELECTRICITY 1910JUN11 BERDAR, NICK CROATIAN DRIVER 23 S IDEAL HUE RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1926AUG1 BERG, CARL F AMERICAN SHOVEL HELPER 18 LAK CRUSHED BETWEEN SHOVEL FRAME & TRUCK 1923JAN11 BERG, GUS W MUCKER 63 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1902AUG7 BERG, OSCAR AMERICAN DRILL HELPER 23 S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1958NOV20 BERG, PAUL W LOADERMAN 30 49 BEAR GUN ROOF FALL 1942DEC12 BERGAMO, PRIMO J COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE ROOF FALL 1938FEB22 BERGANT, FRANK VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF FACE COAL 1922MAR4 BERGEN, ALBERT MEXICAN PICK MINER 2 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & ROOF 1946OCT11 BERGOSH, JOE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. MORLEY LAS ROOF FALL 1910JAN31 BERHANT, ANTON AUSTRIAN ROPE RIDER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1896JUN22 BERKEY, VIRGIL INTER-OCEAN BOU SLIPPED FROM LADDER 1921MAR8 BERNANDEZ, RAFAEL MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 1 24 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1890MAR13 BERNARD, ALFRED AMERICAN 38 MAY-MAZEPPA GUN EXPLOSION OF MISSED HOLE 25 10 1890 1937SEP26 BERNS, WILLIAM MUCKER 25 M GRIFFITH LEASING CO. CLE CARBON MONOXIDE GAS 1893FEB22 BERRY, LABORER CRYSTAL RIVER RAILWAY GAR EXPLOSION gend 1953SEP16 BERSONNET, III, W N WILLIAM N. BERSONNET, JR. FELL FROM LADDER INTO SHAFT 1886MAR25 BERTASA, MAURICE MINER CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 22 9 1886 1922MAR24 BERTETTO, ANTONIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1891JUN1 BERTINO, DOMNICK COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1911OCT9 BERTOK, JOE SLAV MINER 39 W 3 TABASCO LAS MISSED SHOT 1917APR27 BERTOLINA, PIETRO ITALIAN MINER 34 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910MAY2 BERTUZZI, S ITALIAN MINER 25 S PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF COAL 1926FEB12 BERUMEN, JESUS MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 32 S EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS TRIP JUMPED THE TRACK & STRUCK HEAD 1918JUN24 BEST, GEORGE ENGLISH MACHINE RUNNER 37 S LOMA FUEL JOBAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1924DEC10 BEST, HERMAN L OILER 33 CRUSHED BY DESCENDING WEIGHTS OF ELEVATOR 1892NOV16 BETISTE, BENJAMINO UNITED COAL CO. CALEDONIA BOU FALL OF SLATE 1908APR15 BETT, ANDY ITALIAN MINER 44 M COALBASIN PIT FALL OF ROCK 1947JUN24 BETZ, CHARLES VINNELL CONSTRUCTION CO. DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1948FEB27 BETZ, HENRY MINE FOREMAN 26 43 CLAYTON COAL MORRISON WEL HAULAGE 1904APR29 BEVAN, WILLIAM WELSH TIMBERMAN 50 M NONAC FRE FALL OF ROCK 1928FEB6 BEVERIDGE, THOMAS AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 32 49 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1960NOV17 BEYE, JACK R 20 U.C.N.C. JOHN D. MOON MOF SCRAPER CRASHED TO PIT BOTTOM 1891OCT8 BEZOT, JOSEPH COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1955JAN14 BIA, FRANK KEE RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB 1904AUG3 BIALANTO, CAPERANO MEXICAN MINER 35 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1902JAN3 BIAMA, DOMINIE ITALIAN ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROOF & COAL 1902JAN3 BIAMA, PETE ITALIAN ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROOF & COAL 1924AUG2 BIANCHI, CAMILLO ITALIAN PICK MINER 12 33 W 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED CAR & PROP 1910JAN31 BIBERNIK, JOE AUSTRIAN ROLLERMAN 25 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1918JUN7 BICICE, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO AND UTAH FUEL HARRIS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1901SEP16 BICKERTON, ROBERT G DRIVER SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1928APR6 BIDLEMAN, W J AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 25 53 M 3 GRAND JUNCTION MINING & FUEL STERLING WEL CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS & RIB 1940APR4 BIELLA, HERMAN BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. CENTENNIAL BOU FALLING CROSS BAR 1926NOV22 BILLICH, JOHN JUGO-SLOVAK MINER 32 LAK FELL DOWN A RAISE 1913NOV6 BILLIE, MIKE SLAV MINER 25 S UNION COAL & COKE PRYOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1900MAY19 BILLINGS, BERT AMERICAN PALISADE MES BAD AIR 1978AUG8 BINGEL, RICHARD 26 CHOCTAW MINING Co RUBY CRUSHED BETWEEN TIMBER AND TANK 33 12m 1978 1901JUN27 BIONEO, JOHN ITALIAN DRIVER 27 S STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898APR30 BIORK, CHARLES REVENUE TUNNEL OUR FELL DOWN SHAFT 1898SEP17 BIOTTI, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 35 M 4 ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 126 9 1898 1899DEC18 BIRCH, THOMAS AMERICAN BOX CAR LOADER 30 M 3 CURTIS ELP SHOULDER CAUGHT IN SHAFT 1966MAY27 BIRDSEY, SAMUEL N 32 EMPERIUS MINING Co MIN FELL FROM RAISE 62 12 1966 1908AUG26 BIRTANKLE, JOE ITALIAN MINER 44 M PICTOU BOU FALL OF COAL 1899NOV9 BISHERD, JOHN AMERICAN 45 M 4 UNION COAL & COKE CO. PRYOR HUE STRUCK BY SIX CARS 1961OCT2 BISHOP, GEORGE H JR. 30 SAGE DRILLING CO. LAP STRUCK BY TONGS WHILE RELEASING VALVE 1959APR17 BISHOP, ROBERT DALE HALLIBURTON OIL WELL TWISTER HIT RIG & COLLAPSED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1909FEB11 BISSOLA, ANDREW ITALIAN DRIVER 23 M 2 STARKVILLE LAS STRUCK BY A CAR 1897FEB6 BITSCHAUER, LOUIS TOM BOY SAM DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED HOLE 1910NOV8 BITTAGOMEZ, R. MEXICAN MINER 27 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918JUN15 BIVENS, NATHAN AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 38 M 4 MUTUAL COAL MUTUAL HUE HIT BY DERAILED CARS 1934AUG12 BIXEMAN, WILMER F BRAKEMAN 27 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK CRUAHED BETWEEN CAR & GRAVEL BIN 1919DEC23 BIXLER, G W AMERICAN PICK MINER 27 W 1 HESPERUS FUEL CO. HESPERUS LAP FALL OF ROCK 1895OCT10 BLACKOCK, WILLIAM DRIVER VULCAN GAR CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS AND THE LAST CHUTE 1904MAY21 BLACKWELL, EDWARD AMERICAN MINER 23 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF BONY COAL 1917NOV1 BLAIR, JAMES M TIMBERMAN 29 TEL CRUSHED BY CAGE AND TIMBERS 1965OCT2 BLAKBURN, ORLEY L 27 MORRISON-KNUDSEN Co Inc EAG VEHICLE FELL INTO MUD AND WATER 49 12 1965 1899NOV6 BLAKE, MICHAEL IBEX LAK DRYER EXPLODED CAUSED FROM FROZEN PIPE 1922DEC9 BLANTIZ, JOE ITALIAN PICK MINER 2 32 M 2 CEDAR HILL CAOL & COKE CO. GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927MAY14 BLANTON, GEORGE H AMERICAN MINER 21 JEF STRUCK BY CAR 1937MAR1 BLASER, HENRY W TIMBERMAN 44 M FAIRPLAY GOLD MINES PAR HEAD STRUCK BY SHAFT TIMBER 1922NOV9 BLATNICK, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 33 61 M 1 CITY COAL CO. CITY MINE LAP FALL OF ROCK 1963MAR23 BLATTER, C R 50 F.H. LINNEMAN Inc JEF FELL FROM CONCRETE FORM 45 12 1963 1937JUN2 BLAZONIK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 12 47 S JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL ELECTROCUTED 1896AUG10 BLEA, NOVERTO MINER STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922JAN14 BLOCHTER, RUDOLF AMERICAN PICK MINER 10 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. WALSEN HUE FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1897JUL22 BLOCK, JOHN 1965JUN7 BLOMQUIST, HAROLD ALBERT 26 BOYLES BROTHERS DRILLING Co EAG CRUSHED BY ORE CAR 49 12 1965 1942JAN27 BLOUNT, WALTER VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1908NOV18 BLOZOSKY, MIKE SLAVONIAN MINER 29 M OAKDALE HUE HIT BY RUN-AWAY CARS 1919AUG18 BLY, JAMES MEXICAN DRIVER 21 M 1 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1893JAN10 BLYTH, ROBERT UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1894JAN31 BOCKHOUSE, FRANK SMOKELESS COAL OTIS BOU FALL OF COAL 1947MAY10 BODAY, JOHN A MINER 21 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS ROOF FALL 1900FEB8 BODERICK, THOMAS WOLFTONE LAK FALL OF ROCK FROM DRIFT 1884JAN24 BODEWALD, CARL COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OFGAS AND DUST 1893OCT3 BODHAINE, TURIN CITIZENS' COAL CO. HECLA BOU FALL OF COAL 1923OCT5 BOELZ, W R AMERICAN DRILLER 23 S ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE CAUGHT BETWEEN DUMP CAR & ROOF 1896MAR18 BOFFO, ANTONIO MINER SOPRIS LAS INTERNAL INJURIES 1939SEP20 BOGAN, JR., SAM MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR & TIMBER 1919FEB8 BOGAZ, JACK POLE PICK MINER 50 M 2 MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1919MAY5 BOGLE, NEIL C TRAMMER 36 TEL DYNAMITE EXPLODED 1892FEB15 BOHI, LOUIS CANON CITY COAL CO. ROCKVALE NO. 7 FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1912FEB16 BOLLER, JAKE SLAY TIMBERMAN 27 S LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917OCT25 BOLSTER, HARRY TEAMSTER 26 PUE THROWN FROM TOP OF LOAD 1913APR28 BOMNOLES, ALEGRO MEXICAN MINER 28 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1902APR11 BONATO, DOMINIC ITALIAN M 1 STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF SLATE 1922MAR24 BONATO, GUISEPPE AMERICAN PICK MINER 64 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1903JAN7 BONATO, TONY ITALIAN ROCK DUMPER 22 S STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929APR12 BOND, JESSE MACHINEMAN 57 M TEL CRUSHED BETWEEN FLOOR & CAGE 1938FEB4 BOND, PETER PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF SLATE 1925MAR3 BONE, WILLIAM AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 21 ROYAL FUEL CO. ROYAL LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR & WEIGHT-HOUSE 1899DEC8 BONELLI, FRANK LORD BYRON CLE BLAST FROM MISSED HOLE 1919FEB18 BONELLI, VEINZ ORE LOADER 32 SAM CRUSHED AND SUFFOCATED UNDER A DERAILEDCAR 1903FEB11 BONENA, AUGUST ITALIAN MINER 25 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1907AUG21 BONI, JAMES ITALIAN MINER 25 M ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1913DEC16 BONTO, LEE AMERICAN LOADER 21 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913DEC16 BONTO, W. AMERICAN MINER 50 M 3 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1902APR29 BONVICINI, CESARE AUSTRIAN MINER 23 HASTINGS NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK 18 17 1966JUL12 BOOKER, CHRIS D 23 STANDARD METAL Corp SAJ FELL THROUGH OPEN ORE PASS 62 12 1966 1923FEB20 BOOTH, THOMAS W AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 28 43 M 3 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. RELIANCE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1900FEB8 BORDERICK, THOMAS MAB LAK ROCK FALL FROM DRIFT 1916JUL29 BORELLA, JOHN ITALIAN MINER M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS DELAYED SHOT CAUSED A FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 BORETZ, STEVE HUNGARIAN MINER 30 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1940JAN30 BORSA, JOSEPH DELDOSSO COAL CO. SOPRIS NO. 1 LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1925JAN21 BORSUK, JOHN RUSSIAN MACHINE MINER 11 33 S W. E. RUSSELL COAL CO. RUSSELL WEL ELECTROCUTED 1935AUG26 BORTMAN, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 42 55 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920JAN29 BORYS, STEVE TRAMMER 46 SAJ PUSHED CAR INTO SHAFT & FELL 200 FEET 1939APR15 BOSCHOWITZKI, OSWALD MUCKER 23 S HERMAN ERBERT & ASSOC. BOU FELL DOWN SHAFT 1910NOV8 BOSOVICH, BLAZO MONTENEGRIN MINER 26 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1896MAR16 BOSWORTH, BENJAMIN JENNIE B LAR HANGING WALL CAVED IN 1914MAR25 BOTTARN, SALVATOR ITALIAN MINER 24 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF SLATE 1942APR2 BOTTS, FRANK F MACHINEMAN 32 S KRAMER MINES, INC. SALIDA CHA EXPLOSION WHILE PICKING 1921JUL30 BOTTS, J E LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1960AUG17 BOUGHNER, WILLIAM M 25 LINNEMAN CONSTRUCTION CO. SUM CRUSHED BY DUMPSTER 1890FEB6 BOURGER, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER UNION COAL CO. COMO NO.5 PAR EXPLOSION OF CARBURETED HYDROGEN GAS; or Jan29? 7 17 1927JUN16 BOURKE, BEN AMERICAN MUCKER 48 BOU SUFFOCATION 1921DEC13 BOVIE, EUGENE F AMERICAN LABORER 55 M 2 COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOME BY FUMES 1921DEC13 BOVIE, EUGENE F JR. AMERICAN PICK MINER 25 S COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOME BY FUMES 1934SEP9 BOWDEN, JAMES MACHINEMAN 42 M UNITED GOLD MINES CO. PORTLAND NO. 3 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1889SEP9 BOWDEN, WILLIAM GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1954JUN5 BOWEN, HAROLD T GERANIUM MINING CO. PREMATURE BLAST 1914AUG27 BOWEN, REUBEN W AMERICAN MINER 27 M 0 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN NO. 2 JEF FALL OF ROCK 1940JAN31 BOWMAN, ADOLFO GUS GARCIA GARFIELD LAS FALL OF ROOF (WATER SLIP) 1897MAY11 BOYCE, JAMES ORPHA MAY NO. 2 ELP FELL DOWN SHAFT 1936JAN3 BOYCE, JOE SCOTCH MINER 25 41 M 3 MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL 1942SEP4 BOYD, JIM JIGGERBOSS 35 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1899APR20 BOYD, JOHN W P T CLE PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1887OCT5 BOYER, VINCENT C. C. C. CO. ROCKVALE NO. 5 FRE FALL OF SLATE 1933DEC2 BOYLE, R J AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 25 42 M 0 GOOD FUEL CO. LITTLETON VALLEY JEF SUFFOCATED 1907JAN23 BOZO, GIOANNI HUNGARIAN MINER 36 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1926JAN23 BRACKEN, DAN AMERICAN FOREMAN & LEASOR 25 58 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. HARVEY GAP GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1917DEC5 BRADFIELD, SETH T MACHINE DRILLER 40 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1920MAR20 BRADLEY, CHARLES MINER 25 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1979OCT8 BRADLEY, MARY F 23 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK PREMATURE BLAST 34 12m 1979 1910JUN13 BRADLEY, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER 60 M 1 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1926JUN24 BRADY, HUGH AMERICAN MINER 62 LAK FALL OF GROUND 1923AUG16 BRADY, VICTOR HUNGARIAN PICK MINER 20 34 M 2 KEYSTONE ELP CRUSHED BETWEEN A CAR & ROOF 1904OCT28 BRANDENBURG, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 22 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1910MAR23 BRANDOFER, THOMAS GERMAN MINER 33 S MATCHLESS BOU FALL OF ROCK 1898SEP19 BRANIGAN, MATT ORPHA MAY ELP CAR FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1910OCT8 BRANKA, PETE POLE TIMBERMAN 32 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1893JUL5 BRANNAN, THOMAS COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. ANTHRACITE GUN CAUSED BY A TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1896APR5 BRANSON, MORT GILES BOU TAMPING POWDER WITH IRON BAR 1912AUG12 BRASCH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 32 S LEYDEN JEF FALL OF ROCK 1971AUG28 BRAWNER, LLOYD RAY 27 Allison Drilling Co ARA CAUGHT BETWEEN SPINNING CHAIN AND ROLLER 53 12 1971 1897NOV1 BREECH, PETER MINER RUBY GUN CRUSHED BY CAR 1897NOV1 BREEN, PETER MINER RUBY GUN CRUSHED BY CAR 54 9 1898 1941JUL29 BREITKREUTZ, HERBERT CLAY MINER 28 M EUGENE JACKSON CASTLE ROCK DOU TOP OF TUNNEL CAVED IN & CRUSHED TO DEATH 1941JUL19 BREITKREUTZ, PAUL R CLAY MINER 51 EUGENE JACKSON CASTLE ROCK DOU TOP OF TUNNEL CAVED IN & CRUSHED TO DEATH 1922NOV22 BRENNAN, EDWARD J AMERICAN PICK MINER 21 S BARRY COAL CO. RIO BLANCO RIB FALL OF ROCK 1890FEB20 BRENNAN, HUGH AMERICAN 25 MOLLIE GIBSON PIT FALL OF STAGING 25 10 1890 1893JUL21 BRENNAN, JAMES GUN RUN OVER BY CAR 15 10 1894 1928MAY29 BRENNAN, LUKE ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 35 61 M 0 COLORADO SPRINGS CO. CITY COAL ELP FALL OF COAL 1890FEB20 BRENNAN, MARTIN AMERICAN 35 MOLLIE GIBSON PIT FALL OF STAGING 25 10 1890 1904JAN22 BRENNAN, PATRICK IRISH SUPERINTENDENT 42 M PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1898DEC14 BRENNAN, THOMAS PORTLAND ELP STRUCK BY ROCK 1898MAR24 BRERELIN, O. W FLOURICE ELP FELL DOWN LADDER TO BOTTOM 1898MAR24 BRERETON O. WADE FLUORINE ELP FALL FROM LADDER TO BOTTOMM OF SHAFT 1920MAR18 BRETT, CLAY GEORGE AMERICAN PICK MINER 5 34 M 4 CALUMET FUEL CO. PERINS PEAK LAP FALL OF ROCK 1902JAN20 BREWER, J. H MINER PICTOU HUE EXPLOSION 1899APR10 BRIA, PAULI ITALIAN MINER 45 ENGLE TRIP OF CARS 1922AUG6 BRIGGS, MATT D MACHINE MAN 33 SAM BLOWN TO PIECES WHILE LOADING HOLES 1952NOV26 BRINK, GENE H STEARNS - ROGERS MFG. CO. CLIMAX LAK STRUCK BY A 30-TON TRAVELING CRANE 1951JUL29 BRINLEE, ERWIN C CALDIROLA MINING CO. CALDIROLA NO. 2 FRE FALL OF ROOF 1922FEB8 BRITENBAUGH, GUS 45 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1897JUN7 BRITTON, THORNTON KEYSTONE ELP DIRT FALLING FROM SIDE OF SHAFT Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1895AUG29 BROCKLEBANK, BEN SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1911APR10 BRODNY, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 25 S MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF SANDSTONE 1903DEC8 BRODRAC, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 25 M BOOK CLIFF MES PREMATURE SHOT 19 17 1909JUL6 BRONK, ANTONIO SLAV MINER 26 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1924SEP26 BROOKER, J D TEAMSTER 58 ELP FALL OF ROCK 1961DEC7 BROOKS, IRA T OPERATOR 63 GREEN VAL. DEL HAULAGE 1917APR27 BROWN, A. T AMERICAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1938JAN12 BROWN, ARTHUR W VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1952AUG20 BROWN, DONALD K CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CLIMAX LAK CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1967JUL26 BROWN, FLOYD E 51 EMPERIUS MINING Co MIN STRUCK BY DISINTEGRATED WHEEL 48 12 1967 1917APR27 BROWN, GEORGE F AMERICAN MINER 35 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1904JAN26 BROWN, H S F MINER M 1 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1914MAY8 BROWN, JAMES AMERICAN MINER 29 M 1 FOX COAL MINING FOX BOU FALL OF COAL 1905JUN13 BROWN, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 40 M ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1905JAN30 BROWN, MAT AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 30 M LEYDON JEF FALL OF COAL 1942JAN12 BROWN, RAY G TIMBERMAN 38 M RED ELEPHANT MINE IDAHO SPRINGS CLE FALL OF ROCK 1907APR11 BROWN, ROBERT ENGLISH MINER 20 M MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROCK 1890JUN30 BROWN, THOMAS AMERICAN 45 GALLAGHER LAK FELL DOWN WINZE 26 10 1890 1926AUG7 BROWN, THOMAS R AMERICAN UTILITY MAN 40 54 M 0 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 2 HUE CAVE OF ROOF 1908DEC3 BROWN, WILLIAM SCOTCH MINER 50 S SOUTHWESTERN LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN14 BROWNFIELD, JOHN P MINER 21 S VETA MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM SLIPPED AND FEEL OFF LADDER 1891JUL2 BROWNLEE, GAVIN 47 2 GLOBE CUS FALL OF ROCK gend 1894NOV8 BROWNLEE, WILLIAM BOOK COAL MINING CHANDLER FRE FALL OF COAL 1896FEB18 BRUGGER, CHRISTIAN GERMAN DRIVER 30 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1900APR23 BRUMAN, JOHN AUSTRIA MINER 28 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 14 17 1916JUL7 BRUNER, E. W AMERICAMN ENGINEER 29 M 1 UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN HIT BY A BURSTING OF A 10-INCH STEAM LINE 1922JAN20 BRUNNER, HENRY H ELECTRICIAN 29 ELP ELECTROCUTED 1895AUG29 BRUNNER, PETER MISSOURI GIL FALL OF ROCK ON SLOPE 1920FEB10 BRUNO, MATTIO ITALIAN MINER 16 44 M 8 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. STANDARD BOU RUN OVER BY LOADED CARS 1917DEC22 BRUNTEN, WILLIAM AMERICAN MACHINE-HELPER 22 S WOLF PARK LEASING WOLF PARK FRE ELECTRIC SHOCK 1924NOV30 BRUZES, TONY GREEK PICK MINER 7 29 S HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN ROU EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1929JAN9 BRYANT, DOUGLAS LABORER 19 S EAG ELECTROCUTED 1915JUL27 BRYSON, CLAUDE AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1911DEC19 BUCKNER, W. B COLORED MINER 42 M 3 SUFFIELD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1903JUL23 BUDDA, MARTIN HUNGARIAN MINER 34 M PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1948JAN10 BUENO, SABINO TIPPLEMAN 10 46 THOR FUEL THOR LAS HAULAGE-SURFACE 1911OCT30 BUIC, JOSEPH SLAV MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF SLAB OF CLOD 1899DEC10 BUKJOY, JOHN LOUISVILLE LAK FALLING ORE FROM ROOF 1942AUG18 BUNICH, DAN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU ROOF FALL 1892AUG29 BUNTIN, WILLIAM UNITED COAL CO. WILLIAMSBURG FRE FALL OF COAL 1906APR26 BUNTON, MAT SCOTCH MINER 40 S BOWEN LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904MAY6 BURAGO, ELOGO MEXICAN MINER 43 S HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1968OCT21 BURCH, EVERETT J 47 IDARADO MINING Co SAM STRUCK BY FRAGMENT OF AVALANCHE GUN 44 12 1968 1912JAN5 BURKE, GEORGE COLORED MINER 35 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF COAL 1913OCT20 BURKE, GEORGE AMERICAN DRIVER 38 M 2 NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 2 BOU RUN OVER BY A LOADED CAR 1905JUN26 BURKE, MIKE W IRISH TIMBERMAN 42 S BOWEN LAS HIT BY A TROLLEY WIRE, ELECTROCUTED 1914MAY22 BURNES, MIKE IRISH MINER 55 W 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1973JUN13 BURNETT, RICHARD DEAN 31 CAMP BIRD COLORADO Inc OUR ELECTROCUTED 61 12 1973 1898DEC13 BURNETTE, ROY E COLUNBUS LAP EXPLOSION CAUSED BY SLIP ON CAP 1919AUG6 BURNHAM, GEORGE ENGLISH MINE FOREMAN 40 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1937SEP12 BURNS, BURTON AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 11 27 M 2 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU ELECTROCUTED 1913MAY1 BURNS, EDWARD AMERICAN MINER 15 BLACK CANON FUEL CADDELL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1870AUG15 BURNS, JOHN MINER GREGORY SECOND GIL CRUSHED BY BUCKET 1900FEB18 BURNS, MICHAEL SMUGGLER-UNION SAM FALLING FROM BUCKET 1943OCT23 BURNS, OTTO MACHINE MAN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU FACE FALL 1887AUG5 BURNS, PETER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF SLATE 1951AUG24 BURROUS, R WENDELL RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1939MAR12 BURTELL, HUGO MINER 37 M SHENANDOAH DIVES MINING SAJ SLIPPED & FELL OFF LADDER & FELL 55 FEET 1895DEC26 BURTON, ELI MINER LISTER BOU FALL OF COAL 1930JUN7 BURTON, LORN MACHINEMAN 35 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1902SEP21 BURTON, W. J AMERICAN MINER 28 TYNON BOU FALL OF ROOF 1902OCT30 BUSETTI, ZEFERINO ITALIAN miner 34 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL & ROOF 1942AUG17 BUSH, ARTHUR JAMES MINER 49 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. URAVAN MON FALL OF ROCK 1938MAR1 BUSIN, LUDWIG GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1973MAR18 BUSS, WILLIAM HENRY 42 TOLTEK DRILLING Co WEL STRUCK BY DRILL PIPE 61 12 1973 1942SEP10 BUSSELLE, H W DUMP LESSEE 71 S EMPIRE LEE MINING CO. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL SUFFOCATED 1914JAN30 BUSSETO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 31 M 2 COLORADO CENTRAL COAL & MINE CENTRAL MINE FRE DROWNED BY A RUSH OF WATER 1942JAN27 BUSTOS, MAXIMO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1922DEC14 BUSTUS, MATT MEXICAN PIXK MINER 2 35 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY SLOPE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898JUN9 BUTLER, EARL BIG DICK ELP FELL INTO SHAFT 1973JUL24 BUTLER, GEORGE D 35 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK STRUCK BY AIR DOOR 60 12 1973 1894JUL7 BUTLER, JOHN IRISH 22 LILLIAN LAK CRUSHED BY CAVE-IN 21 10 1894 1910APR25 BUTLER, S. LEE AMERICAN MINER 34 S GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1919JAN4 BUZZ, HERMAN AUSTRIAN MACHINEMAN 30 M 3 D. W. CORLEY KLONDYKE ELP FALL OF ROCK 1907JUL12 BYOLETTE, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 24 S TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROOF 1920MAY19 BYOUK, JOE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 4 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ELK MOUNTAIN GUN MINE CAR STRIKING HIM 1910NOV8 CABILLA, M MEXICAN MINER 28 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1931OCT10 CABLE, BERT G HOISTMAN 55 M FAUNTLEROY TEL OVERCOME BY GAS 1942JAN27 CABLE, RALPH R VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1942JAN27 CABLE, RAYMOND P VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1942JAN27 CABLE, ROSS J VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1916JAN6 CADDELL, FRED AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 22 M 0 TURNER COAL TURNER HUE ELECTROCUTED BY COAL CUTTER 1918OCT21 CADDELL, WILLIAM J SCOTCH DRIVER 57 M 1 CADDELL & CARLSON HEZRON HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS 1886APR CADDY, WILLIAM MINER M 5 ATLANTIC 19 24MI 1917APR27 CADERIA, JESUS MEXICAN MINER 27 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1904JAN7 CAFFREY, THOMAS AMERICAN COAL DUMPER 35 S SUNNYSIDE BOU FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1941NOV13 CAINE, WALTER DOUGLAS LABORER 24 M HIGHLAND MARY MINES, INC. SILVERTON SAJ FELL OFF TRAM 1930NOV8 CAIRNEY, JAMES AMERICAN LOADER 22 39 M 0 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE FALL OF RIB COAL 1871JUN11 CAIS, LANG NAPOLEON-GEORGETOWN CLE EXPLOSION 1938SEP25 CALEGOJ, ANTON VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF SLATE 1941DEC4 CALHOUN, JAMES H OWNER JAMES H. CALHOUN GARCIA NO. 2 LAS ROOF FALL 1933JUN9 CALHOUN, JOHN TRAMMER 32 S SARAH S. LAP SUFFOCATED 1897APR6 CALLAHAN, DANIEL BIG SEVEN SHAFT GUN ROCK FALLING FROM SIDE OF SHAFT 1915DEC2 CALLAS, CHRIST GREEK DRIVER 26 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU SQUEEZED BETWEEN A CAR , ROOF , AND RIB 1918OCT15 CALLAS, STEVE GREEK HOISTING ENGINEER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU TRIP OF CARS STRIKING HIM 1898SEP15 CALLEN, GEORGE ENGLISH MINER 42 M 6 ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 125 9 1898 1899JUN18 CALLICOTT, DAVID GALCONDA TUNNEL RIG FALLING ROCK FROM ROOF OF TUNNEL 1916DEC20 CALMETTE, EMIL AMERICAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON COAL CREEK FRE ELECTROCUTED BY LIVE LIGHT WIRES 1889JAN21 CALONNE, ALFRED MARSHALL CONSOLIDATED COAL MARSHALL NO. 3 BOU FALL OF COAL 1920JUL24 CAMARENA, JOE MEXICAN PICK MINER 4 36 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904OCT28 CAMILLO, JOHN D ITALIAN MINER 36 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1920JAN19 CAMP, G I TRAM MAN 52 SAJ THROWN INTO TOWER 1899DEC2 CAMP, GUS PORTLAND TEL EXPLOSION WHEN LOADING HOLES 1899FEB12 CAMPBELL, MIKE L LILLIE ELP STRUCK BY DESCENDING CAGE 1934OCT18 CAMPBELL, WILLIAM S SCOTCH SUPERINTENDENT 30 47 M 3 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE ELECTROCUTED 1899OCT14 CAMPION, EDWARD F ENTERPRISE DOL FALL FROM LADDER 1900SEP27 CANNA, LOUIS MEXICAN M CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROOF 1898NOV21 CANNON, PETER PORTLAND ELP DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1909JUN23 CANTANI, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 23 S TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROCK 1928JUN25 CAOMA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 56 SAM CABLE BROKE & DROPPED 45 FEET 1917APR27 CAPACO, GEORGE GREEK MINER 44 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1890FEB5 CARATTO, JOHN UNION COAL CO. COMO NO. 5 PAR FALLING BETWEEN MOVING CARS 1895AUG29 CARBIS, THOMAS SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1900APR27 CARBONATO, PAULO CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROOF 1909SEP16 CARBONI, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 33 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1909NOV25 CARBONICH, FRANK SLAV MINER 38 S LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906JUL16 CARCICH, JOHN SLAVONIAN MINER 36 M TOBASCO LAS EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1916JAN18 CARDELLA, PHILIP ITALIAN MINER 22 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU FALL OF COAL 1915AUG9 CARDINALI, LUIGI ITALIAN MINER 34 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1895APR10 CARDONE, ANTONIO MINER ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1945DEC15 CARESTIA, PAUL CANON MONARCH COAL CANON MONARCH FRE ELECTRICITY 1956APR19 CARGILE, LESTER R IDARADO MINING CO. IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1935MAR8 CARIA, CARLOS SPANISH-AMER PICK MINER 15 35 M 5 CITY COAL MINES CITY ELP FALL OF ROCK 1902MAR4 CARIOLA, SYLVESTOR A MEXICAN MAJESTIC LAS RUNAWAY TRIP 1889NOV1 CARLSON, A SWEDE 24 DUNKIN LAK FALL OF GROUND 24 10 1890 1936SEP18 CARLSON, ANDREW J AMERICAN MASTER MECHANIC 16 60 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE ELECTROCUTED 1926SEP13 CARLSON, ANDY SWEDE FOREMAN 36 CLE FAINTED & FELL TO BOTTOM OF WINZE 1927MAY1 CARLSON, GUSTAF SWEDE PICK MINER 30 52 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898JAN1 CARLSON, JOHN AMERICAN EAGLE ELP INSECURE STAGING 1918OCT13 CARLSON, JOHN 55 CLE OVERCOME WITH GAS AND FELL 1890OCT25 CARLUCI, CARMINE MARSHALL CONSOLIDATED COAL MARSHALL NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL 1905MAY5 CARMELETTO, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 45 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1897NOV11 CARNES, EDWARD MONTGOMERY BOU DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED HOLE 1896FEB18 CARNEY, TIM IRISH MINER 36 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1896JUN19 CAROLINE, ANDY E OLD LOT GUN FALLING FROM CARPENTER'S TRESTLE 1950FEB14 CARPENTER, CHARLES H TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & TIMBER 1933FEB10 CARR, FORRESTER AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 14 33 M 1 GARFIELD COAL CO. GARFIELD MES FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY29 CARR, WILLIAM NORMAN ELP THAWING POWDER 1946JUN28 CARRICATO, MARSE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN ROOF FALL 1932SEP14 CARRIG, JOHN C MASTER MECHANIC 65 S IBEX LAK DELAYED IGNITING OF FUSE 1973SEP6 CARRILLO, BRUNO 45 JACK FRANKS DEVELOPMENT RIG GROUND CAVE-IN 60 12 1973 1893JAN10 CARROGGOLE, CELESTE UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1928FEB18 CARROLL, BARNEY AMERICAN DRIVER 26 45 M 2 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL CRUSHED UNDER LOADED PIT CAR 1921FEB20 CARROLL, JOSEPH MINER 31 OUR FELL FROM PLATFORM 65 FEET 1904DEC30 CARROLL, PETER IRISH MINER 65 S PORTER LAP FALL OF ROOF 1912SEP14 CARROS, JOHN GREEK TIMBERMAN 32 S SUMMIT BOU FALL OF SLATE 1953SEP8 CARSON, AMOS A TWIN T. DRILLING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING DRILL PIPE 1918JUN15 CARSON, SAUL AMEREICAN BOSS DRIVER 32 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU STRUCK BY ELECTRIC MOTOR 1912SEP14 CARSTOS, MIKE GREEK TIMBERMAN 34 S SUMMIT HUE STRUCK BY FALL OF SLATE 1971MAY20 CARTER, ERNEST R 51 Centennial Development Co MIN FELL DOWN WINZE 52 12 1971 1899FEB9 CARTER, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 51 M 5 PIETOU CRUSHED BY A LOADED PIT CAR 1932FEB6 CARTER, SOLAN OTIS AMERICAN PICK MINER 6 M 1 DELISA CANON COAL CO. CUCKOO FRE FALL OF ROCK 1979JUL18 CARTER, TERRY 27 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK CRUSTED BY OVERTURNED TRUCK 35 12m 1979 1942SEP14 CARTER, WILLIAM T LEASER 70 M UNITED GOLD MINES CO. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL FALL OF ROCK 1919SEP26 CARVER, S. E MACHINEMAN 47 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 CASAGRANDE, COSTANTE ITALIAN DAY MAN 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1887AUG31 CASANO, STEPHEN ROPE RUNNER COMO NO. 1 PAR THROWN FROM TRAIN OF CARS 1901SEP16 CASANOVA, GEORGE SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1917MAY27 CASE, GEORGE ITALIAN ROPE RIDER 15 29 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1896DEC12 CASE, JASON MINER ROWLAND (TRINIDAD) FALL OF COAL 1917JUN9 CASERTA, ISADORE MILL ROUSTABOUT 34 BOU ELECTROCUTED 1967FEB15 CASEY, JOSEPH D 61 EMPERIUS MINING Co MIN CRUSHED BY LOADER FRAME 49 12 1967 1980FEB26 CASIAS, ANTHONY P UNDERGROUND Roof Bolter 40 CFandI Steel Corp ALLEN FALL OF ROCK 28 12c 1980 1938SEP26 CASIAS, FRANK COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS RAN OVER BY CAR 1950JUN13 CASIAS, JOE E EMPIRE ZINC DIV. GILMAN EAG CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1926AUG9 CASITTO, DOMINICK ITALIAN MINE FORMAN 49 SAM FELL DOWN SHAFT 1896APR1 CASKEY, WILLIAM C ERA ELP THAWING POWDER OVER FORGE FIRE 1897SEP3 CASSAGRANDE, JOE MINRT COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1936MAR30 CASSAI, DOMENIC ITALIAN PICK MINER 30 57 W 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1935JUN14 CASSAI, EDWARD AMERICAN PICK MINER 11 34 S PEACHEY COAL CO. OJO CANON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1902AUG7 CASSIDY, MIKE AMERICAN TRACK LAYER 27 S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1930AUG17 CASSIDY, VIRAN T AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 3 32 S HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU ELECTROCUTED 1910NOV8 CASTAGNA, ANNABILLE ITALIAN MINER 26 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1927MAY27 CASTAGNA, AUGUST ITALIAN MOTORMAN 4 23 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1910NOV8 CASTAGNA, JOHN ITALIAN TRACKLAYER 42 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1907FEB15 CASTELINE, JOE ITALIAN MINER 48 S BRODHEAD LAS SUFFOCATION BY GAS FROM GAB FIRE 1911APR26 CASTIO, ISMEL MEXICAN MINER 22 S KENNETH LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899JAN8 CASTLE, WILLIAM EL PASO GOLD COIN ELP STRUCK BY BAR 1925OCT29 CASTLEBERRY, J F AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 3 42 M 3 RAPSON COAL MINING CO. RAPSON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1882AUG17 CASTREW BUENA VISTA CHA FOUL AIR Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1900OCT7 CATARDI, BANAMIO AUSTRIAN MINER 23 S ENGLEVILLE LAS SHOT FIRED AT HIM; ASPHYXIATION 15 17 1919MAR31 CATON, HENRY FRENCH PICK MINER 38 M 2 EMPIRE COAL DO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1965DEC28 CATOOR, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1918FEB11 CATTANACCI, LUIGI ITALIAN MINER 23 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL GRAY CREEK LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND ROOF 1926JAN29 CATTANI, ABE ITALIAN 44 W 3 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1930AUG13 CATTANI, ORESTO ITALIAN WEIGH-BOSS 8 28 M 3 VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE & SHEAVE WHEEL 1922MAR24 CAUDILLO, MIGUEL MEXICAN LOADER 28 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1918JAN18 CAUGHEY, BERT MUCKER 52 MON FALL OF ROCK 1938OCT12 CAUMIANT, AUGUST McNEIL COAL CORP. McNEIL ROU FELL INTO AN ABANDONED AIR SHAFT 1896MAY22 CAUMO, LEWIS CIMERRON SAM FALLING WALL IN STOPE 1910JUN25 CAVAR, JOHN SLAV MINER 36 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920JAN8 CAVARAS, FRANK GREEK PICK MINER 1 28 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1922DEC29 CEDENO, TRINIDAD SPANIARD MOTOR MAN 11 24 M 2 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND MOTOR 1905JUL19 CEFANO, CASINO ITALIAN MINER 35 M HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899SEP7 CEMA, LEWIS REVENUE TUNNEL OUR FELL DOWN SHAFT 1909DEC8 CEPRINI, JOSEPH ITALIAN MINER 29 S SOMERSET GUN FALL OF COAL 1929JAN4 CERCONE, FRANK ITALIAN MACHINE HELPER 20 40 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920JUN13 CERIN, JACK TRAMMER 37 SAM CAUGHT IN A DEFECTIVE CHUTE 1941JUL14 CERNIWAY, FRANK WRECKING MILLER 59 M E.M. ROBERTS CO. SILVERTON SAJ FELL WHILE WRECKING OLD MILL 1906APR22 CEROLI, MATT SLAV MINER 39 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1904MAY28 CERRO, GERLAMO ITALIAN BOXCAR LOADER 28 M SOMERSET GUN CRUSHED BETWEEN CHUTE & CAR 1920FEB14 CERVANTES, PUEBLO G CRUSHERMAN 36 PUE CAUGHT BY COLLAR OF JUMPER & CHOKED 1909MAY4 CERVELLI, DOMENICO ITALIAN MINER 35 M 2 HASTINGS LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1942JUL9 CESARES, TRANQ. VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS HAULAGE 1916DEC9 CESEROLI, FARICINO ITALIAN MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925JUL3 CESSERICH, ROCCO SLAV PICK MINER 13 32 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1933JAN29 CESSNA, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 20 W 3 NORTH PARK COAL CO. MOORE NO. 1 JAC SEPTIC POISONING 1912JUN18 CGONTOS, GEORGE GREEK ROCKMAN 24 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1904DEC17 CHAIMERS, ARCHIE SCOTCH FOREMAN 50 S GORHAM BOU HIT BY A RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1895MAR27 CHAMACK, JACOB SLAV MINER ACME BOU FALL OF ROCK 10 17 1899DEC7 CHAMBERLIN, CARL LOGAN BOU PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1929MAR25 CHANNELL, GRANVILLE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 45 61 M 8 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF TOP COAL 1918DEC5 CHAPMAN, A R AMERICAN DRIVER 48 M 1 JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL CAUGHT BETWEEN A TRIP OF LOADED CARS & RIB 1944SEP1 CHAPMAN, WALTER VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU HAULAGE 1900FEB25 CHASE, CLARENCE BANKER LAK FALL FROM BUCKET 1930JAN29 CHASE, JOHN N AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 15 40 M 2 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN EMPTY CAR & RIB 1900APR28 CHATFIELD, FRANK LOST DOLLAR TEL DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED POWDER 1909AUG10 CHATFIELD, GEORGE M AMERICAN CAGER 22 M CAPITOL BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE & SHAFT BOTTOM 1951AUG24 CHAUSSART, GILBERT F RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1902APR1 CHAVEZ, AUGUSTINE MEXICAN MINER 38 M HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1947JAN20 CHAVEZ, C J MACHINE RUNNER 10 37 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS MACHINE JACKPIPE 1953JAN7 CHAVEZ, CELSO LEADER COAL CO. LEADER NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925FEB21 CHAVEZ, E MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 12 26 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF COAL & ROCK AT THE FACE OF STUMP 1921MAY5 CHAVEZ, J A MEXICAN PICK MINER 27 M 10 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1929MAR21 CHAVEZ, JESUS MEXICAN M 3 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL SUFFOCATION FROM NOXIOUS GASES 1929SEP26 CHAVEZ, MANUEL MEXICAN CAR DROPPER 19 40 M 6 BARBOUR COAL CO. ALAMO NO. 2 HUE RAILROAD CAR RAN OVER HIM 1925MAY29 CHAVEZ, SAM MEXICAN PICK MINER 5 23 M 1 THE CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1898JAN6 CHAVEZ, SCIPIO MEXICAN DUMPER 28 M 3 SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED BY CAR 119 9 1898 1919JAN22 CHEESEBROUGH, S. J. MUCKER 38 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1943MAR25 CHELON, GEORGE TIMBERMAN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS ROOF FALL 1918AUG19 CHENAN, JASO AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 34 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS RUNAWAY CAR 1928APR21 CHENICK, MIKE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 15 40 CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE SMITH-ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1921JUN20 CHEPIRIO, JOE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 6 32 M 0 MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1961JAN14 CHESNIK, L LOADERMAN 39 SOMERSET GUN HAULAGE 1923MAR25 CHESS, OSCAR BOHEMIAN MACHINE MINER 10 M 4 GARFIELD COAL M & T CO. GARFIELD MES LIFTING A MINING MACHINE 1909NOV10 CHIARO, FELIX ITALIAN MINER 29 M DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917OCT30 CHIARO, ROCCO TIMBERMAN HELPER 37 PIT CAVE IN OF STOPE 1933JAN18 CHICCOVI, JOHN SPANIARD RANCHER 41 M 2 ELB FALL OF SURFACE DEBRIS 1891SEP25 CHIDO, THOMAS COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE PIECE OF COAL FROM A BLAST 9 9 1892 1917APR27 CHIEK, MIKE POLISH MINER 31 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1906MAY1 CHIGGI, TONNY ITALIAN CAR COUPLER 23 S LUDLOW LAS STRUCK BY COAL FLYING OFFA RUNAWAY TRIP 1914NOV21 CHINCHERICK, GEORGE AUSTRIAN MACHINE HELPER 23 S COLORADO CENTRAL COAL & MINE CENTRAL FRE ELECTROCUTED BY POWER LINE 1945MAR27 CHIODA, MUNZIO GRADEN COAL GRADEN WEL ELECTRICITY 1933DEC29 CHIODO, LOUIS ITALIAN ROPE RIDER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN RUN OVER BY TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1902JAN24 CHIPPINI, VINCENTO ITALIAN HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1936OCT14 CHIRRI, FRANK ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 16 39 M 2 GIULIANO & CARPINE COAL CO. CEDAR CANON FRE FALL OF ROCK 1921AUG22 CHIVONS, LEW PROSPECTOR 69 JAC EXPLOSION OF HOLES IN BREAST OF TUNNEL 1910JAN31 CHO, I. C KOREAN MINER 45 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1922AUG31 CHONDRICH, JOE MUCKER 44 SUM FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 CHOVENSKI, MEKER POLE MINER 40 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910JAN31 CHOY, C. Y KOREAN MINER 33 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1896APR21 CHRISTIAN, E. WELDON LAK FALL OF ORE 1930MAH28 CHRISTIANSEN, LOUIS M MACHINE SETTER 46 M RARE METALS CORP. MON STRUCK BY A MACHINE 1919AUG18 CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM WELSH FIREBOSS 47 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1923MAY21 CHTELOUGU, MIKE RUMANIAN PICK MINER 10 45 M 2 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF TOP COAL 1922NOV6 CHUBA, ANDREW AMERICAN DRIVER 1 17 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. RELIANCE HUE ELECTROCUTED 1943APR23 CHURCH, ELDON C MACHINEMAN 31 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CANON CITY FRE FALL OF ROCK 1894DEC6 CHURCHILL, GEORGE COLORADO FUEL & IRON NEW CASTLE GAR CAP EXPLOSION 1917APR27 CHURCICH, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 36 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1959NOV16 CIANI, LOUIS SALAVAGE 59 CROW BAR ROU 1915AUG23 CIMILA, ADAM AUSTRIAN MINER 31 M 3 ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1937MAR5 CIMINO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 30 60 S ROUSE COAL MINING CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1916FEB5 CIMINO, MANUEL ITALIAN MINER 53 M 3 RAPSON COAL MINING RAPSON ELP FALL OF COAL 1911AUG11 CINCCUHO, PETER ITALIAN MINER 42 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF COAL 1912FEB17 CINCIO, CARMELLO TALIAN MINER 22 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB18 CINOTTO, LOUIS ITALIAN MINER 40 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1926DEC17 CIPOLLINA, JOE ITALIAN SHOT FIRER 11 35 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ALPINE GUN FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1916JAN24 CIPPOLENI, JOE ITALIAN 21 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CHANDLER FRE ELECTROCUTED 1917APR27 CIRCO, VINCENZO ITALIAN MINER 39 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1923SEP24 CISCO, SILAS MINER 24 SAM FELL 200 FEET WHILE PUSHING A LOADED CAR 1913DEC16 CISPKA, A. BULGARIAN TIMBERMAN 45 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1920FEB13 CLAIR, GEORGE ENGLISH FIREBOSS 62 M 6 McNALLY & THOMPSON MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1957NOV7 CLARADA, BRUCE LEON TRACE ELEMENTS CORP. SUFFOCATED IN ORE BIN CAVE 1904APR10 CLARICH, JAKE AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 1938SEP14 CLARK, CLAUDE BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. NEW CENTENNIAL BOU MOVING MACHINERY 1862JUN24 CLARK, CLEMENT A 43 AMERICAN METALS CLIMAX, INC LAK HANGUP RELEASED AND BLAST OCCURRED 1932FEB27 CLARK, CLYDE LESSEE 57 S CHAIN O'MINES GIL EMPTY CARS COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK 1898SEP8 CLARK, DEL S EUREKA GUN JUMPED FROM WAGON 1906AUG6 CLARK, HUGO SCOTCH MINER 23 S CHAMPION HUE FALL OF ROOF 1934OCT20 CLARK, JAMES MINER 59 M BIG FIVE GOLD MINING CO. BOU FELL DOWN CHUTE 1922DEC30 CLARK, JAMES H DRIFT CONTRACTOR 38 LAP FALL OF ROCK 1913JAN2 CLARK, PERFECTO MEXICAN CAR-OILER 17 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS CAUGHT IN GEAR-WHEEL 1900JAN26 CLARK, RICHARD JOE DANDY TEL PLATFORM FALL 1896DEC8 CLARK, ROBERT G GOLD CAP GUN THROWN FROM SLED 1933JAN31 CLARK, SAM AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 30 48 M 2 SHAMROCK COAL CO. SHAMROCK WEL ELECTROCUTED 1933SEP5 CLARK, W P AMERICAN PICK MINER 40 55 M 5 MANCOS HILL COAL CO. MANCOS HILL MOZ FALL OF ROCK 1890DEC19 CLARK, WILLIAM NIGHT ENGINEER STANDARD COAL CO. STANDARD BOU FALLING DOWN THE SHAFT 1899APR24 CLARK, WILLIAM SCOTLAND MINER 54 M 1 WALSEN STRUCK BY A PIECE OF COAL 1934MAY20 CLARKE, B L TIMBERMAN 53 S SUMMIT MINES CO. PAR FALL OF ROCK 1920FEB16 CLAUDIO, N ITALIAN COMPANY MAN 3 44 S GLOBE COAL MINING CO. CAPITOL BOU FALL OF SLATE 1960MAY5 CLAUNCH, JOSEPH F 40 Z.H. & W.H. LOWDERMILK CONST ROU CRUSHED BY EUCLID SCRAPER 1926MAY28 CLEMENTS, R C AMERICAN FIRE BOSS 14 33 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1965OCT21 CLENNEY, ONILEE 29 E.P. MINING Co MES HIT BY FALLING CLAY SLAB 48 12 1965 1933NOV29 CLOSE, VAN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 26 43 M 3 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF DRAW ROCK 1906FEB7 CLOTHWORTHY, WILLIAM 54 RUSSELL GULCH GIL EXPLOSION ancestry 1940AUG31 CLOUD, RICHARD H ABANDONED MINE CANNON BALL SAM TRESPASSERS - DISCHARGE OF DYNAMITE 1951MAR8 COBB, VERNON F H. M. WILLIAMSON & SON JAMESTOWN FALL OF ROCK DOWN SHAFT 1941JUN6 COCHRAN, CHARLES HELPER 30 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK BURIED BY FALLING ROCK 1949DEC3 COCHRAN, JAMES LABORER BECKMAN, INC. BURNED IN A FLASH FIRE 1904JAN26 COCHRANE, FRANK MINER M VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1914NOV23 COCKRAN, JAMES ENGLISH TEAMSTER 55 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROCKVALE FRE RUN OVER BY WAGON 1871JUN2 COCKRAN, MICHAEL MINER GLEN ALVIN CLE FALL OF ROCK 1919SEP17 CODIZIO, JOHN ENGINEER 45 LAK EXPLOSION 1904JAN26 COGENE, HARRY MINER M 3 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1909JUN14 COLBERT, JAMES W AMERICAN PAINTER 30 M OAK HILLS ROU STRUCK BY A RUN-A-WAY CAR 1887APR26 COLE, EDWARD C. C. C. CO. ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1896JAN3 COLE, JOHN UNION SAM PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1965MAY13 COLE, ROBERT D 41 JONES-HARRISON JOINT VENTURE CLE CRUSHED BY ROCK SLIDE 49 12 1965 1937MAR16 COLEMAN, EUGENE LOADER 36 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK FALL OF ROCK 1922JUN15 COLGIN, A M MACHINE MAN 52 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1904OCT28 COLICHIO, AMIGO ITALIAN MINER 28 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1921NOV21 COLLETTI, JIM ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 8 34 S ROUTT PINNACLE COAL CO. ROUTT PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1928AUG20 COLLEY, C D AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 28 43 M 3 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1903JAN23 COLLIER, GEORGE WELSH NIPPER 17 S PRIMERO LAS RUN OVER BY CARS 1954JAN9 COLLIER, GLEN L FALCON SEABOARD DRILLING CO. STRUCK BY DRILLIMG PIPE 1927JUL9 COLLINS, CHARLES AMERICAN BLACKSMITH 55 SAM ELECTROCUTED 1895DEC15 COLLINS, DOLPHICE INDEPENDENCE ELP CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBERS & CAGE 1892DEC23 COLLINS, HARRY MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1889SEP9 COLLINS, JOHN GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY IUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1904JAN26 COLLINS, W B MINER 38 S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1889SEP9 COLLINS, WILLIAM GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1904DEC29 COLOMBO, MIKE ITALIAN DRIVER 27 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF BONE & COAL 1907MAY11 COLOMBO, SAM ITALIAN 24 S BERWIND LAS ELECTROCUTED ON OTSIDE PIT CAR TRACK 1911AUG4 COLOMBO, VENISIANI ITALIAN MINER 23 S CHANDLER FRE FALL OF SLATE 1878AUG9 COLRGROVE, G. R MINER DIAMOND LAP EXPLOSION 1898FEB11 COLTON, CHARLES E ANCHORIA-LELAND ELP STEPPED ITON OPEN SHAFT 1918JUL2 COMFORT, WILLIAM T FOREMAN MINER 33 LAK POWDER GAS 1899APR27 CONAZZA, JOHN GOLD DIRT GIL CAVING OF ROCK FROM DRIFT 1907DEC30 CONDERS, JOE SLAVONIAN MINER 19 S MAITLAND HUE FALL OF SLATE 1927DEC27 CONDOR, ANDREW AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 11 26 M 1 PURITY COAL CO. RELIANCE HUE FALL OF ROOF 1901SEP9 CONEGLIO, TONY ITALIAN MINER M HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 64 1917APR27 CONKAS, TOM GREEK MINER 36 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1961MAY15 CONKLIN, RICHARD 29 J.A. PARKS CONST. CO. LAK ELECTROCUTED 1933JAN25 CONLEY, RALPH AMERICAN PICK MINER 1 40 M 2 WM. MARRIOTT MARRIOTT SAM FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1969APR2 CONN, ALAN D 25 Union Carbide Corp Mining and Metals SAM CRUSHED BY LOADER 44 12 1969 1917MAY4 CONNELLEY, DANIEL 54 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1950SEP28 CONNORS, ARDEN E IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR FELL DOWN RAISE 1890JAN7 CONNORS, JOHN AMERICAN 37 ASPEN PIT FELL THORUGH CRIBBING HOLE 24 10 1890 1899NOV13 CONNORS, ROBERT VICTOR TEL INHALING POWDER SMOKE 1897NOV2 CONRADO, DOMINICK COMPANY HAND ROCKVALE FRE FALL 55 9 1898 1893JAN10 CONTI, STEPHEN UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1935DEC13 CONTONI, ALBERTO AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 41 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1887FEB23 CONWAY, FRANK COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. EL MORO LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1893NOV17 CONWAY, JOHN MORNING STAR LAK STRUCK BY CAGE 17 10 1894 1908SEP24 COOCHIC, MACK AUSTRIAN MINER 25 S LEYDEN JEF SQUEEZED BETWEEN RIB AND CAR 1951FEB11 COOK, ARTHUR COLOWYO COAL CO. RED WING MOF UNKNOWN 1897NOV13 COOK, ERICK SILVER BELL SAM DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED HOLE 1913DEC16 COOK, FRED AMERICAN MINER 45 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION 1981APR15 COOK, KYLE MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1927JAN14 COOK, THOMAS A AMERICAN PICK MINER 22 47 M 1 COLORADO SPRINGS CO. CITY COAL ELP FALL OF ROCK 1926JAN23 COOK, WILLIAM AMERICAN 8 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. HARVEY GAP GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1899NOV20 COOL, GEORGE BLUE BIRD TEL FELL DOWN INCLINE 1921NOV29 COOLIDGE, WILLIAM K AMERICAN FEED COAL CRUSHER 46 M 2 CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE M. SMITH-ANTHRACITE GUN CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & CAR DOOR 1895SEP30 COONEY, FRANK M TOM BOY SAM FALL INTO A ROCK CRUSHER 1894JUN28 COOPER, J P AMERICAN 30 TRESSIE C. CHA FALL OFF LADDER 20 10 1894 1901SEP28 COOPER, WILLIAM COLORED BLUSTER 38 M MAITLAND HUE EXPLOSION 67 1937SEP26 COPLEY, EARL WILLIAM MUCKER 31 M GRIFFITH LEASING CO. CLE CARBON MONOXIDE GAS 1906APR22 CORAZ, MIKE SLAV MINER 38 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1976DEC13 CORBIN, PAUL BERTON 43 U.S. SOIL CONDITIONING Co Thunder Mountain Quarry RUN OVER BY MAINTAINER 33 12m 1976 1942SEP3 CORBIN, WALTER MINER 42 W EMPIRE ZINC CO. GILMAN EAG SUFFOCATED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896JAN10 CORBIN, WILLIAM WINZE TINZE ELP DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED HOLE 1938DEC5 CORDOVA, ALBERT NUSHAFT CANON COAL CO. REX CARBON FRE FALL OF FACE COAL 1945JAN16 CORDOVA, CARLO GORDON COAL GORDON HUE FACE FALL 1945JAN10 CORDOVA, DONACINO COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROCKVALE NO. 3 FRE ROOF FALL 1917JUL15 CORDOVA, FRANK MARK MEXICAN DRIVER 33 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1916JUL3 CORDOVA, JUAN MEXICAN MINER 37 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FALL OF ROCK 1923MAY5 CORDOVA, LEON MEXICAN PICK MINER 30 42 M 7 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1943AUG30 CORDOVA, MOYSES MINER ALPINE FUEL ALPINE GUN HAND TOOLS 1906NOV18 CORDOVA, OLANDRO MEXICAN MINER 45 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1916NOV20 CORDOVA, THOMAS MEXICAN FIREMAN 45 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS FALL FROM TRESTLE 1941APR17 CORDRAY, ROBERT D TRACKMAN 28 M GOLDEN CYCLE CORPORATION CRIPPLE CREEK TEL CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CARS & MOVING TRAIN 1893JAN10 CORISILLI, CELESTIA aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1920JAN6 CORNACK, JOHN MOTORMAN'S HELPER 36 SAJ CHEST CRUSHED WHEN CAR TIPPED OVER 1938SEP25 CORNISH, FERDINAND REGAL COAL CO. REGAL BOU ELECTROCUTED 1911JUL10 CORNISH, STANLEY J ENGLISH HELPER 26 S GULCH PIT CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS 1912OCT15 CORNUSCO, PIETRO ITALIAN MINER 45 M ROBINSON HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN ROOF AND LOADED CAR 1917APR27 CORRETICH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 23 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1907MAY10 CORRICK, TONY POLANDER MINER 30 S LEYDON JEF FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 CORTESE, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 31 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1920MAR4 CORTEZ, FELIPI MEXICAN PICK MINER 3 35 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1914NOV3 CORTEZ, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON LESTER HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO LOADED CARS 1910AUG5 COSMADAKIS, JOHN GREEK MINER 30 M 4 FLORESTA GUN FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 COSTAS, JIM GREEK MINER 30 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910NOV30 COSTELLI, TELESOFORE ITALIAN MINER 23 S RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1893APR20 COSTILLANO, JAMES VICTOR COAL AND COKE CO. VICTOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907APR6 COSTO, MARTINO ITALIAN MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1926FEB27 COSTOR, RAY AMERICAN DAY MAN 8 32 M 2 RAPID CREEK MINING & POWER GENTER GUN FALL OF ROOF 1896FEB18 COTTLE, ROBERT AMERICAN MINER 21 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1926OCT28 COTTON, JOSEPH AMERICAN ROCKMAN 24 M 2 PACIFIC COAL M. CO. CADDELL HUE FALLING OFF A SKIP 1884JAN24 COUGHLIN, JAMES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1901NOV27 COUPLA, JOHN ITALIAN M REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF COAL 1924AUG25 COURTAD, GEORGE PROSPECTOR 60 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1913FEB22 COURTIER, DORIS AMERICAN DRIVER 19 S ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNACLE ROU CRUSHED BETWEN TWO LOADED CARS 1917JAN10 COUTTS, THOMAS MILL MAN 27 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1907OCT30 COVI, ALEXANDER ITALIAN MINER 19 S QUINTO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1922MAR24 COVI, MAX AUSTRIAN MACHINE RUNNER 44 N 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1939APR23 COVINGTON, BEN F CHUCK TENDER 22 S WARNER CONSTRUCTION CO. SUM EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING A HOLE 1914DEC3 COWAN, CHARLES SR. SCOTCH SUPERINTENDENT 73 M 7 BLACK DIAMOND DEL PRECIPITATED OFF A TRESTLE 1926DEC20 COWAN, JOSEPH A JR. AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 2 19 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. KENWOOD FRE FALL OF ROCK 1902JUL28 COWAN, THOMAS AMERICAN M 1 MCLEARN MERCANTILE CO. RIFLE EXPLOSION 1910NOV26 COWERSHAW, JOHN AMERICAN FIREBOSS 34 M 2 BOWEN LAS FALL OF COAL 1900JAN6 COWIE, WILLIAM ONEIDA REDUCTION MIL TEL CAUGHT IN GEAR FROM FURNACE 1917JAN1 COWLISHAW, GEORGE ENGLISH FIREBOSS 42 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PICTOU HUE STRUCK BY A RUNAWAT CAR 1936NOV24 COWLISHAW, LEONARD AMERICAN PICK MINER 21 41 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927MAY27 COWSILL, WILLIAM ENGLISH TRACKMAN 24 45 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1961MAY9 COX, CLARENCE R 23 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK CRUSHED BY LOOSE GROUND 1919DEC8 COX, HARRY L LABORER 35 ELP RUN OVER BY A TRAIN 1891DEC5 COX, JAMES COLORADO FUEL CO. ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1895MAY10 COX, SYLVESTER SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS (CH4) 1888JAN3 COX, WILLIAM COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO.2 FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1907JUN29 COX, WILLIAM AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 37 M GORHAM BOU FALL OF ROCK 1928NOV24 COX, WILLIAM J AMERICAN DRIVER 19 36 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. VULCAN BOU FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1923DEC27 COY, GLEN TRAMMER 19 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1919MAR31 COZZETTI, MIKE ITALIAN PICK MINER 33 M 4 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1966SEP30 CRAGIN, WAYNE D 45 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co LAK ROTATING BALL MILL 63 12 1966 1929JUN24 CRAIG, WILLIAM F ORE CRUSHER MAN 60 S SAJ FELL IN A CONVEYOR BELT 1973NOV14 CRAMER, LEWIS FARNHAM 22 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co CLE STRUCK BY FAN BLADES 60 12 1973 1897JUN19 CRANE, NATHAN A 70 WAYTO WEATTH CLE CAVE IN OF OPEN CUT gend 1896JUN8 CRAPA, PHILLIP MINER ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1947SEP10 CRAVEN, JOE E SLUSHER OPERATOR 24 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1913DEC16 CRAWFORD, CLINT AMERICAN LOADER S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1963FEB20 CRAWFORD, GEORGE E 55 W.A. and Z.H. LOWDERMILK BOU CRUSHED BY RUNAWAY TRUCK 45 12 1963 1913DEC16 CRAWFORD, L. L AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 30 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1902AUG7 CREECH, H. AMERICAN DRIVER 38 S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1884JAN24 CREELMAN, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. PITTSDBURG, PA 1907JUL1 CRESCENTIA, BATIST ITALIAN MINER 57 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 CRESEVIK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 38 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1894AUG24 CRESSALE, THOMAS AMERICAN 28 AMETHYST MIN FALL OF SKIP 22 10 1894 1942JAN27 CRETON, SEVERIN, P VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1904MAR23 CREW, FRANK SLAV ROADMAN 39 S DELAGUA NO. 5 LAS HIT BY MINE CARS 1911SEP19 CRIST, HARRY GREEK MINER 21 S BIG FOUR HUE HIT BY CARS 1917APR27 CRISTULAKIS, GUST GREEK MINER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1929JAN31 CROMAN, FRANK LEASER & MINER 62 S PIT FALL OF ROCK 1893FEB22 CROOK, ED 36 S CRYSTAL RIVER RAILWAY GAR EXPLOSION gend 1900JAN8 CROSS, JACOB AMERICAN 38 S MORGAN ROU FALL OF ROCK 123 9 1900 1897OCT27 CROSS, MIKE MINER NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL 54 9 1898 1946JAN4 CRUMP, MARTIN MINNEQUA FUEL MORNING GLORY HUE MACHINERY 1896APR16 CRUZ, ANDREAS MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF "BONEY" 1894JUL13 CRUZ, HANARIO COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1896OCT6 CRUZ, J. B MINER WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897FEB2 CRUZ, JUAN M MINER HASTINGS NO. 1 LAS COAL FELL 48 9 1898 1921MAR1 CRUZ, MANUEL MEXICAN ROPE RIDER 14 40 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 1 HUE SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1930OCT2 CRUZ, SALVADOR A MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 25 44 M 2 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1885MAR3 CRUZE, SALVADOR MINER WALSEN HUE FALL OF SLATE 15 9 1886 1961JUN24 CSEGEZI, LASZLO 24 GEORGE V. LIVERMAN MES HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB & STEERING WHEEL 1910DEC14 CSKATTI, FRANK BOHEMIAN TIMBERMAN 40 M 4 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1900JAN9 CUCCIO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 42 M HASTING'S NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1901AUG3 CULBERSON, SAM COLORED LOADER 30 BRODHEAD NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1902DEC15 CULLEN, L. MINER 63 M 9 PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF COAL 1932OCT6 CUNICO, NELLO ITALIAN MINE FOREMAN 14 32 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE FALL OF COAL 1916MAY20 CUNNINGHAM, ALEXANDER SCOTCH AST. FOREMAN 41 M 4 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS RUNAWAY OF FOURTEEN CARS 1964MAY4 CUNNINGHAM, BOBBY LEE 20 MARION TRONE MONR CRUSHED BY LOADED CAR 46 12 1964 1955JAN1 CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. ROASTER ARM. BROKEN NECK 1895OCT15 CUNNINGHAM, S. J TOM BOY SAM CAVE OF GROUND 1925NOV21 CUPON, A J AMERICAN CARPENTER 60 W 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU KILLED BY A MORTAR BOX 1899OCT26 CUPPLES, SAMUEL L OIL CREEK TUNNEL TEL STRUCK UNEXPLODED POWDER 1908OCT2 CURANO, ANTON ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 54 M PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1912OCT11 CURIC, JOAN SLAV MINER 32 M 3 RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896MAY6 CURNOW, WILLIAM BON AIR LAK FALL OF ROCK 1917JUN16 CURRAN, EDWARD TRAMMER 45 LAK STRUCK BY CAR 1896OCT7 CURREN, J. W GOLD COIN ELP LADDER BOKE & HE FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1928MAY15 CURRY, VERNON AMERICAN TRAMMER 22 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY29 CURTIS, FRANK NORMAN ELP THAWING POWDER 1899MAY31 CURWEN, HENRY INDEPENDENCE TEL LOSSE ROCK FALLING FROM WALL 1899FEB22 CUTRO, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 25 S BERWIND FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 CYSZ, JOHN POLE MINER 37 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1921JAN8 DAANDREA, JOHN ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 40 63 M 0 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 DABOSEK, MARTIN AUSTRIAN DRIVER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1912AUG26 DACHOFF, JOHN BULGARIAN MINER 29 M 1 INDUSTRIAL BOU POWDER EXPLOSION 1942FEB5 DAHLKE, HERMAN HOISTMAN 44 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. URAVAN MON PINNED BY CAR 1901NOV20 DAHLSTROM, EMIL SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1910MAR4 DAILEY, MIKE AMERICAN PUMPMAN 50 S BERWIND LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR 1924DEC27 DAILY, WILLIAM H AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 38 M 0 JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL FALL OF COAL 1928JUN27 DAIZ, PATRICIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 41 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIT CARS 1897NOV21 DALANELLIS, JOSEPH IOWA SAJ DRILLED INTO UNEXPLODED BLAST 1901SEP16 DALDOUS, PETE SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1905JUL23 DALDUE, NICK ITALIAN DRIVER 20 S TERCIO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRIP OF CARS & RIB 1910NOV8 DALIPICOLI, GIOVANI AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1921APR11 DALLEFESTI, JOE TIMBERMAN 41 SAM STAGING BROKE 1905MAY DALLOP, JAMES AUSTRIAN MINER 45 S GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1959SEP17 DALTON, CECIL MINER LEON WHATLEY, LESSEE CRUSHED BETWEEN SLAB & MACHINE 1917SEP12 DALTON, GEORGE W AMERICAN ENGINEER 35 M 2 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE BLACK DIAMOND LAS CAUGHT IN HOISTING MACHINERY 1934DEC10 DALY, JOHN J AMERICAN SWITCHMAN 18 W 0 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN FLY WHEEL & WALL 1913APR15 DAMI, NARSO ITALIAN MINER 37 M 5 ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROOF 1941OCT11 DAMIANA, ALEX J FACEMAN NATIONAL FUEL EAGLE WEL RIB FALL 1893JAN10 DANA, JOSEPH UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1942FEB28 DANIEL, WYATT A MILL OPERATOR 27 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. URAVAN MON CAUGHT CLOTHING IN SHAFT 1934MAR25 DANIELS, JOHN MINE FOREMAN 57 M SLIDE BOU STRUCK HEAD ON ROCK 1889OCT11 DANIELSON, A SWEDE 32 SCOTCH GIRL OUR EXPLOSION WHILE RAMMING PRIMES 46 10 1890 1915DEC30 DANJINOVICH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 25 M 0 PRIMROSE COAL PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1901FEB8 DANKO, JOHN SLAVONIAN MINER 18 ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK; or Jan8? 16 17 1910OCT7 DANOFF, GEORGE BULGARIAN MINER 48 M 5 INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1898JAN14 DARNELL, JOHN MONUMENT TEL BLAST EXPLODED WHILE LIGHTING FUSE 1932MAY13 DARR, JAMES AMERICAN PICK MINER 30 47 M 3 HAPPY CANON MON CARON MONOXIDE POISONING 1932MAY13 DARR, WILLIAM AMERICAN PICK MINER 1 24 S JAMES DARR HAPPY CANON MON CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 1939DEC2 DAUBENSPECK, ELBERT W SHOVELER 49 M BUTTERFLY CONSOLIDATED MINES SAM FELL DOWN INCLINE ORE PASS 1910JAN31 DAUGHERTY, REUBEN AMERICAN DRIVER 38 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910NOV8 DAUGHERTY, JAMES AMERICAN DRIVER 24 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1899AUG1 DAVENPORT, JOHN J CLIMAX TEL ROCK FELL FROM BUCKET 1909JUN4 DAVIDE, GIACOMO ITALIAN MINER 52 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1974JUL16 DAVIDOVICH, STEPHEN 26 STANDARD METALS Corp SAJ CAUGHT BETEEN DRILL BAR AND CHUTE 50 12 1974 1942MAR7 DAVIDSON, JOHN C HUERFANO COAL LUDLOW LAS HAULAGE 1884JAN24 DAVIDSON, WILLIAM COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1960MAR14 DAVIES, ALBERT H 57 BLUE RIVER CONSTRUCTORS PAR CRUSHED UNDER A 12-INCH WATER LINE 1943OCT29 DAVIES, CARADOC DISTRICT REP. 57 M UNITED MINE WORKERS PORTLAND RUNOVER BY CAR 1945OCT18 DAVIES, WALTER G PITTSBURG COAL PITTSBURG BOU TRUCK 1904APR5 DAVIES, WILLIAM A AMERICAN MINER 22 S LEYDON JEF FALL OF COAL 1888AUG9 DAVIS, BEN C. C. C. CO. ROCKVALE NO. 4 FRE FALL OF ROCK 1913DEC16 DAVIS, BEN E AMERICAN DRIVER 25 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1933MAR11 DAVIS, CHARLES LEON 45 S LONDON MOUNTAIN GOLD MINING PAR FALL OF ROCK 1934AUG15 DAVIS, CLARENCE MACHINEMAN 35 S E. H. HONNEN CONST. CO. ARC MISSED SHOT 1922MAY9 DAVIS, COSMOS AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 12 43 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1918NOV4 DAVIS, CRADOC WELSH COMPANY MAN 45 S CORYELL MINING LEASING GARFIELD-VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1902NOV11 DAVIS, DAVID E WELSHMAN MINER 56 ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROOF 1956JUN27 DAVIS, DENVER P IDARADO MINING CO. SUFFOCATED WHEN CAUGHT IN STOPE ORE CAVE 1934MAR13 DAVIS, G L MACHINEMAN 40 M ALMA LINCOLN MINING CO. LINCOLN CLE FALL OF ROCK 1898SEP3 DAVIS, GEORGE VINDICATOR ELP EXPLODED WHILE LEAVING HOLE 1910NOV8 DAVIS, JERRY AMERICAN NIPPER 16 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1912MAY27 DAVIS, JOHN COLORED MINER 52 M KUBLER GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 1924NOV20 DAVIS, JOHN L WELSH DRIVER 32 48 M 3 YAMPA FUEL CO. YAMPA ROU FALLING OFF CAR 1917APR27 DAVIS, R. L AMERICAN DRIVER 38 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1936JAN20 DAVIS, STEVE WELSH FIRE BOSS 15 44 M 0 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1915JUL19 DAVIS, THOMAS AMERICAN ROPE-RIDER 33 S YAMPA VALLEY COAL YAMPA VALLEY NO. 1 ROU SQUEEZED BETWEEN A PITCAR & SNOWSHED 1919JUN19 DAVIS, W. T AMERICAN MOTORMAN 34 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL BRODHEAD LAS ELECTRIC SHOCK 1960APR15 DAVIS, WALTER 29 RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. DOL SLAB FALLING FROM ROOF 1950SEP30 DAVIS, WILLIAM A ADAMS DRILLING CO. BRUSH FELL FROM DERRICK 1936JUL8 DAVIS, WILLIAM F AMERICAN LOADER 25 57 M 6 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN PIT CAR & RIB 1921NOV9 DAYWALT, FRANK TIMBERMAN 45 PIT CAUGHT BY A RUN OF FINE DIRT ON THE TUNNEL 1938DEC22 DEAN, LEONARD McNEIL COAL CORP. STERLING WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & ROOF 1934MAR26 DEAN, LLOYD CHARLES AMERICAN DRIVER 13 30 M 5 McNEIL COAL CORP. STERLING WEL STRUCK BY MINE CAR 1907NOV22 DEAN, WILLIAM COLORED MINER 30 M PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1942APR2 DeANGELENO, BLISS MACHINEMAN 21 S KRAMER MINES, INC. SALIDA CHA EXPLOSION WHILE PICKING 1946MAY13 DeANGELIS, PIETRO GRADEN COAL GRADEN WEL HAULAGE 1910APR14 DeANGELO, TONY ITALIAN MINER 23 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1929DEC10 DEBORSKI, JOHN POLE PICK MINER 28 45 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1922JUL6 DeCALLIS, TONY FIREMAN 29 FRE BLOOD POISONING 1909JUL17 DECAMILLO, CHARLES ITALIAN MINER 35 W 1 MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1908MAR20 DECAMILLO, SALVADORE ITALIAN MINER 19 S MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1890JAN31 DECAMP, JUSTINA AJAX COAL CO. AJAX BOU FALL OF SLATE 1904MAY20 DECARIO, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 25 S ROUSE NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1926MAR19 DECKER, CHARLES AMERICAN MUCKER 22 EAST PORTAL MOFFAT GIL FALL OF ROCK 1918MAY18 DEEDS, MANNIE PIT LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HEAD 1946JAN24 DeFELICE, FELIX PIKES PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP ROOF FALL 1897JAN12 DEGARINO, P. A ADSIT TUNNEL BOU EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLES 1904OCT28 DeGIACOMO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 42 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1914JUL17 DEGIORGIS, GEORGIO ITALIAN 42 M 2 PORTER FUEL HESPERUS LAP FALL OF COAL 1904OCT28 DeGREGORIO, ROCCO ITALIAN MINER 51 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1885NOV13 DEGROSSLER, NAPOLEON BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1967NOV2 DeHERRERA, HORATION LEROY 23 IDARADO MINING Co OUR SUFFOCATED BY WET ORE 48 12 1967 1950MAR18 DeHERRERA, JOSE L HIGINIO CORDOVA BONCARBO LAS HEART ATTACK 1908SEP1 DEITREZ, CONSTANT FRENCH MINER 45 M NONPAREIL BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1910MAY12 DEJAGAMA, L ITALIAN MINER 19 S MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROCK 1936SEP11 DeJEFFY, ARCHIE FRENCH LOADER 29 41 M 2 MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 DeKLEVA, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910NOV8 DELA, JOE ITALIAN NIPPER 16 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1903FEB26 DELAMO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 15 S REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1898MAY19 DELANCEY, W. A DARCUS ELP FELL FROM BUCKET 1906APR22 DELANEY, CHARLES FRENCH VISTING FATHER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1917JAN26 DELANEY, E. G MINER 26 JAC 1906APR22 DELANEY, ERNEST FRENCH MINER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1906APR22 DELANEY, FRED FRENCH MINER 48 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLPOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1895FEB5 DELANEY, JAMES MINER VULCAN GAR FALL OF ROCK 1927SEP24 DELAURENTE, ALEX ITALIAN MACHINE HELPER 15 27 M 2 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE ELECTROCUTED 1922MAR24 DELDOSSO, PETE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 24 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1916OCT14 DELDUCA, NICK ITALIAN MINER 24 M 4 VICTOR AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK 1942JUL23 DELEON, HERMAN PEAKS COAL PEAKS HUE HEART 1939JUL8 DELEZ, LOUIS MKINER 57 S HERCULES MINING CO. SUM EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE 1952MAR16 DELLACROSE, M LOADER 25 43 PIKEVIEW ELP ROOF FALL 1902MAR27 DELLEHANTY, PATRICK MACHINE RUNNER PICTOU NO. 1 HUE BLAST 1918MAY29 DELMAR, JOHN A TRANSFROM BUILDER 34 JEF ELECTROCUTED BY HIGH TENSION WIRE LINE 1920JUL5 DELNOSTIA, JOE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 12 36 M 7 COLORADO SPRINGS CO. CITY NO. 1 ELP FALL OF ROCK 1927MAY27 DELORA, JOHN ITALISN NIPPER 6 22 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1909AUG3 DELOST, CARMEN ITALIAN MINER 32 M MORLEY LAS FALL OF COAL 1892OCT8 DELOURY, RICHARD COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF COAL DUST 1927MAY27 DELUCA, CHARLES MEXICAN NIPPER 2 18 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1977JAN27 DeLUKE, JAMES 57 CASTLE CONCRETE Co CASTLE QUARRY 30 12m 1977 1917APR27 DELY, ALEX GREEK MINER 30 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1909SEP30 DeMARCO, EGILIO ITALIAN MINER 33 S REX NO. 2 BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1913SEP10 DEMCHYSHAK, MIKE AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 31 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL STANDARD BOU FALL OF ROCK 1893OCT21 DEMENT, A. L COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1920JUN29 DEMITEO, NICK RUMANIAN MACHINE MINER 9 50 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. GRANT WEL FALL OF ROCK 1918MAY16 DEMITRO, PHILPI GREEK MINER 45 M 1 MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU FALL OF PILLAR COAL 1897JUL22 DEMSHOIR, ANTONE TOMBOY SAM ROCK FALLING DOWN ORE CHUTE 1910OCT13 DENARDO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 50 M ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1892JUN21 DENEHY, THOMAS COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1920JAN12 DENNIS, AUGUST GERMAN MACHINE MINER 17 55 S McNALLY & THOMPSON MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1947JUL11 DENNISON, ROBERT ELECTRICIAN 51 69 ROBERT DENNISON HALL BROS. KENNETH LAS FALL-SURFACE 1897MAY17 DENNSRO, JOHN P BLUE BIRD TEL MATERIAL FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1918NOV23 DENNY, CLAUDE T 45 SAM FELL 430 FEET 1921JUN15 DENNY, JOHN MACEDONIAN PICK MINER 37 S AMALGAMATED DEVELOPMENT CORP ELK CREEK ROU BEING PULLED BY A DERAILED PUSH CAR 1910NOV5 DENTON, ARTHUR AMERICAN DRIVER 21 S THOMPSON LAS MISSED SHOT 1906APR22 DEPASSE, JOE FRENCH MINER 28 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1925SEP25 DEPEDRO, NICK AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 5 19 S BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1970SEP17 DERBY, KEITH M 44 PETER KIEWIT SONS Co EAG CRUSHED BY FRON-END LOADER ROLL OVER 53 12 1970 1889NOV26 DERGANS, MARTIN AUSTRIAN 32 SARATOGA GIL ROCK FELL WHILE IN SHAFT BOTTOM 14 10 1890 1930FEB18 DERMIC, TONY TRACKMAN 43 M EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAGLE EAG RUN OVER BY TRUCK 1910OCT8 DERMICH, JOE SERIVAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1893JAN10 DEROCK, CHARLES UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1925OCT23 DERRERA, GAVINE AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 5 21 M 2 ROYAL FUEL CO. ROYAL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910DEC12 DeSALVO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 19 S ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1936JAN20 DeSANTIS, ANTHONY ITALIAN SHOT FIRER 15 38 M 6 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1910NOV8 DESANTOS, CAMILLA ITALIAN MINER 44 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 DESANTOS, ORAZIO ITALIAN MINER 44 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 DESANTOS, RAFFAEL ITALIAN MINER 45 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1891OCT14 DESIDERIS, FRANK COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1947SEP5 DESNICA, GEORGE SHAFTMAN 47 RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 1947FEB20 DeSOTO, FERN. LOADERMAN 3 26 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. PICTOU HUE ROOF FALL 1897DEC1 DETADO, FRANK MINER COAL CREEK FRE FALL OFROCK 56 9 1898 1896JAN4 DEUSMORE, JOESPH ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1939JUN25 DeVELBESS, ALVIN WHISTLEPUNK 44 W CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK FALL OF ROCK 1957SEP26 DeVENCINTIS, FELIX IDARADO MINING CO. (OURAY) FALL OF ROCK & MAN 1910DEC14 DEVEY, ELI AMERICAN MINER 35 M 1 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1946FEB28 DEWITT, TOM RICHARD VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU ROOF FALL 1957AUG12 DEXTER, WILLIAM H RAINBOWS END URANIUM CO. IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1917APR27 DIAKAS, JOHN GREEK MINER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1895JUN21 DIAMONETTA, BATISTA SLEEPY HOLLOW GIL FALL DOWN SHAFT 1920JUL29 DIANA, JOE ITALIAN DRIVER 8 31 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TABASCO LAS BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 1900APR14 DIAZ, AUGUSTINO MEXICAN 24 PEERLESS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 DIAZ, PEDRO MEXICAN MINER 26 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 DIAZ, SAVERIANO MEXICAN MINER 35 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1931OCT23 DICACOMO, LORENZO 16 OLD FERRELL LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1919MAR14 DICCA, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 33 S INTERNATIONAL FUEL WOLF CREEK ROU FALL OF BONY COAL 1899MAR23 DICHELLES, JOHN ITALIAN LABORER 23 S VICTOR NO. 2 CRUSHED UNDERA RAILROAD CAR 1912JUN18 DICHIAZZO, PIETRO ITALIAN MINER 30 M 1 HASTINGS LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1935NOV12 DIEHL, LEONARD S MINER 69 M UNITED GOLD MINES CO. TEL FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN18 DIETUAZZO, PETRO ITALIAN MINER 30 M L VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1931OCT23 DIGACOMO, SAM 48 OLD FERRELL LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1902DEC10 DIGEOCOMO, DONITO ITALIAN MINER 33 M MAJESTIC LAS STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TRIP OF 5 LOADED CARS 1939OCT9 DIGHERA, JOE GIULIANO & CARPINE CEDAR CANON FRE FALL OF ROCK 1915OCT31 DIGIACOMO, PETER ITALIAN MINER 50 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1887NOV14 DIJACIMO, ANTONIA COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1888MAY5 DIJOIRO, GEORGE COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE KILLED BY SLOT THROUGH TO HIS ROOM 1918MAR19 DILLION, O. E 35 LAK STRUCK ON THE RIBS BY IRON BAR 1894APR27 DILLION, WILLIAM 32 ADA BELLE TEL FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 19 10 1894 1902APR22 DIMARCO, PHILLIP ITALIAN MINER M 1 ALPINE NO. 2 GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 1913JUN11 DIMONTE, GIOVANNI ITALIAN MINER 26 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1938JAN18 DINARDI, TONY VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1892FEB27 DINGAO, LOUIS COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS BUCKET FALLED ON HIM FROM BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1917JUN16 DINWIDDIE, JOHN W CARPENTER 65 TEL CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBERS AND CAGE 1907JAN15 DIOMENTI, JOSEPH ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 25 S MONARCH BOU FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1930MAR18 DIPAOLO, DOMENICK ITALIAN DRIVER 23 44 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS RUN OVER BY LOADED PIT CAR 1927JAN11 DIPAOLO, MIKE ITALIAN PICK MINER 15 30 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1919AUG18 DIRCHIO, FRANK ITALIAN TRACKMAN 32 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1957APR19 DiRITO, A J HINMAN BROS. CONST. CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK (CUT WALL) 1922JUN20 DISANTIS, JOE ITALIAN PICK MINER 12 40 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923JUL31 DISPENZA, JIM ITALIAN PICK MINER 20 42 S CADDELL & SON HEZRON NO. 3 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1913OCT16 DIVINCENZI, CRISANTO ITALIAN MINER 45 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL MIDLAND GAR FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 DIVIZIO, P. ITALIAN DRIVER 19 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1910JAN27 DIXON, GEORGE AMERICAN MINER L5 S KENNETH LAS FALL OF COAL 1930MAY5 DLUGOPOLSKI, WALTER POLE ROPE-RIDER 12 28 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE TRIP OF EMPTY CARS RAN OVER HIM 1904MAY14 DOBBINS, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 34 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 DOBRANSKI, JOSEJ POLE MINER 40 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1948FEB9 DODD, FRANK TIPPLEMAN 2 41 EDNA COAL EDNA STRIP ROU KILLED WHILE WALKING ON RAILROAD TRACK 1973AUG21 DODDS, ROBERT CHARLES 21 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK CRUSHED BETWEEN MIXER CAR AND AIRLINE 60 12 1973 1899JUN9 DODGE, WILLIAM NEWTON CLE CAUGHT IN BELT 1894NOV21 DOECHER, JULIUS CANADIAN 35 PORTLAND TEL STRUCK BY ROCK 23 10 1894 1917APR27 DOLAN, FRANK AMERICAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1893JUN20 DOLD, HENRY AMERICAN 35 MAMMOTH MIN FALL OF BUCKET 14 10 1894 1910AUG24 DOMENKO, LOUIS AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M 2 PORTER GUN FALL OF COAL 1910NOV8 DOMINICK, MURZIA ITALLIAN MINER 45 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1893JAN10 DOMINICO, ANGELO UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1884DEC26 DOMINICO, CASINO ROPE RUNNER COMO SLOPE NO. 1 PAR HURLED FROM CAR 13 9 1886 1884DEC26 DOMINICO, MIKE ROPE RUNNER COMO SLOPE NO. 1 PAR HURLED FROM CAR 13 9 1886 1927DEC27 DONAGHE, OSCAR IRISH LOADER 13 27 M 1 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906SEP19 DONATO, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 32 M CHANDLER FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1910JUL7 DONATO, SALVADORE ITALIAN MINER 27 S GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1896JAN16 DONAVON, M. PENROSE LAK FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 DONEGAN, H MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1893JAN10 DONNA, JOSEPH aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1896FEB23 DONNELLY, J. W FREE SILVER PIT CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE & SHAFT TIMBERS 1884JAN24 DONNELLY, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1889OCT12 DONOHOE, HENRY CANADIAN 25 BELDEN EAG FELL DOWN WINZE 24 10 1890 1897JUN14 DONVAN, FRANK LITTLE JONNY ELP FALLING DOWN CHUTE 1907MAY23 DONVIVICH, TOM AUSTRIAN MINER 29 M WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 DORADO, ISADORE MEXICAN MINER 39 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1921JUN3 D'ORAZIE, LUCIANO ITALIAN PICK MINER 24 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF BONY & COAL 1925APR24 DORCHOFF, GEORGE BULGARIAN MACHINE MINER 13 44 W 2 THE BELL MINING CO. EUREKA WEL FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB18 DORE, ABLE JR AMERICAN RUSTLER 17 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 DORE, JOE AMERICAN BELL-BOY 20 VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 DORE, WILLIAM AMERICAN TRAPPER 15 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1921DEC13 DORIGATTI, LOUIS AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 42 M 4 COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOM BY FUMES 1900SEP14 DORSCHA, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 39 ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF COAL 15 17 1899MAY13 DORSEY, JOE AUSTRIA MINER 23 CRESTED BUUTE GUN STRUCK BY A PIECE OF COAL 1929FEB9 DORSEY, THOMAS NEGRO PICK MINER 25 48 M 1 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 DOTSON, FRANK COLORED MINER 48 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1894JUL7 DOUGHERTY, EUGENE AMERICAN BLACK DIAMOND TEL FELL OUT OF BUCKET 21 10 1894 1918MAY24 DOUGHERTY, JOHN AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 54 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1871JUL4 DOW, HENRY BOU RUN OVER BY WAGON;FROM WAYNE CO., IN 1897JUN15 DOWELL, JOHN IOWA SAJ STRUCK BY TRAM CABLE 1956DEC2 DOWLING, JOHN L MINER THOMPSON CREEK NO. 3 PIT RIB FALL 1918APR12 DOWNTAIN, JOHN C 82 BOU CAVE OF GROUND 1898JAN12 DOYLE, JAMES INDIANA GIL STULLS BROKE IN SLOPE 1896DEC1 DOYLE, PATRICK IRISH 51 KANSAS GIL FALL FROM BROKEN ROPE 1912JUN4 DRAB, JOE SLAV DRIVER 21 S TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 DRAGOVICH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1902MAY31 DRAKE, JAMES ENGLISH MINER S COAL BASIN PIT FALL OF COAL 1884JAN24 DRANST, JOSEPH YUGOSLAV COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE "Jokerville" GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 7 17 1911NOV9 DRASPA, JOHN POLE MINER 34 M 4 HUERFANO HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921NOV1 DRATTER, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN TRACKMAN 25 41 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1927JUN21 DREBOT, JOHN RUSSIAN MACHINE MAN 32 TEL OVERCOME BY POWDER FUMES 1889JUL5 DRECHATEAU, LEON "JOE" 30 GENERAL LAFAYETTE LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 23 10 gend&1890 1884JAN24 DRISCOLL, JAMES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST; BD. PLYMOUTH,PA 1911DEC6 DRUMSACK, PAUL AUSTRIAN MINER 55 W CONGO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1949MAY27 DUBY, LYLE E CHUCK TENDER 45 M GRAFE-CALLAHAN CONSTRUCTION CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1903OCT22 DUCHAK, MIKE AUSTRIAN MINER 55 M PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 19 17 1926MAY13 DUCY, ALFRED AMERICAN CRUSHER FEEDER 45 PIT STRUCK BY LUMP OF FROZEN DIRT 1917FEB26 DUFF, MAXWELL MILL MAN 21 BOU ENTANGLED IN COLLARS OF THE ROLLS 1935SEO5 DUFF, PETER D FOREMAN 60 M GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. ELP STRUCK ON HEAD BY BELT 1900AUG3 DUGAS, LOUIS SLAVONIAN DRIVER 26 S MAITLAND HUE RUNAWAY TRIP OF 8 LOADED CARS 14a 17 1891NOV30 DUGGAN, JAMES COLORADO FUEL CO. ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1919MAR31 DUHAUT, ALBERT FRENCH PICK MINER 36 W 1 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1923JUL25 DUHICK, PETER SLAVONIAN PICK MINER 10 31 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 DUKOVITCH, NICK AUSTRIAN MINER 38 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1909DEC1 DULGARE, DOMINIC ITALIAN MINER 28 M 3 BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1899OCT10 DUNCAN, DACY COLE MIN FELL FROM ROOF OR BACK OF DRIFT 1896MAY11 DUNCAN, EDWARD VICTOR ELP STRUCK MISSED HOLE, WHICH EXPLODED 1980MAR28 DUNCAN, RODNEY A ROOF BOLTER 30 COLORADO WESTMORELAND Inc ORCHARD VALLEY FALL OF ROCK 28 12c 1980 1894MAR31 DUNLAP, JOHN COLORADO FUEL & IRON ANTHRACITE GUN STRUCK BY COAL CAR 1965DEC28 DUNLAY, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1921DEC13 DUNN, G E AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT 2 38 M 1 COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOME BY FUMES Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896AUG22 DUNN, HARRY C. C & GOLD TUNNEL ELP PREMATURE BLAST 1888APR20 DUNN, JAMES ROBERT EMMET PIT CRUSHED BY CAR 1873OCT8 DUNN, THOMAS ALMA PAR EXPLOSION 1926JUL12 DURAN, ALBERT AMERICAN LABORER 26 CONCRETE CRUSHED BY COVER OF CONVEYOR 1903JUL11 DURAN, BREGIDA MEXICAN MINER 43 M ROUSE HUE FALL OF SLATE 1925APR21 DURAN, E P AMERICAN PICK MINER 26 47 M 2 THREE PINES COAL CO. THREE PINES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1947MAY8 DURAN, LEE NIPPER 14 34 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1969OCT3 DURAN, PATRICIO T 30 FRONTIER CONSTRUCTION Co LAK ASPHYXIATED DUE TO BAD AIR 44 12 1969 1904OCT28 DURAN, TRINIDAD MEXICAN DRIVER 20 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1948NOV11 DURAN, VICTOR MINER 14 35 BLACK BEAUTY COAL BLACK BEAUTY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1919MAR31 DURAND, ABEL SPANISH-AMER DRIVER 43 M 6 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1952JUN29 DURFEE, RAY KIMMES DRILLING CO. OURAY OUR PINNED BETWEEN SHAFT & DRUM, PUNTURED LUNG 1960MAY16 DURFEE, ROBERT E 24 MODEL MINING CO. MES IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1910NOV8 DURONOS, FELICE ITALIAN MINER 45 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1913FEB13 DUSA, FRANK SLAVONIAN CAR-DUMPER 32 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON TERCIO LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A LOADED CAR & RIB SIDE 1897JAN21 DUSELLE, ERNEST C PIKES PEAK ELP FELL DWON LADDERWAY 1919MAR31 DUSSART, F BELGIAN PICK MINER 44 M 7 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1941APR9 DUZAN, BILL EDGAR MINER RED ASH COAL LEADER #2 HUE ROOF FALL 1945JAN31 DUZENACK, MIKE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE HAULAGE 1927JAN14 DYER, FRED C AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 17 39 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROCKVALE FRE ELECTROCUTED 1887SEP5 DYKE, ANDREW T. C. & C. CO. STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF SLATE 1910OCT8 DYLENSKI, JON RUSSIAN DRIVER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1929DEC3 DYTRI, LEE ITALIAN PICK MINER 22 37 M 2 PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF COAL FROM ROOF 1923JAN5 EBER, GEORGE AUSTRIAN DRIVER 18 34 S MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 ECARDE, CARLO ITALIAN MINER 26 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1924JAN25 ECCHER, AUGUST ITALIAN PICK MINER 14 35 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1928DEC8 ECKERT, EMIL AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 11 34 M 1 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1923NOV20 EDWARDS, NINIAN MECH ENGINEER 70 TEL FELL DOWN A SHAFT 1971NOV27 EDWARDS, RALPH JESSE Jr 30 JELCO INCORPORATED CLE RUN OVER BY CONCRETE MIXER TRUCK 53 12 1971 1970SEP2 EGER, ROBERT THOMAS JR 19 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK RUN OVER BY LOADER 53 12 1970 1926MAR17 EGGERS, JACK AMERICAN LABORER 46 COUNTY OF DOLORES DOL FALL OF ROCK 1940JAN16 EGNATOFF, COSTA COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROOF (ROCK) 1909DEC7 EHLER, GEORGE GERMAN MINER 40 S HESPERUS LAP FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1914JAN28 EHNOTT, MIKE SLAV DRIVER 22 S ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNACLE ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS 1922NOV16 EICHINGER, CHARLES W AMERICAN PICK MINER 38 M 4 PRODUCERS COAL CO. PHILLIPS NO. 1 MOF FALL OF ROCK 1960JUL16 ELENGA, HAROLD 43 SEIGRIST CONSTRUCTION CO. DEL CRUSHED BENEATH LOADER BUCKET 1895JUL29 ELGIN, J. W UNION M & LEASGE LAK FALL DOWN CHUTE AFTER ROPE BROKE 1910SEP12 ELIAS, BOB RUSSIAN MINER BOWEN LAS FALL OF ROCK; ALIAS PAUL FLICH 1910JAN31 ELIAS, JACK AMERICAN DRIVER 46 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1911JAN13 ELIES, PROCORO MEXICAN MINER 26 S ENGLE LAS FALL OF SLATE 1917JUL26 ELIGIO, AURELIO MEXICAN MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1914AUG1 ELLEFF, FRANK MACEDONIAN MINER 24 M 0 ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNACLE NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL FROM DELAYED SHOT 1974AUG27 ELLERMAN, JAMES D 22 STATE Inc CLE PULLED BY DELIVERY BELT 51 12 1974 1931MAR21 ELLIOTT, HOWARD AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 31 M 2 BLUE BIRD MINES, INC. JEF HAULAGE ROPE BROKE & CAUGHT BY CARS 1928APR29 ELLIOTT, JOSEPH P AMERICAN MINER 38 GAR EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1902AUG7 ELLIOTT, W. H AMERICAN MINER 27 M BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1898DEC5 ELLIS, ROBERT SILVER LAKE SAJ EXPLOSION FROM SHOT 1926AUG2 ELLIS, WILLIAM AMERICAN MASTER MECHANIC 7 48 M 3 FRAKER COAL CO. BEAR RIVER ROU CAUGHT & DRAGGED BY HORSE FOR TEN FEET 1941OCT6 ELMER, ED TIMBERMAN & MINER 48 M RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK FELL BACKWARD INTO TIMBER SLIDE 1899MAR10 ELOIN, E. G COMMODORE MIN EXPLOSION WHILE CUTTING CAPING FUSE 1895OCT6 ELRICK, CHARLES M ANCHOR ELP EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1940JAN30 ELSE, RICHARD JOHN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN CRUSHED WHILE REMOVING SPRAGS 1899APR3 EMERSON, WILLIAM 34 S PEERLESS FALL OF TOP ROCK 1970APR14 EMIGH, DONALD E 45 OZARK-MAHONING Co JAC CRUSHED BY DOZER 52 12 1970 1889NOV26 ENDERMAIL, RUDOLPH COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1948JAN22 ENDICOTT, JONATHAN PUMPMAN 30 71 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1901SEP16 ENDRIETTA, BERTIE SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1921JUL30 ENGEL, C E LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1966OCT20 ENGER, CHARLEY A 50 STERLING CONTRACTING Co LAR ELECTROCUTED 63 12 1966 1919AUG18 ENGLAND, JAMES AMERICAN PICKMAN 67 N 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1897JUN21 ENGLER, JAMES NELLIE SAM ROCK ROLLING OVER CLIFF 1910JUL7 ENGLISH, RAPHAEL ITALIAN MINER 25 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1933OCT14 ENGLISH, SAMUEL A OPERATOR 61 M DIG GOLD TEL OVERCOME BY CARBON DIOXIDE 1937JAN22 ENLOW, CHARLES MOTORMAN 40 S EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAG CAUGHT BETWEEN POST & BATTERY BOX ON MOTOR 1911JAN2 ENOKNIOFF, JORDAN BULGARIAN MACHINE HELPER 28 M 2 HECLA BOU FALL OF ROCK 1910FEB20 ENRIETTA, PETER ITALIAN DUMPER 52 M 1 SPRING GULCH PIT STRUCK BY A CAR ON THE INCLINE 1897SEP3 EPPICH, ANTON MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1898FEB2 ERICKSON, ANDREW ESMERALDA CLE PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1918AUG3 ERICKSON, GUY ENGINEER 29 SAM LOST FOOTING AND FELL 1980DEC2 ERICKSON, HERBERT 45 TECTONIC CONSTRUCTION Co COLONY PROJECT BACKED BULLDOZER OVER LEDGE 37 12m 1980 1921JUL28 ERICKSON, JOHN TIMBERMAN 28 SAM OVERCOME BY POWDER GAS 1898APR6 ERICKSON, LOUIS INGRAM BOU ROCK FALLING FROM HANGING WALL 1901NOV7 ERJEN, PAUL SLAVONIAN MINER MIDLAND GAR FALL OF COAL; or Nov4? 16 17 1910NOV26 ERKANG, NICK HOLLANDER MINER 22 S CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1954SEP16 ERTZ, MARVIN L CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. STRUCK BY SLUSHER 1910NOV8 ESPINOSA, E. MEXICAN MINER 40 M 6 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 ESPINOSA, S. MEXICAN MINER 30 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1927NOV28 ESPINOZA, JOSEPH MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 7 29 M 1 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 ESPJINOSA, YSA MEXICAN MINER 31 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1914APR11 ESPOSITO, LUIS SPANIARD MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1974JAN18 ESQUIBEL, JOSE H 25 AMERICAN SMELTING and Refining Co LAK FALL OF SLAB 50 12 1974 1897AUG13 ESTAS, JOHN T IDA TUNNEL RIG EXPLOSION WHILE PREPARING POWDER 1913JAN27 ESTRELLA, FRANCISCO MEXICAN 39 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PINION HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918MAY23 ETCHELLS, JAMES P AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT 40 M 3 NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 1 BOU ELECTROCUTED 1913OCT16 EURIATTI, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 45 M 4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL MIDLAND GAR FALL OF ROCK 1893FEB21 EUSTIN, LUCAS COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1889NOV4 EVA, EDWIN ENGLISH 34 SARATOGA GIL WALKED INTO SHAFT 13 10 1890 1879MAY7 EVA, RICHARD 37 M 2 GOLDEN JEF FALL OF ROCK; BORN DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND 1917APR27 EVANCICH, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1929DEC4 EVANHOFF, JOHN BULGARIAN MACHINE MINER 18 52 W 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU ELECTROCUTED 1919JAN14 EVANOFF, TONY BULGARIAN MINER 37 S CEDAR HILL COAL AND COKE GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY23 EVANS, DONALD M ca39 VESTEL (at Rico, CO) DOL FALLING DOWN 325 FT MINE SHAFT 1910NOV8 EVANS, LLEWLYN AMERICAN PIT BOSS 41 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1904JUN10 EVANS, NELSON COLORED DRIVER 30 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1926APR22 EVANS, OLIVER AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 3 42 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL CRUSHED UNDER LOADED CAR 1910NOV8 EVANS, W. J AMERICAN ASST. SUPER 24 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 EVANS, WILLIS AMERICAN RESCUS MAN 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1917AUG25 EVERLY, THOMAS L AMERICAN MINER 59 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1893OCT30 FAAS, JOHN 45 C.O.D. TEL EXPLOSION WHILE TAMPING HOLE 16 10 1894 1904AUG31 FABERT, LASZA HUNGARIAN MINER 22 S HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 FABIAN, SAM AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1938DEC15 FABIJAN, MARTIN KEYSTONE COAL CO. KEYSTONE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1921OCT7 FABRIZIO, ANGELO ITALIAN WEIGH BOSS 3 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK FRE ELECTROCUTED 1921SEP1 FACKLER, HERBERT V AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 32 M 1 BOULDER BLACK DIAMOND COALCO BLACK DIAMOND BOU FALL OF ROCK 1897JAN7 FAGON, PETER MIDLAND TRACK LAK THAWING POWDER IN OPEN FIRE 1949AUG19 FAHRENBROUCH, LLOYD R LABORER 33 S GRANBY DAM CONSTRUCTORS GRANBY FELL DOWN ACCESS SHAFT 1954JAN30 FAHRION, JOHN E JOHN E. FAHRION CRUSHED BY SLAB OF ROCK 1956SEP5 FALAGRADY, JOE AST. M. F. 50 63 FREDENICK LAS ROOF FALL 1921FEB25 FALAGRADY, ROBERT ITALIAN DRIVER 4 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS ELECTROCUTED 1911OCT28 FALLATTI, BEN ITALIAN MINER 19 S GREENVILLE LAS BRIDGE COLLAPSED 1921JUL30 FALLICE, LEWIS LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1896NOV3 FALLIS, CLARENCE F OK ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1893DEC28 FALLIS,HIRAM AMERICAN ANACONDA TEL EXPLOSION OF POWDER 18 10 1894 1889DEC4 FALTCH, MIKE CANON CITY COAL CO. BROOKSIDE NO. 7 FRE STRUCK BY A TRAIN OF CARS 1890MAR20 FANCIS, HENRY ENGLISH 41 SULLIVAN BOU PREMATURE BLAST 14 10 1890 1916FEB12 FAREIHOLTC, JOHN SWEDE MINER 27 S MCNALLY & MATHEWS MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1898DEC15 FARGO, JOE COLUNBUS LAP EXPLOSION CAUSED BY SLIP ON CAP 1910OCT8 FARO, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910OCT8 FARO, PETE ITALIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1900SEP8 FARRA, FRANK ITALIAN 35 M 4 SUNSHINE HUE FALL OF COAL Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1907DEC31 FARRELL, PETE AMERICAN MINER 45 S SIMPSON BOU FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1913DEC16 FARREN, JOE AMERICAN MINER 42 M 4 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1929FEB2 FARRER, W F MINER 21 S DOL EXOLOSION OF ROUND HOLES 1919AUG18 FARSERO, JOHN ITALIAN PICKMAN 27 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1910NOV8 FASINICH, DOMINICK AUSTRIAN MINER M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 FASINICH, MARCO AUSTRIAN MINER S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1891FEB5 FATTA, JOSEPH COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS FALL OF COAL 8 9 1892 1907JAN23 FATUR, GIOANNI HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1919MAR31 FATUR, JACOB AUSTRIAN PICK MINER S EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1918JAN18 FATUR, JOHN SLAV MINER 39 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 FATUR, ROBERTO HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1890SEP29 FAUCETT, M M AMERICAN 27 VIRGINIUS OUR FELL DOWN SHAFT WITH LOADED CAR 47 10 1890 1917DEC15 FAUGHNAN, HUGH IRISH MACHINE HELPER 25 M 1 PIKE'S PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF COAL 1890JUN3 FAULK, W J AMERICAN 35 GALLAGHER LAK FELL IN SHAFT 26 10 1890 1906APR22 FAURE, PETE ITALIAN MOVING MCGINTIES 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1929MAY31 FAVA, LOUIS TIMBERMAN 42 S SAJ CABLE BROKE & THROWN TO GROUND 1894AUG24 FAY, HUGH IRISH 28 AMETHYST MIN FALL OF SKIP 22 10 1894 1906DEC1 FEATNE, JOE ITALIAN MINER 34 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1909MAY13 FEDDISH, JOHN AUSTRIAN COMPANY MAN 30 S BERWIND LAS RUN OVER BY A RAILROAD CAR 1947FEB4 FEDERICO, JONATHAN MINER 42 61 TAYLOR COAL MINING. CO. ROUSE HUE ROOF FALL 1951JAN21 FELICE, FLORENDO TAYLOR COAL MINING. CO. RAPSON NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1907SEP14 FELICIA, GIOVANNI ITALIAN MINER 30 M WALSEN HUE RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1907OCT21 FELINO, BENNY ITALIAN GRADER 45 S SOUTH CANON GAR POWDER EXPLOSION 1917APR27 FELIX, A. B AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1899NOV28 FELLOWS, WILLIAM W CHIPPAWA LAK FALLING ROCK FROM BREAST 1901NOV20 FELMAN, ALIKE SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1898JUN7 FENEKSBURY, WILLIAM REVENUE TUNNEL HIN DRILLING TOO CLOSE TO MISSED SHOT 1975MAY31 FENISON, A J 36 U.S. ENERGY Corp TEL BAD AIR 54 12 1975 1928NOV27 FENQUAY, CECIL AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 2 30 S OHIO CREEK COAL CO. O. C. GUN FALL OF ROCK 1937MAR25 FENTON, JOHN SLUSHER OPERATOR 31 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK PINNED BETWEEN HOIST & I BEAMS 1912JUN18 FERAZZO, EMANUEL AUSTRIAN-TYR MINER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1901SEP30 FERDINANDO, FRANK TRIP-RIDER 14 STARKVILLE LAS CRUSHED BY CAR 69 1907MAY16 FERDIZZI ITALIAN MINER 29 S ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROOF 1898OCT12 FERENZ, MIKE SLAVISH MINER 35 S SANTA CLARA HUE FALL OF ROCK 128 9 1898 1912MAR28 FERGELLIO, MIKE TALION MINER 24 S PIEDMONT LAS ELECTROCUTED 1904NOV4 FERGUSON, ALEXANDER SCOTCH OILER 64 M PRIMROSE LAS HIT BY RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1926DEC2 FERGUSON, C B AMERICAN TRACKMAN 10 58 W 7 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY CAR 1926JUL30 FERGUSON, HENRY AMERICAN LABORER 48 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1918JUN25 FERGUSON, MAXWELL SCOTCH BLACKSMITH 48 M 5 BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU A KICK FROM A MULE 1940NOV19 FERINA, MARTIN CAPROCK FUEL CO. CAPROCK JEF FALL OF BLASTED COAL 1906DEC6 FERINDO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 37 S FORBES NO. 6 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1896FEB18 FERINEO, JASON ITALIAN MINER 35 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1929NOV4 FERKOL, TONY AUSTRIAN LABORER 40 W 1 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO NO. 1 HUE STRUCK BY A SHELL 1901NOV16 FERNANDA, PHILLIPA ITALIAN 32 HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927FEB19 FERNANDEZ, ABUNDIO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 3 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1975JUL24 FERNANDEZ, ELIAS 44 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK SQUEEZED BY BED 55 12 1975 1907JUN13 FERRANTI, JONATHAN ITALIAN MINER 35 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1922SEP8 FERRARI, ANTHONY ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 55 M 5 BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU EXPLOSION OF BLACK POWDER 1903MAR11 FERRARI, DOMINICK AUSTRIAN MINER 42 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1917NOV28 FERRARI, GIOVANNI AUSTRIAN MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927JAN20 FERRARO, ANDY ITALIAN PICK MINER 26 46 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907MAY19 FERRARO, FRANK ITALIAN LABORER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLEVILLE LAS FIRE-SUFFOCATION 1885AUG15 FERREON, JAMES MINER WALSENBURG HUE FALL OF SLATE 15 9 1886 1943MAR13 FERRIS, JAMES MINER PIKES PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP ROOF FALL 1923DEC31 FERRIS, LARIMER A AMERICAN MULE DRIVER 7 42 M 2 FORT LUPTON COAL CO. WITHERBEE WEL CRUSHED BETWEEN A MOVING CAR & PROP 1898OCT23 FICCO, CARLO ITALIAN MINER 34 M 0 NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL 129 9 1898 1922NOV20 FICKES, JAMES F AMERICAN PICK MINER 10 32 M 0 FRANK M. FICKES HIS FATHER COALBY RED CANON DEL FALL OF ROCK 1941DEC2 FIDAS, JAMES FACEMAN CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE BAUM WEL HAULAGE 1906NOV7 FIDEL, MIKE GERMAN MINER 45 M HECLA BOU FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 FIELD, W. E COLORED MINER 40 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1889DEC7 FIFER, FRANK AMERICAN 28 PEARL SANJ SWEEP DOWN SNOW-SLIDE 47 10 1890 1917FEB26 FIGHTMASTER, CHARLES MACHINE DRILLER TEL FELL FROM BROKEN SPRAG 1906DEC21 FIGINSHIN, WILLIAM FRENCH MINER 54 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1910JUL12 FILANGI, GAETANO ITALIAN MINER 33 M PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927AUG2 FILER, THOMAS AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 30 50 M 0 NATIONAL FUEL CO. THOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1919MAR31 FILIS, GEORGE GREEK PICK MINER 33 M 1 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1901DEC14 FILLEPETTO, CARLO ITALIAN 2 S EAGLE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1898DEC22 FILLIPONE, GIOVANNI ITALIAN MINER 32 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 132 9 1898 1922JAN9 FILSON, DEE MINER 45 LAK CAUGHT UNDER A FALL OF GROUND 1910OCT15 FINJ, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 55 S LEYDEN JEF FALL OF ROCK 1940FEB17 FINN, COY GALETON COAL CO. GALETON WEL FALL OF ROOF (ROCK) 1935MAR26 FIORI, JAMES ITALIAN-AMER SHOP MAN 19 65 M 5 CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE CO. BAUM WEL JAMMED BETWEEN CAR & COAL BIN 1915FEB8 FISCHER, JOHN CROTIAN MINER 36 M 0 JUANITA COAL & COKE KING DEL FALL OF TOP COAL 1948FEB2 FISH, CLARENCE L TRUCK DRIVER 5 30 EDNA COAL EDNA STRIP ROU HAULAGE-SURFACE 1942DEC11 FISH, RALPH HOISTMAN 21 M COLORADO FLUORSPAR CO. SALIDA CHA FALL OF ROCK 1911AUG1 FISHER, STEPHEN AMERICAN SINKER 51 M 5 LEYDEN JEF HIT BY ROCK 1899NOV24 FITZGERALD, MIKE LAK THROWN FROM ORE WAGON 1898SEP19 FITZPATRICK, PATRICK ORPHA MAY ELP CAR FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1896NOV9 FLAGG, GEORGE AMERICAN EAGLE ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1900MAY28 FLAINE, CELESTIO AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M GRAY CREEK LAS FALL OF ROOF 15 17 1947JUL29 FLAKE, IGNATZ MOTORMAN 12 48 GRADEN COAL CO. GRADEN WEL ELECTRICITY 1890JUN3 FLANAGEN, THOMAS AMERICAN 30 ANTIOCH LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER WHILE TAMPING HOLE 26 10 1890 1931JUN25 FLANNERY, THOMAS F POND OPERATOR 58 W EAGLE EAG FELL FROM SCAFFOLD 17 FEET 1969JAN30 FLAUGH, LELAND A 46 EMPERIUS MINING Co MIN CRUSHED BETWEEN DOOR AND MOTOR 44 12 1969 1927MAY26 FLEETWOOD, VICTOR C SWEDE MACHINE MAN 51 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 FLEITIS, FRIENTAFOLAS GREEK MINER 26 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1898FEB12 FLEMING, GEORGE VINDICATOR ELP DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1873AUG7 FLEMING, PETER MINER AMERICAN FLAG GIL FALL FROM BUCKET 1898JAN7 FLEMING, WILLIAM V DURANT PIT CAVE IN OF GROUND 1909NOV9 FLIAM, EMIL ITALIAN MINER 24 M 1 SPRING GULCH PIT FALL OF ROCK 1911DEC30 FLINN, RICHARD A AMERICAN DRIVER 21 S MONARCH NO. 1 BOU RUN OVER BY CAR 1918JUL22 FLODQUIST, JOHN SWEDE MACHINE MINER 21 S SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING CO. SUNNYSIDE HUE RUNAWAY CAR 1917APR27 FLORES, GONZALES MEXICAN DRIVER 22 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1938DEC5 FLORES, JOSEPH LITTLE JOHNNY COAL CO. LITTLE JOHNNY FRE FALL OF FACE COAL 1919APR14 FLORES, SISTIE MEXICAN PICK MINER 33 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1913DEC16 FLOSSERO, RAFAEL ITALIAN LOADER 27 W 3 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1947APR12 FLOYD, R P MINER 38 M SHENANDOAH-DIVES MINING CO. SILVERTON SAJ FELL DOWN ORE PASS 1926AUG24 FLYNN, JAMES MARTIN AMERICAN MINER 47 SAM HOLES EXPLODED ABOUT TIME HE LEFT 1899DEC8 FLYNN, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FLYING ROCK FROM BLAST 1899FEB20 FLYNN, JOHN QUEEN OF THE WEST GIL STRUCK BY ROCK 1895AUG18 FLYNN, THOMAS CASHIER GIL BAD AIR-GASES 1895SEP29 FOLSOM, GEORGE S ELIZABETH ELB PLANK FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1913JUL16 FONTANDINI, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 16 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE DIED FROM STROKE 1909JUL6 FONTENARI, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 42 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1932NOV16 FOOS, GEORGE AMERICAN DRIVER 14 28 M 3 LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED CAR & CROSS BAR 1919MAY29 FORD, DENNIS MINER 47 TEL FELL DEON CHUTE & STRUCK BY ORE 1942JAN27 FORD, DON DAILY VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1897JAN30 FORD, LOUIS W. LAKE TUNNEL CLE STRUCK BY FLYING ROCK FROM BLAST 1904JUN30 FORD, TAYLOR COLORED MINER 36 M MAGNET FRE FALL OF COAL 1925JUN18 FOREFIELD, J R AMERICAN PUMPMAN 40 48 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE STRUCK BY A HAULAGE ROPE 1941AUG23 FOREMAN, JAMES LABORER 25 M PLATT ROGERS CONSTRUCTION CO GRA TIMBER FELL ON HIM 1898MAR3 FORGES, SIGEL W SILVER LAKE SAJ CAUGHT IN CABLE RIGGING 1907JAN5 FORINE, JOHN SWEDE MINER 54 S SOUTH CANON GAR FALL OF COAL 1889JAN2 FORKAS, FRANK COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 FORMOLLI, MODESTO HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1943SEP10 FORREST, GLENN R DRIVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL HAULAGE 1906JAN6 FORTAREL, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 40 M RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926NOV1 FORTUNE, GEORGE AMERICAN CHUCK TENDER 29 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 25 10 1926 1898APR23 FOSLER, J. W LONDONDERRY ELP SHAFT HOUSE BURNED DOWN 1933DEC2 FOSS, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 13 30 S LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO HI-WAY BOU ELECTROCUTED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1908DEC10 FOSSETRE, C. B AMERICAN PUMPMAN 53 M HASTINGS LAS CRUSHED BY PUMP 1932OCT18 FOSTER, DAVID MACHINE MAN 43 D LONDON PAR FALL OF ROCK 1956NOV7 FOSTER, EDDIE M. R. WATTERS CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1922NOV13 FOSTER, JOHN BOHEMIAN DRIVER 15 30 M 0 GRAND JUNCTION MINING & FUEL CAMEO MES FALL OF ROCK 1913MAR2 FOTH, STEVE SLAV CONTRACTOR 35 W 0 CEDAR HIL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS SUFFOCATED BY MARSH GAS 1942DEC5 FOTIS, STANLEY BOULDER VALLEY COAL CENTENNIAL BOU HAULAGE 1894JUN6 FOUNDS, WILLIAM AMERICAN 25 FISK GIL STULL GAVE WAY 20 10 1894 1917APR14 FOUTIS, HARRY GREEK MINER 48 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899JUN6 FOWLER, L C COMMODORE MIN FELL TO LOWER TUNNEL LEVEL 1899MAY10 FRAME, FRANK PORTLAND TEL CROSS HEAD FELL 1942DEC29 FRANCHINI, LOUIS CRUSHERMAN 36 M TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY 1893JAN10 FRANCIS, DONNTI aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1911FEB14 FRANCIS, KARL POLE SHOT-FIRER M 3 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1939APR9 FRANCISCO, R L DASH BLASTER 42 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK INJURED WHILE PUTTING SHOT IN FINGER RAISE 1893JAN10 FRANGIL, DONATTO UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1892JUL22 FRANK, PETER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL 1932MAR19 FRANKLIN, EDWARD MINER 64 M GOLDEN CYCLE TEL SLIPPED INTO CABLE OF HOIST 1951FEB18 FRANKLIN, THOMAS L COLOWYO COAL CO. RED WING MOF HAULAGE 1919AUG18 FRANKS, J R AMERICAN DRIVER 28 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1909FEB2 FRANSENNI, J. ITALIAN MINER S ROUND OAK HUE FALL OF ROOF 1909AUG2 FRASER, OLIVER AMERICAN SINKER 37 M 2 SOLAR HUE EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP IN AIR SHAFT 1902JUL28 FRASQUEZ, FIDEL MEXICAN DRIVER 20 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1930DEC28 FRATTARELLI, PAUL DRILLER 35 M ROGERS & WALLEN CHA FALL OF ROCK 1930JUN7 FRAZIER, SHERMAN 30 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1904JAN26 FRAZIER, W R MINER S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1931AUG12 FRAZY, ERNEST ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 33 53 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE FALL OF TOP ROCK 1937OCT29 FREAR, ISAAC TRAMMER 24 M KING LEASE, INC. OUR FALL OF ROCK 1977AUG8 FREDERICKSON, ALAN 28 ANSCHUTZ COAL Corp THOMPSON CREEK No.1 CAUGHT BETWEEN MONORAIL AND LOCOMOTIVE 31 12c 1977 1899JAN28 FREEDOLPH, JOHN SWEDE MINER 30 S SIMPSON FALL OF TOP COAL 1937OCT17 FREEMAN, WALTER MINER 45 S SAN JUAN METALS CORP. OUR FALL OF ROCK 1911FEB9 FREISCH, JOHN POLE SHOT-FIRER 35 M 2 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN OUT SHOT 1903JAN24 FREIT, EMELIA AUSTRIAN MINER 40 S HASTINGS NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917NOV28 FRENZENA, GOTTARDO ITALIAN MINER 33 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1952JUL10 FRERICHS, AUGUST F AARON STROMBERG & CO. BOULDER BOU PREMATURE BLAST 1915SEP10 FREW, ROBERT SCOTCH MINER 37 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON COAL CREEK FRE FALL OF ROCK 1898MAY24 FRIAR, FRANK JR. LAST DOLLAR ELP DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1956APR2 FRIDLEY, HOWARD W IDARADO MINING CO. (PANDORA) CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1899SEP11 FRITOOB, JOSEPH QUEEN CITY SAJ OVER CAME WITH FOUL GAS 1899SEP11 FRITSCH, JOSEPH QUEEN CITY SAJ OVERCOME WITH GAS & FELL TO BOTTOM SHAFT 1918JUL8 FROELICH, PAUL 58 JEF CAVE OF LOOSE DIRT 1939FEB20 FROHLING, EDWARD CANON NATIONAL COAL CO. CANON NATIONAL FRE ELECTROCUTED 1921OCT19 FRONK, CLARENCE AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 23 43 M 2 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF ROCK 1970MAR15 FRYE, WALTER E 40 AMERICAN METAL CLIMAX Inc CLE BLOWN DOWN DRIFT 52 12 1970 1913DEC16 FUCHINO, L. ITALIAN TRAPPER 45 M 4 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1930JUN4 FUENTZ, MARSIAL MEXICAN LOADER 7 25 S HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU RUNAWAY PIT CAR 1920NOV11 FUFFOS, LOUIS MINER 24 SAJ ROCK FELL FROM BUCKET 1907MAY19 FULCHIERO, CARL ITALIAN LABORER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLEVILLE LAS FIRE-SUFFOCATION 1892AUG11 FUN, EMANNUEL COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SUNSHINE GAR FALL OF ROCK 1920JUL5 FUNARO, PETE ITALIAN DRIVER 10 31 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN BETWEEN A LOADED CAR & THE SHAFTS 1934JAN4 FUNERO, MIKE ITALIAN COMPANY MAN 25 48 W VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS STRUCK BY LOADED TRIP OF CARS 1918JUL3 FUNK, GLENN 23 LAP EXPLODED SHOT 1896FEB18 FUNKE, EMILE AMERICAN TRAPPER 13 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1914NOV14 FURLONG, LOUIS TYROLESE DRIVER 26 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CHANDLER FRE COLLISION WITH A TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1932JAN15 GABALDON, CARL E SPANISH MACHINE RUNNER 18 38 M 6 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE FALL OF COAL & DRAW SLATE 1915OCT19 GABRUM, PHELE RUSSIAN TIMBERMAN 27 S GORDON COAL GORDON HUE ELECTROCUTED 1951MAY13 GADBERRY, DONALD W RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK CRUSHED BETWEEN CAGE & TIMBER IN SHAFT 1915MAR2 GADDIE, FRED AMERICAN 22 S FARMERS WEL STRUCK BY A CAGE & FELL DOWN SHAFT 1911DEC1 GADRITIS POLE MINER 30 S FORBES LAS FALL OF STONE 1924JUL31 GAFRATO, ANGELO ITALIAN PICK MINER 4 23 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1888OCT20 GAGLANIO, FERAUDO DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1941JUL21 GAGON, IRVIN MINER 30 M A.H. SMITH ARCHER BOU ASPHYXIATION 1893DEC17 GAINES, S P AMERICAN 34 MOLLIE GIBSON PIT FALL OF CAGE 17 10 1894 1902AUG2 GALBREATH, WILLIAM A CARPENTER BROADHEAD LAS EXPLOSION 1920JUN16 GALBRETH, JOHN W MINER 48 CLE TAMPING A HOLE WITH A STEEL SCRAPER 1902OCT13 GALISCINI, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 37 M ROBINSON HUE SHOT BLOWING THROUGH PILLAR 1900FEB1 GALLAGEHER, JOSEPH MOYER LAK EXPLOSION 1891APR3 GALLAGHER, THOMAS CANON CITY COAL CO. ROCKVALE NO. 7 FRE PREMATURE BLAST 9 9 1892 1897JUL8 GALLEGHER, JAMES BIG FOUR LAK FALL FROM LADDER TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1910OCT8 GALLEGOS, ALEX MEXICAN MINER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910OCT8 GALLEGOS, E. MEXICAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1916JAN20 GALLEGOS, LUIS J MEXICAN MULE DRIVER 24 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO LOADED CARS 1941AUG18 GALLEGOS, MATIES MINER HAYDEN COAL HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU ROOF FALL 1923MAY5 GALLEGOS, RAY MEXICAN PICK MINER 2 25 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1894JUL3 GALLIGAN, M J AMERICAN 35 HIDDEN TREASURE GIL FALL OF ROCK SLAB 21 10 1894 1931NOV9 GALLINA, NORFIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 35 56 M 4 GEORGE FRUTH NEW FRUTH HUE RUNAWAY MINE CAR 1946MAR22 GALLO, JOE COLORADO SPRINGS CITY NO. 4 ELP HAULAGE 1959NOV27 GALLOB, GEORGE LEE DRILLER 44 OLIVER GUN 1939DEC29 GALLOWAY, ARLIE LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU IGNITION OF EXPLOSIVE GAS 1888DEC10 GALLOWAY, PETER S COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE EXPLOSION OF GAS 1908SEP1 GALLUCI, LIENARDO ITALIAN MINER 36 M DELAGUA LAS RUN OVER BY MINE CAR 1904DEC11 GALUP, JACOB AUSTRIAN MINER 28 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1909DEC1 GALUSHA, SIMON AMERICAN MINER 59 W 5 LEYDEN JEF FALL OF ROOF 1939JUL3 GALVIN, JOHN MACHINEMAN 28 M PHOENIX TRAIL MINING CO. CLE STRUCK BY MACHINE 1895JUL21 GAMBLE, PHILIP BOBTAIL ELP FALL FROM BUCKET 1896AUG10 GAMBRINO, PETER MINER STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1964AUG11 GANO, VERNON F 52 Union Carbide Corp Mining and Metals SAM HIT BY TANK THROWN FROM RUNAWAY CAR 46 12 1964 1930JAN16 GANOFF, NICK BULGARIAN PICK MINER 17 43 M 4 FRUTH & MICHELETTI PREMIUM ROU FALL OF ROOF ROCK 1888NOV18 GARBO, SAVATORA TRINIDAD FUEL CO. CHICOSA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918SEP10 GARCIA, ADOLPHO MEXICAN PICK MINER 23 M 0 JEFFRYES FUEL CO. JEFFRYES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928AUG3 GARCIA, AMADO MEXICAN PICK MINER 1 21 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1957MAY4 GARCIA, ARRASLACIO PRINCE BROS, DRILLING CO. CRUSHED BETWEEN TONGS & WORKS 1939SEP9 GARCIA, BENITO BENITO GARCIA GARCIA LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1899OCT31 GARCIA, E. MEXICAN 20 S PEERLESS FALL OF ROCK 1919SEP9 GARCIA, FELIX LABORER 39 FRE FELL UNDER A MOVING TRAIN 1924NOV26 GARCIA, FILBERTO MEXICAN ROPE RIDER 10 23 M 1 EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS STRUCK BY HAULAGE ROPE 1968AUG14 GARCIA, GILBERT C 26 BOYLES BROTHERS DRILLING Co CLE FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 44 12 1968 1919AUG18 GARCIA, JACINTO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 28 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1922SEP19 GARCIA, JACOB MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 2 30 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1919JAN18 GARCIA, JOE MEXICAN MINER 42 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY SLOPE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1926JAN16 GARCIA, JOHN MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 1 24 S BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1944AUG10 GARCIA, JUAN E TAYLOR COAL MINING. CO. COOK LAS EXPLOSIVES 1920MAR20 GARCIA, MANUEL MEXICAN PICK MINER 5 38 M 9 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TABASCO LAS BETWEEN A MINE CAR AND PROP 1923JAN23 GARCIA, PABLO AMERICAN PICK MINER 6 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1946MAY17 GARCIA, RAYMOND BERWIND CANON COAL BERWIND CANON LAS FACE FALL 1950FEB1 GARCIA, RUDOLPH HUERFANO LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 GARDELKIE, LIBOR AUSTRIAN MINER 38 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1897MAR11 GARDINER, G. M PARK REGENT PIT FELL DOWN INCLINE 1955NOV7 GARDNER, JACK B SHERWIN DRILLING CO. HIT BY FALLING DRILL PIPE 1931JUL2 GARDNER, THERON AMERICAN COAL DUMPER 20 51 M 2 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LAS ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY 1909MAR13 GARGHIO, W. L ITALIAN MINER 30 M 1 COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1913NOV28 GARLIC, JOHN POLE MINER 36 M 3 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE PREMATURE SHOT 1917JUL16 GARNER, JOSEPH TIMBERMAN 56 CUS FELL FROM BUCKET 1945DEC13 GARNER, OTIS KING COAL KING COLE LAP ROOF FALL 1971MAR5 GARNIER, RAYMOND H 47 Brannan Sand and Gravel Co ADA BACKED GRADER OVER BANK OF WATER PIT 52 12 1971 1892JUL11 GARPETA, NICOLE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894JAN24 GARRAGHTY, THOMAS IRISH 38 MAHALA LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE AND SHAFT 18 10 1894 1875JUL7 GARRETT, MINER SILVER PLUME CLE EXPLOSION 1898APR1 GARSIDE, LAMSDEN TOM BOY SAM CAUGHT IN PULLEY 1917MAY18 GARTNER, AUGUST TIMBERMAN HELPER 35 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC5 GASNICK, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 56 M ENGLE LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1942JAN27 GASPARICH, JACK VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1919JUN3 GASPER, STEVE CAGER 40 SAM PUSHED CAR INTO SHAFT & FELL AFTER IT 1926JUL30 GASSOWAY, PAT AMERICAN LABORER 43 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1907MAY1 GATINO, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 21 S REX NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1895FEB6 GATUNER, LIB MACHINE MAN TINDAL JEF FALL OF ROCK 1946JUN10 GAYMAY, JOSEPH E CAPITOL COAL (CAPROCK) CAPITOL JEF MACHINERY 1943MAR16 GECSEI, JAMES WHISTLEPUNK 24 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK WHEELS PASSING OVER POWDER 1898APR17 GEIGER, WILLIAM BACHELOR OUR CAVE IN OF WASH 1910JUL23 GENARO, ANTON ITALIAN MINER 40 M 5 STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1935SEP7 GENHO, WEBB MINER 34 M PAUL PREBIE & PHOEBE GENHO TEL EXPLOSION OF CAPS 1892FEB10 GENNETT, ATTILIO COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL 1897SEP28 GEORGE, GEORGE W SILVER QUEEN CLE CAVE OF GROUND IN SLOPE 1963OCT24 GERARD, GERALD A 29 MORAN BROTHERS DRILLING Co SAM FELL TO FLOOR OF RIG 45 12 1963 1900JAN16 GERARDI, JOHN MAIN TRUNK CLE ROCK FALLING FROM SLOPE 1917APR27 GERL, FRANC AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1943SEP23 GERLICA, JR., FRANK SLUSHER HELPER 34 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK STRUCK BY CAR 1914FEB21 GERMAN, FELIX NEGRO DRIVER 35 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1900JUN8 GERMANIK, FLORINE AUSTRIAN MINER 50 S FREMONT FRE FALL OF COAL 15 17 1919MAR8 GERMON, WILLIAM J CAGER 22 LAK SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN SHAFT 1942MAY27 GEROME, GEORGE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. MORLEY LAS HAULAGE 1911MAR3 GESPER, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 50 M 2 CASS LAS FALL OF COAL 1909NOV20 GHERNA, SAM ITALIAN MINER 33 S ROCKDALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1911FEB9 GHEZZL, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER S COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1910JUL23 GHIGLERI, CARLO MONTENEGRIN MINER 33 S WOOTTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JUL23 GHIGLERI, JOE MONTENEGRIN MINER 33 S WOOTTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917JUN5 GIACOMELLI, LOUIS ITALIAN DRIVER 21 S CALUMET FUEL PERINS PEAK LAP FALLING OFF THE FRONT OF A LOADED CARS 1926JAN2 GIACOMELLI, PETE ITALIAN TRACK REPAIRER 21 EAST PORTAL MOFFAT GIL OVERCOME BY GAS 1910OCT8 GIACOMO, GOYO ITALIAN MINER 34 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1899OCT28 GIACOMO, PETER DI ITALIAN MINER 19 S BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF COAL 1907JAN23 GIACOMOZZI, FORTUNATO HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 52 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1899JUN13 GIAMBONI, GUS THREE SISTERS SAM CAVE IN OF VEIN 1887MAY9 GIAMO, MARTINA COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF SLATE 1910NOV8 GIAZAR, ANDY AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1924JUN30 GIBBONS, EDWARD T 24 JEF BLASTING A CHUTE & CARRIED HIM DOWN 1970JUL13 GIBERSON, JERRY RONALD 26 S.S. MULLEN CONSTRUCTION Co SUM CAUGHT BY BELT 53 12 1970 1943FEB26 GIBSON, CLARENCE CRUSHERMAN 35 M TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM SLIPPED INTO CRUSHER 1901APR25 GIDION, CHARLES COLORED DRIVER 24 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PICTOU NO. 1 HUE ELECTROCUTED 1929MAR22 GILBERT, CARLOS AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 37 W 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1956SEP30 GILBERT, LYLE A VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA ELETROCUTION, IMPROPER GROUNDING 1918JUN1 GILEOVICH, JOHN 51 LAK FALL OF ROCK 1918SEP21 GILES, WARREN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 40 M 0 CRACKER JACK COAL CO. CRACKER JACK BOU RUNAWAY CAR 1899DEC14 GILL, JOHN MINERAL ROCK TEL FELL DOWN SHAFT 1931APR14 GILLETT, JULE AMERICAN NIPPER 39 M 2 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMENT NO. 2 HUE CAUGHT BETWEEN HAULAGE MOTOR & DOOR FRAME 1890AUG10 GILLIS, JAMES CANADIAN 23 ELK LAK CRUSHED BY CAGE 26 10 1890 1961JUN14 GILMORE, FRANK CONT. MINER 27 DUTCH CREEK PIT RUSH OF WATER 1907OCT11 GINARIO, GASPERI ITALIAN MINER 22 S STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF COAL 1942SEP3 GINTHER, RALPH SHOVELER 20 S EMPIRE ZINC CO. GILMAN EAG SUFFOCATED 1910NOV8 GIORANVICH, ELI MONTENEGRIN MINER 27 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 GIORANVICH, MILAN MONTENEGRIN MINER 27 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1935AUG29 GIORZELLI, JOHN ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 30 48 S LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU FALL OF ROCK 1931SEP25 GIOSO, MICHAEL SLOPEMAN 39 S TEL FELL 75 FEET DOWN FACE OF CUT 1912SEPT4 GIOVANELLI, ROCCO AUSTRIAN LABORER 32 S CENTRAL FRE HEART FAILURE IN MINE 1913APR23 GIOVANNI, GAMBOSIN ITALIAN MINER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF COAL 1930OCT2 GIULIANO, FRED ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 27 49 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894AUG14 GIZAS, ANTON COLORADO FUEL & IRON PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1944NOV13 GLAD, MIKE BALDY COAL BALDY LAS ROOF FALL 1884JAN24 GLANCEY, THOMAS DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS BD. SCRANTON, PA 1943SEP20 GLASS, JOE SHOT FIRER GEORGE STEELE APEX ROU EXPLOSION 1899JAN18 GLAVIANNO, NICOL MINER W 3 BERWIND FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 GLAVICH, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1918NOV25 GLAVINE, JOE ITALIAN PICK MINER 42 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS CAR RUNNING OVER HIM 1944MAR6 GLAZAR, MATT LEYDEN LIGNITE LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF RIB FALL 1926AUG31 GLEASON, W A AMERICAN TEAMSTER 65 M 0 SOUTH CANON MINE LEASING CO. SOUTH CANON GAR FALLING OFF WAGON 1941FEB13 GLENNON, PAT MINER VICKERS COAL KENNETH LAS RIB FALL 1909MAY24 GLIOCANI, B. ITALIAN MINER 45 M 2 PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897JAN12 GLOVER, HARRY ADSIT TUNNEL BOU EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLES 1897JAN12 GLOVER, JOHN G ADSIT TUNNEL BOU EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLES 1954JUL29 GLOVER, JOSEPH EARL JAMES N. WARNER FELL 25 FEET INTO BOTTOM OF QUARRY 1919MAR26 GLUMAC, DAN SEVIAN MACHINE MINER 38 S RAPSON COAL MINING RAPSON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909JUN3 GLYNN, WALTER COLORED MINER 31 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1933NOV8 GOBELMAN, JOHN MINER 60 M CHAIN O' GIL CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & TIMBERS 1917MAY17 GODECAGE, FRANK TIMBERMAN 38 PIT FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 GODFREY, A M DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1920FEB22 GODFREY, JOHN WELSH SUPERINTENDENT 28 45 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. EMERALD FRE EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1964JUL2 GODFREY, ROBERT G 34 FEDERAL RESOURCES Corp OUR CRUSHED BY LOCOMOTIVE 46 12 1964 1914JUN11 GODINEZ, DIEGO MEXICAN MINER 3 25 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON LESTER HUE COLLISION OF COAL CARS 1904JAN26 GOEGNE, HARRY aka MINER M 3 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1914MAR7 GOETZ, FRANK GERMAN ROCKMAN 51 W 2 ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO EMPTY CARS 1898JUN25 GOFFATT, SAM ENGLISH MINER 48 M 1 SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 123 9 1898 1910OCT8 GOGGIN, FRANCIS AMERICAN DRIVER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1888SEP14 GOLAN, JOHN MINER S COLORADO CENTRAL CLE ROCK FALL; FROM CANADA 1892MAR10 GOLDEN, LOUIGI VICTOR COAL CO. VICTOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1889NOV26 GOLDMAN, PETER IRISH 22 NORTH STAR SANJ EXPLOSION OF MISSED SHOTS 47 10 1890 1898JAN6 GOLDSWORTHY, JOHN 1890DEC14 GOLIGHTLY, WILLIAM COLORADO FUEL CO. PICTOU HUE EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1951FEB2 GOLMAN, JOHN CLAYTON COAL CO. WASHINGTON WEL UNKNOWN 1921DEC13 GOLOB, LOUIS AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 32 S COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOME BY FUMES 1950JUL11 GOMEZ, AMANDO COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROOF 1912APR25 GOMEZ, EMELIA MEXICAN TIMBERMAN/DRIVER 35 M 3 ALTA LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1925AUG15 GOMEZ, JOSE G MEXICAN DRIVER 6 33 M 2 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED CAR & SET OF TIMBER 1931MAY16 GOMEZ, MANUEL MEXICAN PICK MINER 21 48 W 0 TORRID COAL CO. TORRID HUE FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1901DEC14 GONDINO, FERDINAND ITALIAN 2 S EAGLE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1919MAR2 GONIKA, GEORGE MUCKER 24 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1914JUL1 GONZALES, A. MEXICAN MINER 30 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TERCIO LAS FALL OF COAL 1904AUG24 GONZALES, ABRAM MEXICAN MINER 40 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1929OCT28 GONZALES, ANDRES MEXICAN DRIVER 16 38 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS CAUGHT UNDER MINE CAR 1920SEP20 GONZALES, CASIMIRO MEXICAN NIPPER 16 31 M 3 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND CAR 1926FEB4 GONZALES, FRANK MEXICAN PICK MINER 7 29 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1922JUL18 GONZALES, JOE MEXICAN MULE DRIVER 6 31 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL CRUSHED BETWEEN A LOADED CAR & PILLAR SIDE 1899APR11 GONZALES, JOSE MEXICAN S PRICE FALL OF ROCK 1924AUG16 GONZALES, JOSE MEXICAN PICK MINER 12 M 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918DEC13 GONZALES, LOUIS MEXICAN DRIVER 19 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALLING UNDER A LOADED CAR 1942JAN27 GONZALES, PHILLIP VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1950NOV18 GONZALES, REFUGIO ANTHONY PARRA CADDELL NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROOF 1924FEB6 GONZALES, REGINO MEXICAN PICK MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR & PROP 1924FEB6 GONZALES, REGINO MEXICAN PICK MINER 1 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS SQUEZZED BETWEEN A CAR AND PROP 1974MAR6 GONZALES, REUBEN F Jr 22 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK CONCUSSION FROM SHOT 50 12 1974 1942NOV28 GONZALES, RICARDO L AMERICAN S. & R. CO. BONCARBO LAS HAULAGE 1929NOV20 GONZALES, SIMON MEXICAN DRIVER 10 27 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 1 HUE KICKED BY MULE 1949JAN3 GONZALES, VICTOR LOADERMAN 16 31 CANON MONARCH COAL PINE GULCH FRE ELECTRICITY 1910MAR14 GONZALEZ, L GREEK MINER 49 M 7 TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROOF 1930OCT14 GOOCH, WILLIAM MASTER MECHANIC 58 W SUNNYSIDE SAJ FOOT CAUGHT IN DESCENDING CAGE 1932FEB10 GOODHEAD, ARCHIE AMERICAN MULE DRIVER 18 42 M 2 JOHN D. CRIBBS ROCKVALE NO. 2 FRE FELL IN FRONT OF LOADED CAR 1951NOV23 GOODRICH, DAVID F TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM FELL DOWN RAISE 1942JAN27 GOODRICH, JOSEPH A VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1939JUL10 GOODSON, MELVIN RAY LABORER 25 M WARNER CONSTRUCTION CO. SUM ELECTROCUTED 1974NOV12 GOODSON, ROBERT W 21 GARRETT RESEARCH and Development GAR CAUGHT BETWEEN COMPRESSOR AND TRACK FRAME 51 12 1974 1930DEC21 GOODWIN, JOHN TIMBERMAN 41 W LONDON SUM FALL OF ROCK 1897APR6 GORDON, GEORGE STRICKLIN TUNNEL ELP ASPHYXIATED 1902AUG7 GORDON, JOE AMERICAN DRILL RUNNER S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1952SEP17 GORDON, L H OILER 20 45 OSAGE STRIP ROU MACHINERY 1899AUG20 GORDON, SCOTT CARDIF BOU ENGINE HOUSE BURNED OVER SHAFT 1913MAY14 GORDON, THOMAS SCOTCH NIGHT PUMPMAN 68 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL MAGNET FRE NATURAL CAUSES 1910DEC14 GOTIRA, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 26 S LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1922MAR16 GOTZOFF, PETE BULGARIAN PICK MINER 9 43 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF COAL 1903DEC21 GOULD, JAY C AMERICAN COAL DUMPER 34 M COALBASIN PIT HIT BY RUN-A-WAY CARS 1911SEP4 GOUYOUCH, NIC MONTENEGRIN MINER 22 S GARFIELD MES FALL OF COAL 1910JUN21 GOYDANICH, MAT SLAV MINER 30 M FORBES LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1894APR2 GOYN, FRANK MARSHAL COAL MARSHAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1914JAN30 GOZETA, MARTIN RUSSIAN MINER 26 S COLORADO CENTRAL COAL & MINE CENTRAL MINE FRE DROWNED BY A RUSH OF WATER 1911FEB9 GOZNDEK, LIKAS POLE MINER M 4 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1940DEC24 GRABRYAN, GEORGE MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU FALL OF FACE (DRAW ROCK) 1891NOV28 GRADISEN, JOHN AUS MINER COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF COAL 9 9 1892 1943MAY9 GRADY, FRANK MINER ALPINE FUEL ALPINE GUN ROOF FALL 1922MAR31 GRAHAM, HUGH SCOTCH CAR COUPLER 50 65 M 2 CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE CO. BAUM WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CARS 1965AUG9 GRAHAM, JOHN G 53 Lockheed Shipbuilding Construction Co EAG SPILLED GAS CAUGHT FIRE 49 12 1965 1885JAN12 GRAHAM, MICHAEL ROADMAN COAL CREEK FRE EXPLOSION OF CARBURETTED HYDROGEN 14 9 1886 1889JAN18 GRAHAM, ROBERT FOREMAN DUNKIN LAK FALL OF SLAB 1901NOV20 GRAHAM, WILLIAM SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1885JAN12 GRAHM, MICHAEL ROADMAN COAL CREEK FRE EXPLOSION OF CARBURETTED HYDROGEN 14 9 1886 1904JAN21 GRANDE, DOMINIC ITALIAN MINER 25 S MONARCH BOU FALL OF ROCK 1901MAY31 GRANDE, FRANK ITALIAN DRIVER CORYELL GAR FIREDAMP EXPLOSION 16 17 1931JAN2 GRANT, HERMAN AMERICAN DRIVER 25 41 M 4 McNEIL COAL CORP. CAMEO MES KICKED BY A MULE 1929APR5 GRANT, WILLIAM IRWIN AMERICAN DRIVER 2 38 M 3 CRESTED BUTTE COAL CO. BULKLEY NO. 2 GUN ELECTROCUTED 1923SEP7 GRANTHAN, JOSEPH AMERICAN PICK MINER 47 56 M 2 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING SAN JUAN LAP FALL OF ROCK 1934JUL18 GRAVES, JOHN W AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 15 51 M 3 PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF TOP COAL 1955SEP21 GRAVES, ROBERT LEE HORN & BURGER (WELLINGTON) FALL IN RAISE WITH SKIP 1910DEC15 GRAVES, W. C ANERICAN TOP DUMPER 45 W 2 EVANS WEL FALLINF DOWN SHAFT 1904JAN31 GRAVIS, ROY AMERICAN MINER 20 S BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROOF 1895SEP26 GRAY, JAMES H BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1927APR13 GRAY, MARVIN AMERICAN MOTORMAN HELPER 27 SAJ HIT BY ROCK FROM A DELAYED SHOT 1896FEB10 GRECO, JAMES ULAY HIN POWDER EXPLODED WHEN TAMPING HOLE 1893AUG19 GREEN, FROST AMERICAN 40 NATIONAL BELLE OUR WALKED INTO CHUTE 16 10 1894 1906JAN13 GREEN, G. AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 19 S MAGNET FRE FALL OF ROCK 1918MAR29 GREEN, RICHARD B 22 ROMLEY FALL OF ROCK 1913JAN16 GREEN, W. COLORED MINER 46 S OIKE'S PEAK FUEL PIKE VIEW ELP FALL OF COAL 1925DEC2 GREENE, HILTON K AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 2 23 S VESTA MINES, INC. VESTA HUE FALL OF ROOF 1981APR15 GREENE, KELLEY MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1910OCT8 GREER, FRANK AMERICAN TRIPRIDER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1928OCT17 GREGG, MELVIN M AMERICAN FARMER 29 M 0 ELB STRUCK BY COAL 1904JUL13 GREGIONI, PIETRO ITALIAN MINER 18 S ROUSE NO. 4 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 GREGOR, SAVATO AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1911DEC27 GREGORIA, LUIGI D ITALIAN MINER 22 S MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907MAR1 GREGORIC, JANK AUSTRIAN MINER 45 M RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1923MAR20 GREGORICH, MARTIN AUSTRIAN MINER 7 43 M 3 UTAH FUEL CO. SOMERSET GUN FALL OF ROCK 1877JUN6 GREGORY, JOHN MINER TERRIBLE-BROWNVILLE EXPLOSION 1936NOV13 GREGORY, THOMAS AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 36 50 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN MOTOR & ROOF 1909AUG9 GREGOSICH, JONATHAN AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M 2 SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918MAR14 GREGOVICH, ANTONIO LABORER 36 CHA CAUGHT BY RUNAWAY SLAG CAR 1912JAN27 GREGRICH, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897JAN20 GREIL, JOHN VALLEY VIEW SAM FALLING GROUND 1902AUG2 GRENFELL, GEORGE E CARPENTER BROADHEAD LAS EXPLOSION 1914NOV9 GRESHAM, JOHN AMERICAN DRIVER 31 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL SIMPSON BOU HIT BY RUNAWAY MULE 1912JUN17 GRESSELIN, SILVIO ITALIAN MINER 26 S TERCIO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915MAY2 GRETCH, MIKE SLAV MINER 45 M 5 MUTUAL COAL MUTUAL HUE SUFFOCATED FROM GAS EXPLOSION 1929JUL6 GREWELL, EDWARD MUCKER 19 S PAR SQUEEZED AGAINST A MOTOR 1912OCT14 GRIBOSKI, FRANK SLAV MINER 44 W 5 CADDELL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1945JUL20 GRIEGO, ANDRES COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS ROOF FALL 1901AUG17 GRIEGO, MAXIMINO MEXICAN MINER BLOOM LAS FALL OF ROCK 63 1897DEC1 GRIFFIN, B F VALLEY VIEW SAM FALLING FROM TRAM BUCKET Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1939AUG8 GRIFFIN, MICHAEL SHOVELER 47 S EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAG SUFFOCATED 1928AUG8 GRIFFITH, JOHN E MANAGER CLE PREMATURE BLAST 1912MAR25 GRIFFTH, WILLIAM WELSH MINER 25 S FREMONT FRE FALL OF ROOF 1920JUN21 GRIMES, WILLIAM DROSS-POT MAN 54 PUE FELL 12 FEET FROM A BEAM 1928MAY26 GRINALDO, LORENZO MEXICAN PICK MINER 22 62 W 5 HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF RIB COAL 1905JUL31 GRINGRI, TONY ITALIAN MINER 35 S MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1902DEC15 GRISETI, TOM SLAVONIAN MINER BOWEN LAS FALL OF ROOF 18 17 1909JUL6 GRIZENTI, ANGELO AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1909JUL6 GRIZENTI, CLEMENTI AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1902AUG7 GROATE, FRANK AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 26 M BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1931SEP20 GROBLNICK, FRANK MACHINE MAN 40 MAYFLOWER SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1931NOV18 GROFF, NICHOLAS MUCKER 42 S LINCOLN CLE FALL OF ROCK 1922AUG6 GROSE, CHARLES TIMBERMAN 34 EAG CAUGHT UNDER A CAVE 1950AUG25 GRUBICH, FRED KEYSTONE COAL KEYSTONE ROU FALL OF RIB 1910FEBL2 GRUSHINSHI, ADAM RUSSIAN MINER 39 M 4 STANDARD BOU FALL OF ROOF 1898APR15 GRYER, GEORGE W CRIPPLE CREEK PAR FUSE EXPLODED 1922AUG12 GUALANDRI, ATTILIO ITALIAN DAY MAN 14 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1951FEB5 GUARIENTI, ALBERT J COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1947SEP6 GUARRERO, J D UTILITYMAN 35 59 KEYSTONE COAL CO. KEYSTONE ROU RIB FALL 1952SEP20 GUENON, JOHN RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK FELL DOWN MANWAY SHAFT 1929SEP4 GUERRI, DENO ITALIAN MOTORMAN 4 21 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1906OCT31 GUERRI, JOE ITALIAN MINER 35 M DELAGUA LAS FALL OF COAL 1933MAR7 GUERRIERI, GENNARO ITALIAN PICK MINER 30 51 M 3 CRESTED BUTTE COAL CO. BULKLEY NO. 2 GUN FALL OF ROCK 1918SEP8 GUGLIELMOTTO, PAOLO ITALIAN PICK MINER 49 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF COAL AND SLATE 1913AUG7 GUGLIEMO, GIO ITALIAN MINER 47 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALLO OF ROCK 1919AUG18 GUIALINI, A ITALIAN TRACKMAN 32 M 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1911JUN29 GUIGLI, ALBERTO ITALIAN MINER 30 S WALSEN HUE FALL OF SLATE 1909DEC9 GUILICIO, GINSOLA ITALIAN LABORER 20 S MORLEY LAS RUN OVER BY CAR ON TIPPIE 1899DEC15 GUING, CHARLES PELICAN CLE CAPS EXPLODED WHILE LOADING HOLES 1900AUG4 GUINN, EDWARD AMERICAN MINER 30 M ENGLE FALL OF ROCK 1899NOV4 GUISEPPI, ZATTI ITALIAN 45 M 2 PICTON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919MAR20 GUITEREZ, BIBIANO SWITCHMAN 25 PUE LEG CAUGHT BY THE POT-CAR WHEEL 1911JUL24 GUITERREZ, GAUDULUPE MEXICAN MINER 24 S MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JUN3 GUITERREZ, M MEXICAN MINER 22 S BOWEN LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1885DEC14 GULICK, ATHLEZ REPAIRMAN THORTON FRE STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY CAR 16 9 1886 1906OCT10 GULIMINO, ANDREW ITALIAN MINER 41 M PORTER LAP FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1976OCT9 GULLETT, RONALD J 32 KIEWIT, BROWN and ROOT EISENHOWER TUNNEL SUM CRUSHED BETWEEN RIB STEEL AND CAR 33 12m 1976 1896FEB18 GUMBORD, JNO. "John" AUSTRIAN LOADER 30 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 11 17 1897JAN8 GUNBELL, MAYNARD BESSIE M ELP FALLING FROM STEPS OF SHAFT 1899JUN20 GUNDERSON, JOHN EVENING STAR LAK CRUSHED BY FRAME 1909APR6 GURULE, NICK AMERICAN MINER 55 M 2 COKEDALE BOU FALL OF ROOF 1892MAR8 GUSIK, MIKE SLAV MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 9 17 1911MAR29 GUSMAN, RAFAEL MEXICAN MINER 32 M 3 MORLEY LAS FALL OF COAL 1910OCT8 GUT, PETER POLE MINER 28 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1920MAR9 GUTHRIE, FRANK T AMERICAN WEIGHBOSS 26 41 S CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE SMITH GUN FALL OF TIPPLE 1981APR15 GUTHRIE, WILLIAM MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1894APR28 GUTHRIE, WILLIAM B VULCAN FUEL VULCAN GAR STRUCK ON HEAD BY VENTILATING FAN 1980AUG12 GUTIERREZ, JOHN O 28 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK BURIED BY ROCK 36 12m 1980 1927AUG4 GUTIERREZ, SAMUEL AMERICAN DRIVER 15 26 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1962DEC1 GUTIRREZ, JOHN B MINER 30 49 VICTORY NO. 3 LAP MACHINERY 1948JAN22 GUZZO, PETE MINER 23 50 LEADER COAL LEADER NO. 2 HUE FALL OF FACE 1939DEC12 HAASE, CARL HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1964JUN5 HACKING, KENNETH 28 R and R WELL SERVICE RIB FALL FROM LADDER 47 12 1964 1930OCT10 HACKLER, H G MACHINEMAN 30 M EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAGLE EAG FELL DOWN CHUTE WITH RUN OF ORE 1928MAR17 HADDOW, GABRIEL G SCOTCH ROPE RIDER 28 46 W 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PIT CAR & RIB 1899OCT10 HAEBERLE, WILLIAM COLE MIN LARGE QUANTITY OF DIRT & VEIN MATTER 1904DEC27 HAGASHIDA, K. JAPANESE MINER 28 S BERWIND LAS PREMATURE BLAST 1954AUG23 HAGER, CECIL ROTO CONE CO. STRUCK BY ROD WEIGHT 1910JUL2 HAGUE, A I AMERICAN MINER 72 S GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF COAL 1923JUL12 HAIG, SAMUEL G ENGLISH PICK MINER 28 42 M 3 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1898FEB21 HAIGER, SCOTT MOON ANCHOR ELP GROUND DROPPED FROM BACK 1899MAR21 HAITT, HALBERT STRONG ELP STRUCK BY ROCK 1889AUG13 HALKA, JOSEPH COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1964MAR24 HALL, JOHN MILTON 41 AMERICAN METALS CLIMAX Inc LAK CRUSHED BY MINE CAR 46 12 1964 1923JUL23 HALLEN, GUS 55 SUM ELECTROCUTED 1950OCT15 HALLOCK, JOHN R IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR SUFFOCATED IN MILL ORE BIN 1921SEP23 HALLOWELL, R B MINER 49 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1904JUL7 HALOZASZ, WAJCIECK POLANDER MINER 26 S ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1904AUG29 HAMATA, M. JAPANESE MINER 28 ROUSE NO. 4 HUE FALL OF COAL 1906JUL18 HAMBER, MONT HUNGARIAN MINER 23 S PRIMERO LAS ELECTROCUTED BY A TROLLEY WIRE 1921FEB12 HAMIDY, EDWARD ITALIAN HOISTMAN 2 21 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU EXPLOSION OF DUST 1895SEP26 HAMILL, JOHN BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1959DEC3 HAMILTON, JACKSON S BUD KING CONSTRUCTION CO. CRUSHED BY DOZER 1927MAR12 HAMILTON, JAMES A AMERICAN PICK MINER 52 M 3 NORTH PARK COAL CO. MOORE NO. 1 JAC STRUCK BY CAR 1926SEP1 HAMILTON, JOHN W AMERICAN CARPENTER 49 FELL & STRUCK HEAD 1908MAR31 HAMILTON, JOSEPH AMERICAN FIREBOSS 40 M OAKDALE HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1943JAN18 HAMILTON, LEWIS MINER 22 M CALIFORNIA-HIDDEN TREASURE IDAHO SPRINGS CLE DROWNED 1965APR1 HAMILTON, MARION L 36 JOHSON, M-K MONR FELL DUE TO SNOW SLIDE 49 12 1965 1906JUL9 HAMILTON, MONTE HUNGARIAN MINER 23 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1926JUL20 HAMLIN, JOSEPH C AMERICAN TRAPPER 1 22 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE RUNAWAY TRIP 1897AUG13 HAMMER, NICK IDA TUNNEL RIG EXPLOSION WHILE PREPARING POWDER 1921JUL7 HAMPTON, A AMERICAN PICK MINER 5 TRIANGLE CAOL CO. BLACK HAWK LAP FALL OF ROCK 1890FEB14 HANAKER, MAHLON AMERICAN 38 ASPEN PIT FELL INTO MILL HOLE 24 10 1890 1923APR20 HANBY, CHARLES ENGLISH MINER 38 M 5 GRAND JUNCTION MINING & FUEL CAMEO MES PREMATURE SHOT 1896JAN4 HANCOCK, JASON ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1939SEP6 HAND, AUDLIN CHARLES CANON EAGLE COAL CO. CANON EAGLE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1888FEB1 HAND, THOMAS STEWART BOU FALL OF "FACE" COAL 1897DEC10 HANLEY, EDWARD RED ROCK ELP BUCKET FELL DOWN SHAFT 1914NOV20 HANLIN, JAMES AMERICAN MINER 28 S HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. JUNIPER ROU FALL OF ROCK 1920MAY15 HANNAH, TONY ITALIAN DRIVER 10 24 M 1 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE RUN OVER BY A MINE CAR 1943OCT2 HANNAMAN, JESS L NIPPER McNEIL COAL CORP. STERLING WEL HAULAGE 1907JAN23 HANNUSEK, GIANNI HUNGARIAN MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1898FEB10 HANSCHILD, OTTO INVENTA SUM FELL FROM LADDER DOWN SHAFT 1900FEB23 HANSEN, CHRIST B & M BOU ROCK FALL FROM HANGING WALL 1943MAR19 HANSEN, HANS A MILLMAN 68 M ALMA LINCOLN MINING CO. IDAHO SPRINGS CLE STEPPED ON LOOSE PLANK & FELL INTO ORE BIN 1928DEC12 HANSEN, PETE BLACKSMITH 48 SAG CRUSHED BY MACHINERY 1907MAR28 HARAGUCHI, E. JAPANESE MINER 28 S GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN27 HARDIN, HARVEY VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1906SEP26 HARDMAN, ANDREW SCOTCH MINER 24 S TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896APR5 HARDY, RALPH MAGNOLIA SHAFT ELP FALL OF ROCK FROM BUCKET 1896JAN4 HARMAN, THOMAS H ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1896JAN4 HARNAN, THOMAS H aka ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1901NOV18 HARPER, STANNIL MINER 27 BOWEN LAS RUNAWAY TRIP OF 7 LOADED CARS 1976NOV13 HARPER, WILLIAM G 25 Mid-Continent Coal and Coke Co Bear Creek No.4 FALL OF ROCK 29 12c 1976 1899JUN8 HARRINGTON, T FOUR QUEENS TEL DIRT FROM FOOT OF RAISE 1909AUG9 HARRIS, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 30 S TIOGA HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1896AUG23 HARRIS, J. D EMPRESS JOSEPHINE SAG FALLING DOWN SHAFT INTO SUMP 1895AUG29 HARRIS, JAMES SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1929JAN28 HARRIS, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 26 39 M 3 VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS FALL OF ROCK 1951AUG24 HARRIS, LISLE N RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1914AUG15 HARRIS, WILLIAM IRISH MINER 3 46 M 7 MOFFAT COAL OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL 1909AUG19 HARRISON, HENRY AMERICAN MINER 24 M 1 BIG FOUR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB18 HARRISON, JAMES ENGLISH PIT BOSS 38 M 4 VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1900JAN16 HARRISON, JOSEPH REYNOLDS CLE ORE FALLING FROM BACK OF SLOPE 1976JAN21 HARRISON, PATRICK H 21 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co CLIMAX LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN BED AND HOUSING 32 12m 1976 1929JAN25 HART, SILAS MEXICAN PICK MINER 16 48 M 0 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & PROP 1896JUL14 HART, W. R TOM BOY SAM INSECURE STAGING 1942JAN27 HARTMAN, HARRY H VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1927JAN7 HARTMAN, N W AMERICAN NIGHT WATCHMAN 54 M 0 CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE SMITH ANTHRACITE GUN BREAKING DOWN OF BREAKER 1927MAR16 HARTT, ALLEN MEXICAN PICK MINER 1 23 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1960SEP2 HARVEY, CLAUDE D JR MINER 15 51 HYGRADE MES ROOF FALL 1918JUN4 HARVEY, HARRY 41 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1898MAR1 HARVEY, M T MT. PRIDE SUM SUFFOCATION FROM SMOKE 1898MAR1 HARVEY, THOMAS MT. PRIDE SUM SUFFOCATION FROM SMOKE 1952MAY2 HASENBALG, HENRY T GENERAL CHEM. DIV. JAMESTOWN CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1918AUG24 HASPAAS, ANTONIO S STOPING MACHINE 33 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1896DEC18 HATAS, JOHN VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1974DEC11 HATCH, GEORGE F 58 WESTERN PAVING CONSTRUCTION ADA SUFFOCATED BY FALL OF GRAVEL 52 12 1974 1904OCT28 HATTON, EDWARD AMERICAN MINER 43 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1882AUG17 HATTRY BUENA VISTA CHA FOUL AIR 1930OCT1 HAUGH, ALBERT AMERICAN PUMPER 17 59 W 3 EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS STRUCK BY AN EMPTY ROPE TRIP 1896OCT17 HAULI, JOHN LOST LOBE SAM EXPLOSION WHILE CARRYING POWDER 1928AUG8 HAUS, WILLIAM MINER CLE PREMATURE BLAST 1924JAN5 HAUSER, ALBERT E AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 30 51 M 4 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL DELAYED SHOT 1969OCT31 HAUSER, CHARLES J 37 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co LAK FALL OF GROUND 45 12 1969 1957OCT11 HAUSER, ROBERT E C. F. LYTLE, INC. RUN OVER BY DUMP TRUCK 1960JUN17 HAVINS, BUDDY 28 HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CO. LAP HIT BY PLUG & FELL TO FLOOR 15 FEET 1899JUL26 HAWKE, S J SMUGGLER UNION SAM FALL OF RACK FROM SLOPE 1920MAY1 HAWKINS, JOHN H ENGLISH CAGER 2 19 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN CAGE & COLLAR OF SHAFT 1896APR27 HAWKINS, MARTIN REVENUE TUNNEL OUR FALLING GROUND IN SLOPE 1896MAR27 HAY, JOHN LITTLE DAISY ELP SHAFT HOUSE FRAME BLEW DOWN 1898OCT21 HAYDEN, JOHN WELSH DRIVER 18 S ROCKVALE FRE CRUSHED BY CAR 128 9 1898 1898FEB11 HAYES, ALBERT L AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT 38 M 3 HAYES FRE CRUSHED BY CAR 120 9 1898 1933AUG25 HAYNES, HOWARD E SHOVEL OPERATOR 42 M MONARCH CHA CRUSHED BY GASOLINE SHOVEL 1899JUN21 HAYNES, JOHN MITCHELL FALL OF TOP COAL 1951APR28 HAZELBAKER, JOSEPH COLOWYO COAL CO. RED WING MOF FALL OF ROOF 1899JUN2 HEADMAN, P A PARK REGENT PIT SHAFT HOUSE BURNED 1903JAN17 HEARD, SAMUEL AMERICAN MOTOR MAN 27 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF TIMBER 1929AUG22 HEARN, WILLIAM E WELSH NIGHT FOREMAN 28 42 S SMITH-ANTHRACITE MINING CO. SMITH-ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1891MAR23 HECK, JOSEPH COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE LAS FALL OF ROCK 8 9 1892 1887AUG2 HECKLER, JOSEPH U. C. CO. COMO PAR FALL OF COAL 1896APR22 HECTON, ANDREW ALBRO CLE FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 HEDQUIST, WILBERT AMERICAN MOTORMAN 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1957MAR9 HEDRICK, GEORGE L JUNIPER OIL & MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING PIT WALL 1899OCT26 HEFFERNAN, MICHAEL MORNING GLORY TEL FELL FROM BUCKET 1884JAN24 HEFFRON, BYRON COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. SCHUYLKILL, PA 1884JAN24 HEFFRON, L P COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. SCHUYLKILL, PA 1893MAR18 HEFLRON, DANIEL COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1896AUG31 HEGGMAN, S. MARY MURPHY CHA FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1920FEB4 HEIDT, HENRY BOILER MAKER 56 LAP EXPLOSION OF TANK 1885NOV13 HEISTER, ELMER BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1910JAN31 HELM, WILLIAM AMERICAN ELECTRUCUAN 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1953FEB16 HELMS, LeROY MOUNTAIN STATES DRILLING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ELEVATOR GUARD 1913SEP22 HELWIG, JOHN GERMAN MINER 34 S EATON COAL WEL OVERCOME BY GAS & FELL INTO SHAFT 1965JAN31 HEMPHILL, DAVID L 32 BERCO Inc EAG COVERED BY SNOW SLIDE 48 12 1965 1897OCT25 HENCKLEY, C C OURAY SUM FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1909AUG2 HENDERSON, DAVID AMERICAN SINKER 45 M 1 SOLAR HUE EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP IN AIR SHAFT 1950SEP7 HENDERSON, DONALD F VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU FALL OF ROOF 1934JUL9 HENDERSON, FLODY W 44 M ALAMA PLACER PAR BANK OF GRAVEL CAVED IN 1922MAY28 HENDERSON, FRANK MECHANIC'S HELPER 29 FRE ELECTROCUTED 1922MAR6 HENDRICKS, G M PLACER MINER 50 DOU SUFFOCATED 1901NOV20 HENDRICKSON, ALLEN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1898AUG30 HENDRICKSON, PAUL IRON SILVER LAK STRUCK WITH CAGW 1873SEP27 HENNESSY, FRANK JUMBO MINING BRECKENRIDGE SUM CAUGHT IN MACHINERY 1913JAN12 HENRICKS, DANIEL AMERICAN MACHINIST 37 M 0 COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. TERCIO LAS CAUGHT IN SHAFT 1951OCT18 HENRY, FRED N WINSTON BROS. CO. LOVELAND CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1890SEP26 HENRY, MARTIN AMERICAN 44 PITTSBURGH LAK FALL OF BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 27 10 1890 1898DEC17 HENRY, WALTER CARIOLANNS ELP FELL FROM LADDER 1903DEC18 HERBECK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M SIMPSON BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 19 17 1953MAR23 HERBERT, DALE JR. TELLURIDE MINES, INC. FELL DOWN ORE PASS Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1890JUL9d HERBERT, JOHN WELSH 24 ROBINSON OUR ROCK FALL FROM ROOF 47 10 1890 1932JUL30 HERIVEL, NICHOLAS R SUPERINTENDENT 81 M CALIFORNIA BOU SLIPPED OFF BUCKET & FELL DOWN SHAFT 1919MAY20 HERMANSON, CHARLES TRAMMER 28 SAM CRUSHED BY A CAVE IN 1931OCT3 HERNANDEZ, ANDREAS MEXICAN PICK MINER 4 23 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929FEB14 HERNANDEZ, BENITO MEXICAN PICK MINER 2 23 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1925MAR9 HERNANDEZ, E MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 2 41 M 5 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 HERNANDEZ, JOE SPANIARD DRIVER 27 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1920JUN21 HERNANDEZ, LOUIS MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 5 28 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928FEB8 HERNANDEZ, MARGARITO MEXICAN PICK MINER 7 36 M 6 HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO.3 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1929MAR21 HERNANDEZ, PAUL MEXICAN M 0 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL SUFFOCATION FROM NOXIOUS GASES 1926MAR5 HERNANDEZ, PONCIANO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 8 35 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1920JUN21 HERNANDEZ, VOLENTI MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 5 30 M 0 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 HERRERA, FELIPO MEXICAN TRAPPER 16 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1899MAR10 HESS, F J COMMODORE MIN EXPLOSION WHILE CUTTING CAPING FUSE 1924JAN12 HESTON, VERL TRAMMER 19 CHA SUFFOCATION 1942JUL18 HEYN, C A COPARTNER 56 S HEYN & MOTT WARD BOU FALL OF ROCK 28 10 1942 1920AUG3 HIBBS, OSSIAN CONSTRACTOR 41 GUN FALL OF ROCK 1937DEC4 HICKMAN, JOHN MARION TIMBERMAN 58 M UNITED GOLD MINES CO. ROSE NICOL TEL FELL 40 FEET 1927SEP14 HICKS, CORTIS F AMERICAN SURVEYOR 20 38 N 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE STRUCK BY HAULAGE TRIP 1921OCT14 HICKS, JAMES H COLORED PICK MINER 26 37 M 3 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898FEB5 HICKS, JOSIAH DAYTON NO. 2 DOL CAVE IN OF GROUND IN SLOPE 1961JAN25 HICKS, RAYMOND 19 PINNACLE EXPLORATION CO. SAG KNOCKED DOWN BY 15 TONS OF ORE 1875SEP8 HICKS, WILLIAM CARIBOU GIL EXPLOSION 1934NOV29 HIGGINS, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 28 57 M 8 DAVID ALLAN CROWN BOU BLOOD POISONING 1884MAR10 HIGGINS, MICHAEL VALLEJO SHAFT PIT Two avalanches destroy Valejo shaft house rmn 1910DEC18 HIGGINS, SAMUEL E AMERICAN MINER 35 M 2 GOLDEN ARCH WEL CRUSHED BETWEEN MOTOR & RIB 1894MAR25 HIGHTREE, JOHN WILFLEY SUM FALL OF ROCK 19 10 1894 1912NOV8 HIGINS, JOHN W, AMERICAN NIGHT FOREMAN 45 M 1 SIMPSON BOU GAS EXLOSION 1904APR23 HIGUSHI, H. JAPANESE MINER 36 S WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921AUG21 HILL, ALFRED TRAMMER 44 SAM SLIPPED & FELL THROUGH A HOLE INTO OREPASS 1926MAY29 HILL, OSCAR FINLANDER ROLLERMAN 23 43 M 3 CALUMET FUEL CO. SOMERSET GUN 1923AUG25 HILL, W B AMERICAN SHOTFIRER 25 46 M 2 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU COAL BLOWING OUT 1932OCT14 HILL, W L AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 14 37 M 6 VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED TRIP & RIB 1896JUL17 HILLEGHER, J REBECCA ELP FALLING FROM SHAFT INTO SUMP 1912MAR16 HILLIER, WILLIAM WELSH MINER 59 M 6 JUNIPER ROU FALL OF ROCK 1929APR15 HILTZ, CHARLES P FOREMAN 35 M SUM FELL 70 FEET INTO OPEN STOPE 1949JUL16 HINCK, ERVIN W MECHANIC 35 M DIAMOND FIRE BRICK CO. CANON CITY FRE STRUCK BY CHAIN BLOCK 1942JAN27 HINDMAN, ELMER C VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1921JUL30 HINES, GEORGE LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1888OCT20 HING, MIKE COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF SLATE 1860OCT18 HINKAK, JOSEPH CONSOLIDATED SLUICE FELL 1936AUG9 HINKLE, JOHN E GERMAN CARPENTER 55 M 2 CANON ZENITH COAL CO. CANON ZENITH FRE CAUGHT UNDER COLLAPSING STORAGE BIN 1908NOV9 HIPP, J. J AMERICAN MINER 28 S DERUSH MES EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1895AUG10 HOAGLAND, FRANK SILVER AGE MILL CLE CAUGHT IN BELT PULLY WHILE TAKING BELT OFF 1934NOV30 HOBERT, ELMER MACHINE RUNNER 38 M STRATTON CRIPPLE CREEK AMERICAN EAGLE TEL FALL OF ROCK 1943JAN18 HOBSON, HERBERT MOTORMAN 49 S SHENANDOAH-DIVES MINING CO. SILVERTON SAJ CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & WALL 1942JAN27 HOCKMAN, KENNETH VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1911FEB9 HODBOD, B. POLE MINER M 2 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1935JUL20 HODGES, JAY M AMERICAN TOP LABORER 4 49 M 8 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FELL OFF OPEN CAR 1938JUN18 HODSON, DAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF ROCK 1925APR24 HODSON, SCHUYLER AMERICAN PICK MINER 8 54 W 2 THE ROSS COAL CO. HORACE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1917MAY14 HOFFMAN, HENRY E MINE LEASER 56 TEL FALL OF TIMBER 1922FEB11 HOGAN, JOHN COLORED PICK MINER 20 53 W 1 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS ROU FALL OF COAL 1871JUN20 HOGAUE, JIM MINER STALKERS GIL FELL DOWN SHAFT 1954JUL23 HOGLAND, ALAMOS ROY CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1919OCT1 HOLDEN, A G AMERICAN PICK MINER 33 COLORADO-UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FALL OF COAL 1899JUL12 HOLLAND, JOHN CLYDE TEL HEART FAILURE 1924JAN9 HOLLAND, S F 30 FRE FELL 45 FEET TO CONCRETE FLOOR 1964DEC23 HOLLENBECK, GUY P 28 RIPPY CONSTRUCTIN Co GAR HIT BY CRANE BOOM 47 12 1964 1951OCT25 HOLLET, GEORGE A. F. SKALLA CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920MAY10 HOLLIDAY, JOHN ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 36 57 M 4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. STANDARD BOU STRUCK BY A LOADED TRIP OF CARS 1909DEC4 HOLLY, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 32 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1928APR21 HOLMAN, CHARLES L AMERICAN FOREMAN 41 LAP ELEVATOR FAILURE & FRACTURED RIGHT LEG 1926JUN23 HOLMAN, EVAN T AMERICAN REPAIR MAN 25 SUM ELECTROCUTED BY FALL OF POWER LINE 1908OCT2 HOLMAN, O. P AMERICAN DRIVER 50 M LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1956DEC10 HOLMES, PERRY DRILLER 27 49 IMPERIAL WEL HEART ATTACK 1928FEB10 HOLMQUIST, JOHN SWEDE PICK MINER 41 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN9 HOLSTON, FLOYD TRAMMER 22 M PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1898JUN12 HOLT, JOHN C GOLD COIN ELP LARGE ROCK FELL FROM WALL 1888NOV5 HOLT, OWEN T. C. & C. CO. STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OFR CARBURETED HYDROGEN GAS 1892SEP28 HOLT, WILLIAM M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. WALSEN HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS 1959DEC4 HOLTQUIST, JOHN MINER GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. FALL OF ROCK & MAN 1940MAY2 HOLYBEE, BERNARD JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL FALL FROM MOVING RAILROAD CAR 1937JUN4 HONGY0, DAIZO JAPANESE MINER 14 57 S HAYDEN COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF COAL 1890MAR3 HONSCULDT, GOERGE AMERICAN 33 A.Y. and MINNIE LAK FALL OF ROCK FROM ROOF 25 10 1890 1896NOV3 HOOD, CLARENCE O.K. ELP PICKED OUT MISSED HOLE 1901JAN8 HOOD, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON NEW CASTLE GAR EXPLOSION 1899MAR29 HOPKINS, PHINEUS NEW ANCHOR TEL ROCK FALL FROM ROOF 1889DEC25 HOPKINS, W H AMERICAN 46 BLAZING STAR PIT ROCK FALL IN SHAFT 24 10 1890 1904SEP3 HORAY, SAMUEL FRENCH DRIVER 18 S HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS RUN OVER BY LOADED CARS 1930OCT29 HORHAN, WILLIAM AMERICAN DRILLER 14 29 M 2 BARBOUR COAL CO. ALAMO NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK & TOP COAL 1895AUG22 HORNER, GEORGE MULE DRIVER SUNSHINE GAR FALL OF CLAY & BOULDERS 1889NOV23 HORNSTIEN, G. H COLORADO FUEL CO. ANTHRACITE GUN HIT BY CHAIN OF INCLINE CARS 1900DEC5 HOROCICK, MATTEO SLAV MINER 31 S GRAY CREEK LAS FALL OF COAL 15 17 1910SEP14 HORSECROFT, RICHARD AMERICAN DRIVER 18 S CHANDLER FRE FELL UNDER RUNAWAY CAR 1910OCT8 HORVATT, E SERVIAN MINER 31 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910JAN31 HOSKIN, J. W AMERICAN MINER 51 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1937MAR8 HOSKINS, HARRY G DRILLMAN 25 S CARTER MINES CO. GUN MISSED SHOTS EXPLODED 1910OCT20 HOTOCK, JOHN SLAV MINER 34 M 2 ROBINSON HUE STRUCK BY DERAILED CAR 1956APR19 HOTTER, ALBERT M IDARADO MINING CO. IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1889SEP9 HOTTER, JOSEPH GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1921JAN3 HOTTLE, W H FOREMAN 53 LAK CRUSHED UNDER AN ELEVATOR 1932DEC26 HOUGHTON, HAROLD R TRAMMER 32 M CRESSON TEL FALL OF ROCK 1932MAR2 HOUGLAND, ISAAC MINER 50 M ROYAL TIGER SUM FAINTED & FELL INTO AN INCLINE RAISE 1914MAY15 HOUSE, ALLAN D AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 25 S MOFFAT COAL OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU HIT BY RUNAWAY OF 3 EMPTY CARS 1892OCT3 HOUSTINGS, JOSEPH CITIZENS COAL CO. HECLA BOU FALL OF COAL 1920JUN21 HOWARD, ELMER AMERICAN PICK MINER 7 32 M 0 UNION COAL & COKE CO. PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1964APR26 HOWARD, ELMER L 31 PIONEER DRILLING Co MOF NIPPLE BLEW LOOSE 47 12 1964 1917APR27 HOWARD, JAMES COLORED DRIVER 31 M 6 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1907DEC30 HOWARD, MELFORD MEXICAN DRIVER 39 M BOWEN LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 1957MAY3 HOZA, JAMES CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CRUSHED BETWEEN MUCKER & TIMBER 1904JUL6 HUBALL, IVAN SLAV MINER 46 M ROUSE NO. 4 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 HUBAT, FRANK HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1944MAR16 HUBBARD, ROSCOE B KERR COAL CAMEO MES ROOF FALL 1919JAN14 HUBERTY, JOHN H MINER 25 LAK FALL OF ROCK 1945FEB10 HUDACK, JOHN MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU HAULAGE 1933JUN14 HUDDINE, CHARLES MINER 51 M ELLIS TEL STRUCK ON HEAD BY A CRIBBING 1917JUN25 HUER, NICHOLAS RUSSIAN MINER 25 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1932APR9 HUFFMAN, CHARLES J MUCKER 23 S SHENANDOAH-DIVES SAJ ELECTROCUTED 1930MAY25 HUGGARD, ABRAHAM J DRILLER 56 M BERTRAND QUARRY JEF FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 HUGHES, DAVID COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1922FEB9 HUGHES, RAYMOND AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 3 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN COLLISION OF TWO TRIPS 1913JAN30 HUJANO, GUADALOUPE MEXICAN MINER 50 W 1 NATIONAL FUEL SUFFIELD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 HULAR, JOHN YUGOSLAV COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE "Jokerville" GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 7 17 1939APR23 HULDER, CHARLES W MINER 35 M WARNER CONSTRUCTION CO. SUM EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING A HOLE 1946DEC22 HULL, RUSSELL DAVID MILL HELPER 18 M AMERICAN ZINC LEAD OURAY OUR FELL INTO SCOOP 1937OCT17 HULL, THOMAS MINER 28 M SAN JUAN METALS CORP. OUR FALL OF ROCK 1902MAR28 HULL, WILLIAM B ENGLISH MINER 38 S GARY CREEK LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1910JAN31 HUMMEL, JOE AUSTRIAN ELECTRIC HELPER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JUN22 HUMPHREY, JOHN WELSH TIMBERMAN 40 M 3 SAN JUAN LAP FALL OF ROCK AND COAL Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1898DEC3 HUMPHRIES, THOMAS MINER NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL 131 9 1898 1913MAR22 HUNTER, FRED A AMERICAN TOP-BOSS 33 S CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE GOLDEN ASH WEL HIT BY CAR 1977APR14 HUNTER, GORDON R 31 IDEAL CEMENT Co PORTLAND QUARRY 30 12m 1977 1902AUG7 HUNTER, JAMES AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 26 M 2 BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1903JUL23 HUNTER, RICHARD SCOTCH MULE DRIVER 25 S BROHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906JUN1 HUNTER, TOM AMERICAN MINER 34 M MAITLAND HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1926SEP24 HUNTER, WILLIAM H AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 15 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE KILLED UNDER A TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1882AUG19 HUNTLY, WILLIAM MINER STRAWBERRY CHA FOUL AIR 1919OCT11 HUOACK, MIKE AUSTRIAN PICK MINE 52 W 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. RADIANT FRE FALL OR ROCK 1929AUG19 HURTADO, JASPER MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 6 24 S ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO NO. 1 HUE FELL DOWN A CROSS-CUT 1918APR3 HUSEBY, OTTO MUCKER 36 URAD CLE CAVE UN OF WALL 1889SEP9 HUSEMAN, H GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1912NOV24 HUSTADO, SERFANO MEXICAN MULE-DRIVER 38 M 2 COKEDALE LAS KICKED BY MULE 1909JAN25 HUTCHINSON, RICHARD ENGLISH MINER M 1 MATCHLESS BOU FALL OF ROOF 1908APR18 HUTCHISON, DAVID AMERICAN SINKER 24 S TOLLAR LAS FALL FROM ASCENDING BUCKET 1927JUN16 HYDE, JAMES B AMERICAN SINKER 5 37 M 1 HARTMAN EXPLORATION HARTMAN BOU BUCKET DROPPED ON HEAD 1907JUL10 IMBROZAMO, GIAMAINE ITALIAN MINER 34 M DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROOF 1950OCT2 INGMIRE, HARLEY O WINSTON BROS. CO. LOVELAND CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1910OCT10 INONE, J JAPANESE MINER 28 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1936SEP4 INTIHAR, FRANK AUSTRIAN UTILITY MAN 25 51 M 3 REGAL COAL CO. REGAL BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1888JUN12 IRELAND, WILLIAM STAR CLE EXPLOSION;BROTHER CHARLES IRELAND 1890APR12 IRWIN, THOMAS SIMPSON & SPENCER COAL CO. SIMPSON NO. 2 BOU FALLING DOWN THE SHAFT ancr 1912MAR30 IRWIN, TOM AMERICAN MINER 26 S JUNIPER ROU FALL OF COAL ancr 1891MAY19 ISAACS, GEORGE ACME COAL CO. ACME BOU FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1918APR28 ISELLA, JOHN ITALIAN ROCKMAN 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREMONT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1914FEB21 ISHIDA, B. JAPANESE MINER 44 M 0 SOUTHERN COLORADO COAL BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 ISKRA, JACK AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 ISKRA, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 28 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1897JUL14 ISMAY, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM POWDER EXPLODED WHILE LOADING HOLE 1909MAR10 ITO, K. JAPANESE MINER M 2 BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909OCT22 ITO, Y. JAPANESE MINER 40 M PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1911AUG25 IVANSEVIC, MILE SLAV CAR-DROPPER 26 S TABASCO LAS RUN OVER BY RAILROAD CARS 1917DEC24 IVERSON, J. C TIMBERMAN 38 CLE OVERCOME BY GAS POWDER 1917AUG16 IVERTINI, ALBERTO ITALIAN MINER 27 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894NOV17 IVEY, DUNHAM CORNISHMEN 43 PERIGO GIL SUFFOCATED BY FIRE 23 10 1894 1894NOV17 IVEY, DURHAM 40 M 5 PERIGO-BLACKHAWK GIL EXPLOSION 1917MAY14 IWATTA, M. JAPANESE LABORER S COLORADO AND UTAH COAL HARRIS ROU RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1906FEB19 JACAVAK, N. SLAV MINER 45 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1893JAN10 JACKIBINI, AUTONE aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1910MAY4 JACKSON, ANDREW NEGRO MINER 29 M 3 PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1879NOV28 JACKSON, ARTHUR GOLDEN JEF CAVE-IN OF COAL 1931JUL2 JACKSON, DAVID AMERICAN FIRE BOSS 35 51 M 2 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS DETONATORS EXPLODED WHILE CARRYING 1904JAN26 JACKSON, L T P MINER 1 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1896DEC18 JACKSON, LOUIS VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1914SEP2 JACKSON, MACK NEGRO 50 W 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1969MAR7 JACKSON, WILLIAM C 44 HOMESTAKE MINING Co MIN BURIED BY MUD AND ROCK 44 12 1969 1940JAN3 JACKSON, WILLIAM H BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLET WEL HEART ATTACK 1907MAY19 JACOBS, ALEX SCOTCH-IRISH SUPERINTENDENT 43 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLEVILLE LAS FIRE-SUFFOCATION 1912MAY14 JACOBSON, CHRIS SWEDE BOX-CAR MAN 41 M 2 MONARCH NO. 1 BOU RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1942OCT8 JACOBSON, CLARENCE CAGER 25 S RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK CRUSHED BY CAGE 1893JAN10 JACOLINA, ANTONI UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1932DEC24 JACOVETTA, PAUL ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 20 51 M 3 W. E. RUSSELL COAL CO. RUSSELL WEL KILLED BY BATTERY HAULAGE MOTOR 1919MAY8 JACQUES, FRANK PETER FRENCH MULE DRIVER 22 S BROOKS FUEL NONPAREIL BOU KICKED BY MULE 1904JAN4 JAMACITO, DOMINIC ITALIAN MINER 35 M REX NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROOF 1952FEB14 JAMES, C C MINER 1 45 THOMPSON CREEK NO. 1 PIT ROOF FALL 1898OCT10 JAMES, JOHN WELSH MINER 38 S SUNSHINE HUE FALL OF ROCK 127 9 1898 1942JUN19 JAMES, JOHN GEORGE LEASER 50 ELKTON CO. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL SHAFT CAVED IN & FELL 1903FEB28 JAMES, JOHN P AMERICAN MINER 34 M BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897FEB16 JAMES, JOSEPH PORTLAND ELP CRUSHED BY CAR 1893JAN10 JAMES, JOSEPH "JOE" UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1879OCT17 JAMES, RICHARD BOBTAIL OUR EXPLOSION 1884JAN24 JAMES, RICHARD COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST;BD. WALSENBURG 1931MAR9 JAMES, TONY ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 38 52 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. GRANT WEL FALL OF TOP COAL 1924SEP16 JAMES, URIE AMERICAN SHOT FIRER 2 32 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1887AUG6 JAMISON, HENRY MINER GOLDEN JEF FELL DOWN SHAFT 1908NOV4 JAMUZZI, PETER ITALIAN MINER 35 S RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1913JUL9 JANNE, ROSARIO ITALIAN SCANVENGER 47 M 6 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS RUN OVER BY A DUMP CART 1902APR19 JANNOCITO, JOE ITALIAN 65 MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROOF 1909FEB26 JANUSOVITCH, RUDOLF AUSTRIAN MINER 35 S BERWIND LAS ELECTROCUTED BY A TROLLEY WIRE 1913DEC24 JARAKES, ANTON HALL GREEK LOADER 33 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF ROCK; ALIAS ANTON GALLOS 1906NOV8 JARAMILLO, ANDREW MEXICAN DRIVER 26 S SOPRIS LAS FALLING OFF TRIP 1936JAN20 JARAMILLO, JOE MEXICAN STABLE BOSS 20 49 M 3 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1904DEC12 JARDINE, ANDREW W AMERICAN MINER 18 S FRANCEVILLE ELP FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 JARDOS, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918JUL27 JAROMILLO, JOSEPH MACHINE MAN SAM FALL OF ROCK 1922MAY21 JARRELL, JESSE E OILER 32 PAR DROWNED 1924JUN25 JEFFERSON, THOMAS J AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 34 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL BUMPING OFF A PILLAR 1897DEC17 JEFFERSON, W H CONGRESS OUR INSECURE STAGING COVERED WITH DIRT 1884JAN24 JEFFRIES, BEN DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1904MAY24 JEISUKAWA, B. JAPANESE MINER 28 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1896FEB18 JENKINS, JACK AMERICAN MINER 27 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION ;BODY SHIPPED TO CARBONADO,WA 1899FEB21 JENKINS, JAMES MINER 35 M 1 PEERLESS FALL OF ROCK 1920JUN30 JENKINS, JOHN MECHANIC'S HELPER 17 PIT STRANGULATED HERNIA 1925MAR13 JENKINS, JOHN R AMERICAN MINE FORMAN 44 59 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1910NOV8 JENNINGS, E. J. BYRD AMERICAN MOTORMAN 17 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1891JUL25 JENNINGS, MIKE GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. SPRING GULCH PIT FALL OF SLATE 9 9 1892 1969SEP29 JENNINGS, WILBERT W 38 IDARADO MINING Co OUR CRUSHING BY AIR DOOR 44 12 1969 1927APR8 JENSEN, ANDREW SWEDE CRANEMAN GUN FELL FROM BOOM OF STEAM SHOVEL 1902AUG7 JENSON, L. P DANE MINER 29 S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1927NOV28 JIMENEZ, CARMIN MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 8 26 M 0 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919JUN7 JIMENEZ, LOUIS MEXICAN PICK MINER 26 M 0 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929MAR30 JIMENEZ, PEDRO MEXICAN PICK MINER 17 40 M 6 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908JUL29 JINORE, JOE ITALIAN MINER 33 M GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1910SEP23 JIS, FRED SLAV MINER 34 W 2 BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897SEP3 JOANNING, JOHN MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910JAN13 JOE, SMITH POLE MINER 40 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 JOE, TRATOR POLISH PARTING TENDER 29 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1898OCT21 JOHN, HAYDEN WELSH DRIVER 18 S ROCKVALE FRE CRUSHED BY CAR 128 9 1898 1896FEB26 JOHNS, THOMAS PHEONIX-BURROUGHS GIL FALLING DOWN ORE CHUTE 1908JAN13 JOHNSOMN, D. C COLORED MINER 45 M CURTIS ELP THROWN AGAINST ENTRY 1969AUG13 JOHNSON, ADRIAN EDWARD 55 COBO MINING Co MES KILLED BY BLAST 44 12 1969 1931JUL21 JOHNSON, ALBERT CRANE HELPER 35 M CANON CITY ZINC PLANT FRE CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & LOADED CAR 1923MAY5 JOHNSON, ALEX SWEDE PICK MINER 18 46 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1913DEC16 JOHNSON, ARVID SWEDE MINER 40 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1901JAN21 JOHNSON, CHARLES COLORED MINER 35 M PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1904MAY3 JOHNSON, CHARLES SWEDE MINER 37 S SIMPSON BOU FALL OF COAL 1908SEP5 JOHNSON, FRANK AMERICAN TRAPPER 22 S BERWIND LAS RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1891NOV5 JOHNSON, GUS RUSK-IVANHOE TUNNEL LAK STRUCK GIANT POWDER gend 1898MAR2 JOHNSON, HELMER IOWA SAJ LAGGING BORKE IN CHUTE 1917APR27 JOHNSON, JESSE COLORED MINER 45 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1925DEC26 JOHNSON, JOHN SLAV FARMER 40 M 0 STAR MOF FALL OF COAL 1952OCT29 JOHNSON, LEE GABE-MaCALL DRILLING CO. WALDEN STRUCK BY LOOSE TONG 1897JUN17 JOHNSON, M BLUE BIRD ELP FELL INTO OPEN SHAFT 1919AUG18 JOHNSON, MIKE TURK MACHINE MINER 34 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1898MAY27 JOHNSON, NICK UTI MAY HIN DRUM OF TRAM BROKE 1873NOV3 JOHNSON, NOVER TOWSLAND FELL DOWN SHAFT;FROM CHILLICOTHE, MO 1898JAN3 JOHNSON, OTTO SWEDISH MINER 31 S DURANGO CITY LAP FALL OF COAL 119 9 1898 1902JAN20 JOHNSON, PETE MINER PICTOU HUE EXPLOSION 1894JAN2 JOHNSON, VICTOR SWEDE 22 PENNSYLVANIA SUM DRILLED NON-EXPLOEDED HOLE 18 10 1894 1899OCT26 JOHNSON, WALTER B OIL CREEK TUNNEL TEL PICKED UNEXPLODED POWDER Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896DEC17 JOHNSTON, AVERY GOLD DERT CLE FELL DOWN SHAFT 1914NOV18 JOHNSTON, J. A AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 30 M 2 BROOKS-HARRISON FUEL NONPAREIL BOU FALL OF COAL 1920JUL15 JOHNSTON, M U MACHINE MAN 27 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1914JUL16 JOHNSTON, WALTER AMERICAN MINER 30 S HAN BY & AMES HANBY JAC FALL OF DIRT & ROCK 1913SEP10 JOHNSTONE, ANDREW AMERICAN TIPPLEMAN 17 UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN FALL OF TIPPLE 1917APR27 JONAS, MIKE GREEK MINER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1898APR23 JONES, D. D LONDONDERRY ELP SHAFT HOUSE BURNED DOWN 1907SEP11 JONES, DAVID WELSH MINER 64 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1896OCT27 JONES, HENRY MINER ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 JONES, JEFF COLORED TRACKMAN 46 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1893AUG24 JONES, JOHN COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1951NOV21 JONES, JOHN C B & M SERVIC CO. BURNED BY OIL TANK FIRE 1919OCT26 JONES, JOHN O WELSH MASTER MECHANIC 32 M 2 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE CAUGHT IN THE GEARS OF ELECTRIC PUMP 1904JUN5 JONES, JOHN S WELSH SUPERINTENDENT 53 M FREMONT FRE STRUCK BY DESCENDING CAGE AT SHAFT 1910DEC14 JONES, LESTER AMERICAN DRIVER 25 W 2 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1957OCT12 JONES, LEWIS L BEAVER MESA URANIUM, INC. CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1918JUN13 JONES, LLOYD AMERICAN 21 DURANGO LAP FELL DOWN SHAFT 1960APR15 JONES, LOUIS M 62 RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. DOL SLAB FALLING FROM ROOF 1899OCT12 JONES, MICHAEL BURNO TEL SHOTS EXPLODED 1975MAY31 JONES, PAUL R 46 U.S. ENERGY Corp TEL BAD AIR 54 12 1975 1917NOV13 JONES, RAYMOND AMERICAN DRIVER 17 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE RUN OVER BY EMPTY MINE CAR 1952SEP6 JONES, ROBERT B COLORADO STANDARD LEAD, LAKE CITY HIN FELL IN OPEN ORE CHUTE 1897AUG13 JONES, ROBERT D IDA TUNNEL RIG EXPLOSION WHILE PREPARING POWDER 1896FEB18 JONES, SAMPSON ENGLISH PIPEMAN 38 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1899NOV13 JONES, THOMAS P VICTOR TEL INHALING POWDER SMOKE 1884JAN24 JONES, W L COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1901NOV20 JONES, WILLIAM SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1901NOV28 JONES, WILLIAM WELCHMAN DRIVER COALBASIN PIT STUMBLED WHILE TRYING TO JUMP ON THE CAR 1921DEC13 JONES, WILLIAM WELSH PICK MINER 40 M 2 COLLIERIES CO. SATANIC JEF OVERCOME BY FUMES 1920APR10 JONES, WILLIAM L AMERICAN DRIVER 22 38 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A CAR AND RIB 1935MAR9 JONES, WILLIAM M AMERICAN DRIVER 22 40 M 1 DAVID ALLAN CROWN BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & BRUSHING 1900JAN16 JORDAN, ADAM FAIRVIEW LAK CRUSHED BY SLAB FELL 1951JUL29 JORDAN, JOSEPH CLAYTON COAL CO. WASHINGTON WEL HEART ATTACK 1893NOV3 JOSEPH, JOHN BOOK COAL CO. CHANDLER CREEK FRE CAGE KNOCKING HIM DOWN SHAFT 1920MAR19 JOTKES, GUS MOTORMAN 40 SAM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR & WALL OF TUNNEL 1900OCT24 JOVANOVICE, ALBERT SLAVONIAN MINER 27 BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF TOP COAL; or Oct10? 15 17 1918OCT30 JOVICH, SAM SERVIAN PICK MINER 32 S BEAR RIVER COAL CO. BEAR RIVER ROU BETWEEN TWO LOADED CARS 1920OCT15 JOYCE, WILLIAM H BLACKSMITH 35 LAK EXPLOSION OF MACHINE DRILL AIR TANK 1906DEC21 JUAS, JOHN HUNGARIAN MINER 26 S PINON NO. 3 HUE FALL OF ROOF 1896APR16 JUDKINS, EDWIN LOST ANNIE ELP FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1911DEC1 JUKOVERZK, ALEXANDER RUSSIAN MINER 24 S INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1893JAN10 JULIAM, ANGELE UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 JULIANA, ANGELO aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1901NOV19 JULIO, JOSEPH ITALIAN 40 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1919OCT23 JULIUS, GEORGE A GREEK LOADER 22 S CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE CO. BAUM WEL STRUCK BY MOVING CARS 1922JUN13 JUMOVECH, MIKE AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 20 47 M 2 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 JUNOS, JOHN GREEK MINER 20 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1909MAY22 JURAN, JUAN MEXICAN MINER 47 W HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 JURGAR, FRNAK AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1901NOV20 KAANTA, AUGUST SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1921JAN12 KACHANER, MIKE H RUSSIAN MINER 6 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC17 KAGIS, SAM GREEK MINER 25 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OR ROOF 1915FEB2 KAHNA, JOE SLAV MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1889NOV26 KAIL, PAUL COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1943JUL10 KAKALECIK, EDWARD ROPE RIDER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE HAULAGE 1910DEC14 KAKIS, MIKE GREEK MINER 26 M 2 PURITAN WEL FALLING OFF ASCENDING CAGE 1912MAY17 KALB, LOUIE AUSTRIAN MACHINE-RUNNER 35 M 1 MATCHLESS BOU FALL OF SLATE 1965MAY13 KALINOWSKI, PHIL P 53 JONES-HARRISON JOINT VENTURE CLE CRUSHED BY ROCK SLIDE 49 12 1965 1903JUN26 KALLAR, WILLIAM AUSTRIAN ROCK MINER 31 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 19 17 1920SEP10 KALLAS, ROY GREEK DRIVER 10 31 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. GORHAM BOU RUN OVER BY A LOADED COAL CAR Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1913DEC16 KALONSKY, STANLEY POLE TIMBERMAN 28 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1930FEB10 KAMBIC, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 2 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927SEP8 KAMINSKY, PETER RUSSIAN MACHINE MINER 15 47 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1918FEB8 KAMPWRUKI, MIKE GREEK MINER 44 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919DEC7 KANAGAS, CHARLES MACHINEMAN 42 SAM STRUCK ON HEAD BY A WHEEL OFF THE SKIP 1945AUG3 KANAKARAIS, JOHN LOUIS GASPAR REGAL BOU ROOF FALL 1918APR7 KAPETANKIS, NICK GREEK MINER 44 M 4 NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 1 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1917NOV30 KARAZA, JOSEPH MINER 33 LAK EXPLOSION OF CAPPING FUSE 1936JAN15 KARCICH, FRANK AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 30 50 M 0 JEWELL COLLIERIES CORP. CRESTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926JAN29 KARMOS, CHRIST GREEK 35 M 4 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1926JAN19 KARMOS, TOM GREEK PICK MINER 36 S BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942NOV23 KARST, FRANK BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1963AUG9 KASCAK, DANIEL G 30 JOHNSON-MK MONR CAT WENT OVER BANK 45 12 1963 1919MAY9 KASKIE, ROBERT F MILLMAN 35 CHA CAUGHT ON A LINE SHAFT 1910OCT23 KASPER, FRANK SLAV MINER 25 S GLOBE HUE RUN OVER BY A CAR 1907NOV22 KATAVISH, JACOB SLAVONIAN MINER 49 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1921FEB20 KATES, F E MINER 22 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1917JUL10 KATHADORES, WILLIAM GREEK MINER 35 M 0 BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CENTENNIAL FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 KATRES, JOHN GREEK MINER 30 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1918MAR12 KATSARALIKES, GEORGE GREEK PICK MINER 30 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923MAY5 KATSICIS, CHRIS GREEK PICK MINER 20 36 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1922AUG26 KATSOULIS, GUST GREEK MACHINE MINER 10 36 M 3 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON LAS ELECTROCUTED 1915MAR4 KAUSER, FRED AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 41 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1920SEP30 KAUSER, MARTIN AUSTRIAN FIREBOSS 5 24 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1897MAY1 KAVANAUGH, WILLIAM PELICAN DAVIS CLE FALLING ROCK IN SLOPE 1912JUL13 KAWAKAMI, B. JAPANESE MINER 40 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1893JAN30 KEATING, JOHN C MINING MACHINERY PRENTISS FRE FALL OF ROCK 1896DEC9 KEESE, WILLIAM E PLYMOUTH ROCK ELP EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1897NOV13 KEHOE, PATRICK PLATEAU GIL ROCK FALLING FROM HANGING WALL 1899AUG30 KEITH, CHARLES A ORSHA MAY NO. 1 TEL FELL WITH BUCKET IN SHAFT 1922FEB18 KEITH, J H AMERICAN DRIVER 7 29 M 0 CANON RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE RUN OVER BY CAR 1912MAR8 KEITH, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 68 W 6 MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROCK 1902AUG2 KELLER, E. H HELPER BROADHEAD LAS EXPLOSION 1899APR10 KELLER, G W LAST DOLLAR TEL STRUCK BY CAGE 1949OCT11 KELLER, WILLIAM C DIAMOND DRILLER 31 M BOYLES BROS. DRILLING CO. SUFFOCATED 1896JAN9 KELLEY, B. C TOM BOY SAM CAVE OF GROUND 1900MAR13 KELLEY, HENRY IRISH MINER 45 S BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF COAL 1934JUL28 KELLITT, WILLIAM ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 36 58 M 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF ROCK 1910SEP22 KELLY, JOKE SLAV MINER 38 M 4 CAMERON HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1965NOV2 KELLY, MAX McCOY 30 F.H. LINNEMAN Inc DOU SLAB FELL FROM RIB 50 12 1965 1870SEP14 KELLY, PATRICK MINER LYDEN-MURPHY FOUL AIR 1920SEP3 KELLY, RAYMOND A LABORER 21 ELP FELL FROM A TRESTLE 1880APR22 KELLY, WILLIAM YANKEEHILL-LEADVILLE CAVE-IN 1897AUG10 KEMBER, HENRY BUELL GIL HIT ON HEAD FALLING ROCK 1910OCT8 KEMPANY, RUDOLPH POLE MINER 28 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1902AUG7 KENEALY, JOHN AMERICAN SHOOTER S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1928JUL15 KENNEDY, JOHN SHIFT BOSS 55 CAMEO FALL OF ROCK 1899MAY31 KENNEDY, THOMAS SCOTCH GIRL OUR FALLING FROM LADDER DOWN SHAFT 1933NOV15 KEOWN, RAYMOND MOTORMAN 25 M EAGLE EAG CAUGH BETWEEN CHUTE LIP & LOADED CAR 1904DEC17 KERBISH, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S ROYAL GORGE FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1896DEC19 KERMODE, HARRY PONY EXPRESS OUR FALLING ROCK 1910JAN31 KERN, BOB AUSTRIAN MINER 46 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1898MAR27 KERO, FRANK ORIENT IRON SAG ORE BREAKING AWAY IN SLOPE 1911OCT18 KEROTTI, B. AUSTRIAN MINER 39 S ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917JAN31 KERR, DAVID SCOTCH MINER 58 W 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF COAL 1923APR19 KERR, FRANK AMERICAN INSIDE ENGINEER 55 M 4 ROSS COAL CO. HORACE GUN CRUSHED UNDER A SNOWSLIDE 1917MAY6 KERR, WALTER AMERICAN MINER 27 M 3 BERWIND CO FUEL & IRON HASTINGS LAS HEART FAILURE; HELPED IN THE RESCUE WORK 1898MAR16 KERR, WILLIAM SCOTCH TRAMWAY CLEANER 44 M 3 CRESTED BUTTE GUN CRUSHED BY CAR 122 9 1898 1910JAN31 KERT, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 33 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1904JUN17 KETOLA, HERMAN FINLANDER MINER 24 S HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1913FEB13 KETROE, GUS GREEK MINER 28 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 FALL OF ROCK 1978FEB8 KEY, HOWARD F 40 STANDARD METALS Corp AMERICAN TUNNEL OVERCOME BY GAS 32 12m 1978 1923OCT7 KEYS, HARVEY AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 16 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1923OCT7 KEYS, J K AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 30 56 M 7 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1923ICT7 KEYS, ROBERT B AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 13 29 M 1 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1923OCT7 KEYS, W B AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 18 31 M 3 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1917MAR3 KIDDY, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER 38 M 1 ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS CRUSHED UNDER A MINE CAR 1906JUL24 KIKA, MIKE SLAVONIAN MINER 26 S PRYOR HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1917APR27 KIKOS, SAM GREEK MINER 37 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1915DEC2 KIKUCHI, C. JAPANESE MINER 30 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1958JAN17 KILGORE, LEVI LaSALLE MINING CO. (U.C.N.C. CRUSHED UNDER DUMPED BUCKET OF WASTE 1918JUL22 KILHOFFER, JOSEPH ALSATIAN MINER 54 M 2 RED ASH COAL CO. RED ASH BOU FALL OF ROCK 1915JAN6 KILPATRICK, JAMES SCOTCH MINER 48 S GRAND MESA FUEL FAIRVIEW DEL FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 KILPATRICK, W. C AMERICAN OUTSIDE FOREMAN 42 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1951AUG24 KIM, G J RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1910JAN31 KIM, H. K KOREAN MINER 29 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 KIM, H. P KOREAN MINER 36 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 KIM, O. H KOREAN MINER 37 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 KIM, Y. B KOREAN MINER 32 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1939OCT30 KIMBALL, A G IDLE MINE RITCHNEG ROU FALL OF SLATE 1930AUG16 KIMMICK, GEORGE ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 22 34 S CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE FALL OF ROCK 1942MAR7 KINDER, RAY 46 M FEDERAL PROJECT CAMEO NO. 3 GRAND JUNCTION MES FALL OF ROCK 1924NOV13 KING, BURT AMERICAN PICK MINER 36 S ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE FALL OF ROCK 1900MAR12 KING, GEORGE IOWA CHIEF PIT EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1884JAN24 KING, IBER MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1884JAN24 KING, W T COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1932AUG27 KING, W Y KOREAN MINER 6 41 W 1 HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO, 3 ROU FALL OF TOP COAL 1946DEC29 KING, WILLIAM SHIFT BOSS 61 M JOHN HAMM MINING & MILLING LEADVILLE LAK CLOTHING CAUGHT IN JACK SHAFT 1916SEP23 KINK, MARTIN GERMAN TIMBERMAN 46 M 6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU FALL OF ROCK AND DIRT 1937NOV6 KIRBY, ED MINER 43 S SUNNYSIDE MINING & MILLING SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1920JAN29 KIRBY, J L OILER 42 SUM ELECTROCUTED 1915JAN18 KIRCH, ADOLPH GERMAN MINER 16 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923JUL12 KIREN, ANDREW AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 29 57 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROCKVALE PREMATURE SHOT 1928FEB5 KIRK, WILLIAM AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 42 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ACME BOU FALL OF ROCK 1904JAN21 KIS, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 30 S ROUSE HUE HIT BY RUNAWAY MINE CARS 1890JUN7 KITELL, JOHN COLORADO FUEL CO. COAL RIDGE GAR STRUCK OF FRAGMENTS 1972JAN24 KITSMILLER, KENNETH R 24 IDARADO MINING Co SAM FELL FROM FALLING SKIP 58 12 1972 1941OCT29 KITT, FRED LABORER 19 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK SUFFOCATED 1919MAR30 KITZER, ANTHONY TRAMWAY TENDER 47 TEL CAUGHT UNDER A TRAMWAY 1911FEB9 KLAPUCH, LUDWIG POLE SHOT-FIRER M 1 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1910OCT8 KLIMEK, FRANK POLE MINER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1921APR4 KLIMO, PETE POLE MINER 7 33 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1932JUL4 KLINE, ANDY AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 20 46 S LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 2 JEF FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1904OCT7 KLINOWSKI, FRANK POLANDER MINER 34 M INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1917APR27 KLOBAS, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1980MAR6 KLOCKER,MARCUS A 25 MINE SHAFT and TUNNEL Corp TRACT C-a PUSHED DOWN SHAFT 36 12m 1980 1913JUN13 KLUM, LOUIS SLAV MINER 33 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920NOV23 KLUPHF, H E GERMAN CARPENTER 41 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FELL OFF TIPPLE 1928FEB25 KNAPP, HENRY O AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 35 58 M 6 PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP BLOOD POISON 1892APR16 KNEEBONE, WILLIAM COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. NEW CASTLE GAR FALLED FROM BUCKET IN SINKING SHAFT 1912OCT19 KNIEST, CHARLES AUSTRIAN MINER 50 S CAMEO MES FALL OF SLAB 1936DEC16 KNIGHT, ARLISS AMERICAN NIGHT WATCHMAN 57 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF FROZEN DIRT 1931NOV22 KNOCH, H S ELECTRICIAN 42 M BANNER AMERICAN OUR ELECTROCUTED 1898JAN17 KNOWLEY, WILLIAM ENGLISH MINER 39 M 3 SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 120 9 1898 1933JAN5 KNOX, CURTIS E AMERICAN NIGHT FIREMAN 19 S GOOD FUEL CO. CHRISTENSEN JEF CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE & WHEEL 1945OCT23 KNOX, HENRY BOULDER VALLEY COAL BOULDER VALLEY NO. 3 WEL ROOF FALL 1918MAR16 KNOX, THAD AMERICAN CAR DROPPER 28 M 1 IDEAL FUEL JEWEL LAS RUN OVER BY A RAILROAD CAR 1911DEC12 KNOX, THOMAS J AMERICAN MINER 60 M 5 ROBINSON HUE FALL OF SLATE 1919ICT30 KNUDSEN, NEILS DANE PICK MINER 31 M 0 1979AUG23 KNUTSON, DALE EDWARD 26 RAMSOUR BROTHERS Inc MOUNTAIN AGGREGATE PIT FELL INTO POND OF WATER 35 12m 1979 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910OCT8 KOBARA, LAWRENCE POLE MINER 50 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1926MAR2 KOCHANOWSKY, HARRY POLE MACHINE MINER 4 26 M 1 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1900MAR14 KOCHEVAR, STEVE IBEX LAK EXPLOSION OF HOLE 1884SEP4 KOEHLER, GUSTAVE MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 13 9 1886 1894JUL31 KOERPER, JACOB SLAV MINER DENVER COAL RALLSTON CREEK JEF FALL OF ROCK & COAL 10 17 1896MAR23 KOHIBERG, E. UNION SAM PULLED CAR OFF CAGE WHILE IN MOTION 1917AUG15 KOIVU, FRANK MACHINE DRILLER 35 SAM ELECTROCUTED OR OVERCOME BY WATER & GAS 1913MAY27 KOLAR, NIKOLAS SLAV MINER 52 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910MAY9 KOLATIC, PAUL RUSSIAN MINER 35 M 1 RAVENWOOD HUE STRUCK BY RUNAWAY CAR 1893DEC5 KOLISER, JOHN UNITED COAL CO. PEERLESS HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921AUG10 KOMAR, TONY AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 4 36 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. RADIANT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1906APR22 KOME, K. JAPANESE MINER 38 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1919MAR31 KONDIS, MIKE GREEK PICK MINER 27 S EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1917APR27 KONIGERES GREEK MINER 36 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1926JAN29 KONTOGIANES, JIM GREEK 46 M 3 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1955JUN21 KOONCE, GARLAND L R. L. MANNING DRILLING CO. HIT BY FALLING CORE BARREL 1935JAN10 KOPACZ, PAUL POLISH COMPANY MAN 28 52 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROCKVALE NO. 3 FRE EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE 1917APR27 KOPELAS, JOHN GREEK MINER 31 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1922DEC15 KORACH, DAN SERVIAN MACHINE MINER 10 40 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF COAL 1961MAY2 KORBEL, DONALD K 41 RALPH J. PIERCE FRE CRUSHED BY LOADER 1910MAY28 KORENTUS, EMERIC HUGARIAN MINER 47 M PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926DEC27 KORPILLA, JOHN FINLANDER SHOVEL PITMAN 50 GAR CRUSHED BY A HEAVY JACK-SCREW 1927OCT7 KOS, ANTHONY AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 5 26 W 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1942JUN17 KOSAREK, ERNEST AMERICAN S. & R. CO. BONCARBO LAS ROOF FALL 1915APR6 KOSEFF, CHRIS BULGARIAN MINER 28 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1910JAN31 KOSERNIK, JOHN AUSTRIAN TRACKLAYER 28 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1917APR27 KOSICH, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 36 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 KOSICH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1918MAR4 KOSMIDER, HENRY SLAV MACHINE RUNNER 48 M 3 AZTEC COAL MINING TOLTEC HUE FALL OF BONE COAL 1925FEB4 KOSS, JOE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 35 56 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 KOSTER, JONATHAN ITALIAN MINER 33 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1906FEB19 KOSTER, K. ITALIAN MINER 28 M MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1915SEP27 KOUKOS, MIKE GREEK MINER 21 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1904NOV21 KOVATS, LOUIS HUNGARIAN MINER 19 M CHANDLER FRE FALL OF COAL 1910SEP30 KOVATZ, ANDREW HUNGARIAN MINER 20 S PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1937OCT30 KOVITH, DANIEL MINER 42 M SHENANDOAH-DIVES MINING CO. SAJ FELL FROM TOWER ON A AERIAL TRAMWAY 1929JUN27 KOWALSKI, WILLIAM MACHINE DRILLER 36 S SAJ DRAWN INTO STOPE OF RUNNING ORE 1912OCT27 KRANKOTA, JOE SLAV MINER M 7 OAKDALE HUE FALL OF COAL 1933DEC2 KRANLEIDES, MARTIN GERMAN MINE MECHANIC 44 S GOOD FUEL CO. LITTLETON VALLEY JEF SUFFOCATED 1884JAN24 KRANST, JOSEPH MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1913MAY22 KRASHITZ, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND COAL FACE 1911APR15 KRAUSHOPE, HENRY GERMAN MINER 45 M 1 PARKDALE WEL FALL OF COAL 1910OCT8 KRAWCZYK, FRANK POLE MINER 34 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910OCT8 KRAWCZYK, JOHN POLE MINER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1911SEP4 KRESIN, MIKE POLE MINER 43 M 8 GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 KRESOVICH, MARTIN AUSTRIAN MINER 29 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 KRESOVICH, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1958NOV5 KRILL, DAVID IDARADO MINING CO. ASPHYXIATION. FALL OF MAN 1920JUL29 KRIMPOTICH, MARK TRAMMER 26 SAM WALKED INTO AN OPEN CHUTE 1912JUL11 KRIPAN, ANDRE AUSTRIAN MINER 43 M 1 IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1946MAR15 KRIST, JOHN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. PICTOU (NEW) HUE ROOF FALL 1939APR28 KRISTY, ARNOLD J MINER 28 M VETA MINES, INC. SAM PREMATURE BLAST 1902DEC23 KRIZIK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 35 PICTOU HUE STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRIP OF 6 LOAED CARS 18 17 1917FEB5 KROGH, MARTIN FOREMAN 49 BOU PINNED AGAINST THE FOOT-WALL 1912JUL17 KROKOWSKI, TOM POLE MINER 21 S PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1921DEC12 KROPROSHEK, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 8 36 M 0 UTAH FUEL CO. SOMERSET GUN FALL OF COAL 1922SEP25 KROVERTIN, FRANK AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 50 M 5 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE FALL OF COAL 1896APR17 KRUZE, ANDERS MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1913JUL22 KSEYSEKOWSKI, LUG POLE MINER 30 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895SEP26 KUHN, EDWARD H BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910OCT8 KUMOREK, MIKE POLE MINER 35 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1917APR27 KUNELIS, MIKE GREEK MINER 24 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1918FEB26 KURE, JOSEPH 31 LAK FALL OF SOME OBJECT 1917JAN18 KUREN, JOHN W AMERICAN SHOTFIRER 30 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS EXPLODING DETONATORS 1915JUN30 KUREN, MIKE AUSTRIAN MACHINE HELPER 32 M 2 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926DEC23 KURETICH, MARTIN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 25 53 M 4 JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL STRUCK BY AN EMPTY ROPE TRIP 1907MAR28 KUSAHARA, K. JAPANESE MINER 27 S GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JUL25 KUSKOVITCH, FRANK POLE MINER 3L S GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC30 KUZMOVIC, GEORGE SLAVONIAN PUMPMAN 32 M MIDWAY HUE STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TRIP 1905JUL8 KUZNIK, SCEPAN POLANDER MINER 20 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1903FEB25 KYLE, ROBERT AMERICAN MINER 29 M MAITLAND HUE HIT BY MINE CARS 1892DEC7 LABATO, GAVINO COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OFCOAL 1913DEC16 LaBLANCH, JOE AMERICAN MINER 32 M 5 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1957SEP25 LABRUM, ROCK J LARK WASHBURN (U.C.N.C.) CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1898APR15 LACER, WILLIAM A ENTERPRISE BOU EXPLOSION WHILE PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1907JUL30 LACKITTE, FRANK COLORED MINER 31 S PIEDMONT LAS DELAYED SHOT 1902JUN1 LACORA, NICOLA ITALIAN MINER STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1910JAN31 LaCROIX, JOSE MEXICAN DRIVER 40 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 LaCROIX, SAM MEXICAN TRAPPER 15 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1943JUN19 LaCRUE, JUAN J MINER TOLLER COAL ANCHOR LAS ROOF FALL '1912 LACY, GEORGE AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 48 M 1 SOUTH CANON GAR GAS AND DUST EXPLOSION 1909NOV20 LADOLINE, ORESTO ITALIAN MINER 25 M 3 OAKDALE HUE MISSED SHOT 1895MAY10 LAEMERINGER, B SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS (CH4) 1884JAN24 LAFFEY, THOMAS COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1937DEC22 LAINE, ANO E LOADER 24 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK FELL INTO CHUTE & WAS HIT BY RUN OF ORE 1899NOV28 LAIR, GEORGE UTE HIN EXPLOSION WHILE INSERTING CAP 1914MAR5 LaLAMA, GAETANO ITALIAN LEVELER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON SEGUNDO LAS CRUSHED UNDER CAR 1893DEC16 LALLA, JOSEPH CITIZEN'S COAL HECLA NO. 1 BOU FALL OF COAL 1897MAY18 LALLI, FRANK MINER NEWCASTLE GAR FALL OF TOP COAL 51 9 1898 1892JUL11 LAMB, GEORGE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897OCT24 LAMB, PETER AMERICAN EAGLE ELP MISSED HOLE EXPLODED WHILE IN SHAFT 1947JUN12 LAMBERT, TED SLUSHER OPERATOR 28 S RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. RICO DOL FALL OF ROCK 1970MAY22 LAMBERT, WILBUR GEORGE 51 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK FELL FROM MANTRIP 52 12 1970 1899OCT28 LAMBERT, WILLIAM MINER 40 JOE DANDY TEL FALL TO BOTTOM SHAFT AND HOLES EXPLODED 1899AUG25 LAMELA, JOS ITALIAN MINER 29 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF "BONEY" COAL 1924OCT20 LAMISCH, JOE 46 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1894MAY26 LAMPSHIRE, HENRY 28 KEYSTONE BOU FALL OF TIMBER 19 10 1894 1893JUL19 LaMUNYON, JAMES G 24 M ALBRO CLE CAVE IN OF TIMBERS 15 10 1894 1924MAY6 LANDEN, W E AMERICAN FOREMAN 11 41 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK 1979AUG6 LANE, BARRY LEE 18 GILBERT Corp of DELAWARE TRACT C-b STRUCK BY BUCKET 34 12m 1979 1942FEB28 LANE, GEORGE G MACHINEMAN 24 M GOLDEN HARP MINING & MILLING BOULDER BOU FELL FROM HANGING WALL 1901NOV20 LANE, LEON 16 JEWEL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1930APR15 LANER, JOHN AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 20 58 W 1 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS FALL OF COAL 1967JUN12 LANG, ANDREW 42 International Minerals Engineering Co SAJ CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 48 12 1967 1969FEB15 LANG, ROBERT L 33 CRAIGHT CREEK CONSTRUCTORS CLE FALL OF ROCK 45 12 1969 1890SEP28 LANGAN, WILLIAM AMERICAN 35 HOMESTAKE PIT EXPLOSION WHILE BLASTING 27 10 1890 1917FEB4 LANGDON, WILLIAM I J 47 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1933JUN21 LANGHOFF, ED TUNNEL CONTRACTOR 62 S SILVERTON SYNDICATE SAJ EXPLOSION OF POWDER STICKS 1894JUN30 LANGMAN, CHARLES SWEDE 25 VIRGINIUS OUR FALL OF ROOF ROCK 20 10 1894 1910JAN31 LANISEK, LOUIS AUSTRIAN DRIVER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1924JAN15 LANNERS, FRANK H QUARRYMAN 47 RIG CAUGHT IN REVOLVING SHAFT 1904OCT28 LANOTINE, LEOPOLD ITALIAN MINER 20 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1927FEB9 LANSBERRY, BERT AMERICAN MINER 46 SAM FELL INTO CHUTE 1931OCT23 LaPENNA, FRANK 26 OLD FERRELL LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1902NOV13 LAPINNA, FERINANDO ITALIAN M 5 BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1909DEC18 LAPINNAS, TONY ITALIAN MINER 35 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF COAL 1917JUN28 LAPPAS, LOUIS GREEK MINER 24 M 0 MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1926OCT15 LARGO, DOMINICK ITALIAN 10 26 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN THE WHEELS OF A LOADED CAR 1906MAR23 LAROCHI, JONATHAN FRENCH MINER 40 M REX NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL 1913JUN3 LARONDELLE, AUGUST FRENCH MINER 51 S ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920APR23 LARSON, CARL MUCKER 22 SAM FELL DOWN A TIMBER SLIDE 1937JUL18 LARSON, GLEN PIPEMAN HELPER 19 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK INJURED BY PIPE WHILE RIDING IN CAGE 1921JAN17 LARSON, MATT AUSTRIAN ROPE RIDER 8 37 S SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING CO. SUNNYSIDE HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN PILLAR & CAR 1931MAR31 LARSON, PETER MINER 36 S PERIGO GIL FELL NINETY FEET 1911OCT27 LARSON, ROBERT SWEDISH MINER 35 M 1 PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1916AUG11 LaSALLE, WILLIAM AMERICAN DRIVER 23 S BIG LAKE COAL BIG LAKE BOU ELECTRIC SHOCK 1934MAR30 LASKY, JOHN W MACHINEMAN 32 M CLE FALL OF ROCK 1923MAR14 LASSER, JOHN TIMBERMAN 45 SAM STRUCK BY A CAVE OF LOOSE GROUND 1911AUG3 LATHAM, ARTHUR AMERICAN GENERAL MANAGER 63 M 1 CENTENNIAL BOU CAUGHT BY CAGE 1919DEC17 LATTI, R F AMERICAN PICK MINER 37 M 2 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1946JUN6 LAUER, STEVE E MINER 27 S TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM SLIPPED & FELL IN RAISE 1903OCT31 LAUGHRAN, MATHEW IRISH MINER 42 M MAGNET FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1884JAN24 LAUX, JACOB COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1962JUN21 LAVA, MIKE MINER 35 52 PINE GULCH NO. 4 FRE FALL OF ROOF 1934FEB8 LAVATO, ANTONIA TIMBERING CONT. 41 S SHENANDOAH-DIVES MINING CO. SAJ FELL DOWN SKIPWAY 1965NOV10 LAVATO, TONY 27 STANDARD METALS Inc SAJ SUFFOCATED BY RELEASE OF MUCK 48 12 1965 1912NOV22 LaVERGNE, W W AMERICAN PUMPMAN 38 M SIMPSON BOU STRUCK BY CAGE 1929MAH11 LAVERTY, LEO AMERICAN ROPER RIDER 5 21 S ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE THROWN BETWEEN TWO TRIPS OF CARS 1919APR27 LAVRANCINI, JOHN AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 48 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 LAVUSKI, ALBERT RUSSIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1895AUG21 LAWSON, THOMAS PIKE'S PEAK ELP FALL DOWN SHAFT 1910DEC8 LEA, FRANCIS ITALIAN MINER 21 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928JUN25 LEACH, CHARLES EDWARD ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 14 38 M 0 WELLINGTON MINING CO. WELLINGTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1896SEP17 LEADBOROUGH, WILLIAM INDEPENDENCE ELP DRILLING INTO UNEXPLODED BLAST 1942AUG18 LEAL, FRANK VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU ROOF FALL 1946OCT19 LEARY, JAMES P TIMBERMAN 44 S RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK GAS FUMES 1898JUL23 LEARY, MICHEAL PORTLAND ELP CARRIED DOWN CHUTE 1926MAY25 LEBLOW, A J AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 25 45 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO. THOR LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN PILLAR & CAR 1973NOV7 LEDBETTER, JAMES M 60 H-E LOWDERMILK CONSTRUCTION Co LAS PULLED INTO RAFT WHEEL 61 12 1973 1890FEB3 LEDDY, JOHN IRISH 40 BEAUMONT OUR EXPLOSION OF SHORT HOLES 47 10 1890 1922MAR28 LEDWICK, GEORGE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 18 43 M 0 LEYDEN COAL CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF COAL 1901MAY31 LEE, JOE ITALIAN DRIVER CORYELL GAR EXPLOSION 1912OCT28 LEE, MARCUS ENGLISH MINER 23 M 1 PINNACLE ROU FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1889DEC15 LEE, S P AMERICAN 36 COMPROMISE PIT SUFFOCATED BY BAD AIR 24 10 1890 1910JAN31 LEE, S. K KOREAN MINER 44 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1925AUG4 LEE, W J AMERICAN NIGHT WATCHMAN 60 M 7 HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FELL DOWN A SHAFT 1973MAY25 LEE, WILEY Jr 28 ALLISON DRILLING Co ELB BLOWN OFF KELLY 62 12 1973 1937OCT21 LEECH, HUGH HOWELL DIESEL OPERATOR 33 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. MON HIT BY PIECE OF BROKEN MACHINERY 1934SEP23 LEGAL, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 22 47 M 2 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF FACE COAL 1917APR27 LEGAS, JAMES GREEK MINER 35 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910OCT8 LEGH, ALBERY POLE MINER 25 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1952OCT18 LEIMATT, R J TIMBERMAN 35 56 KEYSTONE ROU HEART ATTACK 1910JAN31 LEIPAR, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1962APR18 LEIRER, EDWARD ERNEST 21 ALLISON DRILLING CO. WAS CRUSHED BY FALLING DRILL STEM 1924MAY22 LEKICH, MIKE TRACKMAN 38 MOFFAT GIL STRUCK BY CARS 1931AUG12 LeLOGE, LOUIS FRENCH MOTOR NIPPER 4 27 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PIT CARS & RIB 1910NOV8 LENARSIC, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 31 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1923APR10 LENKE, OSWALD GERMAN ROCK CAR RUNNER 17 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL SUFFOCATION 1910MAY26 LENZINI, FRANK ITALIAN MACHINE HELPHER 32 M 1 TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919AUG30 LENZINI, FRANK ITALIAN DRIVER 34 S GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE STRUCK BY LOADED PIT CARS 1917DEC6 LENZINI, JOSEPH ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 31 M 1 GEO. MCNALLEY COAL MAITLAND HUE MINING MACHINE RUNNING OVER HIM 1910NOV8 LEON, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 27 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 LEON, M MEXICAN MINER 32 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1889OCT29 LEONARD, E A AMERICAN 31 GEYSER CUS CRUSHED BY CAGE 24 10 1890 1897APR4 LEONARD, JAMES HIDDEN TREASURE ELP ROPE BROKE ON BUCKET 1909JUL6 LEONARDELLI, LOUIS AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1910NOV8 LEONARDI, GIOVANI ITALIAN MINER 31 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1908DEC3 LEONATZ, GEORGE GREEK MINER MITCHELL BOU POWDER EXPLOSION 1896JAN19 LEONESI, GELINDO NORTH STAR SAJ BOX OF CAPS EXPLODED 1942APR15 LEONHARDY, OSCAR LOADER 33 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1911MAY25 LEOROSI, CARMELA ITALIAN MINER 40 S GLOBE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1930FEB17 LERCH, E L MUCKER & TRAMMER 34 S KYNER LEASING CO. SCHOOL SECTION TEL FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB10 LESLIE, SAMUEL ROBINSON OUR KNOCKED DOWN BY CAGE SHAFT 1909JUL21 LESSANO, A. ITALIAN MINER 20 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1897MAR21 LESSETZ, JOHN SLAV MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN COAL FELL 50 9 1898 1897APR6 LEU, MIKE STRICKLIN TUNNEL ELP ASPHYXIATED 1979NOV6 LEWIS, BRUCE 21 U.S. STEEL Corp SOMERSET FALL OF ROOF 35 12c 1979 1914NOV26 LEWIS, EDMUND WLESH MACHINE HELPER 26 S GORDON COAL GORDON HUE ELECTROCUTED 1888AUG9 LEWIS, EDWARD MCGREGOR BOU FALL OF SLATE 1916DEC6 LEWIS, JOHN GREEK MULE DRIVER 28 M 0 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A MULE & EMPTY CAR 1941FEB24 LEWIS, ROY LODERMAN CAPROCK FUEL CAPROCK JEF RIB FALL 1907SEP16 LEWIS, STEVEN AMERICAN MINER 47 M LAYDEN JEF FALL OF COAL 1941MAR14 LEWIS, THEODORE FACEMAN LOUIS-LAFAYETTE CO. Hi-WAY BOU MACHINERY 1885FEB26 LEWIS, THOMAS MINER CANFIELD FRE THROWN FROM A RUNAWAY CAR 15 9 1886 1917JUL7 LEWIS, THOMAS W AMERICAN MINER 24 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON COAL CREEK FRE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 LEWIS, WILLIAM AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1953APR17 LEWIS, WILLIAM M CRESSON CONSOLD. GOLD MINING CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1917OCT18 LEYBA, ABEL MEXICAN DRIVER 33 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS CRUSHED UNDER A MINE CAR 1917APR27 LEYVA, JOE MEXICAN TRAPPER 16 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1904JUN7 LIAS, JOHN COLORED MINER 56 M MAITLAND HUE FALL FROM DRAW SLATE 1919OCT3 LIKOS, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 32 S LEYDEN COAL CO. LEYDEN JEF FALL OF COAL FROM A PILLAR SIDE 1981APR15 LINCOLN, RICHARD MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1917MAR26 LINDGREN, ARTHUR B COMPRESSOR MAN 19 SAM FELL 1920DEC10 LINDON, DEWEY L AMERICAN DRIVER 21 S INDEPENDENT LUMBER CO. KURTZVILLE DEL STRUCK BY A LOADED CAR 1951NOV20 LINGOL, EUGENE E KING LEASE, INC. OURAY OUR FELL DOWN OPEN STOPE 1906AUG1 LINK, JONATHAN POLANDER MINER 33 M TOLTEC HUE FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1956JUN29 LINN, WILLIS E CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1925JAN9 LINZA, AMELIA ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 7 30 S BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904DEC19 LIPKOVSKI, STEVE POLANDER MINER 26 S BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROOF 1912APR12 LISTER, ROBERT SCOTCH MINER 36 M 3 COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906APR22 LISYAK, FRANK SLAV MINER M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1898MAR25 LITCHENBERGER, EDWARD HAYDOCK ELP CAR BLEW INTO SHAFT 1904SEP5 LITTLE, ANDY HUNGARIAN DRIVER 28 S PRIERO LAS STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY CAR 1906MAR13 LITTLE, ARTHUR AMERICAN CAR GATHERER 19 S BROADHEAD LAS FALL OF COAL 1930JAN11 LITTLE, WALTER AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 38 S JEWELL COLLIERIES CORP. CRESTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1892JUN30 LITTLE, WILLIAM VULCAN FUEL CO. VULCAN GAR LEG BROKEN & SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES 1981APR15 LITWILLER, DANIEL MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1910OCT8 LKIMEK, JAN POLE MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1918DEC28 LLEWELLYN, GWILIM WELSH PICK MINER 40 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON COAL CREEK FRE CRUSHED UNDER A LOADED CAR 1914OCT5 LLILOFF, BOVIE BULGARIAN LOADER 30 M ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU FALL OF COAL 1918NOV17 LLOYD, ALBERT WELSH DRIVER 41 M 5 GRAND JUNCTION MINING FUEL CAMEO MES RUN OVER BY AN EMPTY CAR 1899DEC5 LLOYD, CHARLES E COMMODORE MIN FELL FROM LADDER 1889SEP9 LLOYD, DAVID GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1897SEP21 LLOYD, JAMES B NUGGET GIL ORE FELL FROM VEIN 1923JAN12 LLOYD, WILLIAM P WELSH FIREBOSS 45 64 W 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE DRAGGED BY A MULE 1896JAN4 LOANE, WILLIAM E 36 ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1908JUN2 LOBACK, V. A GERMAN MINER 40 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1885NOV13 LOBBY, JOHN BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1913FEB27 LOBDELL, FLOYD AMERICAN MINER 32 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN SIMPSON BOU POWDER EXPLOSION 1950NOV23 LOCKETT, JAMES L COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. SALIDA CHA CRUSHED BY HEAVY TRUCK 1917APR27 LOCKHARD, JAMES COLORED DRIVER 31 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1906JUL6 LOGAN, DAVID SCOTCH WEIGH BOSS 78 M CITY LAP STRUCK BY RUN-AWAY TRIP 1899JAN3 LOGAN, PAT MINER 58 M 6 RUGBY FALL OF COAL 1910JAN31 LOGAR, ALBIN AUSTRIAN MINER 36 W COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1911JUL19 LONCAR, RADA SLAV MINER 29 S DELAGUA NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 LONDON, HENRY COLORED DRIVER 31 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1916JAN25 LONEFF, DAN BULGARIAN MINER 36 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS ELECTRIC SHOCK 1909NOV20 LONZEE, PETE ITALIAN MINER 25 S BIG FOUR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1963MAR20 LOOSE, CHARLEY RAY 22 ALLISON DRILLING Co WAS SWEATSHIRT CAUGHT IN ROTATING SHAFT 45 12 1963 1921MAY23 LOPEZ, BALDOMANIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 3 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910OCT8 LOPEZ, CARPLO MEXICAN MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910NOV8 LOPEZ, ESTAVEN MEXICAN MINER 23 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1952JUL10 LOPEZ, EZEQUIEL G AARON STROMBERG & CO. BOULDER BOU PREMATURE BLAST 1906DEC24 LOPEZ, FRANCISCO MEXICAN MINER S BROADHEAD LAS FALL OF ROOF 1910NOV8 LOPEZ, IGNACIO MEXICAN MINER 50 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1923SEP6 LOPEZ, JESUS MEXICAN PICK MINER 6 21 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1954JAN27 LOPEZ, JOE D EMPIRE ZINC CO. CRUSHED BY SLAB OF ROCK 1899SEP21 LOPEZ, JUAN SWAMP ANGEL TUNNEL OUR FALLING ROCK FROM ROOF 1910NOV8 LOPEZ, JUAN MEXICAN MINER 25 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1915SEP3 LOPEZ, LUCAS MEXICAN DRIVER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 LOPEZ, PEDRO MEXICAN MINER 30 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1933OCT13 LOPEZ, ROY MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 28 S VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1931JAN5 LOPEZ, SALVADOR MEXICAN PICK MINER 1 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF DRAW ROCK 1910NOV8 LOPEZ, V MEXICAN MINER 30 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1928JAN24 LORD, EDWIN WALTER AMERICAN MINER 20 TEL FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT ABOUT 700 FEET 1948NOV17 LORENZI, EDWARD MINER 3 26 RED CANON COAL RED CANON NO. 1 DEL FALL OF ROOF 1891JUN5 LOTINE, FELIX AUS MINER COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. EL MORO LAS FALL OF SLATE 9 9 1892 1933AUG30 LOUGHRY, L E TRAM OPERATOR 27 AMERICAN PAR STRUCK BY BUCKET 1901NOV20 LOUIS, BORZAGA SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1924FEB9 LOUKOGIANIS, STRATIS GREEK PICK MINER 11 33 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK WHILE PREPARING A PROP 1956DEC12 LOUTH, CHARLES E ALEX BELTRAMO, JR. CAUGHT IN CAT LINE, PULLED INTO CAT HEAD 1920NOV24 LOVATO, TRANQUILINO MEXICAN MINER 6 26 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A HAULAGE MOTOR 1906FEB19 LOVERA, B. ITALIAN MINER 37 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1942NOV16 LOW, JOSEPH M CARPENTER 64 M GARVIE LONDON GOLD MINING CO BRECKENRIDGE SUM PLANK BROKE & FELL 12 FEET 1921JUL30 LOWE, A J LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1918NOV8 LOWE, JAMES AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 38 S HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW HUE CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN TWO CARS AND RIB 1895MAY10 LUBA, JOHN SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS (CH4) 1899JAN17 LUBA, MAT MINER SOPRIS FALL OF COAL 1912JAN27 LUBICI, ABRAM AUSTRIAN MINER 44 M 5 DELAGUA LAS ELECTROCUTED 1910OCT8 LUBRANSKI, JOE POLE MINER 36 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910JAN31 LUCAS, ALEXANDER AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1899DEC19 LUCAS, JAMES 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. WALSEN STRUCK BY 15 EMPTY CARS 1899NOV11 LUCERO, ADOLPH MEXICAN MINER S ENGLE LAS FALL OF SLATE 1915JAN9 LUCERO, ALBERT MEXICAN MINER 27 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1948JAN8 LUCERO, CAMILIO FACEMAN 28 46 KEYSTONE COAL KEYSTONE ROU FALL OF ROOF 1927APR27 LUCERO, GABRIEL MEXICAN DRIVER 6 23 M 2 WELLINGTON MINES CO, WELLINGTON NO. 1 LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED CAR & ROOF 1923MAY5 LUCERO, LUKE MEXICAN PICK MINER 6 26 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1956APR18 LUCERO, RICHARD H EMPIRE ZINC CO. (GILMAN) CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS IN INCLINE 1981APR15 LUCERO, TERRY MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1955APR20 LUCKINBILL, HAROLD R DON JOHNSTON DRILLING CO. HIT BY TRAVELING BLOCK GUARD 1895APR4 LUCOCK, WILLFRED MINER OTIS (LAFAYETTE) FALL OF 1915MAR23 LUCOTICH, JOHN SLAV MINER 43 M 3 PRIMROSE COAL PRIMROSE LAS HIT BY A TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1904NOV30 LUDONICO, LUMBERTO ITALIAN ROAD CLEANER 44 M TERCLO LAS BURNED BY AN EXPLOSION OF HIS OILER CADGER 1902JUL21 LUDWIG, FRANK GERMAN MINER MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1946MAR27 LUERAS, DAVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL ROOF FALL 1907SEP4 LUGGI, LOUIS SLAVONIAN MINER 36 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1907OCT30 LUHADOL, JACOB AUSTRIAN DRIVER 21 M QUINTO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1937OCT17 LUHALA, ARNE TIMBERMAN 48 S SAN JUAN METALS CORP. OUR FALL OF ROCK 1956OCT18 LUJAN, JOSE G AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING FURNACE EXPLOSION BURNS & FRACTURES 1962JAN24 LUJAN, TED LEO 36 NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. EAG CAP SLIPPED AND HE FELL 6 SETS 1926MAR24 LUJON, CASEMARO SPANIARD MACHINE MINER 30 47 M 2 DICK COAL CO. DIX LAS FALL OF COAL 1910OCT8 LUKASICH, FRANK POLE MINER 27 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1973DEC28 LUKOW, ORIS W 48 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co LAK FELL INTO EXCAVATION FULL OF WATER 61 12 1973 1899AUG26 LUMBERG, ELMER WELDON LAK FELL OF CAGE 1908AUG29 LUMBRADA, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 45 M NONPARELL BOU FALL OF COAL & SLATE 1907JAN23 LUMLEY, REES WELSH FIRE BOSS 46 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1913AUG4 LUNA, FEDIGONIA MEXICAN MINER 24 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 LUNA, P. MEXICAN MINER 25 W 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1919MAR31 LUNDQUIST, JOHN SWEDE PICK MINER 39 S EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1870SEP14 LYDEN, MARTIN OWNER LYDEN-MURPHY FOUL AIR;BROTHER MICHAEL LEYDON Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896JUL15 LYLE, WILSON CLAUDE ELP FELL FROM BUCKET 1914MAR5 LYNCH, JOHN IRISH MINER 51 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1933FEB27 LYNCH, JOHN MUCKER 39 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK SUFFOCATION 1918MAY20 LYNCH, WILLIAM AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 34 S BIG FOUR COAL & COKE BIG FOUR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY31 LYNIS, JAMES SPICER ELP FALL FROM LADDER DOWN SHAFT 1896SEP10 LYNN, WILLIAM SMUGGLER PIT FALL OF ROCK 1889SEP30 LYONS, JACK IRISH 33 WOLF TONE LAK CURSHED BY CAGE 23 10 1890 1890FEB19 LYONS, JAMES IRISH 30 HOMESTAKE PIT ROCK FALL FROM OPEN DOOR 25 10 1890 1935FEB18 LYONS, MORTON AMERICAN MACHINE MAN 30 44 M 2 LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU SHEAVE WHEEL FELL DOWN SHAFT ON CAGE 1910OCT8 LYSCZARA, ANTON POLE MINER 25 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1896MAR1 MAATEVE, AUGUST ITALIAN MINER 35 M BD. NEW CASTEL;BROTHER IN SPRING GULCH,CO 1919AUG18 MACANIE, JOHN ITALIAN MACHINE MINER M 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1908SEP10 MACCIO, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 64 M MONARCH BOU RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1941MAY2 MACHIN, GEORGE J MACHINE MAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU EXPLOSIVES 1922MAY21 MACHLA, JOHN QUARRYMAN 34 FRE FALL OF ROCK 1904APR13 MACK, MARTIN GERMAN MINER 19 S SUNNYSIDE BOU FALL OF ROOF 1908DEC17 MACKETTE, AUGUST AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 40 M MARION PIT FALL OF ROCK 1896JUL5 MACKEY, HERBERT A PUMPMAN COMO PAR LOST FOOTING ON STAIWAY AND FELL 1896SEP17 MACLEOD, D. INDEPENDENCE ELP DRILLING INTO UNEXPLODED BLAST 1896DEC2 MACUECI, JAMES BOB TAIL GIL FELL INTO SHAFT 1913SEP23 MACURA, PAUL AUSTRIAN MINER 18 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL MAGNET FRE ELECTROCUTED 1910OCT8 MADAY, MIKE POLE MINER 35 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1907JAN23 MADDALENA, ANGELO D ITALIAN DAYMAN 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1951FEB20 MADDALONE, TONY A AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LEADVILLE LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & TIMBER IN SHAFT 1931FEB17 MADDONA, CHARLES ITALIAN BLACKSMITH 11 43 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. STANDARD BOU STRUCK ON HEAD BY A TOOL 1951AUG24 MADDOX, ROBERT D RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1896DEC24 MADNEY, JESSE ELKTON ELP STRUCK BY DESCENDING CAGE 1911JAN3 MADONNA, BARNEY ITALIAN MINER 45 M 3 SOUTHWESTERN LAS HEART FAILURE 1927JUN7 MADRID, SEVERIANO AMERICAN PICK MINER 35 64 M 6 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1924JUL21 MADRIGAL, PABLO MEXICAN PICK MINER 5 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1889AUG6 MADSON, PETER 13 10 1890 1910OCT8 MAES, EMILIO MEXICAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1926OCT23 MAES, FELIX MEXICAN ROPE RIDER 12 30 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE PINNED BETWEEN A CAR & RIB 1920DEC10 MAES, FRANK ROCK LOADER 22 FRE FALL OF ROCK 1931FEB1 MAESTAS, JOSE C SHOVELER 34 S EAGLE EAG FALL OF ROCK 1964AUG17 MAESTAS, MANUEL 49 IDARADO MINING Co SAM CRUSHED BETWEEN LOCOMOTIVE AND RIB 47 12 1964 1920SEP13 MAGA, JAMES ITALIAN PICK MINER 20 36 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. FORBES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895SEP26 MAGGS, GEORGE J BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1928OCT26 MAGINIE, CHARLIE ITALIAN TRAPPER 1 19 S JEWEL COLLIERIES CORP. CRESTON LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF & TOP OF LOADED CAR 1922MAR24 MAGLIA, FELIX ITALIAN PICK MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1951JUL29 MAGNUS, HENRY W MOUNTAIN FUEL SUPPLY CO. HIAWATHA CRUSHED BY FALLING DERRICK 1923MAR4 MAGNUSON, CHARLES AMERICAN LABORER 15 49 M 4 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE RUN-A-WAY CAR 1909MAY21 MAGON, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 32 M 1 HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899DEC24 MAGREW, W S SUNNYSIDE MILL SAJ CAUGHT GLOVE IN BELT 1899DEC24 MAGROW, W. S SUNNYSIDE MILL SAJ PULLED INTO MACHINERY BY BELT 1943SEP4 MAHADY, EDWARD DRIVER HUERFANO COAL LUDLOW LAS HAULAGE 1952MAR14 MAHAFFEY, M D LOADER 30 48 CROW BAR ROU ROOF FALL 1923MAR4 MAHAS, GUS GREEK LABORER 15 45 M 4 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE RUN-A-WAY CAR 1922OCT13 MAHONEY, JOHN MINER 60 CUS FELL INTO OPEN PIT 1904NOV25 MAJARI, GEORGE GREEK MINER 30 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1901JAN2 MAJESTIC, MIKE SLAVONIAN MINER 45 M PRYOR HUE FELL FROM TRIP-RIDER 16 17 1937JAN16 MAJOR, JOE AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 14 34 M 2 IMPERIAL COAL CO. IMPERIAL WEL FALL OF COAL 1907SEP2 MAKAMOTO, S. JAPANESE MINER 25 S GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROOF 1901NOV20 MAKI, KAULE SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1906AUG4 MAKOYNE, Y. JAPANESE MINER 30 S CHAMPION HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1911FEB9 MAKROSH, JOSEPH POLE SHOT-FIRER 35 M CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1910OCT8 MALACARNE, ANTON ITALIAN MINER 44 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1911FEB9 MALACH, JOE POLE HEAD SHOT-FIRER M 2 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1941JAN21 MALDONADO, REFUGIO MINER JEFFRYES FUEL JEFFRYES LAS ROOF FALL 1893JAN10 MALERINGO, LOUIS UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1911DEC11 MALEZVOCK, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER 31 S PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894NOV15 MALICH, GEORGE AUSTRIAN 29 ORIENT SAG STRUCK BY ORE 23 10 1894 1899JUN8 MALLONEE, JOHN F BREECE LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 1896JAN4 MALLORY, JOHN ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1897NOV25 MALONE, FRANK GOLD COIN ELP LARGE ROCK FELL FROM HANGING WALL 1899JAN26 MALONEY, JOHN MINER 35 S CITY (DURANGO) FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 MALOVICH, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 42 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 MALOVICH, GEORGE AUSTRIAN MINER 29 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1935JUL1 MAMMON, EMIL SUPERINTENDENT 47 M WALDORF GOLD, INC. CLE CAUGHT IN MACHINERY 1916AUG8 MAMOS, TONY RUSSIAN MOTORMAN 31 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON EAST MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904JAN2 MANABOSCO, ANTONIO ITALIAN LOADING TIMBER 31 S PRIMERO LAS RUNOVER BY TRAMWAY OF CARS 1906APR22 MANAPACE, DAVID ITALIAN MINER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1939OCT31 MANDARICH, GEORGE VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE CAUGHT IN MACHINERY 1921APR27 MANDERICH, PAUL AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 21 38 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV15 MANINI, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 42 M 4 WOOTTEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921MAR1 MANLEY, SCOTT AMERICAN ASSIT MINEFOREMAN 15 38 M 1 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE ELECTROCUTED 1906APR22 MANLEY, V. O AMERICAN DRIVER 27 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1900FEB1 MANN, FRED TOMBOY SAM FALL OF BUCKET 1950NOV13 MANN, GEORGE CLAYTON COAL MORRISON WEL HEART ATTACK 1910JUN27 MANNICK, MIKE SLAV DRIVER 23 S PIKEVIEW ELP CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS 1942OCT13 MANNING, GEORGE BRUCE HOISTMAN 55 M EMPERIUS MINING CO. CREEDE MIN CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & DRUM 1940FEB9 MANNINO, MIKE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROCKVALE NO. 3 FRE PROP KNOCKED OUT BY HAULAGE ROPE ON CURVE 1895MAR31 MANPACE, GIO SINKER GONZALES CANON LAS SINKING PUMP AND SHAFT FALL 1917MAY25 MANTILOVICH, MIKE SERVIAN TIMBERMAN 33 M 0 PIKE'S PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 190JAN26 MANUEL, JAMES PIKES PEAK TEL EXPLOSION 1917APR27 MANVILLE, TOM AMERICAN MINER 33 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1906APR22 MANZUNO, E. JAPANESE MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1939JAN20 MARAKAMI, F S KEYSTONE COAL CO. KEYSTONE ROU RUN OVER BY MINE CAR 1914JUN23 MARCINKO, MIKE AUSTRIAN DRIVER 38 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE STRUCK BY MOVING MINE CARS 1951NOV13 MARCUM, HERMAN J COLOWYO COAL CO. RED WING MOF FALL OF FACE 1902JAN20 MARCUS, FRANK DRIVER PICTOU HUE EXPLOSION 1929SEP27 MARES, JESUS AMERICAN PICK MINER 16 46 M 3 NATIONAL FUEL CO. THOR LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908MAY14 MARGUS, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1917APR27 MARIANA, SALVATORE ITALIAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1903FEB1 MARIANO, ANGELO RESSI AUSTRIAN MINER 34 M STARKVILLE LAS ELECTROCUTED BY LIVE WIRES 1895AUG29 MARIETTA, NAZARINO SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1917APR27 MARINCICH, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 37 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1893JAN10 MARINO, ANGLINO "Angelo" UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1930FEB4 MARINO, BATISTA ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 27 58 M 2 CANON QUALITY COAL CO. SOUTH MAGNET FRE FALL OF ROCK 1909NOV9 MARINO, FELICE MEXICAN MINER 35 M 2 MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROOF 1958AUG15 MARINO, HENRY TITAN MINES, INC. CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1917JAN13 MARIO, STEFAMIN ITALIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899MAR22 MARION, SANFORD J BEST EAG FALL OF SLAB OF ROCK 1966DEC2 MARK, HOWARD 34 Union Carbide Corp Mining and Metals SAM CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 63 12 1966 1906AUG29 MARKANTONIO, TONY ITALIAN CONTRACTOR 31 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF SLATE 1917APR27 MARKES, GEORGE AUSTRIAN DRIVER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1900JAN25 MARKET, BERT DOCTOR TEL FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1958SEP4 MARKOVICH, JOHN MINER 52 APEX ROU HEART 1899NOV30 MARKOVITCH, MARK AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S RUBY GUN DELAYED SHOT AT THE FACE; died 12/3 of peritonitis 13 17 1910NOV8 MARLANA, JESUS MEXICAN MINER 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1922MAR24 MARLO, JOE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 33 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1884JAN24 MARONEY, WILLIAM COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; SCHUYKILL CO., IL 1951DEC17 MARONICH, GEORGE IMPERIAL COAL CO. EAGLE WEL FALL OF ROOF 1968SEP13 MARQUEZ, DAVE M 40 SMITH-QUAD CONSTRUCTION Co LAK CRUSHED BY CONCRETE AGITATOR CAR 44 12 1968 1920OCT19 MARR, VERNON E ENGLISH PICK MINER 30 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS ELECTROCUTION 1899JUN25 MARRON, CHARLES HULL CITY PLACER TEL DRILLED INTO MISSED SHOT 1974AUG8 MARSH, JEFFREY W 30 AMERICAN METAL CLIMAX Inc CLE HELICOPTER CRASH 52 12 1974 1884MAR10 MARSHALL, GEORGE ca50 VALLEJO SHAFT PIT Two avalanches destroy Valejo shaft house rmn 1895NOV23 MARSHALL, J. M IBEX LAK CAUGHT BY CAGE IN SHAFT 1967SEP22d MARSHALL, JOHN D 55 A.S. HORNER CONSTRUCTION Co LAK FELL FROM CONCRETE FORMS 49 12 1967 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1951APR9 MARSHALL, W ADIN DOUGLAS JARDINE BLUE RIVER TUNNEL CRUSHED BY LARGE PIPE CAUGHT BY MOTOR 1956MAY30 MARTEL, ANDRE REYNOLDS MINING CORP. KNOCKED DOWN RAISE & CRUSHED BY ROCK 1941AUG1 MARTENSEN, ERNEST H MINER 42 WESTCLIFFE CUS FELL DOWN SHAFT 1911JAN31 MARTERY, PETE ITALIAN ROPE-RIDER 19 S MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906DEC13 MARTIGUA, CARLO ITALIAN MINER 23 S TOBASCO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1928DEC12 MARTIN, AUGUST GERMAN SHOT FIRER 21 44 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU IMPROPERLY PLACED OR HANDLED SHOTS 1915AUG9 MARTIN, HARRY WELSH TIMBERMAN 41 S CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1901AUG4 MARTIN, JAMES D ITALIAN FIRE BOSS 47 M NEW WALSED HUE FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 MARTIN, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1915AUG9 MARTIN, NICK AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1902FEB10 MARTIN, THOMAS ENGLISH MINER HASTINGS NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1947DEC2 MARTIN, WALTER TIMBER HELPER 50 S VIRGINIUS MINES CO. OURAY OUR FALL OF ROCK 1946MAR30 MARTIN, WILLIAM A HOIST OPERATOR 31 M PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ JUMPED FROM A JIG-BACK TRAMWAY 1905MAR15 MARTINCHI, FRANK ITALIAN DRIVER 19 S SPRING GULCH PIT FELL UNDER TRIP OF MOVING CARS 1909JAN6 MARTINEZ, ABE MEXICAN MINER M 1 BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROOF 1926DEC29 MARTINEZ, ABEL AMERICAN MINER 29 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1916SEP25 MARTINEZ, ALEX MEXICAN 35 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1939DEC8 MARTINEZ, ALFREDO COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1904SEP3 MARTINEZ, AMBROSE MEXICAN MINER 26 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1919DEC13 MARTINEZ, ANTEMIO MEXICAN MINER 35 M 2 BRENNAN COAL MINING CO, BRENNAN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1928DEC13 MARTINEZ, BENJAMIN MEXICAN PICK MINER 15 34 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF ROCK 1934OCT15 MARTINEZ, BENJAMIN AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 19 37 M 6 AZTEC COAL MINING CO. TOLTEE HUE ELECTROCUTED 1922MAY18 MARTINEZ, BLAZ MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 6 29 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF COAL 1951AUG24 MARTINEZ, BRAULIO J RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1923OCT8 MARTINEZ, DANIEL MEXICAN PICK MINER 17 52 M 4 CUCHARA CANON COAL CO. CUCHARA CANON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1968NOV19 MARTINEZ, DANIEL 38 NEW JERSEY ZINC Co EAG SUFFOCATED BY LOOSE MUCK 44 12 1968 1929MAR15 MARTINEZ, DANIEL A SPANIARD DRIVER 17 47 M 2 McNEIL COAL CORP. CAMEO MES RUN OVER BY CAR 1920JUL8 MARTINEZ, EDUMONIO MACHINE MAN 25 SAJ BY A BLAST 1951APR17 MARTINEZ, EDWARD COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE TIPPLE MACH. 1901NOV8 MARTINEZ, EPIFANYO MEXICAN BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1913MAR15 MARTINEZ, FELIX MEXICAN MINER 33 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL GRAY CREEK LAS RUN OVER BY THE TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1929JAN3 MARTINEZ, FRED C MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 6 22 M 0 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE FALL OF COAL 1906FEB16 MARTINEZ, G. MEXICAN MINER QUINTO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1937JAN11 MARTINEZ, INEZ ROCK BREAKER 64 W W.P.A. PROJECT ROCK CREEK DAM PUE FALL OF ROCK 1905APR13 MARTINEZ, J. M MEXICAN MINER 35 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1924MAY20 MARTINEZ, JERONINO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 25 39 M 5 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE FALL OF COAL 1924SEP24 MARTINEZ, JESUS E MEXICAN PICK MINER 3 23 MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF COAL 1919JUL6 MARTINEZ, JOE AMERICAN DRIVER 18 S CALUMET FUEL CO. PERIN'S PEAK LAP FALL OF COAL 1957APR25 MARTINEZ, JOE GUNNISON MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1939OCT27 MARTINEZ, JOE D VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS STRUCK BY CROSS BAR 1944APR24 MARTINEZ, JOE E GORDON COAL GORDON HUE SUFFOCATION 1922JUL19 MARTINEZ, JOHN E CHUTE BLASTER 22 SAM DRAWN INTO A CHUTE & SMOTHERED 1945NOV18 MARTINEZ, JOSE G LEYDEN LIGNITE LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF HAULAGE 1897DEC2 MARTINEZ, JOSE L MINER PICTOU NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 57 9 1898 1914JUL27 MARTINEZ, JOSEPH MEXICAN TRACKLAYER 33 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN RAVENWOOD HUE RUN OVER BY A LOADED CAR 1942JAN27 MARTINEZ, JOSEPH VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1924JUN3 MARTINEZ, JULIAN MEXICAN PICK MINER 10 35 M 5 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE FALL OF ROCK 1935JUL9 MARTINEZ, LEO AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 27 M 3 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS MINE EXPLOSION 1914MAR9 MARTINEZ, LIERMO MEXICAN MACHINE HELPER 27 M 1 BREEN COAL MINING BREEN HUE ELECTROCUTED 1927MAY27 MARTINEZ, LLOYD MEXICAN MOTORMAN 3 19 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1918OCT31 MARTINEZ, M J MEXICAN ROPE RIDER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PRIMERO LAS CAUGHT UNDER A LOADED CAR 1903JAN20 MARTINEZ, MANUEL MEXICAN DUMPER 29 M CHANDLER FRE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1894OCT16 MARTINEZ, MATHIAS COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS AND RIB OF ENTRY 1923NOV5 MARTINEZ, MAX J AMERICAN PICK MINER 5 21 M 2 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1950NAY19 MARTINEZ, PHILLIP A COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS UNKNOWN 1923AUG16 MARTINEZ, POLICARPIO MUCKER 25 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1950FEB3 MARTINEZ, THOMAS AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LEADVILLE LAK LOBAR PNEUMONIA CAUSED BY HERNIA 1950JUN28 MARTINEZ, TOBY TOBY MARTINEZ STARKVILLE NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION CARBIDE DRUM 1942JUN16 MARTINEZ, TONY A GORDON COAL GORDON HUE ROOF FALL 1969OCT3 MARTINEZ,JOSE 24 FRONTIER CONSTRUCTION Co LAK ASPHYXIATED DUE TO BAD AIR 44 12 1969 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1934MAY3 MARTINI, PAUL ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 25 46 M 5 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF TOP COAL 1890APR26 MARTINI, TOMASO DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1919APR11 MARTINI, TONY ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 30 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RADIANT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB18 MARTINO, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 52 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 11 17 1911SEP15 MARTINO, PETE ITALIAN MINER 30 S SOUTH CANON GAR SMOTHERED BY GAS 1897SEP3 MARTINTONI, ANTON MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUHSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918JUL15 MARTIS, HARRIS GREEK PICK MINER 32 M 2 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1943JUN14 MARTORANO, B MINER MARTORANO COAL MARTORANO LAS ROOF FALL 1923MAY3 MASCARENAS, SIRIO 24 SAG CRUSHED BENEATH A HEAVY ROCK FALL 1957FEB3 MASCARENAZ, J G AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADER & TRESTLE 1910FEB15 MASCHIC, BEN AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S HUERFANO HUE FALL OF ROOF 1944SEP7 MASCITELLI, BEN CANON MONARCH COAL PINE GULCH FRE ELECTRICITY 1893DEC19 MASON, ANDREW ENGLISH 25 HUBERT GIL FELL DOWN SHAFT 17 10 1894 1902AUG2 MASON, GEORGE HELPER BROADHEAD LAS EXPLOSION 1908JAN9 MASON, MATT GERMAN MINER 34 S MIDWAY HUE STRUCK BY RUN-AWAY CAR 1975NOV24 MASON, TERRY RAY 23 UNION CARBID Corp SAM FALL OF SLAB 55 12 1975 1961MAY9 MASON, WILLIS GENE 31 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK CRUSHED BY LOOSE GROUND 1889DEC9 MASSARA, JOHN COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 1 FRE CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED PIT CAR,COLLAR TIMER 1889DEC9 MASSARA, JOHN Colorado Coal and Iron COAL CREEK No.1 FRE CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED PIT CAR AND TIMBER 1902FEB27 MASSERA, JOSEPH ITALIAN HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1966SEP30 MATEKEL, WILLIAM J 45 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co LAK ROTATING BALL MILL 63 12 1966 1905FEB21 MATES, GUS AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S TERCIO LAS FALL OF COAL 1896FEB18 MATEVE, AUGUST ITALIAN MINER 35 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1958AUG1 MATHIESON, ROBERT MECHANIC 40 66 ALLEN LAS FALL 1902NOV21 MATHKOVITCH, ANTONIO SLAVONIAN MINER 35 M ENGLEVILLE LAS ASPHYXIATION; or Nov11? 18 17 1915AUG6 MATIODA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 42 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1931NOV22 MATOVINOVICH, LOUIS MINER S DOL FALL OF ROCK 1917FBE7 MATSON, PETER MINER 35 LAK STRUCK BY CAGE 1892APR5 MATTA, JOSEPH SLAV MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL or Jan6? 9 17 1907JUN4 MATTEO, DOLIS ITALIAN MINER 28 S HESPERUS LAP FALL OF ROOF 1917JAN13 MATTHEWS, WILLIAM PIPEMAN 50 SAM FELL THROUGH THE WINZE 1903SEP23 MATTILINA, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 25 S WOOTEN LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN18 MATTINA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 31 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1905JUN3 MATTINE, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 29 S MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907MAR20 MATTIS, ANDREW AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S RAPSON NO. 2 ELP FALL OF ROOF 1937DEC31 MATTIVI, AUGUST ITALIAN LOADER 53 S ROUSE MINING CO. ROUSE HUE CRUSHED BY RUN AWAY CAR 1896JAN27 MATTIVI, BORTOLLO NORTH STAR SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1897SEP3 MATTIVI, JOHN MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1917APR27 MAURO, FRANK ITALIAN ROADMAN 40 M 8 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910OCT6 MAVOR, HENRY AMERICAN DAYMAN 41 M 2 ROBINSON HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1958AUG11 MAXEY, THOMAS O RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. ASPHYXIATION IN OLD RAISE 1896JAN13 MAXWELL, JAMES BLACK WONDER ELP THAWING POWDER UNDER STOVE 1974JUL18 MAXWELL, SAMUEL EUGENE 30 R.L. MANNING Co MOF FELL FROM DRILLING RIG 52 12 1974 1930NOV8 MAY, MILBURN AMERICAN TRAPPER 16 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE DRAGGED BY A TRIP 1937NOV16 MAYNES, CLYDE MOTORMAN 25 S SUNNYSIDE MINING & MILLING SAJ CLUTCH FAILED & CAGE DROPPED 1917APR27 MAYORGA, MIGUEL MEXICAN MINER 29 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1916APR28 MAZACO, NICK ITALIAN MINER 49 M 2 LOUISVILLE COAL & LAND FIRESTONE WEL FALL OF COAL 1910JUN13 MAZEKO, PETE RUSSIAN MINER 29 S ROBINSON HUE FALL OR ROCK 1904FEB17 MAZNA, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER 45 M SIMPSON BOU FALL OF ROCK 1897AUG8 McALLISTER, DANIEL TIMBERMAN BERWIND NO. 2 LAS FALL OF COAL & BONY 52 9 1898 1893 McAULIFFE, J F AMERICAN 28 BIRDELLA LAK FALL OF ROCK AND EARTH 13 10 1894 1924AUG5 McBIRNIE, ALEC AMERICAN FIRE BOSS 30 M 6 ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1978APR18 McCABE, DENVER 43 WILLIAMS Inc LAST CHANCE No.3 STRUCK UNEXPLODED CAP 32 12m 1978 1888FEB13 McCALLUM, JOHN C. C. C. CO. ROCKVALE NO.1 FRE BURNED IN EXPLOSION OF CARBURETED HYDROGEN 1913DEC16 McCANN, FRANK IRISH LOADER 32 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1943DEC14 McCARTHY, ROBERT F TIP. FOREMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL TIPPLE-HG. 1929FEB9 McCARTNEY, GARRETT NEGRO PICK MINER 27 47 M 0 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1976DEC18 McCAY, DWIGHT DENNIS 23 U.S. STEEL CORPORATION SOMERSET FALL OF ROCK 29 12c 1976 1888NOV7 McCELEVY, EDWARD COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907APR11 McCHWEE, BERNARD SCOTCH MINER 55 M MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1926JUL22 McCLELLAN, RALPH AMERICAN MINER 33 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT GRA FALL OF ROCK 1922JUL8 McCLOSKY, ANDREW LITHUANIAN PICK MINER 6 40 FRUTH & STONE LEADER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897SEP3 McCLOUD, FRANCIS DRIVER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1960AUG4 McCLOUGHAN, LESTER L 37 COL-TEX MINING INC. HIN SLIPPED & FELL INTO OPEN ORE PASS 1893NOV12 McCLUSKY,OWEN IRISH 35 R.A.M. LAK ROCKS FELL DOWN SHAFT 17 10 1894 1960DEC16 McCOMBER, HERBERT F 57 SEACOL INC. FRE SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE HOIST 1896JAN9 McCORMACK, JOHN FOREPAUGH LAK FALLING FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1960AUG4 McCORMICK, IRVING B 54 MORAN BROTHERS INC. LAP IGNITING GASOLINE SPILLED ON HIM 1885JUL7 McCORMICK, J MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF LARGE ROCK 15 9 1886 1844NOV22 McCORMICK, JOHN MINER COLORADO COAL & IRON WALSENBURG HUE FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 McCOURT, JAMES MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1884JAN24 McCOWITT, WILLIAM DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1910NOV1 McCOY, JASON SCOTCH DRIVER S TIOGA HUE RUN OVER BY A CAR 1919JUL8 McCOY, JOHN TRAMMER 17 SUM ELECTRIC SHOCK BY WIRE 1935FEB5 McCUISTIAN, T C TIMBERMAN 32 M SUMMITVILLE RIG FELL DOWN MANWAY 1890MAR27 McDERMOT, JOHN TRINIDAD FUEL CO. CHICOSA NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942DEC31 McDERMOTT, ARTHUR HUERFANO COAL LUDLOW LAS HEART 1899JUN6 McDONALD, A A MIDGET MILL BOU CAUGHT IN CAM SHAFT PULLEY 1891NOV12 McDONALD, ALEX GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. MARION GAR COAL FROM A CHUTE 9 9 1892 1895OCT27 McDONALD, ARCHIE IBEX LAK CAUGHT BY CAVE RUNNING SAND 1884JAN24 McDONALD, DANIEL DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1899APR23 McDONALD, JOHN MARY CASHEN TEL FALL OF ROCK FROM BUCKET 1899JAN11 McDONALD, JOHN LOUISVILLE LAK EXPLOSION WARMING POWDER 1894AUG24 McDONALD, R CANADIAN 25 AMETHYST MIN FALL OF SKIP 22 10 1894 1898MAR5 McDONALD, WILLIAM O IRVN SILVER LAK COVERED WITH LOOSE DIRT 1894OCT12 McDONNELL, FRANK C IRISH 37 MIDNIGHT LAK EXPLOSION OF HOLE 23 10 1894 1904JAN21 McDOWELL, SAMUEL AMERICAN TRIP-RIDER 28 S BRODHEAD LAS HIT BY MINE CAR 1912FEB19 McELWEE, JOHN AMERICAN ROPE-RUNNER 32 S SOUTHWESTERN LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN 1904OCT28 McEWEN, THOMAS IRISH MINER 28 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1918JUN9 McFALL, GLENN 21 BOU ELECTROCUTED BY HIGH TENSION WIRE 1935OCT12 McFEE, KENNETH AMERICAN TRAPPER 2 20 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL RUN OVER BY MOTOR 1897FEB14 McGANN, ANDREW MONUMENT ELP DRILLING INTO UNEXPLODED HOLE 1890SEP28 McGARR, CHARLES E AMERICAN 30 HOMESTAKE PIT EXPLOSION WHILE BLASTING 27 10 1890 1929DEC10 McGILL, LISTON MUCKER 22 S SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1903OCT1 McGINNIS AMERICAN MINER 40 M LEYDEN JEF FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1895SEP26 McGINNIS, CLARK M BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1920DEC4 McGINNIS, PATRICK IRISH TIMBERMAN 50 61 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895JUL27 McGRATH, THOMAS ORIENT IRON SAG FALL OF ROCK ON SLOPE 1884JAN24 McGREGOR, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1899NOV28 McGREW, EDWARD M UTE HIN EXPLOSION WHILE INSERTING CAP 1923JUN25 McGUIRE, HUGH 40 EAG FALL OF ROCK 1898AUG8 McGUIRE, STANTON WHITE CROW BOU BLAST EXPLODED WHILE LOADING 1896JAN4 McGURK, MIKE aka "McGuirk" ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1927OCT20 McHALE, EDWARD AMERICAN LABORER 65 SAM OVERCOME BY SMOKE IN BUNK-HOUSE 1921SEP24 McHUGH, LAWRENCE IRISH MACHINE MINER 35 63 M 9 BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU FALL OF COAL 1870DEC14 McILLEVEE, DAVID NEVADA MINING FLACK GIL porbate 1870DEC10 McILVER, DAVID BLACK-CENTRAL CITY FALL OF ROCK 1894JUL2 McINTOSH, WILLIAM AMERICAN 21 VICTOR TEL FELL DOWN SHAFT 21 10 1894 1898APR23 McINTYRE, MIKE PIKES PEAK ELP ROCK FALL FROM BACK OF SLOPE 1944FEB23 McINTYRE, WILLIAM VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU ROOF FALL 1892DEC28 McIVER, GEORGE CAGER UNITED COAL CO. ACME BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN HOISTING CAGE & TIMBERS 1900FEB6 McKAY, MYRON HENRIETLA LAK FALL OF ROCK 1923OCT7 McKEE, GEORGE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 5 33 S MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1949AUG11 McKEEN, JOSEPH C MINER 63 M SELF EMPLOYED MONARCH FALL OF ROCK 1939MAR6 McKENNA, CHARLES MUCKER 51 M MORAINE MINING CO. LAK HEART FAILURE; OVEREXERTION & LIFTING CAR 1926SEP24 McKENNA, J P AMERICAN MINER 54 BOU FALLING DOWN UPRAISE FORTY FEET 1896SEP17 McKENNA, JOHN SWEET ELP FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1932APR16 McKENNA, JOHN SCOTCH MACHINE MINER 38 46 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE ELECTROCUTED 1950JAN31 McKENNA, MILES SO. BLK. DIAM. COAL & OIL FRANKLIN LAS HEART ATTACK 1923MAY5 McKENNA, P F AMERICAN PICK MINER 41 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896SEP McKENNA, T. C SWEET ELP FALL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1935JUL9 McKEOWN, JAMES SCOTCH SUPERINTENDENT 60 M 0 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS MINE EXPLOSION 1911DEC15 McKINLEY, E. S AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT 23 S YAMPA VALLEY ROU HIT BY CAR 1898AUG13 McKINLEY, L A ECLIPSE BOU SLIPPED OFF CRIBBING 1925SEP28 McKINLEY, RALPH F. AMERICAN FOREMAN 5 30 M 2 BUTCHER KNIFE COAL CO. BUTCHER KNIFE ROU FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1937MAY10 McKINNEY, JOE MUCKER 21 S H. L. SINCLAIR BARCOE TUNNEL PAR EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE 1942JAN27 McKNIGHT, THOMAS VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1927MAY29 McKOWN, C E AMERICAN 51 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT & BAD RUPTURED 1913DEC16 McLAIN, JOE E AMERICAN SHOT-FIRER 28 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1896JUN9 McLAUGHLIN, JOHN DRIVER STARKVILLE LAS HIT BY CAR 1897JAN23 McLAUGHLIN, P. LILLIE ELP BLAST IN BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1893OCT26 McLEAD, KENNETH NEW GUSTON OUR HIT BY STONE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 16 10 1894 1895SEP19 McLEAN, JOHN A INDEPENDENCE ELP FALL OF ROCK FROM TOP OF SHAFT 1891APR13 McLELLAND, JAMES SAN JUAN LAP FALL OF ROCK 8 9 1892 1930JUN7 McMAHON, FRED SIDNEY MACHINEMAN 28 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1897NOV20 McMANAMY, MIKE T MINER PICTOU NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 56 9 1898 1884JAN24 McMANUS, P COLORADO COAL & IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1908OCT3 McMULLEN, THOMAS AMERICAN DRIVER 19 S MAGNET FRE CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND COAL 1920APR13 McNAMARA, T G CAGERS 45 SAM CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND SHAFT TIMBERS 1921JAN31 McNEELEY, P S TOPMAN 34 TEL CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE AND TIMBERS 1888JAN14 MCNELTY, MIKE COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF SLATE 1943JUN9 McNEME, VALERIA ORE SORTER 32 M WALTER McDANIEL BIG FOUR SUM FELL DOWN ROCK CLIFF 1894FEB26 McNIEL, CHARLES UNITED COAL SOLAR HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1893JUN6 McNULTY, MICHAEL IRISH 40 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CALUMET OVERCOME BY SMOKE FROM FIRE 14 10 1894 1886NOV25 McPHERSON, ANGUS MINER COAL CREEK FRE EXPLOSION 23 9 1886 1931OCT6 McSHANE, ARTHUR AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 40 55 S BLUFF SPRINGS LEASING CO. BLUFF SPRINGS NO. 2 FRE FALL OF TOP ROCK 1915MAY22 McSPARRON, JAMES SCOTCH BRATTICE MAN 30 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899DEC4 McTEAGUE, THOMAS AMERICAN TUNNEL SAJ ROCK FALL 1978FEB22 McVEY, JERRY LEE 36 COTTER Corp SWARTZWALDER DRUG BY CAGE 32 12m 1978 1922DEC11 McWILLIAMS, VERNER AMERICAN MINER 4 21 S MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST MES FALL OF COAL 1981APR15 MEAD, LOREN MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1912JUL24 MEDENICA, MIKE MONTENEGRIN MINER 33 M 3 BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1910APR16 MEDEREAGE, A MONTENEGRIN MINER 25 S EMPIRE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1946FEB16 MEDINA, FRED MUCKER 24 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. WAGON WHEEL GAP FELL DOWN RAISE 1953JUL30 MEDINA, J R IDARADO MINING CO. FELL DOWN RAISE 1935JUL9 MEDINA, JOE AMERICAN MOTOR MAN 38 W 5 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS MINE EXPLOSION 1945FEB7 MEDINA, MIKE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE ROOF FALL 1923JAN2 MEDINA, RAFAEL MEXICAN PICK MINER 4 21 M 1 CADDELL & SON HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1913AUG18 MEDINA, SOSTIN MEXICAN MINER 30 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL GRAY CREEK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1962AUG28 MEDINA, TONY ROOF BOLTER 19 53 ALLEN LAS FALL OF ROOF 1910NOV8 MEDJODOVICH, LALE MONTENEGRIN MINER 47 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1896JAN4 MEE, PAT "Paddy" ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1911FEB9 MEEK, ROBERT AMERICAN MINER 48 M 5 COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1913DEC16 MEESE, WILLIOAM ENGLISH MINER 50 M 4 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1907MAR4 MEGASAKI, CHARLES JAPANESE MINER 32 S PRIMERO LAS STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1884MAR10 MEGINITY, JOHN VALLEJO SHAFT PIT Two avalanches destroy Valejo shaft house rmn 1909JAN5 MEHAS, JOHN GREEK MINER 21 S FORBES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 MEHORA, JOHN POLE MINER 50 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1911OCT6 MEKROVICH, PETER MONTENGRIN MINER 45 M 4 DELAGUA LAS BRIGHTS DISEASE 1893JAN10 MELIENTE, LOUIS aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1950JUL7 MELIN, AXEL H TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM PREMATURE BLAST 1907MAR13 MELKJO, PETE ITALIAN MINER 26 S PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919SEP22 MELLONS, JAMES GREEK PICK MINER 23 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1939NOV11 MELLOR, ROBERT MINER 42 S GEORGE E. COLLINS & ASSOC. GIL FALLING OBJECT HIT HIM ON HEAD 1930JAN13 MELLOTT, CHRISTOPHER AMERICAN ROPE-RIDER 15 43 S ALAMO COAL CO. ALAMO NO. 1 HUE CAUGHT BETWEEN CROSS BAR & LOADED CAR 1898JUL3 MELVIN, ROBERT A GLORIANNA ELP BAD AIR 1906APR24 MENAGOTTE, JOE TYROLESE MINER 20 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1907AUG19 MENAPACE, C. ITALIAN MINER 55 M MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923JUL16 MENCIN, ANTON FOREMAN 32 GLOBEVILLE OVERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULPHIDE GAS 1896MAR10 MENILLO, JAMES MINER STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1902JUL2 MENONI, AMADIE ITALIAN MINER 23 S HASTINGS NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1938FEB25 MERCIEZ, WALTER LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 MEREDITH, WILLIAM COLORED MINER 28 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 MERHCNAT, CHAS. AMERICAN LOADER 24 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1917APR27 MERIDAKIS, GEORGE GREEK MINER 52 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1905APR3 MERINO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 29 M BEACON (CUCKOO) FRE SUFFOCATION FROM POWDER SMOKE 1920NOV6 MERKOVITCH, MIKE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 35 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU KNOCKED BY AN EMPTY CAR 1972DEC12 MERLING, JOHN D 27 CAMP BIRD COLORADO Inc OUR SLAB FELL FROM HANGING WALL 58 12 1972 1947OCT8 MERLINO, LOUIS OPERATOR 48 64 LILEY & MERLINO LILEY BOU HAULAGE 1942AUG4 MERLINO, TONY D COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROCKVALE NO. 3 FRE HAULAGE before 1884Mar10MERNON, TOM VNGIUINS SANJ see Pitkin county Valejo accident Rocky Mt. News article rmn 1899JUL17 MERO, FRED G LUCKY GUS TEL THROWN FROM BUCKET 1910DEC14 MERRICK, FRANK AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 25 S LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1910DEC14 MERRICK, LOUIS AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 31 M 3 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1901NOV20 MERRIFIELD, WILLIAM SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1931MAR11 MERRITT, F G ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 25 60 M 4 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN JEF FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1892JUL27 MERRITT, JOHN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON HUE FALL OF COAL 1917JUN18 MESSINA, IGNAZIO ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 25 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 METAXAS, GEORGE GREEK MINER 37 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 METAXAS, JAMES GREEK MINER 47 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 METAXAS, JOHN GREEK MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1943JAN18 METRAS, SAMUEL MINER 58 S CALIFORNIA-HIDDEN TREASURE IDAHO SPRINGS CLE DROWNING 1926JAN2 METROFF, DAN BULGARIAN LABORER 33 EAST PORTAL MOFFAT GIL OVERCOME BY GAS 1900AUG2 METZKOVIAK, ADAM HUNGARIAN 3 35 M 5 PRYOR STRUCK BY PILLAR 1929JUN25 MEYER, CARL J SUPERINTENDENT 45 S DOL STRUCK HEAD ON IRON RAIL 1902AUG7 MEYERS, ARTHUR AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1921MAR23 MEYERS, T O CHUTE BLASTER 24 SAM EXPLOSION WHILE PREPARING TO BLAST CHUTE 1919NOV22 MEZNER, JOSEPH MINER 59 LAK BACKED INTO CHUTE AND FELL 1920JUL29 MIARANDA, ALFREDO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 2 21 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND FACE 1932FEB29 MICHELETTI, ANGELO ITALIAN PICK MINER 25 54 M 0 TORRID COAL CO. TORRID HUE FALL OF ROCK 1939DEC14 MICHELI, HARRY E PIO MICHELI RAPSON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1913FEB18 MICHELI, JAMES ITALIAN MINER 35 S MONUMENT VALLEY COAL MINING LARIMORE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899JAN25 MICKELSON, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1930DEC27 MICKLICH, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 44 M 0 SOUTH CANON MINE LEASING CO. FELL AGAINST EDGE OF WOODEN SLAB 1910JAN12 MIDASCO, TONY ITALIAN MINER 41 M 3 FREDERICK LAS EXPLOSION OF CAP 1942JUN5 MIHELICH, FRANK E CALUMET FUEL SOMERSET GUN HAULAGE 1904JUL14 MIKISEHKE, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1917DEC8 MILANO, PETER ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 40 W 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREMONT FRE FALLING TIMBER 1933NOV27 MILES, C W AMERICAN NIGHT ENGINEER 30 50 M 3 HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU SUFFOCATED 1895NOV19 MILES, CHARLES ASPEN PIT CAVE IN OF GROUND 1889MAY8 MILES, JOHN MINER GRAND ARMY GIL ROCK FALL 1910DEC14 MILIKSICH, NIC AUSTRIAN MINER 30 S LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1918MAR21 MILINKOVICH, MATT AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN18 MILIRH, PETE SLAV MINER 36 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1892MAR10 MILK, FRANK MARSHALL COAL CO. MARSHALL BOU FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 MILLARD, H. J WELSH FIREBOSS 26 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917MAR7 MILLER, ANTON MUCKER 43 LAK FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 MILLER, ARCHIE SCOTCH FIRE-BOSS 33 M MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1972NOV7 MILLER, BERT C 36 BAILEY CONSTRUCTIN Co ELP CRUSHED BY ROLLING TRACTOR-TRAILER 59 12 1972 1919MAR31 MILLER, CHARLES ITALIAN NIPPER 21 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS STRUCK BY MINE CARS 1914OCT14 MILLER, DAVID SCOTCH 59 M 7 MONUMENT VALLEY COAL LARIMORE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1969JAN30 MILLER, ELDRED 41 PEASE DRILILNG Co RIB STRUCK BY DRILL PIPE 45 12 1969 1957MAR22 MILLER, G K JET DRILLING CO., INC. CRUSHED BETWEEN SUB-STRUCTURES 1917OCT13 MILLER, GEORGE W CARETAKER 63 MON STRUCK BY TIMBER 1899MAR3 MILLER, JACOB S COMMODOR MIN FELL DOWN INCLINE 1901NOV18 MILLER, JAMES MINER 52 BOWEN LAS RUNAWAY TRIP OF 7 LOADED CARS 1899JUN24 MILLER, JOHN R A M SHAFT LAK DELAYED EXPLOSION FROM MISFIRED HOLE 1919MAR26 MILLER, JOHN MINER 29 SAM PLATFORM IN A STOPE WHICH GAVE AWAY 1900AUG30 MILLER, LOUIS AMERICAN TRACK LAYER 38 S PEERLESS LAS STRUCK BY TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1949JUN29 MILLER, MERRELL C MINER 1 35 M VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA FIDDLING BILL MON FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1919DEC8 MILLER, STEVE MONTENEGRIN SHOTFIRER 33 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU OUTBURST OF COAL FROM A DEFECTIVE SHOT 1980SEP19 MILLER, TERRY 27 DiCAMILLO BROTHERS MINING Co CROSS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 36 12m 1980 1902JAN28 MILLER, THOMAS JEFFERSON AMERICAN MINER STRATHMORE BOU DECAPITATED BY SKIP 1920DEC28 MILLER, W M AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 8 35 M 0 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898OCT1 MILLIKEN, ROBERT SCOTCH SUPERINTENDENT 52 M ROCKVALE FRE CRUSHED BY CAR 126 9 1898 1901NOV6 MILLS, JOHN 18 PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1957SEP8 MILLS, TILDEN S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK (FINGER) 1944JAN7 MILLS, VERLIN BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE MACHINERY 1935MAY15 MILO, GEORGE MINER 29 M FAIRPLAY GOLD MINES, INC. PAR STRUCK BY BUCKET & FELL TO GROUND 100 FEET 1926NOV13 MINDENHALL, GEORGE C AMERICAN MINER 36 LAK PICKING INTO MISSED HOLE 1894JUL1 MINDOCK, JAMES IRISH 52 COMMERCIAL MINING LAK FALL OF ROCK 21 10 1894 1914APR29 MINOGGIO, AMBROGGIO ITALIAN MINER 26 S CALUMET FUEL PERIN'S PEAK LAP FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 MIRALES, EPH. MEXICAN MINER 25 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1923AUG23 MIRANDA, SAMUEL ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 12 36 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS ELECTROCUTED 1919FEB12 MISHEY, CALVIN H MINER 50 TEL ASPHYXIATED BY CARBONIC ACID GAS 1917APR27 MITCHELL, ARTHUR COLORED MINER 34 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1951AUG24 MITCHELL, FRANK M RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1932DEC20 MITCHELL, ROY AMERICAN DRIVER 27 40 M 2 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 1 HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1916JUL13 MIYAGI, Y. JAPANESE MINER 38 M 0 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE HIT BY A MOVING CAR 1896JUL22 MOBERG, GUSTAF STANLEY CLE FALL OF ROCK 1930MAR27 MODY, JOHN POLE MACHINE MINER 10 48 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928SEP29 MOEHLE, ADOLPHE AMERICAN MOTORMAN 15 34 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1941OCT22 MOFFITT, R J CAR CLEANER 42 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK RUN OVER BY TRAM 1910JAN31 MOGDIC, FRANK CROATIAN MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1908FEB7 MOHAR, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROOF 1909JUN9 MOHINARIES, FRANK ITALIAN DRIVER 21 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1913JAN10 MOHORO, JOE SLAVONIAN NIGHT PUMPMAN 45 M 5 ROYAL FUEL CO. ROYAL LAS ELECTROCUTED BY LIVE WIRE 1889JUL10 MOLACARIN, GRATANO DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1918NOV30 MOLEVICH, MARK SLAV PICK MINER 52 S BREEN COAL MINING CO. BREEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1913JAN3 MOLLOY, DAN IRISH MINER 34 JUANITA COAL & COKE CO. KING DEL FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC27 MOMOSE, U. JAPANESE MINER 45 S BRODHEAD LAS STRUCK BY A TRIP OF CARS 1913DEC16 MONAPELLA, TONY ITALIAN MINER 35 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913DEC16 MONAPELLA, VINCENZA ITALIAN MINER 33 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913DEC16 MONAPELLI, GABRIEL ITALIAN MINER 24 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913DEC16 MONAPELLI, JOE ITALIAN MINER 28 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1922AUG2 MONDRAGON, LOUIS MINER 24 SAG FALL OF ROCK 1919AUG21 MONDRAGON, SISIVARIA MEXICAN PICK MINER 22 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. STARKVILLE LAS ELECTROCUTED BY A LIVE WIRE 1979JAN16 MONDRAGON, STANLEY 19 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK FELL INTO OPENING 34 12m 1979 1907MAR16 MONEGHINE, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 23 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUL2 MONEGHINI, AMABILE AUSTRO-TYROL MINE LABORER 27 S CENTRAL FRE ELECTROCUTED 1919AUG18 MONSON, CHARLES SWEDE HOISTMAN 41 M 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1927APR1 MONTAGUE, A. L. La FRENCH MINER 30 PAR FELL DOWN A RAISE 1935OCT15 MONTAGUE, MEWTON MINER 30 S TELLURIDE MINING & MILLING SAM SLIPPED & FELL FROM A CABLE 1918JUN11 MONTAYA, TOBEY SPANIARD DRIVER 22 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS RUNAWAY CAR 1925MAY26 MONTEITH, WILLIAM SCOTCH SHOT FIRER 25 38 M 1 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1896AUG4 MONTEITK, PILE SMUGGLER SAM FELL FROM ELECTRIC POLE 1946MAR9 MONTERO, JOHN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALLING OBJECT 1934SEP5 MONTEZ, FRANK MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 23 43 M 6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL ELECTROCUTED 1903MAY18 MONTOMOME, BATTISTA ITALIAN MINER 36 S HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1948MAY26 MONTOYA, ALFRED P MACHINE RUNNER 9 31 MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 3 ROU FALL OF FACE 1920FEB10 MONTOYA, DELPHIN MUCKER 19 SAM EXPLOSION PF POWDER 1911NOV30 MONTOYA, FIDELE MEXICAN DRIVER 22 M PARKDALE WEL FELL OFF CAR 1924OCT15 MONTOYA, SAM MEXICAN PARTING TENDER 5 25 M 4 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE THROWN FROM A CAR AGAINST RIB 1897FEB20 MOODY, JOHN ELIZA LAK FALL FROM ORE WAGON 1908DEC31 MOOLE, MARTIN MINER CAMEO MES FALL OF ROCK 1929NOV28 MOON, DANIEL E AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 7 28 M 1 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF COAL 1893JUN22 MOORE, EDWARD SWEDE 35 VIRGINIUS OUR CAUGHT BY DESCENDING CAGE 14 10 1894 1918JAN5 MOORE, EDWARD AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 36 M 1 MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU STRUCK BY MINING MACHINE 1942JAN27 MOORE, HARRISON G VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1929MAY16 MOORE, J L TIMBERMAN 35 M CLE SUFFOCATED Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1895OCT7 MOORE, JAMES A MATCHLESS LAK DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1970APR13 MOORE, JAMES W 20 COLORADO CONSTRUCTORS Inc CLE CRUSHED BY CRAWLER TRACTOR 53 12 1970 1913OCT10 MOORE, PAT IRISH MINER 53 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923APR8 MOORE, S L AMERICAN PICK MINER 19 43 M 1 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1911FEB9 MOORE, SEWELL AMERICAN NIPPER 18 S MORLEY LAS RUN OVER BY MOTOR 1925JUN19 MORAN, JAMES AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 23 43 M 2 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1906FEB19 MORAN, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER 22 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1928AUG20 MORAVAC, NICK MINER 35 PIT FALL OF ROCK 1937DEC15 MOREAU, ALFRED AMERICAN MINER 30 51 M HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF TOP COAL 1925JAN14 MORELLI, DAN ITALIAN PICK MINER 15 33 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1916JUL20 MORELLI, FRANK ITALIAN BOSS DRIVER 38 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND NO. 3 LAS FALL OF ROCK AND COAL 1905MAR31 MORELLI, GREGORIO ITALIAN MINER 15 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1902JAN21 MORENO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 25 S PIKEVIEW ELP EXPLOSION OF BLACK POWDER 1912FEB27 MORFORD, ERNEST AMERICAN MINER 33 M 5 PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1913SEP20 MORGAN, BERNARDO ITALIAN MINER 40 M 3 WOOTTON LAND & FUEL WOOTTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908OCT1 MORGAN, DAVID WELCH TRACKLAYER 21 S BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROOF 1931AUG26 MORGAN, ED. T SHOVELER 37 M LONDON PAR FALL OF ROCK 1923AUG29 MORGAN, J F CONTRACTOR 52 ILSE STRUCK ON HEAD BY FALLING ROCK 1889SEP9 MORGAN, JOHN GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1911AUG23 MORGAN, RALPH AMERICAN DRIVER 27 S ROBINSON HUE CRUSHED BY CAR AND RIB 1917SEP21 MORGAN, RAY FOREMAN 39 MIN FALL OF ROCK 1902SEP11 MORGANS, IDRIS MINER PRIMROSE NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1919AUG18 MORGUESKI, JOSEPH POLE DRIVER 29 M 0 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1961AUG22 MORIANG, ROMEO C 22 UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR CO. MON CRUSHED BY FALLING ROOF SLAB 1909DEC30 MORICH, FRANK HUNGARIAN MINER 27 M 2 MIDWAY HUE FALL OF COAL 1904NOV23 MORIHARA, M. JAPANESE MINER 27 S MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918MAY23 MORIMILE, MIKE ITALIAN TOP CAGER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROCKVALE FRE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE AND DRUM OF ENGINE 1909JUN3 MORISAKI, SAKACHIE JAPANESE MINER 42 M PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1898FEB9 MORKER, LIN ORIENT IRON SAG EPLOSION OF POWDER 1942DEC21 MORLAN, EDMOND J CANON BLACK DIAMOND COAL CANON BLACK DIAMOND FRE ROOF FALL 1964MAR25 MORLAND, JAKE 30 STANDARD METALS Corp SAJ BLAST WHILE AT FACE 46 12 1964 1896FEB18 MORRIS, DANIEL WELCH MINER 34 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION;BD. NEW CASTLE;BROTHER IN WALES 1917JUL17 MORRIS, HARRY MILL MAN 19 CLE ELECTROCUTED 1932DEC23 MORRIS, JAMES AMERICAN DRIVER 35 50 S LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU DRAGGED UNDER A LOADED CAR 1926JUL15 MORRIS, OTIS C AMERICAN DRIVER 16 40 M 5 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL RUN OVER BY LOADED CAR 1941APR4 MORRIS, SAM LESSEE 52 M WAR DANCE MINES, INC. IDAHO SPRINGS CLE FELL DOWN SHAFT & DROWNED 1907OCT24 MORRIS, WILLIAM AMERICAN INSPECTOR (COAL) 45 S BOWEN LAS RUN OVER BY RAILROAD CARS 1926MAR9 MORRISON, ALEX AMERICAN DRIVER 11 23 ROYAL FUEL CO. ROYAL LAS RUN OVER BY LOADED CAR 1977MAY19 MORRISON, CLIFFORD E 48 STANLEY GOLD MINES Co Ltd STANLEY BURIED BY MUCK and DIRT 30 12m 1977 1898MAY7 MORRISON, DANIEL COOK GIL FELL FROM BUCKET 1898MAY15 MORRISON, GUST SILVER LAKE SAJ FALLING OF A SLAB 1908DEC26 MORRISON, HARRY AMERICAN DRIVER 36 S MAJESTIC LAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY CAR 1884JAN24 MORRISON, JOHN G COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1895OCT7 MORRISON, MURDOCK MATCHLESS LAK DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1940JAN5 MORRISON, WILLIAM J ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF RIB (COAL) 1976AUG12 MORROW, RICHARD A 36 AMAX Inc HENDERSON CLE BLEW DOWN DRIFT BY BLAST 32 12m 1976 1917FEB8 MORSEN, JOHN MACHINE DRILLER 35 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1938NOV17 MORTENSON, PETER PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF ROCK 1911MAR18 MORTON, JOHN AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 29 M 2 BEACON LAS ELECTROCUTED 1910DEC31 MORTORATRE, ANTON SPANIARD MINER 36 WOOTTON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927APR20 MOSCHETTI, ALFONSO ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 20 48 M 8 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROOF 1929NOV16 MOSCHETTI, LOUIS D ITALIAN MINE FOREMAN 15 33 M 4 CANON IMPERIAL COAL CO. CANON IMPERIAL FRE FALL OF ROCK 1925DEC24 MOSCHETTI, ROCCO ITALIAN DRIVER 20 37 M 3 BOULDER COAL MINING CO. BLACK DIAMOND BOU RUNAWAY CARS 1947NOV8 MOSCHETTI, TONY OPERATOR 40 60 VIRGIL BEAVERS BELOW BEAVER STRIP FRE POWER SHOVEL-STRIP 1910MAY10 MOSELY, AL NEGRO MINER 31 M ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN9 MOSER, FRANK MINER 25 S PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1910FEB15 MOSER, SAM AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S HUERFANO HUE FALL OF ROOF 1909JUL6 MOSER, VENUTO AUSTRIAN MINER 35 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1897MAY9 MOSES, FRED P PIKES PEAK ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1926DEC15 MOSKWA, GEORGE AMERICAN MOTORMAN 22 37 M 5 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN STORAGE BATTERY MOTOR &ROOF Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910JAN31 MOSLEY, SPEAKER COLORED MINER 29 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1929MAR14 MOSS, G F AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 1 30 M 0 COLORADO SPRINGS CO. CITY COAL ELP FALL OF ROCK 1941DEC23 MOSSONI, ALBERT FOREMAN NATIONAL FUEL EAGLE WEL TIPPLE 1890APR28 MOTHERAL, THOMAS AMERICAN 37 COMPROMISE PIT ROCKS FLYING FROM SHOT 26 10 1890 1963JUL5 MOTT, ALVIN J 44 COLORADO CONSTRUCTORS Inc LAP TRUCK ACCIDENT WITH SCRAPER 45 12 1963 1908MAY28 MOTTO, JIM ITALIAN DRIVER 27 S STARKVILLE LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN MULE & CAR 1910JAN13 MOTTO, Y JAPANESE S HASTINGS LAS STRUCK BY A MOTOR 1959MAR23 MOUNT, CLINTON A MINER SMALLER MINING CO. THROWN OUT OF TRUCK 1897MAR8 MOUNT, JOHN MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN COAL SLIP 49 9 1898 1966OCT31 MOUREAUX, ALBERT H Jr 26 IDARADO MINING Co SAM CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND CHUTE 62 12 1966 1907NOV29 MOVASAKI, J. JAPANESE MINER 41 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1951AUG22 MOXNES, THOMAS E CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1945SEP7 MOYA, BENJAMIN O ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL ROOF FALL 1925JUN19 MOYER, HARVEY AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 18 39 M 3 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1915MAR4 MOZROK, STEVO AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M 1 JAS. ETCHELLS PARKDALE WEL INHALING NOXIOUS GASES 1912OCT14 MRAH, VINCENT AUSTRIAN CARTMAN 50 M 1 CHANDLER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917SEP10 MRDJA, DEMETRO AUSTRIAN MINER 48 M 3 NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1932SEP10 MUDRACK, GEORGE AMERICAN DRIVER 10 27 M 1 CONSOLIDATED COAL & COKE CO. BAUM WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED CAR & RIB 1907JAN23 MUFFATTI, OMOBONO ITALIAN DYAMAN 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1892SEP28 MUIR, DAVID E. COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. WALSEN HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS 1928FEB6 MUIR, GROVER C AMERICAN DRIVER 4 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FELL OFF TRIP 1919APR17 MUIR, JOHN SCOTCH PICK MINER 42 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1891MAR26 MULDOON, JAMES UNTIED COAL CO. SIMPSON BOU FALL OF COAL 9 9 1892 1892OCT17 MULITS, JOHN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROUSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1889AUG3 MULLEN, BERNARD IRISH 43 OCEAN WAVE HIN EXPLOSION OF BOX OF CAPS 46 10 1890 1920DEC28 MULLEN, BERT AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 10 31 M 2 HAYDEN BROTHERS COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 2 ROU HEART FAILURE 1921DEC26 MULLEN, DENNIS MACHINE MAN 44 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1939SEP24 MUNDELEIN, JACK MINER 31 M BURLESON MINES, INC. GUN FALL OF ROCK 1900SEP5 MUNECK, MIKE SLAV MINER 23 S TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROCK 15 17 1948FEB25 MUNEY, JOHN H LOADERMAN 22 39 COLORADO & UTAH COAL HARRIS ROU HAULAGE 1893NOV13 MUNEZ, SENSUIO VICTOR COAL AND COKE CO. NO. 1 VICTOR LAS CARS RUNNING OVER HIM 1902OCT4 MUNIS, ALBINO MEXICAN TROLLEY BOY 16 PRIMERO LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED CARS 1919DEC9 MUNRO, WILLIAM P MINER 48 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1918APR15 MUNSON, JOHN S AMERICAN ROLLERMAN 44 W 0 HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 2 ROU TRIP OF RUNAWAY CARS 1896MAR13 MURCHISON, JOHN MOLLIE GIBSON PIT STRUCK WITH STICK FROM CIRCULAR SAW 1913DEC16 MURPHEY, NORMAN AMERICAN LOADER 19 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1898MAR5 MURPHY, JAMES CORNCRACKER CLE TOO MANY FUSE HOLES 1952SEP12 MURPHY, JAMES R ANSCHUTZ DRILLING CO. STERLING FELL 85 FEET TO DERRICK FLOOR 1959MAR11 MURPHY, JAMES THOMAS ASHBY DRILLING CO. FELL TO GROUND 1888JUN24 MURPHY, JOHN MINER MICADO LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT;BD. NY BROTHER MICHAEL (Inquest??) 1889SEP9 MURPHY, JOHN GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DROWNED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1960JAN19 MURPHY, JOHN MINER 41 DUTCH CREEK PIT HAULAGE 1888JUN29 MURPHY, PATRICK LEADVILLE LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT (Inquest??) 1899APR28 MURPHY, PATRICK GARFIELD COX TEL FELL WHEN STEPPING FROM BUCKET 1894JUN30 MURRAY, J W AMERICAN 50 SILVER LAKE SANJ FELL INTO ORE CHUTE 20 10 1894 1915AUG30 MURRAY, RICHARD D SCOTCH MINER 35 S AZTEZ COAL MINING TOLTEC HUE ELECTROCUTED 1914OCT7 MURREDU, MIKE ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 35 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917FEB4 MURTON, JULIUS LABORER 51 CHA STRUCK ON HEAD OR THROWN OFF BALANCE BYCAR 1924OCT3 MUSELLI, TONY ITALIAN PICK MINER 15 38 M 2 JEWEL COLLIERIES CO. JEWEL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922MAR24 MUSIAL, PETE POLISH PICK MINER 36 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1918AUG20 MUSIC, MIKE AUSTRIAN MINER 44 S SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING CO. SUNNYSIDE HUE FALL OF COAL OFF A PILLAR 1902MAR27 MUSSA, ANGELO ITALIAN LOADER BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 MUSSATI, STEFANO ITALIAN MINER 24 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1920MAY5 MUYATA, H JAPANESE MACHINE MINER 10 40 M 1 SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING CO. SUNNYSIDE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919AUG18 MUZZIES, M MEXICAN PICK MINER 33 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1898MAY13 MYER, JACOB PINTO LEASE ELP TOO CLOSE TO BLAST 1917APR27 MYERS, B. B AMERICAN MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1927SEP20 MYERS, F M AMERICAN MINER 47 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL FELL ON THE BACK OF NECK 1896OCT9 MYERS, GEORGE CENTENNIAL CLE FALLING DOWN SHAFT WITH BUCKET 1917JUL25 MYERS, J. E MINER 60 MON FALL OF GROUND Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1884JAN24 MYERS, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1924FEB27 MYERS, RAY X 47 SUM BROKEN FLY WHEEL HIT HIM BETWEEN THE EYES 1927OCT18 NADICH, PETE MUCKER 38 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL STRUCK BY TIMBER 1911MAY22 NAGLAICH, MIKE AUSTRIAN MINER 27 M 2 GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1925JUN10 NAGY, STEVE HUNGARIAN MINER & RUNNER 17 37 M 4 THE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926AUG30 NAHAY, J N AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 16 38 S PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF FACE COAL 1910NOV8 NAKAMICHI, M. JAPANESE MINER 33 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1915DEC30 NAKASHIMA, SAKUJIRO JAPANESE MINER 33 M OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1905MAR13 NAKATANI, K. JAPANESE MINER 35 M WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROOF 1909NOV16 NAKHAOGA, J. JAPANESE MINER 25 M 2 GRAY CREEK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1949JUL30 NANCE, JOHN R TRUCK DRIVER 21 S UTAH CONSTRUCTION CO. WHEELS OF TRUCK HIT A SOFT SHOLDER 1942JAN27 NANCE, ROBERT J VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1931OCT22 NANKOFF, GEORGE BULGARIAN MACHINE MINER 16 40 HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN PIT CAR & PROP 1904SEP3 NARANJO, MANUEL MEXICAN MINER 60 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1912JAN19 NARCISCO, GARCIA MEXICAN MINER 44 M 5 STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF COAL 1893MAR22 NARY, JOHN SOPRIS LAS A BOY; RAN OVER BY LOADED CARS 1886SEP29 NAST, ALPHONSO MINER SAN JUAN COAL CO. DURANGO LAP FALL OF ROCK 22 9 1886 1923JUL11 NAVA, JOSE MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 8 32 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO, CASS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1970AUG18 NAVAJO, JIMMY 22 RICO ARGENTINE MINING Co DOL FALL OF ROCK 52 12 1970 1924MAY17 NAVARRO, RAYMOND MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 31 S COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO TIMBERS 1884JAN24 NEATH, MORGAN DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1884JAN24 NEATH, WILLIAM DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1910JAN24 NEDELSCHOFF, GEORGE BULGARIAN MINER 22 S PIKEVIEW ELP SUFFOCATED FROM POWDER SMOKE 1929JUL23 NEDERLAND, J HICKEY 65 S BOU FALL OF ROCK 1906MAR13 NEEDS, FRANK ENGLISH MINER 29 S WILLIAMSVILLE ELP FALL OF COAL 1923JAN10 NEESHAM, RALPH ENGLISH MINE FOREMAN 25 42 M 5 UTAH FUEL CO. SOMERSET GUN STRUCK BY A TRIP OF CARS 1922SEP7 NEFF, EVAN A DREDGEMASTER 32 SUM ELECTROCUTED 1898SEP19 NEGRI, JOHN GOLDEN AGE GIL FELL DOWN SHAFT 1944JAN16 NEGRO, DOMENIC COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE FACE BUMP 1917JAN25 NEILSON, NELS MUCKER 35 CLE FALL OF ROCK 1917JUL23 NEITO, REYES LABORER 20 PUE CLOTHES CAUHGT IN REVOLVING SHAFT 1920AUG22 NELSON, ANDREW MINER 22 SAM OVERCOME BY SMOKE AND FELL DOWN RAISE 1896OCT31 NELSON, CHARLES CALEDONIA OUR CAVE IN OF THE DUMP 1897MAY7 NELSON, CHARLES H GOLD KING BOU ROLLER FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1932FEB23 NELSON, CHRIS T 66 S ELP FALL OF ROCK FROM CLIFF 1925JAN13 NELSON, G W AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 40 64 M 11 F. W. BLOOM BLOOM MOZ FALL OF ROCK 1901NOV20 NELSON, JOE SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1922JUN12 NELSON, MARTIN MINER 47 LAK SUFFOCATED BY CARBONIC ACID GAS 1930MAY19 NELSON, MOSE AMERICAN DRIVER 20 35 M 2 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 2 HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1896MAY7 NELSON, OLOF SPOT CASH LAK FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN9 NELSON, OSCAR E MINER 45 M PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1909OCT9 NELSON, PETER O SWEDE MINER 41 M MORRISON JEF FALL OF COAL FROM CHUTE 1934JAN6 NELSON, RUDOLPH TIMBERMAN 25 S EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAGLE EAG CRUSHED BY GROUND CAVING 1917APR27 NENICH, PETE AUSTRIAN DRIVER 22 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1942MAR25 NENO, WILLIAM MINER 23 S CHAIN O' MINES, INC. CENTRAL CITY GIL FELL DOWN ORE CHUTE 1894OCT2 NERO, JOHN VICTOR TEL PICKING MISSED HOLE 22 10 1894 1923JUL10 NERONI, TONY ITALIAN PICK MINER 9 38 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927FEB18 NESS, CHRIS NORWEGIAN TRAMMER 32 SAJ CAUGHT IN SNOWSLIDE & CARRIED DOWN MTN. 1919FEB25 NESTOR, ALBERT SHIFT BOSS 40 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1908MAR14 NESTOS, MANUEL MEXICAN DRIVER 36 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1933DEC11 NEUMAN, RALPH TRACK FOREMAN 33 M PLATT ROGERS, INC. TWIN LAKES LAK STRUCK ON HEAD BY AIR LINE 1901NOV20 NEVALA, JOHN FINLAND SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1932MAR23 NEWELL, JOSEPH AMERICAN PICK MINER 12 28 M 1 JOHN D. CRIBBS ROCKVALE NO. 2 FRE FALL OF COAL 1928JUN18 NEWMAN, FRANK AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 40 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1910MAY18 NEWMAN, H G AMERICAN MINER 22 S OAK HILLS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1947SEP25 NEWMAN, LAWRENCE JR. OILER 25 S GENERAL GOLD CORP. LEADVILLE LAK CRUSHED IN MACHINERY 1917NOV1 NEWMAN, WILLIAM SPANIARD TRIP BRAKESMAN 23 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS CRUSHED UNDER A MINE CAR 1925FEB13 NEZES, STEVE GREEK PICK MINER 10 33 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS ROU FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 NICCOLI, BRUNO ITALIAN DRIVER BOSS 34 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 NICCOLI, CHARLES ITALIAN DRIVER 34 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920NOV8 NICHOLS, ANDREW BALL MILL ATTEND 22 SAM CAUGHT BY THE SHAFT 1935APR2 NICHOLS, HENRY D MINER 23 S HIDALGO GOLD MINES, INC. TEL FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 NICHOLSON, G M COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS ; BD. RAPID CITY, IL 1913OCT10 NICOLOTTA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 38 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1977JUN20 NIGGEMYER, CARL E 21 DAY MINES Inc SHERMAN TUNNEL BLAST 30 12m 1977 1917APR26 NIKOLA, NIK BULGARIAN MINER M 0 TIOGA COAL TIOGA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1914OCT31 NILAS, RUDOLPH HUNGARIAN MINER 32 S OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925SEP29 NIVITOSKY, TONY POLE PICK MINER 3 35 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS EMPTY CAR RAN OVER HIM 1941JAN31 NIX, WILLIAM ANDY MINER IDEAL COAL IDEAL LAR ROOF FALL 1942SEP15 NIXON, J W TRUCK DRIVER 26 M THOMAS & BROWN LIME CO. PUEBLO PUE HEAD HIT ROCK FACE 1906FEB19 NIZZI, F. ITALIAN MINER 35 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1906FEB19 NIZZI, J. ITALIAN MINER 28 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1909JUL6 NOAH, ALBERT AMERICAN CAGER 24 S TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1967MAR27 NOBLE, JACK BYRN 32 MOUNTAIN FUEL and SUPPLY Co MOF STRUCK BY BLOW DOWN LINE 49 12 1967 1916APR29 NOCOTERI, DOMENCIO ITALIAN MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS CONCRETE WALL OF AN OVERCAST 1904JAN21 NOGIC, LUKE ITALIAN MINER 40 M ROUSE HUE HIT BY RUNAWAY MINE CAR 1904JAN21 NOGIC, V. ITALIAN MINER 30 S ROUSE HUE HIT BY RUNAWAY MINE CARS 1910FEB21 NOIER, PETRO AUSTRIAN MINER 49 M 4 HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895NOV3 NOISON, THOMAS H COLUMBIA-MENONA SAM PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1913DEC16 NOLAN, D. C AMERICAN MINER 35 M 2 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 NOLDEAN, PETER UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1883FEB23 NOONAN, JAMES GILT EDGE LAK FELL DWON SHAFT 1899MAR31 NOONAN, JAMES TOMBOY SAM THROWN BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY 1923AUG11 NORARE, ELESEO D ITALIAN PICK MINER 22 S RUGBY COLLIERIES CO. RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919FEB24 NORCIA, PATSY 37 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1927DEC4 NORD, DAVID AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 35 M 2 RAPID CREEK M. T. & P. CO. GENTER GUN FALL OF ROCK 1897OCT16 NORDEN, FRANK MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 53 9 1898 1893JAN10 NORDINI, POR aka UNION PACIFIC KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1905FRB13 NORDON, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 26 M SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1919DEC29 NORIN, JOE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 37 M 2 BLACK HAWK COAL CO. PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1911APR8 NORMAN, CHARLES AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 33 M 1 BAUM WEL FALL OF ROCK 1913DEC16 NORTON, ADDIE AMERICAN MINER M CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1899AUG14 NORTON, EDWARD B near EMPRESS MILL CLE THROWN FROM ORE WAGON 1917MAR9 NORTON, ROBERT T CAGER 23 TEL STRUCK BY A MINE CAR 1917JUN7 NORVASD, JOHN POLE MINER 36 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1961JUL13 NORVELL, DAVID V 27 BLUE RIVER CONSTRUCTORS SUM STRUCK BY PRESSURE LINE 1928NOV24 NOSEK, GEORGE TRAMMER 42 TEL CAUGHT BETWEEN SKIP & SHAFT TIMBERS 1907APR24 NOTMAN, WALTER SCOTCH FIRE BOSS 24 M MIDWAY HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1885NOV13 NOURSE, CONN BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1901MAR29 NOVACK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK; or Feb29? 16 17 1910JAN31 NOVACK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1914APR14 NOVAK, MIKE POLE MINER 42 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS CRUSHED BY CAR; ALIAS FRANK OSTROWSKI 1909MAY21 NOVELLI, PETE ITALIAN MINER 42 M 3 HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1936JAN20 NOVINGER, KESTER AMERICAN DAY MAN 34 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 NOWATHER, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 33 M 6 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1918FEB22 NOZENSKY, HARRY RUSSIAN MACHINE MINER 26 S W. E. RUSSELL COAL RUSSEL WEL IGNITING SOME BLACK POWDER 1899APR10 NUCHI, PETER ITALIAN 42 M ENGLE HIT BY A LOADED TRIP OF CARS 1917JUL23 NUMARI, CELESTE ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 48 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899JUL23 NURENBERG, CHARLES ENTERPRISE GUN PICKING MISSED HOLE 1919MAR31 NUROJORGES, GEORGE GREEK PICK MINER 28 S EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1910OCT8 NYZLO, WIT POLE MINER 38 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1921OCT29 OAKS, ALBERT AMERICAN LABORER 49 M 1 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1893JUL19 OATES, RICHARD M LUTZ EXTENSION GIL FELL DOWN SHAFT 15 10 1894 1936FEB27 OATMAN, O L AMERICAN PICK MINER 3 28 M 2 JEFFERSON COAL CO. VIRGINIA JEF FALL OF TOP COAL 1897JAN16 OATS, WILLIAM ALPSE GIL FALLING ROCK FROM STULL 1930MAR10 OBEROSLER, THOMAS AMERICAN PICK MINER 2 40 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK 1965DEC28 OBERSTER, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1913DEC16 OBESTER, FRANK AMERICAN MINER 22 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913DEC16 OBESTER, GALE AMERICAN MINER 27 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1915OCT27 OBLOCH, FRANK AUSTRIAN FIRE BOSS 56 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SPRING GULCH PIT FALLING DOWN A CHUTE Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1902SEP20 OBLOK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 36 SPRING GULCH PIT FALL OF ROCK 18 17 1917APR27 OBRADOVICHII, MIKE SERVIAN MINER 45 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1909JUL6 OBREZZL, JOHN SLAV MINER 43 M TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1900JAN12 O'BRIEN, EDWARD MORNING STAR LAK ORE FALLING FROM TOP OF SLOPE 1888DEC12 O'BRIEN, JAMES COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE HUE RUN OVER BY A PIT CAR 1884MAR10 O'BRIEN, WILLIAM 25 VALLEJO SHAFT PIT Two avalanches destroy Valejo shaft house rmn 1896APR7 OBWEGER, JOHN MINER PORTER LAP FALL OF ROCK 1894MAR8 O'CONNELL, JAMES MINERAL ROCK TEL FALL FROM LADDER 19 10 1894 1906JUL23 ODDERZZI, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER 42 M ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROOF 1924NOV1 ODEAN, O L LEASER 30 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1896APR12 O'DONNELL, J. D GOLD EXPLORATION ELP EXPLOSION OF AIR PIPE 1890JUN3 O'DONNELL, JAMES IRISH 29 ANTIOCH LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER WHILE TAMPING HOLE 26 10 1890 1917APR27 ODOROZZI, SERAFINO AUSTRIAN MINER 35 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910NOV5 OFFICER, RAMER AMERICAN MINER 26 S THOMPSON LAS MISSED SHOT 1910NOV8 OGAMI, K. JAPANESE MINER 30 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1929FEB24 O'HARE, HUGH MUCKER 38 M EAG FALL OF ROCK 1896NOV29 OHLIG, FRED SILVER LAKE SAJ ELECTRIC SHOCK 1912MAY25 OKIMOTO, KURUCHI JAPANESE MINER 27 S LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907SEP30 OLDS, ROBERT E AMERICAN BLACKSMITH 59 M HUERFANO HUE STRUCK BY CAGE ON TOP OF SHAFT 1896JUL18 OLEVETTA, S REVENUE TUNNEL OUR TOOK HOLD OF LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE 1937MAR16 OLGUIN, ALBERT SPANISH-AMER PICK MINER 6 22 M 0 HERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927FEB26 OLGUIN, JOSEPH MECXICAN PICK MINER 15 49 M 4 PRAIRIE CANON COAL CO. PRAIRIE CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918JAN4 OLIGUIN, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 23 S COLORADO COAL MINES MALLOT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN27 OLIVER, HARRY P VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1911DEC15 OLIVER, R. A AMERICAN MINER 44 M 4 RAPSON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1972DEC17 OLIVER, WILLIAM J 56 R.L. MANNING DRILLING Co ROU SCALDED BY BLOW OUT OF BOILER 59 12 1972 1899DEC24 O'LLARA, JOHN MARY MURPHY CHA FALL OF ROCK 1969FEB26 OLME, ALBERT R 31 AMERICAN METAL CLIMAX Inc CLE FALL OF ROCK 44 12 1969 1898MAR28 OLSEN, OLE NORTH CHICAGO SAM ROOF OF CHAMBER CAVED IN 1919NOV21 OLSON, CARL MINER 37 KOKOMO SUFFOCATED BY POWDER GAS 1918FEB2 OLSON, CHARLES STOPING MACHINE 50 TEL SPRAGGS GAVE WAY AND HE FELL 1927JUL30 OLSON, ERICK R AMERICAN CONTRACTOR 25 DOU FALL OF ROCK 1897AUG19 OLSON, NELS SILVER LAKE SAJ DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1897FEB9 O'MALLEY, HUIGH PHOENIX GIL EXPLOSION BY BOX CARS 1925JAN30 OMELENCHUK, ALEX RUSSIAN COMPANY MAN 9 32 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1901NOV20 O'NEIL, HUGH SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1905MAY5 O'NEIL, JOHN AMERICAN PITBOSS 32 S STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917MAY25 O'NEIL, JOHN TIMBERMAN 39 LAK FALL OF ORE 1898APR30 O'NEIL, ROBERT J. C. JOHNSON PIT CAVE IN OF WASTE 1896AUG10 O'NEIL, TIM DORIS LAK BAD AIR 1884JAN24 O'NEILL, JAMES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1910JAN31 ONERIS, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1896DEC2 OPIE, JOHN PUZZLER ELP SLIDING GROUND 1904OCT28 OPIEKA, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1908JUL6 OPRANDI, CALISTO ITALIAN MINER 41 M SPRINGS GULCH PIT FALL OF ROCK 1912MAR6 ORAZNER, FRANK AUSTRIAN TRAM-CAR LOADER 45 M 3 BULKLEY GUN SNOWSIDE FALLING ON HIM WHILE PLACING CAR 1905JAN9 ORD, WILLIAM SCOTCH MINER 30 M CITY LAP FALL OF ROOF 1908MAY1 ORLANDO, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 28 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN18 ORLICH, BUDE SLAV MINER 40 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1914AUG28 ORNELUS, J. MEXICAN MINER 27 WOOTTON LAND & FUEL TURNER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899DEC21 ORR, CHARLES H SEUTIN TEL POWDER EXPLODED WHILE THAWING 1922MAY8 ORTEGA, JOE MEXICAN MULE DRIVER 2 23 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL KILLED BETWEEN A LOADED CAR & ROOF 1919FEB5 ORTEGAS, RECARDO AMERICAN PICK MINER 18 BLACK DIAMOND NIGGERHEADCOAL THREE PINES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894JUL23 ORTEGO, M. COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920OCT28 ORTEZ, JAKE SPANIARD TRIP RIDER 5 30 M 1 SUNNYSIDE COAL CO. SUNNSIDE HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN MINE CAR & PILLAR 1929DEC6 ORTEZ, VALENTINE MEXICAN PICK MINER 15 49 M 5 EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS FALL OF COAL 1902APR23 OSBORNE, H. A MINER M 4 MITCHELL BOU FALL OF ROOF 1893JUN6 OSLER, JACOB AUSTRIAN 19 SILVER AGE CLE CAVE-IN IN ROOF 13 10 1894 1921JUN6 OSPENKO, MIKE RUSSIAN PICK MINER 8 21 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1888MAY29 OSTI, JOSEPH COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. MORO LAS FALL OF SLATE Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1895SEP19 O'SULLIVAN, WILLIAM MARY MURPHY CHA STULL GAVE WAY, BURYING HIM UNDER 1937JUL22 OTAVA, GEORGE RUMANIAN TRACK LAYER 41 55 M 4 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF ROCK 1926JAN23 OTTEN, ERNEST AMERICAN PICK MINER 10 39 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. HARVEY GAP GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1913DEC16 OTTEN, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 45 M CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1896FEB18 OTTENO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 40 M 5 VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1920MAR9 OURAY, A C LABORER OUR CAUGHT IN SLIDE OF SNOW & SUFFOCATED 1904JAN26 OVERLY, JOSEPH "JOE" MINER VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1898OCT10 OWENS, DAVID WELSH MINER 40 M PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK; FAMILY IN WALES 127 9 1898 1926NOV14 OWENS, FRANK A AMERICAN STABLE BOSS 9 30 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ALPINE GUN FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1927MAR7 OWENS, WALTER M AMERICAN PICK MINER 12 39 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1925AUG22 OWENS, WILLIAM WELSH PICK MINER 51 S RAPID CREEK MINING & POWER GENTER GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS 1919AUG18 OXFORD, ALFRED AMERICAN PICK MINER 17 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1963AUG24 PACE, JAMES E 36 IDARAHO MINING Co SAM CRUSHED WHEN SKIP RELEASED 45 12 1963 1945JUL25 PACHECO, JOE CALUMET FUEL CALUMET NO. 2 HUE MACHINERY 1910DEC20 PACHESCA MEXICAN MINER 30 M 1 OAKDALE HUE FALL OF COAL 1942JAN9 PACOTTI, CLAUDE MINER 24 S PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1942JAN9 PACOTTI, FRANK TRAMMER 28 S PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1909JAN6 PADELLI, RAMON MEXICAN MINER 23 M MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROOF 1953NOV15 PADILLA, BEN TELLURIDE MINES, INC. PREMATURE BLAST 1938SEP29 PAFFORD, JAMES WILLIAM E. RUSSELL COAL CO. RUSSELL WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF MOTOR & CROSS BAR 1927JUN26 PAGAN, LAWRENCE SLAV MACHINE MINER 29 48 S GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1890SEP10 PAGANINI, VELENTINE DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1910NOV22 PAIMIERI, JOHN ITALIAN MINER M FREMONT FRE SUFFOCATED BY SMOKE 1912FEB21 PAINCHI, DOMINIC TALIAN MINER 28 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922APR10 PAIZ, BERNADO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 9 40 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926AUG2 PALAFOS, CECILIO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 1 28 M 0 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 2 HUE FELL OFF ROOF 1897JUN9 PALATINI, JOHN TIMBERMAN SUNSHINE GAR FALL OF ROCK 51 9 1898 1899SEP28 PALIC, GASPAR AUSTRIAN MINER 33 M 2 ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 13 17 1908FEB17 PALINERE, PETE ITALIAN MINER 20 S FREDERICK LAS FALL OF COAL 1920NOV17 PALLALIS, BILL GREEK MACHINE HELPER 6 S BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON LAS ELECTROCUTED 1897SEP3 PALLASSI, THEODORE LOADER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1923OCT5 PALLAZZO, JOE ITALIAN PICK MINER 1 35 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1900JAN12 PALLOGALLA, LOUIS SMUGGLER UNION SAM ROCK FALL FROM SLOPE 1969NOV5 PALMER, DEE H 29 HOMESTAKE MINING Co MIN BURIED BY GROUND FALL 45 12 1969 1942JUN18 PALMER, HARRY RAY MINE SHIFT BOSS 35 M EMPIRE ZINC CO. GILMAN EAG PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1918NOV19 PALMQUIST, EMIL 25 TEL ELECTROCUTED BY TOUCHING A STEEL BAR 1925JUL3 PANDOLEI, FRANK ITALIAN PICK MINER 4 35 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1937AUG2 PANIAN, ANDREW W AUSTRIAN DRIVER 1 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN RUN OVER BY MINE CAR 1893FEB7 PANIAN, GEORGE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 PANNELL, W. H AMERICAN MINER 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1922SEP19 PANTOJA, JUAN MEXICAN PJICK MINER 33 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899OCT27 PAOLAZI, PAUL SARATOGA GIL SLAB ON SIDE OF DRIFT FELL 1919MAR12 PAOLENI, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915JUL3 PAPADACIO, JIM GREEK MINER 30 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU FALL OF ROOF, COAL, AND SLATE 1910JAN17 PAPAS, GEORGE GREEK OILER S DELAGUA LAS STRUCK BY A SHEAVE WHEEL 1914OCT29 PAPAS, SAM GREEK MINER 38 M 1 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE GREENVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 PAPES, FRANK AMERICAN DRIVER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1894FEB5 PAPES, GEORGE SLAV MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 10 17 1908JAN13 PAPISH, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 53 M ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 PAPPAS, ATHAN GREEK MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 PAPPAS, GEORGE GREEK MINER 35 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1916NOV18 PAPPAS, JAMES GREEK MINER 37 M 2 TIOGA COAL CO. TIOGA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 PAPPAS, JOHN GREEK MINER 40 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1914DEC23 PAPPAS, NICK GREEK MINER 38 S FOX COAL MINING FOX BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1950MAY22 PAPPAS, RICHARD KERR COAL CAMEO MES HEART ATTACK 1936AUG31 PAPPAS, STEVE GREEK LOADER 8 47 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF FACE COAL 1917APR27 PAPPAS, THEROS GREEK MINER 43 M 6 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 PAPPAULIS, APIROS GREEK MINER 26 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 PAPPAULIS, DIMITRIUS GREEK MINER 33 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1928JUN21 PAPPOFF, LOUIS BULGARIAN MACHINE MINER 7 46 M 3 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1908SEP2 PARADIS, GUADALOUPE MEXICAN MINER 52 W COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1913AUG5 PARAGE, PETER ITALIAN MINER 33 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1891MAR26 PARELA, GEORGE MARSHALL COAL CO. MARSHALL NO. 5 FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1934SEP26 PARESS, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 22 51 M 3 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF FACE COAL 1904DEC19 PARICICH, MATE AUSTRIAN MINER 19 S COALBASIN PIT FALL OF ROCK 1911MAY30 PARINA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 34 S PERY ROU RUN OVER BY CARS 1899MAR7 PARIS, LOUIS AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M SPRING GULCH FALL OF ROCK; skull fracture; left family in Austria 1905MAR20 PARK, AARON ENGLISH MINER 39 M NEW BAKER BOU FALL OF ROCK 1914JAN27 PARK, H. M KOREAN MINER 37 M 0 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1893JUN14 PARK, MAXWELL COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1902AUG2 PARKER, GEORGE H MACHINIST BROADHEAD LAS EXPLOSION 1881JUN PARKS, JAMES MINER 24 M DOLLY VARDEN EXPLOSION gend 1935JAN15 PARLIN, LES BRAKEMAN 22 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK SHOT OF DYNAMITE 1909FEB2 PARR, ALEX COLORED MINER 38 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1918NOV24 PARRA, JOSE MEXICAN PICK MINER 39 M 0 MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1889MAY22 PARRISH, JAMES H OK SHAFT LAK FALL OF BUCKET 1929FEB2 PARTIAN, R J MUCKER 24 M DOL EXPLOSION OF ROUND OF HOLES 1910JAN31 PASH, MAX AUSTRIAN MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1902MAR1 PASOLA, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROCK 18 17 1909JAN2 PASQUINE, JOHATHAN ITALIAN MINER 31 M 1 ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROOF 1917JUN5 PASSARI, ANGELO CAGER 27 LAK STRUCK BY CAGE 1901JUN17 PASSEMENTTI, MARTIN ITALIAN FIREMAN 30 M STARKVILLE LAS BOILER EXPLOSION 1910OCT18 PASVENES, GEORGE GREEK DRIVER 29 S STANDARD BOU FALLING OFF CAR 1981APR15 PATCH, RONALD MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1907AUG13 PATERNOSTER, JOE ITALIAN MINER 45 M STARKVILLE LAS STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRIP 1895AUG29 PATERNOSTER, LUI AMERICUS GIL DROWNED IN FLOODING OF MINE 1937NOV9 PATINO, NACARIO MEXICAN MINER 15 42 S HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK 1914FEB18 PATON, WILLIAM SCOTCH MACHINE HELPER 27 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE ELECTROCUTED 1902JAN22 PATRICK, JOSEPH POLISH SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1953DEC16 PATRICK, ROBERT G S. D. JOHNSON DRILLING CO. CAUGHT IN HOISTING LINE 1921FEB12 PATRICK, SAM AMERICAN MINER 22 35 M 3 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU EXPLOSION OF DUST 1885NOV13 PATTEN, WILLIAM M BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1868SEP23 PATTERSON, PHILADELPHIA COLORADO CLARK GARDENER DROWNING 1920JAN8 PATTERSON, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 20 38 M 0 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1925MAR15 PATTERSON, L C AMERICAN BARN BOSS 42 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS KICKED BY A MULE 1903JUL21 PATTI, FRANCISCO ITALIAN MINER 29 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1899APR17 PATTON, FRANK E TWIN LAKES PLACER CHA FELL FROM PLATFORM 1907JAN23 PAULICH, GIOANNI HUNGARIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1901OCT28 PAULIE, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 16 17 1917APR27 PAVELIK, VALENTINE POLISH MINER 31 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1920APR13 PAVELLO, JOHN AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 5 30 S CALUMET FUEL CO. PERINS PEAK LAP FALL OF ROCK 1921JAN7 PAVLETICH, MIKE AUSTRIAN TRACKMAN 7 28 W 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED CAR & ROOF OF MINE 1934JUL14 PAVLICA, MIKE SLAV PICK MINER 26 46 M 6 PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF TOP COAL 1943AUG4 PAVLISICK, WILLIAM DRIVER OLIVER COAL OLIVER GUN ROOF FALL 1913SEP22 PAYNE, ROGER ENGLISH MINER 27 S UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN POWDER EXPLOSION 1904NOV2 PAYTEN, MARTIN IRISH MINER 59 M SWEET LAS FALL OF ROCK 1888SEP7 PEARCE, WILLIAM FOREMAN IRON LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 1922MAR24 PEASHKA, RUDOLPH AMERICAN PICK MINER 36 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1910AYG27 PEAVICH, METRE MONTENEGRIN MINER 24 M BOWEN LAS FALL OF POT FROM ROOF 1906MAY14 PECARAI, GEORGE ITALIAN MINER 40 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1909NOV14 PECKA, FRANK AUSTRIAN FIRE BOSS 43 S MORLEY LAS DUST EXPLOSION 1937FEB23 PEDEROSA, JESUS MEXICAN ROPE RIDER 10 29 S JOE MALONEY NUGGET HUE CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & PROP 1893FEB6 PEDRE, FORTUNATTE UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR FALL OF ROCK 1925AUG13 PEDRON, VINCENTO ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 25 64 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FELL UNDER A PIT CAR 1911DEC4 PEDUCI, FRANK ITALIAN FIRE BOSS 44 M 2 ROYAL LAS SUFFOCATED BY GAS 1915SEP17 PEFFER, CLAUDE D AMERICAN COAL INSPECTOR 22 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE BLOOD INFECTION 1923JUL7 PEFFER, DAN ITALIAN PICK MINER 17 44 S MUTUAL COAL CO. MUTUAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918MAY10 PELINE, FRANK ITALIAN PICK MINER 43 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897DEC6 PELLA, LOUIS STEVENS CLE PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1894AUG10 PELLAND, WILLIAM CANADIAN TOM BOY SANM FALL OF ROCK 22 10 1894 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1907OCT30 PELLEGRINO, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 24 S QUINTO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1926DEC20 PELLEY, CARL E AMERICAN FARMER 35 M 1 ROCK SLIDE 1915MAY13 PELUSA, SAMUEL ITALIAN MINER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915MAY27 PENA, GUADALUPE MEXCIAN MINER 32 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON ROUSE HUE FALL OF BONE AND COAL 1935MAR6 PENCA, JOHN AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 25 45 M 2 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF ROCK 1930DEC2 PENNY, ARTE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 30 48 M 5 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF FACE COAL 1934OCT6 PENNY, E F AMERICAN PICK MINER 2 18 S AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COAL CO INDEPENDENT FRE FALL OF TOP ROCK 1909OCT25 PEPPER, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 37 M MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929FEB7 PERAGLIA, JOSEPH ITALIAN TOP MAN 36 55 M 8 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROCKVALE NO. 2 FRE SQUEEZED BETWEEN SCALE HOUSE & CAR 1902NOV21 PERALTO, POLITO MEXICAN 63 ENGLEVILLE LAS ASPHYXIATION 1918DEC3 PERDUE, M. F MOTORMAN 25 TEL LOST CONTROL OF ORE CAR AND WAS THROWN 1951SEP8 PEREA, ALEX P CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1925MAR19 PEREZ, DORTEO MEXICAN PICK MINER 3 35 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY9 PEREZ, ROMENI FORFAR GIL ROCK FALLING FROM BUCKET 1895AUG29 PERGHER, GIOVANNI SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1952FEB23 PERICH, MARCO RR CAR DROPPER 3 61 EDNA STRIP ROU HAULAGE 1961AUG13 PERKO, FRANK MECHANIC 48 ALLEN LAS HEART FAILURE 1898JAN12 PERKO, JOSEPH INDIANA GIL STULLS BROKE IN SLOPE 1910JAN31 PERKO, PETE POLE MINER 36 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1914JUL23 PERKOVICH, TONY SLAV COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS NATURAL CAUSES 1921DEC18 PERNA, ALFREDI ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 21 S BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1929FEB27 PERNA, JOHN ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 24 44 M 9 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE FALL OF COAL 1926MAY12 PERNE, JOHN AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 17 41 M 1 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907MAR18 PERONIO, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 30 S REILLY CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927MAY17 PERRIER, TOM ITALIAN STOPE CLEANER 36 SAM FELL DOWN MANWAY 1903MAR14 PERRINO, DOMINIC ITALIAN MINER 39 M ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF COAL 1897JAN16 PERRY, C H MINER SUNSHINE HUE SLAB OF COAL FELL 47 9 1898 1935APR10 PESCHEL, JOHN CAGER 24 S M. A. NICHOLSON IBEX LAK SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING LOADED CAR ON CAGE 1924SEP6 PESTANA, JOHN R JR. LABORER 19 TEL ELECTROCUTED 1887FEB23 PESTONA, JAMES COLORADO COAL AND IRON EL MORO LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1902JAN8 PETENECK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF ROOF 18 17 1896JUN22 PETERLIN, NICK QUEEN OF THE WEST GIL FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1898JUN7 PETERS, THEODORE SWISS MINER 35 M 0 HESPERUS LAP FALL OF COAL 123 9 1898 1896SEP19 PETERSON, A. J 30-Jul CLE PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1897SEP24 PETERSON, C O CANON CITY ELP EXPLOSION WHILE PREPARING FUSE 1896OCT3 PETERSON, CARL STONEWALL JACKSON SUM FALLING FROM BUCKET WHILE IN SHAFT 1917DEC28 PETERSON, CHARLES J TIMBERMAN 45 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1955FEB12 PETERSON, CLARENCE LeCLAIR CONSOLID. GOLD BULKHEAD FAILURE. FELL IN STOPE 1902JAN29 PETERSON, GUS LESSES DAVIS & BENTLY MAY BE-CRIPPLE CREEK TEL FOUL AIR 1901NOV20 PETERSON, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1889NOV13 PETERSON, PETER SWEDE 40 CLARA LAK FELL OFF BUCKET 24 10 1890 1897JUN8 PETERSON, WILLIAM DOCTOR ELP EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1917JUL30 PETERUFF, HENRY AMERICAN LOADER 19 S CRESTED BUTTE COAL BULKLEY GUN RUN OVER BY RAILROAD CARS 1909AUG28 PETITALOT, HENRY C FRENCH MINER 23 S MONARCH BOU FALL OF ROCK 1903FEB16 PETRE ITALIAN MINER 38 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF SLATE 1911FEB27 PETRE, GUISEPPI AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S TOLLER LAS ELECTROCUTED 1938MAY16 PETRI, VICTOR PIO MICHELI RAPSON LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1896FEB18 PETRICO, ANTON ITALIAN MINER 28 M 4 VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1916JUN12 PETRICONE, CROCE ITALIAN MINER 31 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1896FEB18 PETRIE, ANGELO ITALIAN LOADER 26 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION ; BD. NEW CASTLE 1915FEB13 PETTI, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 37 S PORTER FUEL HESPERUS LAP FALL OF ROCK 1915DEC3 PETTICOFF, SAM BULGARIAN MINER 26 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1878NOV23 PFAB, ANDREW MINER ALPHA LAK 1939NOV16 PFENNEBERGER, FRANK ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROOF COAL 1939SEP2 PHENIX, LAWRENCE COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU ELECTROCUTED 1909JUN21 PHILLIPI, B. ITALIAN MINER 23 M 1 FORBES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899DEC30 PHILLIPI, M. R AMERICAN MINER 45 M 4 PLACITA PIT STRUCK BY PIT CAR 1884JAN24 PHILLIPPI, WILLIAM COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1895SEP26 PHILLIPS, C. C BELGIAN LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1903FEB26 PHILLIPS, GEORGE AMERICAN DRIVER 27 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1956JUL21 PHILLIPS, RICHARD G DONALD YOUNG, UNION CARBIDE IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1896JAN5 PHILLIPS, THOMAS SALISBURY MILL CLE CAUGHT BY COAT & ARM IN MILL SHAFT 1894JAN14 PHILLIPS, WALTER ENGLISH 26 SMUGGLER UNION SUM FALL OF SLOPE 18 10 1894 1897AUG11 PHILLIPS, WILLIAM E J. L. LINDSAY LEASE ELP FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1910JAN31 PHUN, K. W KOREAN MINER 33 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1929FEB12 PICARDI, LOUIS FRENCH TRAPPER 35 67 M 0 VICKERS COAL CO. KENNETH LAS KILLED BY RUN-AWAY TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1928AUG3 PICKARD, FRANCIS MINE FOREMAN SAJ ARM CAUGHT IN BELT-DRIVEN PULLEY 1930JAN10 PICKLEMIER, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 4 51 M 3 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE NO. 2 HUE FALL OF COAL & ROCK FROM ROOF 1911FEB9 PIECHA, KARL POLE SHOT-FIRER M CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOW-OUT SHOT 1965DEC3 PIEDMONT, BILLY S 26 MORRISON-KNUDSEN Co Inc EAG CRUSHED BY TRUCK IN ROCK FALL 50 12 1965 1878NOV27 PIERCE, HARRY ULE-LAKE EXPLOSION 1878DEC6 PIERCE, HENRY ULE-LAKE LAK EXPLOSION 1981APR15 PIERCE, HUGH MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1898JUL14 PIERCE, MARTIN HIDDEN TREASURE GIL FALLING FROM BUCKET 1912DEC6 PIERSON, JOSEPH COLORED MINER 37 M PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926JUL30 PIERSON, W E AMERICAN LABORER 39 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1952DEC19 PIERT, CHARLES STEARNS - ROGERS MFG. CO. CLIMAX LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN TRIPPERS - BLED TO DEATH 1917APR27 PIETRAKAS, KERIAKAS GREEK MINER 26 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1910JAN31 PIKADO, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1927MAY16 PIKE, J H AMERICAN MINER 31 DOL FALL OF ORE FROM ROOF OF STOPE 191OJAN31 PIKIER, FRED AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1897MAR26 PILATTI, MIKE MINER BROOKSIDE FRE COAL CAR 50 9 1898 1933JUL12 PILCH, FRANK MINER 37 M LONDON GOLD MINING CO. LONDON PAR FALL OF ROCK 1897OCT16 PILONE, JOHN MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 53 9 1898 1959OCT23 PILTZ, HERMAN F IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1904OCT28 PILZER, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 35 S TERCIO, NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1911DEC15 PINCHAK, MIKE SLAV MINER 35 M 4 ROCKVALE FRE 1898DEC4 PINE, JOHN TOM BOY SAM FELL INTO SHOOT 1940DEC4 PINEDA, EDWARD M PEAKS COAL CO. PEAKS HUE FALL OF ROOF (SLATE) 1944NOV23 PINEDA, SOILO CALUMET FUEL CALUMET NO. 2 HUE ROOF FALL 1898APR23 PINES, W. H LONDONDERRY ELP SHAFT HOUSE BURNED DOWN 1896MAY25 PINO, PHILLIP MINER HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1924APR8 PINOZZA, WILLIAM 29 LAK CAVE OF ROCK 1926MAY12 PINTER, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 15 49 S CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1914JUL24 PIO, CALAVANTO ITALIAN MINER 37 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912APR2 PIPAN, PETER SLAV MINER 33 M 1 BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1974JAN18 PIPER, CHARLES E 38 AMERICAN SMELTING and Refining Co LAK FALL OF ROCK 50 12 1974 1919JAN28 PIQUE, HENRY FRENCH PICK MINER 65 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 PIRSLIN, MARTIN CROATIAN MINER 32 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 PIRSLIN, MAT CROATIAN MINER 35 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1907JAN23 PISETA, ARCANGELO HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 34 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1907JAN23 PISETTA, DOMENICO HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1912FEB6 PITTICOFF PETCO E. BULGARIAN MINER 32 S HECLA BOU FALL OF ROCK 1929JUL19 PLAZZA, EUGENE SWISS DRIVER 20 34 M 0 COLORADO & UTAH FUEL CO. HARRIS ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED CAR & PROP 1917MAY28 PLUT, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 18 S UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN FALL OF ROCK 1895DEC4 PLUT, JOSEPH LITTLE JOHNNY LAK BLAST EXPLODED WHILE LIGHTING FUSE 1918DEC21 PLUTT, MATT 32 LAK FALL OF TIMBER 1910OCT8 PLUTTO, TOM ITALIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1961APR6 POBIRK, H V LOADERMAN 33 SOMERSET GUN FALL-ROOF 1898JUL12 PODBOSICK, JOHN SLAV MINER UNION PIT FALL DOWN TRAMWAY; rupture of intestines 124 9 1898 1911FEB9 PODZORSKY, ANDY POLE MINER M 3 CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1918AUG5 POEZI, CHARLES TIMBERMAN HELPER SAM FALL OF ROCK 1921OCT25 POHNL, ALBERT GERMAN MACHINE MINER 16 45 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1922JUN21 POIER, BERT AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 13 37 S CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE CO. GREENVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1888DEC7 POINT, JULES M. C. C. CO. MARSHALL NO. 5 BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1908MAR5 POKE, GEORGE COLORED MINER 28 S MAGNET FRE FALL OF ROOF 1932AUG1 POLETTI, AMERICO AMERICAN PICK MINER 3 19 S MATTIVI & SONS BUNKER HILL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1891SEP4 POLITANO, JAMES VICTOR COAL CO. VICTOR LAS FALL OF SLATE 9 9 1892 1885NOV13 POLITONO, GRACOMO MINER ROCKVALE FRE CRUSHED BY HOISTING CAGE 15 9 1886 1933JUN21 POLITT, WALTER AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 34 S PIKES PEAK FUEL CO. PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF COAL Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1921APR28 POLLAORA, ALFONZO STOPE CLEANER 30 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1888AUG24 POLLARD, JOHN GOLCONDA PIT BURST OF ORE CHUTE 1901JUN17 POLLARD, WILLIAM AMERICAN ENGINEER 28 M STARKVILLE LAS BOILER ESPLOSION 1929FEB1 POLLCONI, MARTIN ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 15 33 M 3 S. DOMENICO & SONS PARAMOUNT BOU FALL OF ROCK 1899JAN25 POLLOCK, JAKE TOLTEC FALL OF ROOF 1888AUG25 POLLOCK, JOHN GOLCONDA PIT 1910JAN31 POLOMBO, FRANK ITALIAN DRIVER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 POLOMBO, JIM ITALIAN DRIVER 31 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & COAL PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1917DEC31 POLYEFKO, JOHN HUNGARIAN SHOTFIRER 48 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS EXPLOSION 1893JAN10 Pomeralla, Francesco "Frank" aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 POMEROLI, FRANK UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1910DEC15 PONTIL, JOHN SLAV MACHINE RUNNER 28 S BIG FOUR HUE STRUCK BY A RUN-AWAY CAR 1974SEP29 POOLE, ROBERT ALAN 20 BRINKERHOFF DRILLING Co RIB STRUCK BY BLOCKS AND ELEVATOR BAILS 50 12 1974 1877JUN6 POPE, TERRIBLE-BROWNVILLE EXPLOSION 1942JAN27 POPE, RAYMOND C VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1920OCT13 POPOFF, A D BULGARIAN SHOTFIRER 10 45 M 3 ROMAN COAL CO. CROWN POINT ROU EXPLOSION OF SHOT 1910MAR17 POPOVITCH, REDI MONTENEGRIN MINER 23 BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895JUL3 POPPEL, JOHN CLIMAX TUNNEL ELP EXPLOSION OF POWDER WHILE PICKING HOLE 1910OCT8 PORCIE, FELIX ITALIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1930JUN7 PORT, RALPH MINER 32 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1909JUN10 PORTER, DANIEL AMERICAN PIT BOSS 41 W 2 HUERFANO HUE FALL OF ROCK 1954JUN6 PORTER, ROBERT L GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. ELECTROCUTED 1953DEC11 PORTER, THOMAS O MILE HIGH MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1917MAR11 POSIS, GEORGE TRAMMER SAM FELL DWON ORE CHUTE 1917APR27 POSLEP, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 38 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917MAY8 POSPAHALA, JOE POLE MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923FEB22 POTALO, MIKE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 25 57 M 6 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1915APR2 POTENSKI, KLEMMENS RUSSIAN LABORER 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON FLORESTA GUN FALL OF ROCK 1894OCT8 POTTER, GEORGE AMERICAN SMUGGLER PIT CAUGHT BETWEEN CAGE AND TIMBERS 23 10 1894 1912JUN19 POTTS, ALBERT COLORED MINER 46 M ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1898MAR5 POTZLER, NICHOLAS CORNCRACKER CLE TOO MANY FUSE HOLES 1932OCT16 POUCHER, RALPH C 41 MOFFAT GRA EXPLOSION OF MISSED HOLE 1917AUG18 POVINELLI, ARTHUR TRAMMER 18 CLE FELL FROM LOADED ORE CAR 1912FEB25 POWELL, GRIFFTH WELSH MINER 25 S FREMONT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1920JAN28 POWELL, JOSEPH A AMERICAN DRILLER 40 S TURNER COAL CO. TURNER HUE CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC WIRE 1920SEP17 POWELL, JOSEPH L AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 4 24 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROCKVALE FRE ELECTROCUTION 1951NOV23 POWELL, MERLE R TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM FELL DOWN RAISE 1897FEB24 POWELL, W. Q SMUGGLER UNION MILL SAM FELL BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY 1886OCT8 POWELL, WILLIAM MINER PORTER COAL LAP EXPLOSION OF GIANT POWDER 23 9 1886 1896FEB17 POWERS, PIERCE FRITZHAUGH LAK REFIRING MISSED HOLE 1904AUG4 POWOS, TONY GREEK MINER 35 M STARKVILLE LAS ELECTROCUTED BY TROLLEY WIRE 1960FEB2 POYER, OSCAR B 40 DULANEY MINING CO. SAM IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1918FEB20 POZZETTI, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 32 M 2 UTAH FUEL SOMERSET GUN FALL OF ROCK 1937MAY21 POZZI, LOUIS ITALIAN ROCK MINER 20 44 S KEYSTONE COAL CO. KEYSTONE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1938NOV13 PRATHER, GEORGE W BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. NEW CENTENNIAL BOU FELL ON MOVING MACHINERY 1948OCT22 PRATOR, R BRUCE MINE FOREMAN 28 50 CRIBBS-GOODMAN REX CARBON FRE MACHINERY 1917APR27 PRATT, E. O AMERICAN MINER 45 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1901AUG14 PRATTO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 45 ENGLE NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 62 1923JUL9 PREPICH, JOE MUCKER 23 SAM RETURNED BEFORE THE LAST SHOT WENT OFF 1913AUG1 PREPODNICK, LAWRENCE SLAV MINER 39 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON TERCIO LAS FALL OF COAL 1909DEC14 PRESCO, JAMES ITALIAN COMPANY MAN 38 M 4 GREENVILLE LAS DUST EXPLOSION 1893JAN10 PRESTTI, ANTONI UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 PRETIE, ANTONIO aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1906NOV4 PRETTI, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 21 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1891JAN18 PRETTIE, BRAZIL GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. MARION GAR FALL OF ROCK 8 9 1892 1925JAN30 PRICE, JAMES AMERICAN DRIVER 8 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE PINNED UNDER A MOVING CAR 1884JAN24 PRICE, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1919OCT20 PRICE, JOHN NEGRO NIPPER 31 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & DERAILED LOADEDTRIP 1895JUN24 PRICE, ROBERT S GENESSEE-VANDERBILT OUR FALL OF ROCK 1917JUN15 PRICE, W. V WELSH MINER 55 M 10 OAKDALE COAL OAKVIEW HUE FALL OF COAL AND ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1908AUG13 PRICE, WILLIAM AMERICAN CARPENTER 26 M PURITAN WEL FELL FROM CAGE TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1954JAN8 PRIDMORE, JAMES A HARRY M. WILLIAMSON CO. SUFFOCATED IN STOPE ORE 1903SEP10 PRINCE, DAVID AMERICAN MINER 18 S PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROOF & COAL 1895AUG29 PRISK, WILLIAM SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1908OCT27 PRIVES, LUCCAS ITALIAN MINER 57 M PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 PROBST, NICK COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1894AUG24 PROCTER, CHARLES AMERICAN 34 AMETHYST MIN FALL OF SKIP 22 10 1894 1904APR17 PROMOLA, JESSIPY ITALIAN COAL LOADER 24 S GRAY CREEK LAS FALLING OFF RUNAWAY CAR 1926JUL30 PROSKE, JOHN AUSTRIAN LABORER 48 WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1888MAR8 PROSSER, SAMUEL ROCKVALE FRE RUN OVER BY A TRAIN OF LOADED CARS 1895AUG29 PROUSE, OBID SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1914NOV18 PROVOLOFF, PETER BULGARIAN LOADER 46 M 3 SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING SUNNYSIDE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896JAN7 PRUETT, MARTIN MARION LAK FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 PSEAR, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910OCT8 PTASCHEK, RUDOLF POLE MINER 29 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1909NOV11 PUCELL, LEO SLAV MINER 24 M 1 DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1937MAY7 PUGA, ANTONIO MEXICAN CAR DROPPER 17 52 M 5 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS RUN OVER BY RAILWAY COAL CAR 1912SEP30 PUK, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 32 M 2 OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1913OCT15 PULLEY, JOHN COLORED MINER 50 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1900NOV7 PULTO, PETER ITALIAN 30 M 1 ENGLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1895OCT3 PURDHAM, M. SILVER LION SAJ RETURNED BEFORE BLAST HAD EXPLODED 1885FEB18 PURDY, A. S. MACHINIST COMO PAR HURLED FROM CAR 14 9 1886 1896APR3 PURMORT, JAMES A GILES BOU TAMPING POWDER WITH IRON BAR 1919AUG18 PYKE, FRANK AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 39 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1926OCT1 PYLES, O R AMERICAN OILER 33 FRE CAUGHT IN A REVOLVING SHAFT 1886JUL7 QUEALY, THOMAS SUPERINTENDENT COMO PAR THROWN FROM TOP OF BOX CAR 22 9 1886 1942NOV18 QUEEN, BENTON F MINER 27 M TELLURIDE MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM SLAB FROM BACK OF STOPE FELL & STRUCK HEAD 1896NOV3 QUICK, NATHAN B O.K. ELP PICKED OUT MISSED HOLE 1929NOV20 QUICK, SAMUEL ENGINEER 46 M CLE KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR & DRAGGED & ROLLED HIM 1899JUN29 QUINN, JOHN JACK POT TEL FALL OF ROCK DOWN SHAFT 1908JAN13 QUINN, MIKE IRISH MINER 60 S THOMAS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897OCT1 QUINN, PATRICK BUELL GIL FALLING ROCK IN SLOPE 1928JAN21 QUINTANA, JOSE MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 31 PRAIRIE CANON COAL CO. PRAIRIE CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1911DEC2 QUINTANNO, RAFAEL MEXICAN MINER 39 M PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918NOV9 QUINTANOS, E. 25 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1920APR30 RADJENOVIE, BOZO SERBIAN PICK MINER 5 29 S UNION COAL & COKE CO. PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1908DEC31 RADOCAJ, S. AUSTRIAN MINER M BOWEN LAS ON GRAVITY PLANE 1910FEB11 RADULICH, MIKE SLAV COMPANY MAN 27 M 1 DELAGUA LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & COLLAR WHILE RIDING 1909NOV30 RADURCH, MIKE SLAV MINER 27 S ROBINSON HUE FALL OF COAL 1917MAR7 RAGEN, PHILLIP HAND MINER 48 MIN BLAST 1981APR15 RAGLE, ROBERT MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1919FEB11 RAICOVICH, MIKE MONTENEGRIN DRIVER 21 S W. D. CORLEY KLONDYKE ELP ELECTRIC SHOCK 1917JAN2 RAILEY, C. N AMERICAN MINER 35 S MOFFAT COAL OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL 1910SEP7 RAINS, A J COLORED MINER 40 M SUNNYSIDE HUE FALL OF ROCK AND TIMBER 1918MAY10 RAISCH, IVAN TRAMMER 28 SAM AT TELLURIDE;ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD 1911JUL6 RAMERIZ, IGNESIO MEXICAN MINER 35 BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1938NOV25 RAMERIZ, RAMON CANON BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO. CANON BLACK DIAMOND FRE ELECTROCUTED 1948FEB7 RAMETTI, JOE T NIPPER 32 58 CALUMET FUEL SOMERSET GUN HAULAGE 1926SEP8 RAMEY, W L AMERICAN SKIP TENDER 21 SAG FALL OF ROCK 1954JUN3 RAMIREZ, J R SUPERINTENDENT HI-GRADE FRE ROOF FALL 1934NOV5 RAMIREZ, JOE MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 41 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF COAL 1914MAY21 RAMOND, SAM ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 40 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND NO. 3 LAS HIT BY A RUNAWAY TRIP 1965JUL5 RAMOS, HENERY 18 GENERAL REFRACTORIES Co PUE HIT BY FALLING GROUND 48 12 1965 1917DEC21 RAMPONE, NICK ITALIAN MOTORMAN 27 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS ELECTRIC SHOCK 1909DEC14 RAMSAY, BOB AMERICAN DRIVER 25 M 1 GREENVILLE LAS DUST EXPLOSION 1949DEC7 RAMSEY, GEORGE JR. DRILLER BECKMAN, INC. BURNED FROM A FLASH FIRE 1920MAR10 RANCAL, TIDOR MEXICAN PICK MINER 7 63 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1911FEB14 RANEVSKY, ANDY POLE SHOT-FIRER M CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1920DEC29 RANKIN, ROBERT AMERICAN MINER 55 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS ELECTRIC SHOOK 1980AUG19 RANSE, THOMAS E 34 WALTER TIMNEY CALIFORNAI TWINS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 36 12m 1980 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1892DEC28 RANSOM, MATTHEW CAGER UNITED COAL CO. ACME BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN HOISTIN CAGE & TIMBERS 1931OCT12 RANSON, JR. FOSTER AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 2 23 S BLUFF SPRINGS LEASING CO. BLUFF SPRINGS NO. 2 FRE FALL OF TOP ROCK 1925NOV24 RAORO, TONY ITALIAN PICK MINER 11 39 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1878OCT26 RAPPAN, THOMAS GEORGETOWN CLE CRUSHED BY BUCKET 1885NOV13 RAPTISTA, R BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1899MAY15 RASPPLIA, ALBERT SLAV MINER 35 S MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 1914OCT10 RASSO, GEORGE SLAV MINER 25 M 3 PRIMROSE COAL PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1909AUG11 RATKOVICH, FRANK SLAV MINER M 2 RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1909MAR27 RAVERA, ALEX ITALIAN MINER 32 M MONARCH LAS FALL OF ROOF 1937FEB26 RAWLINSON, THOMAS C MINER'S HELPER 25 M LONDON BUTTE GOLD MINES CO. PAR PREMATURE EXPLOSION DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUSE 1926DEC22 RAY, ELMER A AMERICAN PICK MINER 2 26 M 0 BUTCHER KNIFE COAL CO. BUTCHER KNIFE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1902FEB10 RAYBOULD, DAVID ENGLISH MINER HASTINGS NO. 1 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928FEB25 RAYMAN, EDWARD J AMERICAN MINER 38 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1977AUG23 RAYMOND, ROBERT E 29 AMAX Inc HENDERSON CLE BALL OF SLAB 30 12m 1977 1956JAN7 RAYNER, GLENN A H.B. LYNN DRILLING CO. CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL COLLARS, FRACTURE 1904OCT21 RAYPOLE, W. P AMERICAN ENGINEER 35 S DANVILLE ELP CAUGHT IN REVOVLING FAN SHAFT & CRUSHED 1921JUL30 REBA, MARK LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1918JUN3 REBSCHER, WILLIAM 48 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB18 RECLA, PHILIP SLAV MINER 28 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 11 17 1894SEP4 RED, EUGENE AMERICAN 58 BOBTAIL GIL FELL TO BOTTOM SHAFT 22 10 1894 1890MAY26 REDWOOD, MARTIN AMERICAN 23 MISER'S DREAM OUR RUPTURED BY ORE 47 10 1890 1958JUL8 REECE, RICHARD REECE & AUSTIN LESSEES CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1901MAY28 REED, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE-RUNNER 53 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PICTOU HUE RUN OVER BY MACHINE TRUCK 1911OCT26 REED, CHARLES COLORED ROPE-RIDER M HUERFANO HUE STRUCK BY CAGE 1913DEC16 REED, D. D AMERICAN LOADER 35 M 4 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1899FEB15 REED, HOWARD AMERICAN DRIVER 18 ENGLE FALL OF ROCK 1941JUL30 REED, PAUL MACHINE MAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL ROOF FALL 1946JUL28 REED, RICHARD COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1909MAY18 REES, JAMES ENGLISH DRIVER 22 S MATCHLESS BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND ROOF 1917APR27 REESE, D. H AMERICAN MINE INSPECTOR M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1899DEC6 REESE, JOHN WELSH PARTING TENDER 27 M 1 SPRING GULCH PIT RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1892AUG28 REESE, THOMAS H CANON CITY COAL CO. ROCKVALE NO. 1 FRE DIED IN MINE FROM HEART DISEASE 1906APR22 REESE, WILLIAM AMERICAN FIRE-BOSS 32 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1929FEB1 REGAN, LESTER MINER 45 M LAK FALL OF ROCK 1902APR24 REGINA, CHARLES ITALIAN CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF COAL 1919JUN12 REGINNIS, ALEX POLE DRIVER MUTUAL COAL MUTUAL HUE ELECTROCUTED 1952MAR1 REGO, SAM MINER 30 54 RUGBY NO. 6 HUE ROOF FALL 1946MAR28 REGONE, THOMAS MOFFAT COAL MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU ROOF FALL 1910FEB14 REGRETTO, S ITALIAN MINER 39 S MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1941SEP13 REID, EDWARD CHUCKTENDER 29 S S. S. MAGOFFIN, INC. ESTES PARK LAR LYING BY TRACK NEAR TUNNEL INJURED 1927NOV21 REIFENRATH, EDMUND AMERICAN MUCKER & TRAMMER 18 TEL FELL INTO OPEN STOPE 1900AUG17 REINHAMMER, FRANK AMERICAN GLADSTONE BOU FALL OF COAL 1915FEB11 REITA, MIKE HUNGARIAN MINER 45 M 7 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF COAL AND ROCK 1906FEB12 RELLICK, JONATHAN AUSTRIAN MINER 38 M CITY LAP FALL OF ROOF 1922SEP22 RELSE, NICK AUSTRIAN MINER 16 42 M 2 UTAH FUEL CO. SOMERSET GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 1945OCT18 RENOUDE, EVERETT BOULDER VALLEY COAL BOULDER VALLEY NO. 3 WEL ROOF FALL 1913APR15 REOME, CHARLES LESTER AMERICAN JIG-TENDER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS PULLED AROUND MAIN SHAFT LINE 1901NOV20 REPATI, OBERTI SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1947FEB4 REYES, PABLO P MINER 11 37 HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS HEART FAILURE 1896MAY30 REYNOLDS, GEORGE TOM BOY SAM STRUCK WITH HAMMER WHILE DRILLING 1923SEP6 REYNOLDS, JOE MINER 46 CLE FALLING 360 FEET DOWN A SHAFT 1937JUN21 REYNOLDS, JOHN MINER 27 M LONDON BUTTE GOLD MINES CO. PAR SUFFOCATION 1899OCT14 REYNOLDS, ROBERT JOE DANDY TEL FELL FROM SURFACE DOWN SHAFT 1919AUG28 REYNOLDS, WILLIAM MINER 28 JEF FALL OF CLAY 1934JUN26 RHOADES, JOSEPH W ROAD WORKER 25 M F.E.R.A. PROJECT NO. 22 ELP FLYING ROCK 1952AUG21 RHODES, FRANCIS IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR FELL 500 FEET IN OPEN STOPE 1912NOV27 RHODES, HARRY L AMERICAN STABLEBOSS 37 M 2 TOLLER LAS ELECROCUTED 1939JAN28 RHODES, JEFF L VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. WADGE ROU RUN OVER BY MINE CAR 1981APR15 RHODES, JOHN MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1907FEB6 RHOMSICK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 44 M SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROOF Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1906JAN25 RIBOR, MIKE AUSTRIAN MINER 32 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1904OCT28 RICCIE, JIM ITALIAN MINER 17 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1908SEP14 RICCO, JOE ITALIAN DRIVER 18 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF COAL 1889JAN11 RICE, C.D COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896APR3 RICE, GILES L GILES BOU TAMPING POWDER WITH IRON BAR 1959JUN18 RICE, HARRY G CASTLE CONCRETE CO. HIT IN HEAD BY DIPPER 1960NOV4 RICE, PAUL D 50 WARREN KUYKENDALL MON IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1893JAN10 RICH, MIKE UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1899AUG6 RICHARDS, ALFRED T LUCKY GUS TEL FELL FROM LADDER 1940DEC10 RICHARDS, EVAN JEWELL COLLIERIES CORP. CRESTON LAS MINE CAR DERAILMENT 1926MAY11 RICHARDS, GEORGE AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 53 SAM FELL WITH STULL DOWN MANWAY 85 FEET 1927APR1 RICHARDS, J B AMERICAN MINER 32 PAR FELL DOWN A RAISE 1898MAY21 RICHARDS, JOHN SILVER LAKE SAJ PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1897DEC10 RICHARDS, THOMAS B ORPHAN BELL ELP DRILLED INTO MISSED SHOT 1934SEP25 RICHARDSON, CARL K JACK DRILLER 40 M U.S. MINES OF COLORADO, INC. FAVORITE SAM SUFFOCATION 1921MAR8 RICHARDSON, JAMES SCOTCH MOTORMAN 12 24 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS ELECTROCUTED 1896OCT20 RICHARDSON, WILLIAM GENEVA ELP FALLING THROUGH LADDER-WAY 1893JAN10 RICHI, MIKE aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1894JAN19 RICHIE, ALEXANDER GERMAN M 4 FRYING PAN LAK FALL IF IRON PIPE 18 10 1894 1924FEB16 RICHMOND, ARTHUR C AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 37 M 1 COLORADO LUMBER & INVESTMENT GARFIELD MES FALLING IN FRONT OF A TRIP OF CARS 1895AUG17 RICK, EBIN QUARTZ GIL ROPE BROKE WHILE GOING DOWN SHAFT 1951AUG24 RICKETS, MAXWELL B RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1937APR14 RICKMAN, HARVEY LOADER 23 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK PINNED AGAINST POST 1925SEP15 RICO, EULALIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 3 32 S CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1895AUG29 RICONO, MARTIN SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1885MAY16 RIDGELY, FOREST QUEEN GUN FELL DOWN SHAFT 1937DEC20 RIEBE, CHRIS H MACHINEMAN HELPER 35 S RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. DOL FLYING ROCK FROM PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1895AUG17 RIEK, EBEN aka QUARTZ GIL ROPE BROKE WHILE GOING DOWN SHAFT 1917JUL16 RIGGIO, FRANCISCO JR. ITALIAN TRAPPER 17 S TEMPLE FUEL BRODHEAD LAS CRUSHED UNDER A MINE CAR 1908NOV23 RIMAN, ANTON ITALIAN MINER 38 M FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915JUL13 RINKER, CLIFFORD AMERICAN LOADER 33 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915AUG2 RINNA, FRANK ITALIAN OVEN CHANGER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS STRUCK BY MULE 1917MAR9 RIPPI, W. I AMERICAN ENGINEER 32 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS HIT BY A RUNAWAY EMPTY CAR 1907NOV26 RISETTI, AUGUST ITALIAN COMPANY MAN 26 S ACME BOU FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1897SEP3 RISSEL, LOUIS MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1913MAR15 RISTOFF, GEORGE MACEDONIAN MINER 22 M NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 1 BOU FALL OF ROCK; ALIAS GEORHE STENANOFF 1907DEC7 RITCH, THOMAS ITALIAN MINER 38 M BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915MAR12 RITZ, ANDY J AMERICAN LABORER 34 S COLORADO-UTAH FUEL HARRIS ROU FALLING OFF THE TIPPLE 1922FEB24 RIVERA, CASIMERO AMERICAN TIPPLE LABORER 50 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED UNDER A LOADED CAR 1927FEB27 RIVERA, FRANK SPANISH MUCKER 16 40 M 4 PACIFIC COAL MINING CO. PACIFIC HUE DRILLED INTO MISSED SHOT 1911NOV25 RIZZE, ALBINO AUSTRIAN MINER 34 M COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906APR19 RIZZI, ELLIOTT TYROLESE MINER 19 S ENGLE LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1907MAY19 RIZZI, JOE ITALIAN LABORER 38 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON ENGLEVILLE LAS FIRE-SUFFOCATION 1910JAN5 RIZZIA, PETER ITALIAN MINER 22 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1916AUG2 RIZZO, TONY ITALIAN MINER 38 S TEMPLE FUEL KENNETH LAS FALL OF COAL 1897JAN11 ROACH, HENRY TOM BOY SAM CAVE OF ROCK FROM HANGING WALL 1884JAN24 ROACH, MILES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. SCHUYLKILL CO., PA. 1899JUL14 ROAX, JOSEPH FAMOUS MILL PIT FELL INTO BEN & CRUSHED BY CAR 1914FEB24 ROBAK, JOHN SPANIARD TIMBERMAN 27 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL HASTINGS LAS ELECTROCUTED 1890FEB15 ROBBINS, B ENGLISH 50 BERTHA PIT FALL OF GROUND 25 10 1890 1909JUN15 ROBERTS, CLAUDE FRENCH MINER 61 S LA BELLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895OCT5 ROBERTS, EDWARD BUENA VISTA ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1935MAR27 ROBERTS, ELMER MINER 32 M NIGGER GULCH PLACER SUM FALL OF ROCK 1957JAN21 ROBERTS, HAROLD UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR CO. RUN OVER, CRUSHED BY TRACTOR 1917NOV21 ROBERTS, HAROLD JOHN LABORER 18 SUM THROWN INTO POND AND DROWNED 1925MAY5 ROBERTS, IDRIS WELSH FIRE BOSS 25 42 M 2 THE CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE RUNAWAY MOTOR & SOME EMPTY CARS 1937FEB25 ROBERTS, JAMES C AMERICAN MINER 2 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. WADGE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1950NOV6 ROBERTS, JERRY W ERNEST HICKS & SON HIDDEN TREASURE MES FALL OF ROOF 1896APR30 ROBERTS, JOHN ROCKY MT. TUNNEL GIL FALLING ROCK IN STOPE 1929MAY12 ROBERTS, O E MINER 32 M LAK CAVE OF FINE DIRT WHILE TIMBERING A DRIFT Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1899NOV20 ROBERTS, ROBERTS J JACKSON CLE CAUGHT BY CLOTHES IN WHIRLING SHAFT 1884JAN24 ROBERTS, THOMAS COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1952DEC1 ROBERTS, WILBUR E CALLAHAN ZINC, LEAD CO. WHITEPINE STRUCK BY FALLING ROCKS IN MANWAY 1903JUN23 ROBERTSON, JOHN SCOTCH TIMBERMAN 44 M MAITLAND HUE HIY BY MINE CAR 1967OCT17 ROBERTSON,JOE LAWRENCE 28 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co LAK ELECTROCUTED 48 12 1967 1899MAR17 ROBINSON, ALBERT HJ PIT SLAB OF ROCK FELL 1919FEB12 ROBINSON, C. MINER 55 TEL ASPHYXIATED BY CARBONIC ACID GAS 1898SEP14 ROBINSON, FREDERICK PEASE-KANSAS GIL TIMBERS FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1896APR10 ROBSON, EDWARD MINER LEADER BOU FALL OF COAL 1915MAY21 ROCCHIO, TONY ITALIAN TIMBERMAN HELPER 58 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREMONT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1895MAY10 ROCOCOMICH, B SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS (CH4) 1909APR21 RODENBUCH, JAMES MEXICAN MINER 58 M 1 PERIN'S PEAK LAP FALL OF ROOF 1896FEB18 RODENSKY, FRED GERMAN MINER 40 M 9 VULCAN GAR BD. NEW CASTLE;9 CHILDREN IN GILCHRIST, IL 1927NOV20 RODER, ERIC AMERICAN SKIPTENDER 21 SUM FELL 580 FEET DOWN STEEP INCLINE 1914AUG14 RODRIGUEZ, BRIGIDIO MEXICAN MINER 32 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON IDEAL HUE EXPLOSION OF GIANT CAPS 1957MAY8 RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT MICHIGAN SEWER CONSTRUCTORS CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK (WATER TUNNEL) 1945SEP1 RODRIQUEZ, EARNEST CALUMET FUEL SOMERSET GUN HAULAGE 1943NOV11 RODRIQUEZ, RALPH MACHINE MAN BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE FACE FALL 1976OCT27 RODRIQUEZ, ROBERT G 34 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co CLIMAX LAK STRUCK BY SLUSHER CABLE 32 12m 1976 1905MAY5 ROE, JAMES SCOTCH ROAD & TIMBERMAN 61 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1972DEC16 ROESKE, HARRY T 20 DREILING DRILLING Co GRA FELL FROM PLATFORM 59 12 1972 1937APR22 ROGERS, EDWIN MINER 30 M VETA MINES, INC. SAM STRUCK ON HEAD BY TIMBER 1959AUG4 ROGERS, GEORGE DAVID MINER NEILSON & KLINGENSMITH CRUSHED BY SHUTTLE-BUGGY 1924APR3 ROGERS, JEFFERSON T AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 5 23 M 1 CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET HUE FALL OF ROCK 1934APR1 ROGERS, JOHN M AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 51 M 2 GILSON ASPHALTUM CO. CARBONERO GAR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 1942JAN8 ROGERS, LEROY J DUMP LEASER 32 M ELKTON CO. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL FROZEN CRUST FELL & CRUSHED HIM 1884JAN24 ROGERS, THOMAS COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1907AUG28 ROGO, GEORGE SLAVONIAN MINER 36 M PINON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 ROKICH, STEVE AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1899DEC12 ROLAND, SHANNON SEDALIA LAK FELL INTO ORE BIN 1896FEB18 ROLANDO, ANDY ITALIAN MINER 30 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1906MAY9 ROLITTO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 17 S KEYSTONE GAR FALL OF DOWNSLATE 1919MAR29 ROLLETTO, JOE ITALIAN COMPANY MAN PALISADE COAL & SUPPLY PALISADE MES FALL OF ROCK 1910FEB24 ROLLY, JOE ITALIAN MINER 40 M GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1878MAR ROLPH, CHARLES MALACHITE JEF FALL OF DIRT gend 1932SEP8 ROMANO, JOE AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 9 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FELL DOWN SHAFT 1947OCT17 ROMANO, JOHN LOADERMAN 42 62 LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE Hi-WAY BOU HAULAGE 1979OCT11 ROMER, STEVE 24 Howard Electric and Mechanical Co Eisenhower Tunnel (2nd Bore) SUM BLADE SHATTERED 35 12m 1979 1909DEC14 ROMEREZ, E. MEXICAN MINER 35 M GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1888AUG29 ROMERO, ANTONO DENVER FUEL CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1910JAN31 ROMERO, APIFINIO MEXICAN TRAPPER 16 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1922MAR24 ROMERO, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 45 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1903MAR3 ROMERO, DANIEL MEXICAN MINER 23 S MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1932MAR9 ROMERO, ELOY MEXICAN PICK MINER 12 26 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1954SEP28 ROMERO, JOSE MINER MORLEY LAS ROOF FALL 1969JUN4 ROMERO, KENNETH L 25 BOYLES BROTHERS DRILLING Co CLE FELL DOWN SHAFT 44 12 1969 1923FEB17 ROMERO, POLINIO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 1 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1922MAR24 ROMERO, ROBERT E AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1895JUN21 ROMERO, SAPINERO MINER STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922JAN30 ROMINES, ROBERT AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 49 S ROUTT-PINNACLE COAL CO. ROUTT-PINNACLE ROU FALL OF COAL 1907JAN31 RONCHIETTA, CLAUD ITALIAN MINER 29 M PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1923AUG16 ROPER, JOSEPH S 28 LAK FALL OF SMALL SLAB OF SOFT GROUND 1929MAR8 ROQUE, PABLO MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK 1910NOV8 RORIGUEZ, A MEXICAN MINER 27 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910NOV8 RORIGUEZ, F MEXICAN MINER 32 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1927DEC30 ROSCOE, FRANK POLISH TIMBERMAN 20 58 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. GRANT WEL FALL OF ROCK 1891JAN24 ROSEPORICH, MIKE AUS MINER UNITED COAL CO. CALEDONIA BOU FALL OF COAL 8 9 1892 1901DEC19 ROSETTI, PETE PORTER LAP FALL OF ROCK 1904OCT28 ROSETTI, SAM ITALIAN MINER 17 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1910DEC23 ROSHOFF, GEORGE BULGARIAN MINER 35 M 2 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910NOV8 ROSILIOS, E. MEXICAN MINER 30 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1920DEC13 ROSKOSKI, FELIX POLE DRIVER 2 18 S HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS CRUSHED UNDER A LOADED CAR 1934MAY25 ROSKOSKI, JOE AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 30 56 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904NOV30 ROSOGIANDO, CANDIDO ITALIAN MINER 25 S GREENVILLOE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898JUL5 ROSS, CHARLES ITALIAN MINER 50 M NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL;DAU IN ITALY 124 9 1898 1959MAY30 ROSS, CHARLES M CONTRACTOR WALKER BROTHERS CRUSHED BY DOZER 1898JAN16 ROSS, JOHN ORIENT IRON SAG FALLING ORE 1896FEB18 ROSS, NICK ITALIAN RUSTLER 28 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1893JAN10 ROSS, PETER aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 ROSS, TOM aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1898JUL5 ROSSA, CARLO aka ITALIAN MINER 50 M NEW CASTLE GAR FALL OF COAL;DAU IN ITALY 124 9 1898 1924AUG27 ROSSETTI, GREGORIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 8 41 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS ELECTROCUTED 1907FEB15 ROSSI, JOHN ITALIAN MINER S BRODHEAD LAS SUFFOCATION BY GAS FROM GOB FIRE 1919MAR31 ROSSI, M R ITALIAN PICK MINER 39 M 4 EMPIRE COAL CO. EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC ARC 1893JAN10 ROSSI, PETER UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1893JAN10 ROSSI, THOMAS K UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1919MAR22 ROSSMAN, FRANK AUSTRIAN ROPE-RIDER 30 M 2 MOFFAT COAL OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU RUN OVER BY TWO LOADED CARS 1905MAR31 ROSTER, VITAL FRENCH MINER 32 S ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1905JUN26 ROTCHIO, TONY ITALIAN MINER 39 M MAGNET FRE DELAYED SHOT 1917OCT4 ROUTE, ROCCO ITALIAN MINER 23 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL GORHAM BOU FALL OF COAL 1904APR6 ROVENSIKE, JOSEPH RUSSIAN MINER 34 M HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1955APR19 ROWE, EDWARD J CHARLES SIMPSON CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB 1977AUG3 ROWE, JOHN K 24 KIEWIT, BROWN and ROOT EISENHOWER TUNNER SUM STRUCK BY TRUCK 30 12m 1977 1889SEP9 ROWE, RICHARD GOLDEN FUEL CO. WHITE ASH JEF DRWONED BY INUNDATION OF WATER FROM SHAFT 1920JUN30 ROY, CUSTARD AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 7 26 N 0 AJAX COAL MINING CO. GLOBE BOU FALL OF ROCK 1912SET30 ROY, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 26 S JEWEL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1952AUG13 ROYAL, ARTHUR C NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. GILMAN EAG FELL DOWN STOPE 1929MAY1 ROYBAL, ELROY MEXICAN MACHINE RUNNER 9 34 M 2 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1939OCT30 ROYBAL, ERNEST HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1974SEP11 ROYBAL, FRANK Jr 33 HARRISON WESTERN Corp CLE CRUSHED BY BUCKET 51 12 1974 1945SEP4 ROYBAL, VICTOR BALDY COAL BALDY LAS HAULAGE 1948DEC27 ROYBALL, GILBERT FACEMAN 6 24 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROOF 1923SEP18 ROYCE, OSCAR AMERICAN DUMPER 17 CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE CO. SMITH-ANTHRACITE GUN FALLING DOWN CHUTE 1901OCT11 ROZIMAN, STEVE AUSTRIAN MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF COAL; or gas explosion? 16 17 1923MAY5 ROZMAN, TONY AUSTRIAN COMPANY MAN 12 37 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1903JUL28 RUA, JOHN ITALIAN MINER 32 WALSEN HUE MISSED SHOT 1936FEB4 RUBCIC, THOMAS SLAV PICK MINER 20 50 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1912AUG29 RUBIN, ALFRED GERMAN MINE BOSS 48 M 5 PIEDMONT LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1901NOV20 RUBOL, JOHN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1905AUG2 RUDELATTE, BARTALO ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 28 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1907JAN23 RUDOLF, GIULIO HUNGARIAN MINER 35 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1928MAR15 RUFFLE, LUTZ AMERICAN MINER & MILLMAN 28 SAG FELL INTO OPEN STOPE 1929DEC12 RUIZ, LIBERIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 40 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PICTOU HUE FALL OF POT ROCK 1898JUN6 RULE, JAMES SLEEPY HOLLOW PIT ROCK WITH BAR 1978JAN14 RUMBAUGH, ROGER C 23 AMAX Inc HENDERSON CLE FALL OF SLAB 32 12m 1978 1910JAN31 RUMMINGS, JAMES AMERICAN DRIVER 28 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1896JUL20 RUNDLE, JAMES SMUGGLER-UNION SAM FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB8 RUNKLE, JACOB SLAV MINER HOLLEY GUN FALL OF ROCK 11 17 1937AUG6 RUPPEL, JOHN LEASER 46 S CRESSON CONSOL. GOLD MINING TEL SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 50 FEET 1896DEC18 RUSK, GABNEL VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1896DEC18 RUSS, GABRIEL see GABNEL RUSK VIRINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1913AUG18 RUSSAC, JOHN GREEK MINER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS KICKED BY MULE 1914AUG29 RUSSELL, CHARLES NEGRO MULEDRIVER M 0 CHICOSA FUEL FORBES NO. 9 LAS CRUSHED BY LOADED CAR AND PILLAR 1978AUG16 RUSSELL, JAMES A 26 EMPIRE ENERGY Corp EAGLE No.5 TIMBER BROKE ON CUTTER HEADS 32 12c 1978 1921FEB5 RUSSELL, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 20 45 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899JAN1 RUSSELL, M. E LAFAYETTE ELP FELL INTO OPEN SHAFT 1884JAN24 RUTHERFORD, JOHN DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1978DEC27 RUTKEY, JERRALD 19 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK FELL DOWN RAISE 33 12m 1978 1924JUL24 RUTLEDGE, MAURICE S INSPECTOR 27 FRE CAUGHT IN SHAFT 1938FEB24 RYAN, CHARLES R CORLEY COAL CO. CORLEY NO. 6 FRE MACHINERY (HOIST) Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1896MAY5 RYAN, MIKE D FOREST QUEEN LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 1916NOV7 RYMES, WALTER POLISH MINER 49 S LOMA FUEL CO. LOMA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 SABALLO, LOUIS MEXICAN MINER 20 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1906JUN30 SABO, LOT HUNGARIAN MINER 23 M ENGLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1921FEB10 SACCOCI, JOE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 12 32 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1912JAN31 SACCOMONI, RAFAEL ITALIAN 23 S ROYAL LAS FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1897JUL24 SADLER, PATRICK GOLD COIN ELP FELL FROM BUCKET DOWN SHAFT 1907OCT5 SAFFONATO, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 31 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1961FEB26 SAGE, WILLIAM JAMES 20 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK RETURNED TO BLAST AREA TOO SOON 1921NOV14 SAID, NICANOR MEXICAN PICK MINER 6 25 S ROBERT CADDELL ESTELLA MAE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 SAJN, GIOANNI HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1932FEB1 SAKRADIA, LOUIS SIBERIAN MACHINE MINER 15 37 M 1 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL CRUSHED UNDER A LOADED PIT CAR 1921JUN25 SALAS, ALBERT MEXICAN TRAPPER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB 1927NOV30 SALAS, JOE ROPE RIDER 3 24 M 1 HAYDEN BROS. COAL CORP. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FELL UNDER TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1895OCT19 SALATHIEL, JOHN AMERICAN EAGLE ELP TAMPING HOLE WITH IRON BAR 1976SEP19 SALAZAR, CHARLENE R 22 CLIMAX MOLYBDEUM Co CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 32 12m 1976 1917SEP28 SALAZAR, DAVID MEXICAN MINER 32 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL STANDARD BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1972MAR2 SALAZAR, JOE E 54 STANDARD METALS Corp SANJ SUFFOCATED BY BELT 58 12 1972 1904JUL12 SALAZAR, O. MEXICAN MINER 35 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1976COT27 SALCIDO, RAYMOND E 22 KIEWIT, BROWN and ROOT EISENHOWER TUNNEL SUM FELL INTO STACK OF STEEL SETS 33 12m 1976 1919JAN18 SALDIVAR, SERAFIN POT MAN 19 PUE CLOTHES CAUGHT IN A ORE MIXER 1927FEB18 SALFISBERG, ROBERT AMERICAN TRAMMER 22 SAJ CAUGHT IN SNOWSLIDE & CARRIED DOWN MTN. 1899JAN25 SALMELA, ESA SMUGGLER UNION SAM DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1935APR25 SALOMA, V E MUCKER 33 S TELLURIDE MINING & MILLING SAM FELL DOWN ORE PASS WHILE TRAMMING 1904OCT28 SALTER, FRANK GERMAN FIRE BOSS 35 S TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1920JAN10 SALVATI, ANTONIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 12 41 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922JUL20 SALVATI, SOSIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 10 37 S OAKDALE COAL CO. HUE FALL OF ROCK 1903APR29 SALVATOR, TORRI ITALIAN MINER 20 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1895JUL11 SALVO, FRANK MINER COAL CREEK NO. 2 FALLING IN FRONT OF PIT CARS ON ENTRY 1917SEP11 SALZAR, MAGUEL CAR LOADER 19 SAM CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND CHUTE 1906JUL11 SAM, PETE ITALIAN DRIVER 21 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROOF 1941AUG1 SAMORA, JOHN MINER HUERFANO COAL LUDLOW LAS ROOF FALL 1971OCT1 SAMORA, MAX I 61 Standard Metals Corp SANJ FELL THROUGH OPEN ORE PASS 52 12 1971 1910NOV8 SAMPSON, JAMES COLORED DRIVER 36 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1937NOV11 SAMS, JAMES MACHINEMAN 40 M BUTTERFLY CONSOLIDATED MINES SAM FALL OF ROCK 1920MAY26 SAMSON, ALEX TRAMMER 22 SAM FALL OR ROCK 1932SEP22 SAMUNDIO, FELIPE MEXICAN PICK MINER 14 44 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF COAL 1903JUN25 SAN FELIPE, JOSEPH ITALIAN MINER 34 S HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1901NOV20 SANBORO, GUS SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1945MAY12 SANCHEZ, ALFONSO BEAR CANON COAL BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS FACE FALL 1923AUG21 SANCHEZ, DOMINGO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 7 39 M 1 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO.9 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1949OCT6 SANCHEZ, EDUARDO MOTORMAN 31 M EMPIRE ZINC CO. GILMAN EAG PINNED BETWEEN CAR & WALL OF DRIFT 1937JAN26 SANCHEZ, ELOY AMERICAN MACHINE MINER M 5 PERINO COAL CO. NEWLAN CREEK FRE FALL OF ROCK 1945JUL20 SANCHEZ, FELIPE HAYDEN COAL HAYDEN NO. 4 ROU ROOF FALL 1902AUG7 SANCHEZ, JOE MEXICAN MACHINE RUNNER 26 M 1 BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1917APR3 SANCHEZ, JOSE EMILIO MEXICAN MINER 28 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF OCK 1910MAR24 SANCHEZ, MARIANO MEXICAN MINER 40 M 5 ENGLE LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1904AUG11 SANCHEZ, THEODORE MEXICAN MINER 22 S GRAY CREEK LAS PREMATURE BLAST 1885JUL14 SANDEE, EPHRAIM JEFFERSON CO. COAL JEF FELL DOWN SHAFT 1937JUN10 SANDERCOOK, STANLEY TIMBERMAN 32 S LONDON MINES & MILLING CO. PAR FALL OF ROCK 1894NOV17 SANDERS, ALBERT 27 S PERIGO-BLACKHAWK GIL EXPLOSION 1926NOV10 SANDLIN, GERALD DEAN AMERICAN MACHINEMAN 20 SAG DELAYED EXPLOSION OF HOLE 1919JUL16 SANDOR, LOUIS HUNGARIAN MACHINE MINER 41 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1919SEP15 SANDOVAL, FRANK SPANISH-AMER MACHINE MINER 29 M 3 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1952AUG29 SANDOVAL, G PHILLIPS STEARNS - ROGERS MFG. CO. CLIMAX LAK FELL 15 FEET TO CEMENT FLOOR 1930JUL31 SANDOVAL, JASPER FURNACE MAN 29 M AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LAP SCALDED BY MOLTEN METAL 1927JAN7 SANDOVAL, LOUIS M AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 21 46 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899DEC2 SANDSTROM, ANTONIO W DIAMOND SHAFT LAK FITTING COME LOOSE ON BOILER 1901NOV20 SANDSTROM, IRA SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1915OCT5 SANEFF, NICK BULGARIAN MINER 27 M 1 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP CAR AND BONE Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1928JAN9 SANICH, GEORGE AUSTRIAN TRACKMAN 20 44 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE ELECTROCUTED 1922FEB23 SANKEY, ANTONE ITALIAN PICK MINER 9 40 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1946APR19 SANSTROM, CARL MINER 51 M MIDNIGHT MINING CO. ASPEN PIT FALL OF ROCK 1929SEP6 SANTARELLI, THOMAS P AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 24 40 M 5 CANON IMPERIAL COAL CO. CARBON FRE FALL OF ROCK 1947JUN10 SANTARELLI, TONY OPERATOR 38 54 DOUBLE DICK COAL CO. DOUBLE DICK FRE HAULAGE 1895MAR22 SANTI, GEOVANNI MINER ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925DEC31 SANTI, JIM ITALIAN PICK MINER 19 45 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROOF 1942NOV23 SANTILLANES, MIKE BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1913MAR7 SANTISEVAN, FIDEL MEXICAN OILER 23 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO GEAR-WHEELS 1910OCT8 SANTOGROSSI, SAVINO ITALIAN MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910OCT8 SANTOGROSSI, U. ITALIAN MINER 19 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1917AUG20 SAPP, VICTOR TRAMWAY GRIPAMN 35 SAJ LOST BALANCE AND FELL 1915JAN26 SARACH, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1939JAN30 SARACINO, LORENZ TRUCK DRIVER 48 M COLORADO PORTLAND CEMENT CO. LAR EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1914MAY8 SARIS, JOHN GREEK MINER 22 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON FLORESTA GUN FALL OF ROCK 1909FEB8 SARMORA, MARTIN MEXICAN MINER 26 M 2 PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1918JUN3 SARRIS, SAMUEL GREEK MINER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS CAME IN CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE 1910NOV8 SARSON, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 33 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918JAN17 SASICHI, STEVE SERVIAN MINER 23 M 2 TEMPLE FUEL BORDHEAD LAS ELECTRIC SHOCK 1898NOV9 SASITO, GEORGE AUSTRIAN MINER 29 S FREMONT FRE CRUSHED BY CAGE 130 9 1898 1917JUL13 SASSATELLI, ETAR ITALIAN MINER 35 S LOMA FUEL LOMA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1912FEB8 SASSATELLI, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 45 M 5 ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 SASSONA, GUISEPPI ITALIAN MINER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1894NOV17 SAUNDERS, ALBERT CORNISHMEN 22 PERIGO GIL SUFFOCATED BY FIRE 23 10 1894 1919JUN19 SAVAGE, HENRY COLORED,AMER DRIVER 50 S BLACK CANON COAL & FIRE CO. CADDELL HUE CAR RUNNING OVER HIM 1899MAR24 SAVARINO, BIAGIO ITALIAN 35 M VICTOR NO. 1 FALL OF ROCK 1917JUN22 SAVIKS, JOHN SLAV MINER 38 M 3 PIKE'S PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF TOP COAL 1922MAR24 SAVIO, PETE L AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 25 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1941DEC13 SAVOY, JOSEPH MINER CRESTED BUTTE COAL BULKLEY NO. 2 GUN ROOF FALL 1910NOV8 SAW, A. JAPANESE MINER 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910OCT8 SCAFRANSKI, JOSEF POLE MINER 38 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1896FEB18 SCAIFE, ALEXANDER AMERICAN MINER 17 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 SCAIFE, ALEXANDER AMERICAN MINER S BD. NEW CASTLE 1887FEB23 SCANZONI, FRANCISCO COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. EL MORO LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1896MAY12 SCAVARDO, MIKE MINER BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1969JU28 SCHAEFFER, ALBERT ROYAL 34 Loveland Ready-Mix Concrete Co LAR CRUSHED BY CAVEED IN ROADBASE 45 12 1969 1896JUL20 SCHAJATONCK, ELAY DEEP SHAFT PIT FELL DOWN OPEN SHAFT 1928SEP21 SCHEMERLING, AUGUST MINER 37 LAK CARRIED DOWN CHUTE BY ORE 1926NOV24 SCHENAR, LOUIS BOHEMIAN TRACKLAYER 31 51 W 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927JAN27 SCHENKIER, LEE AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 17 37 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FELL DOWN INTAKE AIR SHAFT 1923JAN12 SCHENKIER, WALTER AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 5 27 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE STRUCK BY A TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1935MAR1 SCHERRER, ALBERT R MUCKER 48 SULLIVAN & SULLIVAN MINING BOU FALL OF ROCK 1893FEB11 SCHEUMAN, WILLIAM COLORADO FUEL & IRON KING HUE SCALDED BY STEAM FROM BURSTED PIPE 1893JAN10 SCHIDA, JOSEPH UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1898DEC6 SCHIFRA, STEVE SLAV MINER 30 M 3 BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF COAL 131 9 1898 1877OCT15 SCHIMEL, JOHN BROOKLYN-GEORGETOWN CLE CRUSHED TO DEATH 1893JAN10 SCHIOCEU, JOSEPH aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1928AUG17 SCHMALZRIED, J R 48 TEL FELL UNDER CAR 1886JAN5 SCHMIDT, JOHN MINER WALSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 22 9 1886 1917FEB8 SCHMIDT, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1934JUN5 SCHMIDT, PAUL MINER 60 BALL MOUNTAIN TUNNEL LAK EXPLOSION OF CUT HOLES 1914JUN28 SCHMITZ, MATT GERMAN SHOTFIRER 48 S ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS BURNED BY AN EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1964JUN11 SCHMITZ, PHILLIP E 25 McFARLAND and HULLINGER GUN CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB 46 12 1964 1939JUN23 SCHOLES, EDWARD W CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926NOV27 SCHOOLER, O S AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 26 S BARBOUR COAL CO. BARBOUR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1943DEC19 SCHRAFEL, WALTER V MINE FOREMAN 28 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. GRAND JUNCTION MES EXPLOSION OF WATER TANK UNDER PRESSURE 1916MAR15 SCHRAUDNER, JOHN GERMAN MINER 35 S POLLARD RIB FALL OF COAL 1927OCT12 SCHROEDER, FRITZ J AMERICAN MINER 46 SAG HEART ATTACK 1898FEB15 SCHULTZ, JOHN EAGLE CITY EAG BLAST EXPLODED WHILE LOADED 1918DEC2 SCHULTZ, STEVE POLE MACHINE HELPER 30 S LOMA FUEL CO. JOBAL HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1914MAR18 SCHUMAKER, GABRIEL HUNGARIAN MINER 40 M 4 YAMPA VALLEY COAL YAMPA VALLEY NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1941OCT30 SCIACCA, PHILLIP MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. MORLEY LAS ROOF FALL 1910DEC19 SCOTT, GEORGE COLORED MINER 49 M 2 BOWEN LAS FALL OF ROCK 1873SEP27 SCOTT, GILMER W. STEWART SILVER REDUCING WORK GEORGETOWN MOVING BELT AND WHEEL 1924JAN22 SCOTT, HENRY E AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 5 22 S BOULDER COAL MINING CO. BLACK DIAMOND BOU FALL OF POT ROCK 1923OCT7 SCOTT, ROBERT T AMERICAN MANAGER 40 50 M 5 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1925SEP7 SCOTT, WILFORD ENGLISH ROPE RIDER 10 25 S MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST MES ELECTROCUTED 1935AUG24 SCRUGGS, CLYDE AMERICAN PICK MINER 16 29 M 5 PROSPECT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1928OCT9 SCUTTE, ROCCO ITALIAN PICK MINER 5 21 S CANON IMPERIAL COAL CO. CARBON FRE FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1951DEC20 SCUTTI, CHARLES IDEAL CEMENT CO. PORTLAND CRUSHED BY SHOVEL DIPPER 1917JUL26 SEABREY, FRANK WATCHMAN 43 LAK SHOT 1889SEP20 SEARLE, PETER IRISH 23 VIRGINIUS OUR FALL OF CAGE 46 10 1890 1942JAN27 SEARLES, GEORGE W VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1919MAR19 SEAY, JACK MUCKER 25 SAJ SNOWSLIDE WHICH CARRIED HALF BUILDING AWAY 1914AUG8 SEBBEN, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 34 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923DEC1 SEBBEN, J P ITALIAN MACHINE RUNNER 23 43 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS STRUCK BY A LOADED CAR 1914FEB6 SEBBEN, JOHN ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 27 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS CRUSHED UNDER THE ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE 1904JAN26 SEBECK, JOHN MINER M 4 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1911JUL19 SEBED, JOHN POLE MINER M 3 RELIANCE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1897JAN7 SEBIA, MICHAEL MIDLAND TRACK LAK THAWING POWDER IN OPEN FIRE 1894APR28 SECHRIST, J. W DENVER COAL TINDAL JEF FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1943JAN2 SEDMAK, JOE TIMBERMAN COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FACE-BUMP 1895JUL21 SEERBY, HORACE NEWELL SHAFT LAK EXPLOSION WHILE PULLING DOWN HOLE 1920JAN4 SEFA, SAM TURK LOADER 27 M 0 MARSHALL COAL CO. RED ASH BOU EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1900MAY4 SEGARICH, MATTEO AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 14 17 1914JUL25 SEGATO, ANTON ITALIAN MINER 31 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS ELECTROCUTED 1896FEB18 SEIGMUND, FRED GERMAN MINER 35 S VULCAN GAR BD. NEW CASTLE; BODY BADLY MULTILATED 1917OCT6 SEILLE, SAMUEL ITALIAN MINER 32 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915JAN30 SEIP, ALBERT AMERICAN ROPE RIDER M 2 YAMPA VALLEY COAL YAMPA VALLEY NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1920DEC20 SELAVA, ESTEVAN MEXICAN PICK MINER 15 42 M 7 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1927SEP19 SELFISBERG, JOE AMERICAN TRAM LINEMAN 26 SAJ STRUCK ON HEAD BY TUMBER 1919DEC2 SELIA, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 37 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS NO. L LAS FALL OF ROCK 1911FEB9 SELIGA, RUDOLPH POLE MINER M CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CUASED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1910JAN31 SELLARS, CHARLES COLORED DRIVER 36 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1919APR2 SELLILICH, MIKE SERVIAN PICK MINER 34 S CALUMET FUEL PERIN'S PEAK LAP RUN OVER BY MINE CARS 1914JUN16 SELONZEK, JOSEPH RUSSIAN POLE MINER 34 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 1975JAN4 SEMPER, CHARLES 46 REDPATH Ltd GRA HELICOPTER CRASH 55 12 1975 1902AUG7 SENA, FELIPE MEXICAN MACHINE HELPER 30 S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1941MAY2 SENA, VINCENT MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. MORLEY LAS ROOF FALL 1909MAR3 SENNA, NICOLITO ITALIAN MINER 35 M 3 BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1931AUG24 SEPCHEFF, STEVE BULGARIAN PICK MINER 15 35 S CASTLE ROCK COAL CO. CASTLE ROCK GUN FELL ON A BURNING SLACK DUMP 1919JAN1 SEPE, FRANCISCO P CAGER 34 PIT STRUCK HEAD ON CAGE 1910OCT8 SEPPLE, FRED AMERICAN MOTORMAN 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1905MAY11 SEREJAK, FRANK SLAVONIAN MINER 44 M MAJESTIC LAS FALL OF ROOF 1920SEP9 SERNA, JUAN MEXICAN PICK MINER 10 38 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1922MAR24 SERRANO, ODILAN MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 47 W 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1912JUN18 SERTERI, PETE ITALIAN MINER 30 M 1 HASTINGS LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1942JAN27 SERTICH, JOSEPH VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1912JUN18 SERTORI, PETE ITALIAM MINER 30 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1904JAN26 SEWARD, J L MINER VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1904JUL13 SHACON, B. MEXICAN MOTORMAN 26 M PRIMERO LAS HIT BY RUNAWAY TRIP 1909SEP10 SHADE, JOE COLORED MINER 36 S ALPINE GUN CRUSHED BETWEEN CAGE & SHAFT TIMBER 1896JUL1 SHAFER, SAMUEL E WINDFIELD FRE CAVE IN OF SIDE WALL OF SHAFT 1934NOV24 SHAIN, TONY ITALIAN PICK MINER 20 39 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1923NOV24 SHAREN, ROBERT M MUCKER 67 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1937NOV9 SHARP, FRANK A AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 15 41 M 3 HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK 1981APR15 SHARP, GLEN MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1919OCT29 SHARP, ISAAC AMERICAN PICK MINER 40 M 2 ALEXANDER PATTERSON CITY NO. 2 ELP SUFFOCATION FROM BLACK DAMP 1921FEB12 SHARP, WEAVER AMERICAN MINER 24 36 M 1 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU EXPLOSION OF DUST 1910JAN24 SHASOFF, ELIAS BULGARIAN MINER 33 M 4 PIKEVIEW ELP SUFFOCATED FROM POWDER SMOKE Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1935OCT22 SHAW, EARL MUCKER & TRAMMER 21 S GOLD LEAF MINING CO. BOU FALL OF ROCK 1931APR1 SHAW, HERBERT MINE FOREMAN 52 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1922SEP23 SHAW, JABE AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 32 57 M 4 AZTEC COAL MINING CO. TOLTEC HUE FALL OF ROCK 1935MAY8 SHAW, LAWRENCE AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 14 37 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE OVEREXERTION OF POLLUTED AIR 1914DEC31 SHAW, LONNIE NEGRO MINER 20 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL HASTINGS LAS FALL OF COAL 1896FEB23 SHEA, MICHAEL BUSHWACKER PIT FALL DOWN CHUTE 1913DEC16 SHEARER, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER 27 M 1 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1972MAY10 SHEARER, WILLIAM L 48 STANDARD METALS Corp SAJ FALL OF SLAB 58 12 1972 1954JUL16 SHEDD, CHARLES E B. F. ALLISON DRILLIMG CO. STRUCK BY TONGS 1896DEC23 SHEELEY, WALTER VICTOR ELP DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1930NOV12 SHEFFIELD, J W AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 33 47 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK 1896JAN4 SHELDON, THOMAS H "Frank" ANNA LEE ELP CAVING IN OF SHAFT 51&52 10 1896 1898SEP18 SHELTON, JOHN MARY MURPHY CHA FALL THROUGH MILL HOLE 1927FEB27 SHEPHERD, CHARLES K AMERICAN FOREMAN 23 40 M 2 PACIFIC COAL MINING CO. PACIFIC HUE DRILLED INTO MISSED SHOT 1942JAN27 SHEPHERD, FRANK G VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1958MAR7 SHERIDAN, CASEY RALPH SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK 1896JUL10 SHERMAN, JOHN TOM BOY SAM FALL OF ROCK 1940JAN30 SHERRETT, JAMES CLAYTON COAL CO. WASHINGTON WEL FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1952APR11 SHERRILL, ALFRED Wm. GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL STRUCK BY CHUTE BAR, THROAT PUNCTURED 1889SEP27 SHEUMAKA, JOHN IRISH 49 ASPEN PIT PLANK BROKE ACROSS MILL HOLE 23 10 1890 1908FEB6 SHICLEY, HARRY AMERICAN DRIVER 24 S STANDARD BOU RUN OVER BY CAR 1958MAY13 SHIDELER, AARON M IDARADO MINING CO. FALL OF MAN DOWN RAISE 1938APR27 SHIELDS, LEO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE RUNAWAY TRIP 1913JUN27 SHIFERO, LUKO AUSTRIAN MINER 31 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1930OCT26 SHIGLEY, RAY L TRAMMER 53 S CRESSON TEL CAUGHT BY RUNNING MUCK 1950JUL25 SHILLING, MELVIN L IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR CRUSHED BETWEEN MOTOR & MINE CAR 1930JUL5 SHIMIN, EDWARD W BLACKSMITH 53 COLORADO-MEXICO MINING CO. IOWA TIGER SAJ FELL FROM TRAM BUCKET 1949MAY11 SHINE, FRANK J JR. MILL OPERATOR 20 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LEADVILLE LAK SUFFOCATED 1927MAR8 SHINTLER, JOHN GERMAN PICK MINER 35 61 M 3 LEYDEN COAL CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF FACE COAL 1928OCT8 SHOBLO, PABLO MEXICAN PICK MINER 38 52 W 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1919OCT7 SHOCKEY, JEROME AMERICAN MACHINE RUNNER 26 M 1 MARSHALL COAL CO. RED ASH BOU FALL OF ROCK 1926OCT14 SHORES, GEORGE AMERICAN BRAKEMAN 21 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL FELL FROM AN ELECTRIC MOTOR 1911JAN12 SHORT, JOHN SLAV MINER 49 S SOUTHWESTERN LAS CAUGHT BY CRAS 1917APR27 SHORT, WILLIAM AMERICAN TRACKMAN 41 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1936DEC28 SHORTHOUSE, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE LOADER 38 61 W 1 CANON MONARCH COAL CO. FRE FALL OF ROCK 1906DEC4 SHOSTRUM, CARL SWEDE MINER 26 M MATCHLESS BOU INJURED BY CAGE & LOADED CAR 1916DEC12 SHOTT, F. B AMERICAN MINER 53 M 0 W. D. STOKES STOKES MES FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC28 SHOTTOVISH, JACOB SLAVONIAN MINER 43 M GREEN CANON LAS FALL OF ROCK 1897MAR19 SHOULTZ, W. H ELKTON ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1888JUN12 SHOVANNE, JOHN P STAR CLE EXPLOSION 1917MAY17 SHREVE, IKE HOPPER MAN 51 EAG PLATFORM BROKE 1897JAN12 SHRIBER, D. W ADSIT TUNNEL BOU EXPLOSION WHILE LOADING HOLES 1903APR13 SHUBAL, PETE SLAV MINER 30 M WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROOF 19 17 1954JUN4 SHULL, ALVA L PRINCE BROTHERS DRILLING CO. GAS BURNS FROM OIL WELL 1920OCT4 SHULLIN, FRED AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 4 27 S CADDELL & CARLSON CUCHARA CANON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1938JUL15 SHUMOCK, JOE BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. NEW CENTENNIAL BOU ELECTROCUTED 1884JAN24 SHUN, JOHN YUGOSLAV COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPJLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 7 17 1978JAN17 SHUSTER, DONALD 22 MID-CONTINENT COAL COKE Co DUTCH CREEK No.1 CRUSHED BETWEEN AIRDOOR AND TRAM 32 12c 1978 1960APR10 SIGURNIK, JOSEPH V 31 MOAB DRILLING CO. RIB HIT ON HEAD BY FALLING TONG HEAD 1910NOV8 SIKULIC, PAUL AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910OCT8 SILANO, JOE ITALIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1922MAY22 SILBA, CIPRIANO MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 2 48 W 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. FORBES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JUN10 SILBA, DAN MEXICAN LABORER 22 S STARKVILLE LAS FELL UNDER CART WHILE HAULING ASHES 1920JUN26 SILK, ROBERT E MINER 23 HIN CAUGHT UNDER CAVING GROUND IN A STOPE 1914JAN30 SILVA, ABEL MEXICAN MINER 48 M 7 COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910MAY7 SILVA, JOSEPH ITALIAN MINER 28 S PRIMROSE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1940NOV9 SIMANSKI, ANDY PLUTO COAL MINING CO. PLUTO NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROOF (ROCK) 1896SEP18 SIMICK, FRANK SLAV MINER WILLIAMSBURG FRE FALL OF ROCK 11 17 1912SEPT9 SIMINOFF, ANGELO BULGARIAN MINER 22 S INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF ROCK 1891JUL21 SIMMONDS, GEORGE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. COMO PAR PREMATURE BLAST 9 9 1892 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1912NOV27 SIMMONS, ANDREWS AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 65 M SPRING GULCH PIT FALL OF COAL 1934JUL21 SIMMONS, THOMAS MINER 28 S JUMPER CUS EXPLOSION OF MISSED HOLES 1941AUG23 SIMMS, EZRA H MINE LESSEE 68 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. RIFLE GAR FALL OF ROCK 1944JAN19 SIMOFF, JOHN COLORADO & UTAH COAL HARRIS ROU FACE FALL 1917APR27 SIMONELLI, MARI ITALIAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1896FEB18 SIMONSIE, FRANK PRUSSIAN CARPENTER 35 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1945JUN2 SIMPSON, WILLIAM COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. MORLEY LAS HAULAGE (SURF.) 1929JUL11 SIMPSON, WILLIAM E SCOTCH PICK MINER 63 M 8 LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1979OCT8 SIMS, PORTER 26 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK PREMATURE BLAST 34 12m 1979 1891MAR19 SINGELTON, OMEROD TRINIDAD FUEL CO. FORBES' LAS FALL OF ROCK 8 9 1892 1942MAR24 SINGLETON, DON JIGGERBOSS 26 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK POWDER STICKS EXPLODED 1910JAN31 SINON, DESIRE HUNGARIAN TIMBERMAN 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910NOV8 SINTERA, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 28 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1907JAN23 SIPES, GUISEEPI HUNGARIAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1896SEP18 SIPES, JOSHUA TOLEDO GIL GROUND CAVE IN STOPE 1907JAN23 SIPOS, LUIGI HUNGARIAN MINER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1899OCT27 SIPPE, F. F AUSTRIAN MINER 54 M GRAY CREEK LAS FALL OF PROPS 13 17 1920MAY14 SIPPE, FLEX AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 34 46 W 3 ROYAL FUEL CO. ROYAL LAS RUN OVER BY A MINE CAR 1933APR16 SIRE, AUGUST PETER AMERICAN FIRE BOSS 29 53 M 1 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL STRUCK BY TIMBER TRUCK 1917JUN15 SIRGER, JOHN POLE MINER 52 S UNION COAL & COKE PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1925OCT19 SISNEROS, JOHN AMERICAN PICK MINER 6 27 M 2 HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1902SEP5 SISTA, JOHN ITALIAN MINER M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917DEC21 SISTO, SANCHEZ MUCKER 25 SAM LOST FOOTING AND FELL 1917APR27 SKAULAS, MIKE GREEK MINER 29 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1919AUG31 SKERBINK, FRED AUSTRIAN DRIVER 24 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. RADIANT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1919JAN1 SKOFF, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 33 M 0 LITTEL-ROSS COAL HORACE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1916NOV23 SKOLL, TONY AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 32 W 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 SKRAKES, GEORGE GREEK MINER 30 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1946OCT14 SKRBINA, FRANK B GRADEN COAL GRADEN WEL ELECTRICITY 1946OCT22 SKRYZNEAR, FRANK BUTTE VALLEY COAL BUTTE VALLEY HUE ROOF FALL 1942JAN27 SKUFCA, ANTONIO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1930JAN22 SKUFCA, JOE AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 5 21 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. WADGE ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN EMPTY PIT CAR & PROP 1941MAR17 SLACK, JOE LOADERMAN NUSHAFT CANON COAL NUSHAFT FRE ROOF FALL 1935NOV25 SLACK, LUDWIG MOTORMAN 50 W ARKANSAS VALLEY SMELTER LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED ORE CARS 1911DEC1 SLAK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 SLANOVIC, JOHN AUSTRIAN ROPE CUTTER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 SLANOVIC, MIKE AUSTRIAN OILER 18 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 SLAVEZ, JOE AUSTRIAN MIMNER 40 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910APR22 SLAVIC, JOHN SLAV MINER 35 M 2 DELAGUA LAS FALL OF COAL 1918SEP28 SLICKOVICH, STEVEN MACHINE MAN 35 SAM FELL 1924AUG23 SLISKOVICH, JOE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 10 40 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK FRE FALL OF ROCK 1935FEB21 SLOAN, GEORGE MOTORMAN 28 M FAIRPLAY GOLD PAR CAUGHT BETWEEN LIP OF CHUTE & MOTOR 1937FEB2 SLOAS, CECIL AMERICAN MINER 5 37 S MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 2 ROU FALL OF COAL 1901MAY29 SLOGAR, MARCUS AUSTRIAN DUMPER 45 M COALBASIN PIT ENTAGLED IN THE TRIP of CARS 16 17 1932SEP30 SLOGAR, TONY CROATIAN PICK MINER 22 45 M 11 HORACE ANTHRACITE CO. HORACE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 SLOK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 21 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1897AUG25 SLOSS, J F DEAD PINE ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1910MAR1 SMAELS, WILLIAM AMERICAN NIPPER 35 M 2 PRIMROSE LAS FALLING UNDER TRIP OF CARS 1907JAN23 SMALDEL, FRANK HUNGARIAN MINER 34 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1900JUN22 SMALES, GEORGE AMERICAN 17 TOLTIC HUE FALL OF SLATE 1888JUN15 SMALLY, WILLIAM C. C. C. CO. ROCKVAL NO. 1 FRE FALL OF SLATE 1912JUN12 SMELL, ANTONIO AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S ROYAL LAS ELECTROCUTED 1905FEB15 SMELOMITCH, JOHN AUSTRIAN RUNNER 23 M ROBINSON HUE ELECTROCUTED BY ELECTRIC WIRE 1915JUL2 SMERKOL, VINC AUSTRIAN MINER 52 S SOUTH CANON COAL SOUTH CANON GAR MOTOR TRIP BEING DERAILED 1903DEC23 SMILEY, ALEXANDER AMERICAN MINER 44 M BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909JUL6 SMIRCICH, THOMAS AUSTRIAN MINER 32 M 4 TOLLER LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1965DEC28 SMITH, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1917APR27 SMITH, ARCHIE COLORED MINER 39 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1920JUN19 SMITH, ARTHUR AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 6 20 S VICTOR AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK 1935JUL9 SMITH, CHARLES AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 38 M 0 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 6 LAS MINE EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1917APR27 SMITH, CHARLES E AMERICAN MINER 42 M 0 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1914OCT28 SMITH, CHARLES II AMERICAN LABORER 45 S PIKEVIEW COAL ELP FALLING OFF THE CAGE 1904JAN26 SMITH, EDWARD MINER S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1884JAN24 SMITH, F W COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPJLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1910MAY24 SMITH, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 SMITH, FRANK AMERICAN PUMPER 31 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1885NOV13 SMITH, GEORGE M BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1913DEC16 SMITH, GEORGE AMERICAN DRIVER 22 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1913FEB25 SMITH, GEORGE COLORED MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON LESTER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1941DEC19 SMITH, GEORGE H TIPPLEMAN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU TIPPLE 1899APR7 SMITH, GEROME LOS ANGELES TEL FALL OF ROCK 1898DEC13 SMITH, HARRY UPPER TEN BOU PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1918MAY28 SMITH, HENRY 28 CLE FALL OF ROCK 1900FEB6 SMITH, HENRY W TASMAMA CHA EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1904JAN19 SMITH, J. J AMERICAN MINER 26 S HAIGH LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920JAN9 SMITH, JACK AMERICAN DRIVER 8 27 M 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ACME BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN A CAR AND RIB 1941SEP27 SMITH, JACK T TRUCK DRIVER 31 WARNER CONSTRUCTION CO. GREEN MOUNTAIN DAM SUM STRUCK BY ORE OR STEEL 1907MAY17 SMITH, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 33 S BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1891SEP5 SMITH, JOHN COLORADO FUEL CO. ROUSE LAS STRUCK OF A TRIP OF CARS 9 9 1892 1895APR6 SMITH, JOHN MINER MARSHALL NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL FROM END OF PILLAR 1899MAR17 SMITH, JOHN ABANDONED TUNNEL TEL FELL INTO SHAFT 1912JAN24 SMITH, JOHN IRISH MINER 54 S ROYAL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912OCT25 SMITH, JOHN LITHUANIAN LOADER 59 M 6 CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1896JAN9 SMITH, JOSEPH TENDERFOOT ELP THAWING POWDER BY HOT SAND PROCESS 1901JUN21 SMITH, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 16 17 1910NOV8 SMITH, L. COLORED DRIVER 22 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1896SEP19 SMITH, N. W JO REYNOLDS NO 2 CLE EXPLOSION OF POWDER AND CAPS 1948DEC11 SMITH, NORMAN N OPERATOR 15 43 LYNN & SMITH SLEEPY CAT ROU MACHINERY ON SURFACE 1925JUN26 SMITH, PAUL GERMAN PICK MINER 18 49 S CRESTED BUTTE ANTHRACITE SMITH ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1949OCT4 SMITH, RAY TRUCK DRIVER 38 M UTAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LaJUNTA TRUCK SLIPPED & THROWN OUT & KILLED 1932APR21 SMITH, ROBERT M AMERICAN MOTORMAN 31 47 M 1 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST CROSS BAR 1923JUN23 SMITH, ROGER AMERICAN PICK MINER 8 37 M 1 RAPINI BROTHERS PLACITA PIT EXPLOSION OF GAS 1907JAN13 SMITH, STEWART SCOTCH TRIP-RIDER 20 S COALBASIN PIT STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TRIP OF CARS 1909JUN14 SMITH, WILLIAM ENGLISH PAINTER 30 S OAK HILLS ROU STRUCK BY A RUN-A-WAY CAR 1938DEC16 SMITH, WILLIAM J LITTLE JOHNNY COAL CO. LITTLE JOHNNY FRE FALL OF FACE COAL 1904JAN26 SMITHERUM, JOSEPH "Joe" MINER M VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1917APR27 SMOLICK, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER 31 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1938SEP1 SMOLIS, JOHN D HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF RIB COAL 1915MAY2 SMOLSKI, STANLEY RUSSIAN MINER 45 M 5 MUTUAL COAL MUTUAL HUE SUFFOCATED FROM GAS EXPLOSION 1906APR22 SMREKA, FRANK SLAV MINER 30 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1889JUN8 SMYTH, JOHN GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. NEW CASTLE GAR FALLING DOWN A "CHUTE" 1950JAN17 SNAIR, WALTER BLACK DIAMOND FUEL BLACK DIAMOND NO. 2 BOU HEART ATTACK 1918JUN2 SNEDDON, A. J. MILL MAN 33 SAM CAUGHT IN RUNNING PULLEY 1913JAN3 SNEDDON, ANDREW SCOTCH MINER 16 ALLIANCE COAL COMPANY RELIANCE HUE FALL OF COAL 1913JAN3 SNEDDON, WILLIAM SCOTCH MINER 55 M 2 ALLIANCE COAL CO. RELIANCE HUE FALL OF COAL 1942APR30 SNELL, WILLIAM WHISTLEPUNK 22 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK CAR TIPPED OVER ON HIM 1908JUL25 SNELLER, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 18 S BULKLEY GUN FALL OF ROCK 1965MAY13 SNODGRASS, CARL ROY 60 JONES-HARRISON JOINT VENTURE CLE CRUSHED BY ROCK SLIDE 49 12 1965 1965DEC28 SNOW, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1926FEB24 SNOW, FOREST N AMERICAN MUCKER 29 EAST PORTAL MOFFAT GIL SUFFOCATION 1929AUG22 SNYDER, LAWRENCE AMERICAN MINER & TIMBERMAN 25 38 M 3 SMITH-ANTHRACITE MINING CO. SMITH-ANTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1924NOV12 SODERMAN, FRED MINER 25 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1957JUL30 SODERSTROM, JAMES E HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENT HIT BY ROTATING HOSE (STEM TORQUE) 1915MAR25 SOLAS, NICK GREEK MINER 38 M 5 MOFFAT COAL OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU RUN OVER BY A LOADED CAR 1910JAN31 SOLTIC, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910JAN31 SOLTIC, MIKE AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1919AUG18 SOLTIS, JOHN SLAV PICK MINER 28 M 2 OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1923NOV9 SOMAK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 22 51 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALLING OFF A LADDER 1888AUG11 SOMMERS, C. F. T. C. & C. CO. STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1899MAR10 SONA, JOHN COMMODORE MIN EXPLOSION WHILE CUTTING CAPING FUSE Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1921AUG9 SONEFF, PETE BULGARIAN PICK MINER 8 36 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 SORE, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 44 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1923JUN8 SORIA, GUADALOUPE TRAMMER 27 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921APR22 SOTIROPOULOS, WILLIAM GREEK MINER 8 56 M 4 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS CAR RAN OVER HIM 1923MAY5 SOUPAGIANES, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 15 36 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS & DUST 1917DEC17 SOUTHERLAND, FRED SHIFT BOSS 32 TEL STRUCK BY BUCKET 1897JUN7 SOWTHER, JAMES INDEPENDENCE ELP FALLING FROM CAGE DOWN SHAFT 1934NOV26 SPAGNOLI, DOMINICK ITALIAN MACHINE LOADER 25 59 M 0 W. A. REAM COAL CO. SPANISH PEAK HUE FALL OF ROCK 1949MAR18 SPALDING, GORDON MINER 43 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LEADVILLE LAK MACHINE TIPPED OVER ON HIM 1934SEP11 SPANDRE, TONY ITALIAN PICK MINER 20 57 M 2 GEORGE BROWN FIRE GLOW LAP FALL OF COAL 1897DEC7 SPANGLER, MECHAEL CROWN POINT VIRGINA CLE CRUSHED BY BUCKET 1917APR27 SPANODDA, ANTONIO ITALIAN MINER 32 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1941AUG6 SPEER, H E CRUSHERMAN 51 M RICO ARGENTINE MINING CO. DOL BECAME ILL WHILE OPERATING A CRUSHER 1974NOV12 SPEER, JOHN CHRIS 23 GLOBE DRILLING Co ADA STRUCK BY ELEVATOR 50 12 1974 1902APR23 SPEGEL, W. T AUSTRIAN MINER SUNNYSIDE BOU FIREDAMP GAS EXPLOSION 18 17 1899AUG8 SPENCER, J. L AMERICAN 57 M 8 UNION COAL & COKE CO. BOWEN FALL OF ROCK 1910JUN25 SPENCER, SAM AMERICAN MINER 40 M STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1954NOV16 SPENSIERI, A. MACHINE OPERATOR CROWN BOU ROOF FALL 1940AUG10 SPERANDIO, JOSEPH DAISY COAL CO. DAISY LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1940AUG10 SPERANDIO, LOUIE DAISY COAL CO. DAISY LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1920JUN21 SPIROS, JOHN GREEK PICK MINER 28 M 1 RUGBY FUEL CO. RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1915MAY2 SPOCK, MIKE SLAV LABORER 28 S MUTUAL COAL MUTAL HUE SUFFOCATED FROM GAS EXPLOSION 1914NOV2 SPORAKIS, MIKE GREEK MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926DEC14 SPORCICH, RUDOLPH AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 17 39 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1938AUG24 SPORICH, TONY COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF RIB COAL 1920SEP21 SPRAGUE, WILLARD L LSBORER 61 SUM FELL INTO A MOVING BELT 1955NOV17 SPRIELMAN, DAVID R GEORGE H. SAGER PREMATURE BLAST 1971OCT11 SPRINGER, KIRK MICHAEL 20 Barodynamics-Star Ltd GUN CAUGHT IN A CAVE AND CRUSHED 52 12 1971 1912JUN18 SPRINGHETTI, LORENZ AUSTRIAN-TYR PUMPER 47 M 5 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1910JAN31 SPULARIC, STEVE CROATIAN MINER 25 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1917APR6 SPURR, M. O TIMBERMAN HELPER 26 EAG FALL OF ORE 1919MAR31 SRADJIT, JOE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 35 M 4 EMPIRE COAL EMPIRE LAS GAS EXPLOSION DDDDDDDDD SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EE GG S CC YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUUU SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS PPP RRR YYYYY 1970AUG10 St.GELAIS, IREENE F 36 HARRISON WESTERN Corp CLE STRUCK BY BUCKET 52 12 1970 1912MAR26 STABINGER, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 47 M 4 FORBES LAS RUN OVER BY A LOADED CAR 1898AUG13 STAFFONIE, PHILLIP EMMA NO. 1 ELP FELL FROM LADDER 1965SEP22 STAHN, DAVID EUGENE 21 COOLEY GRAVE Co ARA CABLE WEIGHT CAUSED BOAT TO SINK 48 12 1965 1913JAN22 STAKA, MIKE AUSTRIAN DRIVER 30 S LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & ROOF 1919SEP15 STAKICH, MIKE MACHINEMAN 27 SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1924DEC17 STAMBELOS, ANGELO GREEK PICK MINER 9 30 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF COAL 1915SEP27 STAMOS, HARRY GREEK MINER 31 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921JUN16 STAMPHEL, J M MACHINE MAN 28 DOL OVERCOME BY GAS 1921JUN16 STAMPHEL, L J MACHINE HELPER 20 DOL OVERCOME BY GAS 1922NOV25 STANDISH, JOE AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 6 22 S McNEIL COAL CO. McGREGOR ROU RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF FIVE CARS 1963MAY21 STANLEY, BILLY LEE 20 POTASHNICK CONSTRUCTION Inc SUM TRUCK ACCIDENT 45 12 1963 1946SEP25 STANLEY, HUGH MINER 42 MOUNTAIN QUEEN SILVERTON SAJ CAUGHT IN BLAST 1870SEP14 STANTON, PATRICK LYDEN-MURPHY 1917JUN18 STANTON, SHERMAN AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 51 M 8 JEFFRYES FUEL JEFFRYES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909JUN4 STARAICWICE,STANISLAW POLE MINER 19 S ROCKVALE FRE STRUCK BY DERAILED CARS 1913DEC16 STARBUCK, LESTER AMERICAN LOADER S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1904JUN30 STARCEVICK, PAUL AUSTRIAN MINER 24 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1901NOV20 STARCK, MATT SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1897AUG6 STARIKA, JOHN SLAV MINER CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK; or Jun6? 52 9 1898 1947APR9 STARK, JOHN SUPERINTENDENT 46 M CRESSON CONS. GOLD MINING CRIPPLE CREEK TEL SUFFOCATION 1922MAR1 STARK, MATT CROATIAN MACHINE MINER 3 32 M 1 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1941JUL28 STARKOVICH, MATT MINER VICKERS COAL KENNETH LAS HAULAGE 1931JUL8 STARR, MATT MACHINE MAN 35 S MAYFLOWER SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1890JAN18 STARR, MIKE DENVER FUEL CO. SORPIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1904JAN26 STATEN, C C MINER S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1930NOV6 STAVANO, MATT AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 25 50 M 7 HUERFANO COAL CO. LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1899JUL8 STEBBA, DAVID GERMAN MINER 45 M PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1927FEB5 STEBLOY, ANTHONY 16 TEL FALL OR ROCK & TIMBERS; SON OF JOE STEBLOY 1927FEB5 STEBLOY, JOE 47 M TEL FALL OF ROCK & TIMBERRS 1943OCT17 STECKLER, EDMOND C MACHINE MAN CLAYTON COAL WASHINGTON WEL MACHINERY 1950JUL4 STEEL, JAMES T CALIFORNIA CO. BURNED BY OIL WHILE CLEANING SEPARATOR 1889NOV9 STEELE, F O AMERICAN 33 St.JOE PIT HEAVY CAVE-IN 24 10 1890 1944NOV26 STEELE, ROY W PIKES PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP SUFFOCATION 1944FEB25 STEFFEN, WILLIAM VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU ROOF FALL 1896FEB18 STEIGER, ROBERT GERMAN TRACKMAN 42 M NO VULCAN GAR CALLED "BICYCLE BOB";BD. NEW CASTLE;BLAST 1896FEB18 STEIGER, ROBERT GERMAN TRACKMAN 42 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1958NOV27 STEIN, DeLOYD HONAKER & DAVIS DRILLING CO. HIT BY FALLING OBJECT 1906JAN26 STEIN, JOHN SLAVONIAN SHOT-LIGHTER 60 M GREENVILLE LAS PREMATURE SHOT 1922MAY22 STEINER, JOHN MUCKER SAM STRUCK BY A SLAB OF ROCK 1901JAN8 STEINER, WILLIAM AUSTRIAN MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON NEW CASTLE GAR EXPLOSION; DELAYED SHOT 16 17 1925JUN19 STEMBERGER, JACK AUSTRIAN MACHINE HELPER 7 30 M 0 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1921NOV29 STENECK, ORESTE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 17 34 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS RUN OVER BY A MOTOR 1926JAN11 STEPAN, SR., MIKE AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 25 43 M 6 CRESTED BUTTE COAL CO. BULKEY NO. 2 GUN FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 STEPANIC, MIKE CROATIAN MINER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1916JUL25 STEPHENS, G. W COLORED MINER 43 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1898AUG31 STEPHENS, OSCAR MINER WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 125 9 1898 1884JAN24 STERLING, CHARLES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1877MAY12 STERN, FRANKLIN G 24 STILLSON SUM FALL OF ROCK;NATIVE NEW GERMANTOWN, PA 1917APR27 STEROS, ANTON GREEK MINER 32 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1924APR4 STEVE, YENGICH AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 12 47 M 6 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING BONCARBO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907JUN5 STEVENS, EARLE AMERICAN DRIVER 22 S LEYDON JEF CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1889FEB22 STEVENS, HENRY MINER BOU EXPLOSION 1897AUG19 STEVENS, JAMES GOLD MEDAL CLE FALLING ROCK IN SLOPE 1895AUG18 STEVENS, JOHN CASHIER GIL BAD AIR-GASES 1936JAN20 STEVENS, TOM AMERICAN NIGHT BOSS 15 33 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1920JAN13 STEVENS, WALTER AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 38 S TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1903MAY16 STEVENSON, ROBERT SCOTCH MINER 40 SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904JAN26 STEWARD, J L aka MINER VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1940FEB26 STEWART, AARON R OLIVER COAL CO. OLIVER GUN FALL OF FACE COAL 1896APR5 STEWART, CHARLES R BOHN LAK FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1926MAR23 STEWART, ELMER O AMERICAN CAGER 7 23 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL 1884JAN24 STEWART, HENRY COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST;BD. IRWIN, CO. 1884JAN24 STEWART, M J COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1927OCT7 STEWART, ROBERT SCOTCH HOISTMAN 31 58 M 0 CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE KILLED BY RUNAWAY TRIP 1884JAN24 STEWART, THOMAS DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. IRWIN, CO. 1907JAN23 STIFEL, ENRICO ITALIAN DAY MAN 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1921JUN16 STILES, A C BLACKSMITH 47 DOL OVERCOME BY GAS 1915DEC29 STILES, BERTRAND S AMERICAN MINER 35 S BOOK CLIFF RAILROAD COOK CLIFF MES FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 STIMOC, MATT AUSTRIAN DRIVER 28 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1972AUG19 STOCKS, WENDELL OWEN 25 HARRISON WESTERN Corp CLE FELL FROM DECK 58 12 1972 1894FEB21 STOK, MIKE SLAV MINER UNITED COAL ACME BOU FALL OF SLATE 10 17 1922NOV7 STOKES, DEWEY AMERICAN DRIVER 3 23 S OHIO CREEK COAL MINING CO. OHIO CREEK GUN FALL OF ROCK 1905JUN5 STOLCH, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 38 S SOUTH CANON GAR FALL OF TOP COAL 1926APR8 STOLL, CHARLES H AMERICAN CAGER 2 31 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK & COAL 1939JAN30 STONE, CLARENCE D HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF ROOF COAL 1924AUG16 STONE, E L AMERICAN PICK MINER 20 39 M 2 SOUTH CANON MINE LEASING CO. SOUTH CANON GAR MISSED SHOT 1910JUN13 STORDILLIS, HARRY GREEK MINER 30 S STANDARD BOU FALL OF ROOF 1929JUN2 STORRS, V Z AMERICAN MASTER MECHANIC 25 52 M 0 FREDERICK COAL CO. FREDERICK WEL ELECTRIC SHOCK 1965DEC28 STORY, MID CONTINENT COAL AND MINE DUTCH CREEK MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1907JUL20 STORZL, JONATHAN GERMAN MINER 40 M ADVANCE WEL FALL OF ROOF 1955NOV17 STOUT, HENRY E GEORGE H. SAGER PREMATURE BLAST 1946AUG14 STOYCOFF, CHRISTOPHER VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU HEART FAILURE 1913DEC16 STRANG, E. H AMERICAN MINER 27 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1889FEB1 STRATT, SAMUEL MINER DURANT PIT EXPLOSION 1898SEP21 STRATTON, CHARLES J BELLE OF GRANITE LAK SLAF OF ROCK FELL 1918AUG22 STRAUB, HERMAN GERMAN MACHINE MINER 47 M 3 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING COKEDALE LAS FALL OF TOP COAL Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1910JAN31 STRAVGELD, E. GERMAN MINER 53 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1937FEB24 STRAZISCAR, JOHN AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 2 19 S NUSHAFT CANON COAL CO. REX CARBON FRE FALL OF ROCK 1894JAN9 STREAM, CHARLES BASHELOR EXPLOSION 1913MAY3 STREENAR, MIKE ENGLISH MINER 57 M 6 THOMAS COAL WILLIAMSVILLE FALL OF ROCK 1926MAR9 STRETZ, JOHN B GERMAN OILER 37 64 M 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ACME BOU STRUCK BY CAGE 1905APR24 STRIBLEY, JOHN H ENGLISH FIRE BOSS 46 M ROCKVALE FRE FELL INTO CAGE IN BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1900APR12 STRIGARA, JOHN SMUGGLER-UNION SAM DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1917JUN13 STRINGER, THOMAS MILL MAN 52 PIT STRUCK ON HEAD WITH THE WINDING LEVER 1937FEB6 STRITCHKO, JOHN SLAVISH LOADER 32 69 M 0 LOUISVILLE-LAFAYETTE COAL CO Hi-WAY BOU FALL OF ROCK 1897MAY1 STROH, JOHN W WOOD MG PROPERTY BOU SLIDE OF ROCK FROM OPEN CUT 1911JAN16 STROMBAUGH, C. ENGLISH FIRE BOSS 60 M 3 ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1952JUN7 STROMBERG, AARON AARON STROMBERG & CO. BOULDER BOU PREMATURE BLAST 1914MAY26 STRONG, GEORGE ENGLISH MACHINE RUNNER 34 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RADIANT FRE BITS OF COAL CUTTER 1885NOV13 STRONG, WILLIAM M BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1901JUL13 STRUTHERS, ROBERT SCOTCH MINER S OCEAN WAVE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1931JAN7 STRUTHERS, THOMAS SCOTCH MINE FOREMAN 54 67 M 6 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR & DOOR FRAME 1933JUL21 STRUTHERS, THOMAS AMERICAN PICK MINER 16 32 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROCK 1884JAN24 STUART, JAMES DRIVER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1901OCT18 STUBLER, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER COALBASIN PIT STRUCK BY LOADED TRIP of CARS 16 17 1942OCT24 STUDHALTER, WILLIAM W VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU ROOF FALL 1889JAN30 STUEBEL, JOHN CANNON COAL CO. CANNON BOU FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 STUHLAS, STEVE GREEK DRIVER 24 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1948JUN9 STUKEY, HAROLD S BUGGY DRIVER 17 38 CLAYTON COAL MORRISON WEL HAULAGE 1904AUG25 STULTZ, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 49 M BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN10 STUMPF, ANDY AUSTRIAN MINER 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1890FEB10 STUTCHELL, J GERMAN 33 O.K. PIT FELL DOWN INCLINE SHAFT 24 10 1890 1938OCT15 STYDUHAR, MARTIN CALUMET FUEL CO. CALUMET NO. 2 HUE FALL OF SLATE 1941DEC12 STYDUHAR, TONY MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE HEART 1890OCT14 SUALDIE, PETER GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. SPRING GULCH PIT FALL OF ROCK 1904AUG6 SUBLISKY, GEORGE RUSSIAN MINER 29 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1912AUG23 SUDAN, MICH AUSTRIAN MINER 46 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1914NOV19 SUDOR, SAM SLAV MINER 23 M 0 RUGBY FUEL RUGBY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1908SEP28 SUICK, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 19 S BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROOF 1906APR22 SULE, ALBIN SLAV MINER 33 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1902AUG26 SULLIVAN, CHARLES 25 ELKTON TEL Crushed between cage and shaft(source CrippleCreek newspaper) 1897APR9 SULLIVAN, DANIEL C. CATALPA LAK BUCKET FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1898JUN16 SULLIVAN, J. J IBEX NO. 5 LAK ROPE BROKE ON CAGE 1898SELP3 SULLIVAN, JAMES A LITTLE JOHNNY LAK STRUCK WITH DESCENDING CAGE 1888APR23 SULLIVAN, JOHN G. R. C. & C. CO. SUNSHINE GAR FALL OF SLATE 1912MAY30 SUMADA, TAMA JAPANESE MINER 31 M PERIN'S PEAK LAP FALL OF COAL 1941MAR11 SUMMERS, ROY ERNEST MINER 42 M MINNESOTA MINES, INC. EMPIRE CLE OBJECT FELL DOWN MANWAY & STRUCK ON HEAD 1902JUL21 SUMSKI, TOM aka SLAVONIAN MINER 26 ROBINSON LAS ROOF FELL ON HIM; or delayed shot 18 17 1911APR11 SUMSKY, TOM SLAV MINER 36 M 4 PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1901JUL25 SUNDBERG, CHARLES SWEDE MINER 34 M BOWEN LAS FELL IN FRONT OF TRIP 1903JUL7 SUNPANICH, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S FLORESTA GUN EXPLOSION OF POWDER 19 17 1902JUL21 SUNSKI, TOM SLAVONIAN MINER 26 ROBINSON LAS ROOF FELL ON HIM; or delayed shot 18 17 1910DEC14 SUPANCHIS, GEORGE AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 40 M 7 LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1919SEP7 SUPIN, DAN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER S CALUMET FUEL CO. PERIN'S PEAK LAP FALL OF COAL 1918OCT24 SUPPAN, VALENTINE AUSTRIAN MACHINE MINER 48 W 1 GORDON COAL CO. GORDON HUE RUNAWAY TRIP 1910JAN31 SURINA, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1907NOV6 SURMONT, LEON FRENCH MINER 40 S GORHAM BOU FALL OF COAL 1942MAR12 SURROZ, PETER OLIVER COAL OLIVER GUN ROOF FALL 1917FEB20 SUSANJ, JIM AUSTRIAN MINER 27 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1893OCT31 SUSIO, ANTONIO UTE COAL MINING CO. UTE LAP FALL OF ROCK 1961JUN21 SUTAK, GEORGE ROLLERMAN 50 ALLEN LAS MACHINERY 1923FEB14 SUTO, JOE 28 SAG FALLING 80 FEET DOWN A RAISE 1918JUN23 SUTTER, E. W. C. AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 32 M 0 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL MIDLAND GAR HIT BY A TRIP OF RUNAWAY CARS 1918MAR23 SUTTON, BEN O 21 SUM FALL OF ORE 1911FEB9 SUTTON, E. A. AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT S COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1936OCT12 SUTYAK, JOHN AMERICAN PICK MINER 15 28 S CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF TOP COAL & ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1929NOV12 SUVEDA, PAUL AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 29 49 M 3 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 1 ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO EMPTY PIT CARS 1910NOV8 SVIACRIO, MARTIN ITALIAN BATTENDER 33 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1910DEC15 SWALLOW, GEORGE SLAV MACHINE RUNNER M BIG FOUR HUE STRUCK BY A RUN-AWAY CAR 1916DEC14 SWAN, VIRGIL AMERICAN DRIVER 28 S OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS 1914OCT25 SWANBERG, FRANK GERMAN MINER 46 M 6 NATIONAL FUEL MONARCH NO. 2 BOU HEMORRHAGE OF THE LUNGS 1919NOV19 SWANSON, SWAN V MINER 60 LAK FALL OF ROCK 1890MAR23 SWANSON, C SWEDE 33 GOVERNOR PIT THROWN OUT OF CAR 25 10 1890 1896DEC18 SWANSON, CHARLES VIRGINIUS OUR CAGE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1899DEC25 SWANSON, GUS GOLD KING SAJ PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1904JUL29 SWANSON, MARTIN ALFRED 36 COOK GIL per L Burdick 1952NOV28 SWEETLAND, FORREST E STEARNS - ROGERS MFG. CO. CLIMAX LAK FELL 35 FEET TO CEMENT FLOOR 1943APR11 SWIHART, PRESTON MACHINE MAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL COLUMBINE WEL HAND. MAT. 1921AUG3 SWINEBERGER, JOSEPH GERMAN MACHINE MINER 30 49 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. VULCAN BOU FALL OF ROCK 1951DEC29 SWINEHART, WILLIAM H EMPERIUS MINING CO. CREEDE MIN CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1900FEB24 SWITZER, WILLIAM J BACHELOR OUR COLLAPSE OF TIMBER IN SHOOT 1907NOV15 SWOK, Y. M KOREAN MINER 40 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1890JAN20 SWORN, JOHN SLAV MINER COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK 7 17 1918OCT15 SYMES, FRANK AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 61 M 0 MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT ROU CAUGHT BETWEEN A CAR WHEEL AND RAIL 1951JUL19 SYMOHNS, DON I TARLTON CONST. CO. CLEAR CREEK TUNNEL CRUSHED BY TRUCK 1911AUG9 SZARNOS, JOHN SLAV MINER 22 S IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 SZEVCZYK, ALOOIS POLE MINER 37 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1911FEB9 TABARELLI, DONIONO TYROLESE MINER 37 S CARBON COAL & COKE COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION, CAUSED BY BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1920APR30 TABERNER, J W ENGLISH PICK MINER 16 28 S FRENCH & FIELDING SCHOOL SECTION LEASE MOZ FALL OF COAL 1955SEP7 TACKETT, ALLEN L BECKMAN, INC. HEAD INJURY 1929APR26 TADUSZ, PETER POLE PICK MINER 13 38 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912JUN8 TAFOYA, ALEX MEXICAN DRIVER 30 M 1 TOLLER LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN PROP AND LOADED CAR 1922NOV10 TAFOYA, ISIDRO AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 5 34 M 1 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 10 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1912OCT14 TAIS, BATTISTA ITALIAN MINER 25 S CADDELL HUE FALL ROCK 1911NOV17 TAKAKI, GEORGE JAPANESE MINER 45 W 1 HUERFANO HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 TAKOVIC, ANDY AUSTRIAN MINER 29 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1937AUG30 TALBOTT, ALLEN MACHINEMAN 21 S WOLF TONGUE MINING CO. BOU FLYING ROCKS FROM DRILLED HOLES 1893JAN10 TALL , JOHN UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1901SEP16 TALLER, DAN SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1913DEC16 TALLMADGE, DAVE AMERICAN MINER S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1944FEB14 TALMICH, JOE A COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE HAULAGE 1915JAN16 TAMASI, MIKE ITALIAN MINER 35 S OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1904JUL6 TAMBICS, GEORGE SLAV MINER 19 ROUSE NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB16 TAPIA, A. MEXICAN MINER QUINTO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918FEB19 TAPIA, ISMAH MEXICAN MACHINE RUNNER 19 S AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINE COKEDALE LAS MOTOR JUMPING THE TRACK 1896FEB18 TAPRO, TONEY ITALIAN LOADER 23 S VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1904AUG13 TARARELLI, PETER AUSTRIAN MINER 42 M PIEDMONT LAS PREMATURE BLAST 1918OCT24 TARTANJ, FRANK AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 39 S CHICOSA FUEL CO. FORBES NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1943MAY28 TATE, JACK R LABORER 26 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. LAP SLIPPED & FELL ON TRACKS 1896AUG10 TAYLOR, A D BACHELOR OUR FALL OF LOOSE GROUND 1920FEB2 TAYLOR, A F PUMPMAN 51 ELP CAUGHT BY A SLIDE TAILINGS & SUFFOCATED 1905FEB24 TAYLOR, ABE COLORED MINER 36 S BROOKSIDE FRE FALL OF COAL & ROCK 1896JAN9 TAYLOR, BENJAMIN B NORTH STAR GUN FALL OF ROCK 1924AUG26 TAYLOR, HENRY COLORED MACHINE MINER 13 53 W 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1967OCT27 TAYLOR, HENRY W 23 LOCKHEED Shipbuilding and Construction EAG CRUSHED BY REBAR CURTAIN 49 12 1967 1899AUG22 TAYLOR, JASON MINER PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1907NOV30 TAYLOR, JOB O ENGLISH SLOPE REPAIRER 57 M PARKDALE WEL STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRIP 1937FEB11 TAYLOR, PERCY ABNER SUPERINTENDENT 48 S R. D. MARTHENS CLE FELL WITH A SKIP TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1899AUG22 TAYLOR, THOMAS MINER PICTOU HUE FALL OF ROCK 1901JUN20 TAYLOR, THOMAS AMERICAN MINER 45 M 8 PICTOU NO. 1 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1926NOV25 TAYLOR, WILLIAM T AMERICAN LABORER 77 M 5 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU RUN OVER BY A SWITCH ENGINE 1905AUG15 TEBARTE, JAMES ITALIAN MINER 23 S STEVENS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1918OCT8 TEDREZZI, DAN TIMBERMAN 39 OUR FALL OF ROCK 1898DEC15 TEELING, WALTER COLUMBUS LAP EXPLOSION CAUSED BY SLIP ON CAP 1899APR21 TEETERS, FRED HIDDEN TREASURE HIN FALL OF ROCK FROM HANGING WALL 1911SEP6 TEETTER, EMMANUEL TYROLIAN MINER 29 M 2 ROCKVALE FRE MISSED SHOT Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1897DEC3 TEHAN, WILLIAM MARY McKINNEY ELP MATERIAL FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1930DEC7 TEHANSIK, ANTONE MINER 63 M WOLFTONE LEASE LAK FALL OF ROCK 1978AUG13 TELCK, ARTHUR 37 IDEAL BASIC INDUSTRIES PORTLAND PLANT FELL FROM PLATFORM 33 12m 1978 1934MAY29 TEMPLEMAN, THOMAS AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 39 52 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899JUL5 TENGARDEN, A L FRANKLIN BOU FALLING ROCK IN TUNNEL 1911OCT28 TENNANT, PAUL AMERICAN WEIGHER 16 S GREENVILLE LAS BRIDGE COLLAPSED 1917NOV16 TENORIO, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 24 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926MAY28 TEPOVAC, RADI SERVIAN PICK MINER 17 45 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 TERICH, MIKE MONTENEGRIN MINER VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1937MAY4 TERLIP, FRANK MINER 36 S CHA FELL 130 FEET 1910NOV8 TERONIA, F MEXICAN MINER 24 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1908FEB4 TERRACIN, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 34 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROOF 1898DEC12 TESSARI, ANTONIO AUSTRIAN MINER 50 STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK 132 9 1898 1898DEC12 TESSARI, DOMINICO AUSTRIAN MINER 14 STARKVILLE LAS FALL OF ROCK; SON OF ANTONIO 132 9 1898 1921FEB12 TESTAS, CELESTIN FRENCH SHOT FIRER 19 31 M 2 MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU EXPLOSION OF DUST 1924JUL30 THAYER, EMERY F MUCKER 23 BUSK-IVANHOE LAK SUFFOCATION 1917JUN29 THEORAKIS, MIKE GREEK MINER 34 M 0 GRAND JUNCTION MINING & FUEL CAMEO MES RUN OVER BY A LOADED CAR 1907NOV5 THEROS, GEORGE GREEK MINER 35 S HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1910JAN31 THIESS, FRED GERMAN TIMBERMAN 40 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1926OCT7 THIMMIG, A W AMERICAN DRIVER 22 S PINNACLE-KEMMERER FUEL CO. WOLF CREEK ROU FALL OF ROCK 1923APR12 THIRLAWAY, THOMAS AMERICAN DRIVER 20 39 M 0 BIG FOUR COAL & COKE CO. CENTENNIAL BOU 1899AUG19 THOM, JOHN R LOS ANGELES TEL FELL FROM LADDER DOWN SHAFT 1885OCT2 THOMAS, ALBERT MINER BOULDER VALLEY WEL FALL OF SLATE 15 9 1886 1919OCT30 THOMAS, CLAUDE AMERICAN PICK MINER 33 S W. E. RUSSELL COAL CO. RUSSELL WEL FALL OF ROCK 1938FEB25 THOMAS, CLAUDE CALIENTE COAL CO. RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF COAL 1884JAN24 THOMAS, DAVID COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. CANON CITY, CO. 1953APR26 THOMAS, GEORGE M OZARK-MAHONING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1919JAN13 THOMAS, GOMER WELSH PICK MINER 42 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL STANDARD BOU FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC20 THOMAS, HENRY COLORED SHOT-FIRER 30 M PICTOU HUE EXPLOSION FROM BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1890MAR29 THOMAS, JAMES ENGLISH 43 HOMESTAKE PIT EXPLOSION OF PICKED HOLE 25 10 1890 1884JAN24 THOMAS, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS; BD. CANON CITY, CO. 1912JUN18 THOMAS, JOHN WELSH FIRE BOSS. 40 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1915AUG12 THOMAS, JOHN WELSH FIRE BOSS 26 S GARFIELD MINE LEASING VULCAN GAR ELECTROCUTED 1901APR4 THOMAS, JOSEPH COLORED DRIVER 22 S WALSEN HUE FALL OF ROCK 1920NOV22 THOMAS, LEROY COLORED MINER 2 20 S McNALLY & THOMPSON MAITLAND HUE CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND PROP 1925SEP7 THOMAS, MELTON B AMERICAN MOTORMAN 9 23 M 0 MIDWEST COAL CO. MIDWEST MES ELECTROCUTED 1889DEC7 THOMAS, N. J GRAND RIVER COAL & COKE CO. SUNSHINE GAR HIT BY A PIT CAR AND PROP 1906AUG27 THOMAS, REESE AMERICAN COMPANY MAN 20 S BEACON FRE PREMATURE BLAST 1899JAN13 THOMAS, RICHARD MOUNTAIN BOY ELP DRILLING MISSED HOLE 1930NOV21 THOMAS, TREVOR B SUPERINTENDENT 54 M CONTINENTAL DREDGING CO. SUM FELL INTO POND & DROWNED 1895AUG29 THOMAS, WILLIAM SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1897JAN25 THOMAS, WILLIAM VIRINIUS BOU THAWING POWDER IN CAMP STOVE 1948MAR8 THOMPSON, CARL W MINER 6 34 KERR COAL CAMEO MES FALL OF ROOF 1915OCT2 THOMPSON, CHARLES F AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1926JUL30 THOMPSON, HARTZEL AMERICAN MUCKER WEST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL GRA FALL OF ROCK 1892DEC6 THOMPSON, HENRY L CANON CITY COAL CO. ROCKVALE FRE SHOT BLOWN THROUGH PILLAR 1896MAY22 THOMPSON, SAMUEL A LUCKY GUSS GOLD ELP HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HANDLE WHILE STRIKING 1960APR4 THOMPSON, STANLEY R 26 V.C.A. STRAWBERRY ROAN SAM FALL OF ROCK 1907DEC13 THOMSICK, JAKE SLAVONIAN MINER 25 S LUDLOW LAS FALL OF ROOF 1904JUN28 THOMSICK, JOHN SLAV MINER 55 M DELAGUA NO. 5 LAS FALL OF COAL 1934APR6 THONPSON, PERCY SHAFT TOPMAN 35 M COLORADO INTER. MINING CORP. AJAX TEL FELL DOWN SHAFT 1893DEC12 THORLEY, JAMES W COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. NO. 10 COAL CREEK FRE FALL OF SLATE 1923MAR24 THORNE, EDGAR ELEVATOR OPERATOR 42 SAM FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT 1927MAR26 THORP, ALEX AMERICAN PICK MINER 60 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF POT ROCK 1908JUN4 THRELKELD, WILLIAM AMERICAN TRAMMER 23 S ROYAL GORGE FRE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1910MARLL THYRETT, G FRENCH MINER 50 M 3 WINGER MES FALL OF COAL 1899JUN13 TIERNA, BATISTE THREE SISTERS SAM CAVE IN OF VEIN 1910FEB15 TIERNEY, JOHN ENGLISH MINER 54 M 5 BIG FOUR HUE FALL OF ROOF 1904OCT28 TIHT, TONY MINER 45 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1899SEC18 TILLERY, TRIGG EL PASO TEL POWDER EXPLODED WHEN THROWING Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1860DEC13 TILNEY M ELLITHORPE & TRARERSE BOILER EXPLOSION 1927DEC27 TILSCH, JULES GERMAN PICK MINER 28 50 M 1 EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1980AUG19 TIMNEY, WALTER 78 WALTER TIMNEY CALIFORNAI TWINS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 36 12m 1980 1919MAR7 TINDALE, RICHARD B TRAMMER 32 LAK STRUCK BY A RUSH OF ORE 1931JAN15 TINOCO, DANIEL MEXICAN PICK MINER 9 27 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE KILLED BY A ROPE TRIP 1940FEB20 TIPPY, JOHN M HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1935AUG20 TIPTON, OSCAR MINER 32 M CRESSON CONSOLIDATED GOLD TEL FALL OF ROCK 1920APR13 TIREVICH, CHARLES CAGER 49 SAM CAIGHT BETWEEN CAR AND SHAFT TIMBERS 1943SEP11 TISONE, THOMAS P TIMBERMAN BLACK DIAMOND FUEL BLACK DIAMOND NO. 2 BOU RIB FALL 1940JUL17 TITSWORTH, HUGH COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROOF (SLIP ROCK) 1906FEB19 TITTERS, JOHN AMERICAN MINER 26 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1895OCT27 TOBIN, JAMES HENRIETT LAK FALL OF ROCK IN SLOPE 1910OCT8 TOBLAS, JOHN POLE MINER 31 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1942DEC30 TODD, BARNEY J CRESTED BUTTE COAL BULKLEY NO. 2 GUN ROOF FALL 1917JAN19 TODD, FRED H AMERICAN MINER 38 W 4 BEAR RIVER COAL BEAR RIVER ROU FALL OF ROCK 1899NOV11 TODD, J O PLEASANT VIEW BOU ORE FALLING FROM HANGING WALL 1940JUL31 TODD, PETE MOFFAT COAL CO. MOFFAT NO. 1 & NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROOF (DRAW ROCK) 1929OCT11 TODD, ROLAND T ENGLISH MACHINE MINER 45 S ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. ALPINE GUN FALL OF DRAW SLATE 1913MAR1 TODOROFF, JORDAN BULGARIAN MINER 45 M 2 NATIONAL FUEL PURITAN WEL FALL OF TOP COAL 1921SEP14 TODOROFF, K BULGARIAN PICK MINER 10 36 M 2 COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU FALL OF ROCK 1893SEP3 TOFFALI, ANGILO ITALIAN MOUNTAIN QUAIL SANJ POWDER EXPLOSION WHILE TAMPING HOLE 16 10 1894 1899SEP15 TOFOLLO, GREGORIA MEXICAN 30 M 2 HASTING'S NO. 2 FALL OF ROCK 1913JUN18 TOHANNOVICH, GEORGE MONTENEGRIN MINER 35 M 3 ROYAL FUEL ROYAL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907JAN23 TOKAR, FIOANNI HUNGARIAN MINER 42 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1920APR16 TOLAR, PETER AMERICAN DRIVER 26 S LEYDEN COAL CO. LEYDEN JEF CRUSHED BETWEEN A CAR & A MULE 1917JAN18 TOLENTINO, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 54 M 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL PIEDMONT LAS FALL OF ROCK 1893JAN10 TOLL , JOHN aka UNION PACIFIC COAL KING PAR EXPLOSION gend 1915JUN5 TOLLER, ANGELO TYROLESE ENGINEER 41 M 3 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A LOADED CAR 1954SEP28 TOMASI, BENJAMIN J IDARADO MINING CO. CAUGHT BETWEEN DRAFT DOOR & ORE CAR 1910OCT8 TOMAZINO, DOMINIC ITALIAN MINER 35 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1895MAR31 TOMLINSON, RICHARD SINKER GONZALES CANON LAS SINKING PUMP & SHAFT TIMBER FELL 1906AUG1 TOMSIC, ANTON AUSTRIAN MINER 37 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1945JAN8 TOMSIC, FRANK L COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROBINSON NO. 4 HUE ROOF FALL 1917APR27 TOMSICK, JACK AUSTRIAN MINER 23 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1923MAR16 TONEATTI, LUIS ITALIAN PICK MINER 10 43 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1895SEP10 TONEY, ALBERT "ALBERT" H LAST DOLLAR ELP FALL OF ROCK IN SLOPE 1935OCT10 TONNELLI, UMBERTO ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 25 58 M 1 W. A. REAM COAL CO. SPANISH PEAK NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1916MAR2 TONORIS, JAMES MEXICAN TRIP-RIDER 21 M 0 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE CRUSHED BY FIRST CAR OF SLOPE TRAIN 1904OCT28 TONTI, QUIRNO ITALIAN MINER 37 M TERCIO NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION 1893JUL21 TOOLEY, JOHN J AMERICAN 66 M LITTLE MAY TEL TAMPING MISSED FIRE HOLE 15 10 1894 1964AUG22 TOOTHAM, NELSON B 41 SILVER BAY MINES Inc SAJ FELL FROM LOCOMOTIVE 47 12 1964 1917APR27 TORCHIO, JOE ITALIAN MASON 58 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1901NOV20 TORKELSON, THEO NORWEGIAN FOREMAN SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1943SEP10 TORNA, GEORGE TRESPASSER COLORADO & UTAH COAL HARRIS ROU SRF. HAULAGE 1912MAY3 TORNUVACCO, GIOCOMO ITALIAN MINER 23 S MORLEY LAS LEG CUT OFF BY BEING CAUGHT IN ROPE 1919MAY2 TORRES, JESUS MEXICAN PICK MINER 34 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE CONTACT WITHELECTRIC TROLLEY WIRE 1937AUG30 TORRES, JOSE B AMERICAN PICK MINER 10 48 W 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908AUG11 TORRIZE, DAVID MEXICAN MINER M BLOOMS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906APR22 TORROSINI, LOUIS ITALIAN MINER 33 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1912OCT24 TORSONI, JOE ITALIAN MINER 33 S STANDARD BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADED CAR AND RIB 1897NOV10 TORTORIEL, GUISEPPE MINER ROUSE NO. 3 HUE CRUSHED BY CAR 55 9 1898 1900JUN5 TOSOLINI, SIMON AUSTRIAN 22 S ENGLE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 TOTH, ALBERT HUNGARIAN MINER 26 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1907JAN23 TOTH, GIOANNI HUNGARIAN MINER 24 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1935APR8 TOTH, JOE HUGARIAN MACHINE MINER 1 41 S CLAYTON CAOL CO. CLAYTON WEL FALL OF ROCK 1941DEC25 TOVREA, VERN MINER 25 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. RIFLE GAR PREMATURE BLAST 1910NOV8 TOWAS, VICONTI MEXICAN MINER 28 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1898MAR19 TOWNSEND, GEORGE TOM BOY SAM FALL FROM LADDER 1897JAN26 TRAMENTINA, RUGO SILVER LAKE SAJ FALLINF ROCK DOWN SHAFT 1894FEB13 TRAVERSE, J B AMERICAN 38 'MAY HIN FALL OF ROCK 19 10 1894 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1946DEC24 TRAVISON, JAMES MILL SHIFT BOSS 26 M RESURRECTION MINING CO. LEADVILLE LAK SUFFOCATION 1943DEC20 TREASURE, ARTHUR FIRE BOSS CALUMET FUEL CALUMET NO. 2 HUE HAULAGE 1941NOV12 TREBEC, ANTON DRIVER BEAR COAL & COKE BEAR GUN HAULAGE 1939JNA30 TREMAINE, DUDLEY ENGINEER 45 S COLORADO PORTLAND CEMENT CO. LAR EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1911FEB9 TRETTER, FORTUNATO AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M 4 COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLOSION CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1928APR27 TREVETHAN, THURMAN AMERICAN MINER 31 LAK FELL TO BOTTOM OF CHUTE 1891FEB7 TREVITHICK, JOSEPH AUS MINER GOLDEN COAL CO. GOLDEN STAR JEF FALL OF ROCK 8 9 1892 1907JAN15 TREW, GEORGE AMERICAN MINER 35 S MALTBY LAS FALL OF ROOF 1917FEB7 TRIAGER, JOSEPH MINER 34 LAK STRUCK BY CAGE 1912MAY4 TRIFENOFF, STEVE BULGARIAN CAGER 21 S PURITAN WEL FALL OF COAL 1900OCT25 TRIJILLO, YGNACIO MEXICAN 17 STARKVILLE LAS FELL BETWEEN OVENS 1898APR15 TRIMBATH, GEORGE DONALDSON CLE WENT OVER PLATFORM WITH CAR 1895AUG23 TRIMBATH, HUGH NEW GUSTON OUR CAUGHT BETWEEN SKIP & SHAFT TIMBERS 1950JUL10 TRISTANT, JEAN IDARADO MINING CO. OURAY OUR CRUSHED BY CAVING TAILINGS POND 1890MAR14 TROSSERILLO, ANDREA TRINIDAD COAL & COKE CO. STARKVILLE FALL OF SLATE 1947AUG4 TROYER, JOE WATCHMAN 1 65 CLARK COAL CO. EDWARDS GUN ELECTRICITY-SURF. 1964MAY12 TROYER, RICHARD LEE 26 AMERICAN METALS CLIMAX Inc LAK LADDER PIN PULLED LOOSE 46 12 1964 1896DEC2 TRUDGEON, RICHARD GOLD KING ELP STRUCK BY DESCENDING CAGE 1923MAY5 TRUJILLO, CANDELARIO MEXICAN PICK MINER 20 48 M 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. SOUTHWESTERN LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1928FEB8 TRUJILLO, CERILLOS MEXICAN PICK MINER 5 34 M 3 TEMPLE FUEL CO. BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1894MAY15 TRUJILLO, FREDRICK COLORADO FUEL & IRON SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL & SLATE 1924NOV11 TRUJILLO, IKE MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 18 39 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE FALL OF ROCK 1910JUN3 TRUJILLO, INNOCENCIO MEXICAN MINER 23 M 1 BOWEN LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1902MAY5 TRUJILLO, JESUS MEXICAN HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1937DEC13 TRUJILLO, JOHN CLEAN-UP MAN 36 M AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LAK RUN OVER BY MATTE TRUCK 1950MAY16 TRUJILLO, JOSE W AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING LEADVILLE LAK KILLED BY GAS IN BAG HOUSE 1929AUG2 TRUJILLO, LEO MEXICAN PICK MINER 19 40 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREDERICK LAS FALL OF ROCK 1915OCT28 TRUJILLO, LOUIS MEXICAN MINER 41 M 5 IDEAL FUEL JEWEL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1959DEC14 TRUJILLO, MIGUEL F MINER IDARADO MINING CO. SUFFOCATION 1902JAN4 TRUJILLO, MILETON MEXICAN MINER CITY LAP FALL OF ROCK 1916MAR5 TRUJILLO, PABLO MEXCIAN LABORER 45 M 5 COLORADO FUEL & IRON SECUNDO COKE OVENS LAS HIT HEAD ON THE GROUND 1912MAY28 TRUJILLO, PHILLIPPO MEXICAN ROLLER TENDER 44 M 7 PICTOU HUE RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1968SEP18 TRUJILLO, SAM D 47 OSO CONTRACTORS ARC PUMP EXPLODED 44 12 1968 1942JAN27 TRUJILLO, TIMOTHY VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1915MAR5 TRUJILLO, VINCENT MEXICAN MINER 46 M 8 LOMA FUEL LOMA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1923NOV17 TSAKAS, GEORGE GREEK MACHINE MINER 1 32 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CASS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1932AUG13 TSIKIRIS, THOMAS M GREEK MACHINE MINER 17 41 M 0 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & TIMBER 1981APR15 TUCKER, BRETT MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1904SEP26 TUJI, H. JAPANESE MINER 46 M PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1958DEC13 TULLIS, ALBERT J WHITE RIVER EXPLORATION CO. BURNS FROM RIG FIRE 1890AUG5 TUOME, CHARLES FINLANDER 35 St.KEVIN LAK ROCK FALL IN SHAFT 26 10 1890 1917APR27 TURKOVICH, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 30 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1916NOV29 TURKOVICH, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER 20 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON FREMONT FRE FALL OF COAL 1923FEB13 TURLEY, JOHN AMERICAN PICK MINER 46 S PIKES PEAK CONSOLIDATED FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP FALL OF ROCK 1893OCT24 TURNER, JOHN COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. ROBINSON HUE HELL OF SHOT CATCHING HIM 1933DEC20 TURNEY, DOMINICK I MINER 25 S PORTLAND TEL FELL DOWN A SLOPE 1901SEP16 TURNGREEN, CHARLES SPRING GULCH PIT EXPLOSION 1936SEP18 TURON, JOHN BOHEMIAN PICK MINER 18 39 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF TOP COAL 1930JAN9 TURPIN, T J SCOTCH MACHINE MINER 2 36 M 2 NATIONAL FUEL CO. PURITAN WEL FALL OF COAL 1910JAN28 TURUGORI, S JAPANESE MINER 32 M 1 HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1958NOV14 TUTTLE, ELMER H BRANNAN SAND & GRAVEL CO. HIT BY COLLAPSING BOOM 1896FEB11 TWEEDLE, HENRY DRIVER ENGLEVILLE LAS FALL OF TIMBER & ROCK 1912AUG29 TWEEDLE, WILLIAM SCOTCH SUPERINTENDENT 53 M 5 PIEDMONT LAS GAS EXPLOSION 1904JAN26 TWIGGS, TED "EDWARD" MINER VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1962DEC10 TWITE, FOREST A SCRAPER DRIVER 45 SIEGRIST CONSTRUCTION CO. CON SCRAPER OVERTURNED ON ROUGH TERRAIN 1941DEC28 TYSON, WILLIAMS JAMES SUPERINTENDENT PRYOR COAL MINING PRYOR HUE ROOF FALL 1922JAN31 UBERTI, LOUIS ITALIAN PICK MINER 7 27 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1909JUN3 UCHIGAMA, M. JAPANESE MINER 46 M 5 HUERFANO HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1917NOV1 UGOLINI, UMBERTO ITALIAN DRIVER 27 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CAMERON HUE CRUSHED UNDER DERAILED CARS 1908MAY25 UHR, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S CRESTED BUTTE GUN FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1908NOV11 UKAMORAS, Y. JAPANESE MINER 35 M COKEDALE LAS FALL OF COAL 1922DEC13 UNDERWOOD, C C AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 46 M 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. COLUMBINE WEL FALL OF TOP COAL 1964JUL28 UNREIN, LARRY A 23 JOHNSON, MORRISON-KNUDSEN MONR ROCK FALL FROM CANYON WALL 47 12 1964 1906MAR7 UNTERINER, JAMES ITALIAN CAGER 29 S BEACON FRE FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1916JAN29 UPDIKE, J. C AMERICAN MINER 34 S YAMPA VALLEY COAL ROU FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 UPPERDINE, LUKE AMERICAN NIGHT BOSS 50 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1910OCT8 UPPERDINE, THOMAS AMERICAN TRIPRIDER 28 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1904OCT28 URBAS, JOHN AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S TERCIO LAS EXPLOSION 1943JUL1 URISTA, ALEX R LOADERMAN VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU ROOF FALL 1930APR28 URQUHART, DAVID A AMERICAN MINE FOREMAN 32 48 M 2 NEWLAN CREEK COAL CO. NEW CREEK FRE FALL OF ROOF 1907JAN23 URSICH, FRANK HUNGARIAN DAY MAN 30 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1910JAN12 URSICK, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 12 38 M 3 IDEAL FUEL CO. JEWEL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929JUL24 URWIN, ALEXANDER W ENGLISH COMPANY MAN 25 40 S GOOD FUEL CO. CHRISTENSEN JEF FELL DOWN SHAFT 1924JUL15 USAI, GIOMARIO ITALIAN PICK MINER 4 41 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. BERWIND LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A COAL FACE & CAR 1908MAR20 VACARI ITALIAN MINER 23 S MORLEY LAS MISSED SHOT 1908JUL3 VAI, ANGELO ITALIAN MINER 30 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909AUG17 VAILIA, JOE ITALIAN MINER 39 M 3 BERWIND LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1910JAN6 VAIMLECK, MATT SLAV MINER 41 M 4 BOWEN LAS FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1917APR27 VALADAZ, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 25 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1897JUN22 VALDEN, JOHN IOWA SAJ EXPLOSION 1909JUL8 VALDEN, PETE AUSTRIAN MINER 53 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROOF 1917APR27 VALDEZ, BEN MEXICAN PUMPMAN 27 M 3 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1917JUN18 VALDEZ, HENRY MEXICAN MINER 49 W 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CAMERON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1917MAR6 VALDEZ, ISAAC MEXICAN MINER 28 M 3 IDEAL FUEL JEWEL LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A LOADED CAR AND PROP 1910NOV8 VALDEZ, JOE MEXICAN DRIVER 34 M 2 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1924OCT30 VALDEZ, JOSEPH S. AMERICAN SLATE PICKER 2 19 S THREE PINES COAL CO. THREE PINES LAS BLOOD POISON 1930MAY25 VALDEZ, JOSEPH DRILLER 44 M BERTRAND QUARRY JEF FALL OF ROCK 1922MAR24 VALENCHICH, FRANK SLAV MACHINE RUNNER 32 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1922MAR24 VALENCHICH, MATT SLAV MACHINE RUNNER 28 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS EXPLOSION 1941JAN7 VALENCIA, JOE C SHOVELER 50 M EMPIRE ZINC CO. EAG FELL FROM LADDER DOWN A RAISE 1917APR27 VALENCICH, MATT AUSTRIAN MINER 21 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1918MAY8 VALENQUELE, AGUSETA MEXICAN MACHINE MINER 24 M 3 TEMPLE FUEL BRODHEAD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB15 VALENTINE, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 40 M SUFFIELD LAS FALL OF ROCK 1899MAY18 VALENTINE, W O IBEX LAK PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1893DEC15 VALENTZ, JOHN COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 1939APR20 VALENZANO, DOMENIC MANLEY COAL CO. MANLEY FRE FALL OF ROCK 1918APR12 VALENZICH, TONY DRILLER 45 AT LAKE CITY;DRAWN INTO STOPE & SUFFOCATED 1918APR12 VALENZICH, TONY STOPER DRILL 45 HIN FILLED STOPE AND SUFFOCATED 1895AUG29 VALERA, STEPHEN SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1923APR18 VALERIO, FLAVIANO MEXICAN PICK MINER 12 32 M 2 EMPIRE COAL MINING CO. EMPIRE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 VALINT, JIM HUNGARIAN TIMBERMAN 23 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1899JAN4 VALKE, GEORGE 12 S MAITLAND HUE FALL OF ROCK 15a 17 1926MAY15 VALQUEZ, JOSE A AMERICAN 22 LAK FELL 200 FEET DOWN ABANDONED SHAFT 1918MAR7 VAMVAS, JOHN GREEK MACHINE MINER 35 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1942JAN9 VanARSDALE, ALBERT CHUTE PULLER 34 W PRIDE OF WEST, INC. SILVERTON SAJ SUFFOCATED 28 10 1942 1926AUG24 VanAUSDAL, JAMES A AMERICAN MINER 50 SUM HOLES EXPLODED ABOUT THE TIME HE LEFT 1941AUG9 VANCE, W V CHUCKTENDER 28 M VETA MINES, INC. TELLURIDE SAM SUFFOCATED 1942JAN27 VanCLEAVE, ARTHUR W VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1896FEB19 VANDEREN, A. A MULDOON DOU TUNNEL CAVED IN 1927JAN29 VANDERWIELE, HARRY AMERICAN TRAMMER 21 SAJ CAUGHT BETWEEN CHUTE & CAR 1943FEB19 VANSCOY, FLOYD MINER 27 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK DRILLED INTO MISSED HOLE 1899OCT28 VanWHY, WILLIAM MINER 33 M JOE DANDY TEL FALL TO BOTTOM SHAFT AND HOLES EXPLODED 1928MAY4 VARANTIS, SAMUEL GREEK PICK MINER 15 35 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE FALL OF PILLAR COAL 1907JAN23 VARGA, ANDREA HUNGARIAN MINER 40 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT gend 1889NOV9 VARNEY, JOSEPH AMERICAN 38 St.JOE PIT HEAVY CAVE-IN 24 10 1890 1930NOV29 VARRA, JR., JOSEPH AMERICAN LABEL PASTER 17 NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO RAILROAD CARS 1910SEP30 VASANELLI, PETER ITALIAN MINER 31 M BERWIND LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR 1957JAN30 VASHOLTZ, R H L. M. HOLLINGSWORTH & ASSOC. IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1928JUL27 VASQUEZ, HORACIO SHOVELER 24 EAG CAUGHT BETWEEN CHUTE & CAR 1913APR15 VATAKES, JIM GREEK MINER 28 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1920APR14 VAUGHN, THOMAS AMERICAN MACHINE MAN 22 41 M 6 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF TOP COAL 1910NOV8 VELANDA, PERAU MEXICAN MINER 45 M 0 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1918MAR6 VELARDE, JOHN I FURNACE FEEDER 20 FRE CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR FRAME & GRINDER 1945NOV25 VELASQUEZ, ALFRED KERR COAL CAMEO MES ROOF FALL 1930MAY5 VELASQUEZ, JOE MEXICAN PICK MINER 1 19 M 0 DAVICH COAL CO. DAVICH LAS FALL OF ROCK 1911AUG25 VELATTE, TONY ITALIAN LABORER 16 S MCKINLEY ROU STRUCK BY TRAMWAY ROPE 1907JAN29 VELME, JOE ITALIAN MINER 35 M REX NO. 1 BOU FALL OF BONE 1912MAY21 VELO, SILVERIO MEXICAN MINER 33 M DELAGUA LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND PROP 1918JUN13 VELORAS, EUGENIO M MEXICAN PICK MINER 38 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1912JUN18 VELOTTIE, JIM AUSTRO-TYROL MINER 36 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE LAMP 1918MAR28 VENCENTI, JOSEPH ITALIAN PICK MINER 44 W 1 OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 VENOVICH, SAM CROATIAN DRIVER 28 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1903DEC18 VERBECK, JOHN aka AUSTRIAN MINER 35 M SIMPSON BOU FALL OF TOP COAL 19 17 1931SEP18 VERCELLONO, JOHN B ITALIAN PICK MINER 25 62 M 7 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUEL CO. INDUSTRIAL BOU FALL OF POT ROCK 1926JAN29 VERGIS, TONY GREEK 45 M 1 BEAR CANON COAL CO. BEAR CANON NO. 3 LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS 1892APR7 VERLINGE, ANTONIA COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE FALL OF ROCK 1918SEP27 VERST, PETER 24 ROMLEY FALL OF VEIN MATTER FROM BACK 1951NOV2 VESPER, JOHN W VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA DURANGO LAP CRUSHED BY MOVING MACHINERY 1981APR15 VETTER, THOMAS MID CONTINENT Resources Incorporated DUTCH CREEK #1 MINE PIT IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1944MAY12 VIA, MARIANO COLORADO SPRINGS CITY NO. 3 ELP HAULAGE 1945APR9 VICENZI, GIUSEPPI HALL BROTHERS COAL KENNETH LAS HEART FAILURE 1913AUG9 VICIC, JAKE SLAV MINER 37 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE FALL OF ROCK 1951AUG24 VICTORY, WARNER RESERVOIR NO. 22 PREMATURE EXPLOSION 1911JAN14 VIDA, JOE HUNGARIAN MINER 42 M 4 TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1964JUL8 VIDETICH, STEVE V 40 AMERICAN METALS CLIMAX Inc LAK STRUCK BY PIECE OF CONCRETE 46 12 1964 1912AUG24 VIDIC, JOSEPH AUSTRIAN MINER 45 M 4 OAK HILL NO. 1 ROU RUN OVER BY MINE CAR 1941MAR1 VIDICK, FRANK WHISTLEPUNK 38 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & DUMP BLOCK 1922JAN30 VIDIO, FRANK SLAV PICK MINER 1 26 M 0 CADDELL & TAGGART CUCHARA CANON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1895FEB1 VIDOLITCH, MATTEO SLAV MINER SOPRIS LAS FALL OF COAL 10 17 1895DEC11 VIETTA, JOSEPH MINER ROBINSON HUE FALL OF COAL 1917APR27 VIGIL, ALEJANDRO MEXICAN DRIVER 35 M 5 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1892JUL1 VIGIL, CORNIEL COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908JAN14 VIGIL, D. L MEXICAN CARLOADER 18 S PRYOR HUE RUN OVER BY TWO CARS 1897MAR29 VIGIL, DARIO MINER SOPRIS LAS ROCK FALL 50 9 1898 1912DEC4 VIGIL, GAVINO MEXICAN MINER 27 S FREDERICK LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CAR AND PILLAR 1900JUN18 VIGIL, JOHN MEXICAN COMPANY HAND 21 TOLTEC FALL OF COAL 1913NOV17 VIGIL, JUAN MEXICAN MINER 51 M 9 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1920JUL8 VIGIL, L MACHINE HELPER 22 SAJ BY A BLAST 1947DEC31 VIGIL, PETER MOTORMAN 30 51 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. FREDERICK LAS HAULAGE 1922MAR24 VIGIL, PETROLINO MEXICAN PICK MINER 20 45 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CASS LAS FALL OF ROCK 1888MAR14 VIGIL, RAFAEL COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. EL MORO LAS LOADED PIT CAR 1918JUN28 VIGIL, SOLOMON AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 41 M 3 AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING COKEDALE NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1895AUG29 VIGUS, NICHOLAS SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1917APR27 VIHOS, THEROS GREEK MINER 31 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1911SEP22 VILENTIO, JOE SLAV MINER 40 M 4 TOLLER LAS CRUSHED BY CAR 1920NOV23 VILLAGOMES, LOUIS MEXICAN MINER 22 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS CONTACT WITH PROP WHILE RIDING CAR 1918MAR21 VILLANUEVA, MANUEL MEXICAN MINER 26 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON COAL CRREK FRE ELECTROCUTED 1910JAN31 VILLAREAL, FERMAN MEXICAN MINER 32 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1936MAR3 VILLINI, CLEMENTE ITALIAN MACHINE MINER 30 45 M 1 BLACK DIAMOND FUEL CO. BLACK DIAMOND NO. 2 BOU PREMATURE SHOT 1916AUG26 VILOTTI, GUERINO AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1917APR27 VINCENZI, PAUL MEXICAN TRACKMAN 20 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1885AUG2 VINE, WILLIAM BATES-CENTRAL CITY DROWNING 1914JAN17 VINKSEL, JOHN SLAV MINER 22 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL RAVENWOOD HUE BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1927JAN31 VIOLA, FRED ITALIAN ROPE RIDER 32 46 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. KENWOOD FRE FALL OF ROCK 1895DEC1 VISCA, JAMES ROADMAN VICTOR NO. 2 EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1922DEC7 VISCOS, STEVE GREEK PICK MINER 10 42 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1891DEC8 VITTORIA, ACON ROUSE HUE FALL OF ROCK 9 9 1892 1917APR27 VLAHOS, TOM GREEK MINER 37 M 2 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1905APR21 VODNIE, JOHN SLAVONIAN MINER 25 S PRIMERO LAS FALL OF COAL 1978JAN13 VODOPICH, PAUL R 40 HOMESTAKE MINING Co BULLDOG CLE CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING 32 12m 1978 Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1946SEP21 VOGL, WALTER W LEYDEN LIGNITE LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF HAULAGE 1915JUL2 VOGMEMENT, ANDY AUSTRIAN LOADER 32 S SOUTH CANON SOUTH CANON GAR MOTOR TRIP BEING DERAILED 1924MAR4 VOGT, FRED AMERICAN TRACKMAN 20 55 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. PINNACLE ROU OVERSTRAINING HIMSELF 1913MAY7 VOI, EMELIO ITALIAN MINER 27 S OAKDALE COAL OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1952DEC11 VOIGHT, WILLIAM W GIBBONS - REED & BOYLE BROS. CLIMAX LAK BLOOD CLOT CAUSED BY BROKEN LEG IN FALL 1975JUN6 VonKENNEDY, RAYMOND 33 AMAX Inc CLE PREMATURE BLAST 54 12 1975 1928MAR13 VORE, JOHN AMERICAN TEAMSTER 50 LAR PINNED UNDER LOADED WAGON 1897FEB13 VORGHE, ANDREW MINER SOPRIS LAS ROCK FALL 49 9 1898 1910NOV8 VOROTOVICH, NICK MONTENEGRIN MINER 29 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1913JUL23 VORSICK, FRANK SLAV MINER 28 M 0 CEDAR HILL COAL & COKE BLACK DIAMOND LAS FALL OF ROCK 1907OCT15 VOSHIER, LOUIS FRENCH MINER 33 M CURTIS ELP MISSED SHOT 1942JAN27 VRIEZEMA, ADRIAN J VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1911OCT5 VUGGERS, EDGAR AMERICAN 12 S NONPARELL BOU FELL DOWN SHAFT 1942JAN27 VUKOMAN, CHARLES VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION 1917APR27 VURNICK, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 48 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1935FEB15 WADDELL, BUSTER MINER 27 M CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK FALL OF ROCK 1921FEB12 WAGNER, HY AMERICAN SHOT FIRER 28 60 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU EXPLOSION OF DUST 1904JAN26 WAGNER, L A MINER S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1904JAN26 WAGONER, L A aka MINER S VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1897JUN23 WAGONSTER, THOMAS H ENTERPRISE DOL CAVE IN OF RAISE 1888MAR6 WAH, AH COMO NO. 1 PAR FALL OF COAL 1890AUG6 WAIT, DAVID ENGLISH 34 LOST DOLLAR PIT ROCK FAL OUT OF STOPE 26 10 1890 1899SEP8 WAKELIN, JOHN DAKOTA SAJ PICKING OUT MISSED SHOT 1898MAR3 WALDEN, TONY ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 28 S BERWIND NO. 2 LAS FALL OF BONEY 121 9 1898 1899JUL1 WALDNER, PAUL GLACIER OUR ROOF CAVED IN 1898MAR3 WALDRON, TONY aka ITALIAN TIMBERMAN 28 S BERWIND NO. 2 LAS FALL OF BONEY 121 9 1898 1909SEP11 WALFORD, W. B AMERICAN DRIVER 27 S RAPSON NO. 1 LAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & MULE 1938FEB22 WALKER, ALFRED EAGLE COAL CO. EAGLE FRE HANDLING EXPLOSIVES 1892JAN21 WALKER, ANDREW CANON CITY COAL CO. ROCKVALE FRE FALL OF COAL 1920MAR9 WALKER, EARL MINER 37 JEF FALL OR ROCK 1918OCT9 WALKER, J H AMERICAN SHOT FIRER 32 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. CAMERON HUE EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP 1888NOV5 WALKER, JAMES T. C. & C. CO. STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF CARBURETED HYDROGEN GAS 1927MAY27 WALKER, JOHN ENGLISH PUMPER 23 58 M 1 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF COAL-DUST 1930AUG28 WALKER, JOHN G MINER 49 M CRAVEN WALKER IBEX LAK FELL INTO WINZE OR RAISE 1950JAN3 WALKER, LEROY W WALKER COAL CANON MONARCH NO. 3 FRE ELECTRICITY 1895NOV22 WALKER, PETE MOLLIE GIBSON PIT BLOCK OF GROUND GAVE WAY 1919APR18 WALKER, QUIMBY AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 39 M 6 CANON RELIANCE COAL CANON FRE ELECTRIC SHOCK 1914OCT17 WALKER, W. J ENGLISH LINEMAN 34 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND NO. 3 LAS ELECTROCUTED 1915FEB3 WALKER, W. M GERMAN FOREMAN 49 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON WALSEN HUE STRUCK BY THREE RUNAWAY CARS 1894JAN30 WALL, WILLIAM J IRISH 40 CHAMPION EMPIRE PIT FELL FROM BUCKET 18 10 1894 1888DEC10 WALLACE, HENRY COLORADO COAL & IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE EXPLOSION OF GAS 1896OCT3 WALLACE, JOHN MINER FRANCEVILLE ELP FALL OF ROCK 1935NOV7 WALLACE, LEE AMERICAN OUTSIDE LABORER 2 24 M 0 HAYDEN COAL CO. HAYDEN NO. 3 ROU STRUCK BY TRAM BUCKET 1919JAN2 WALLACE, ROBERT B SCOTCH HOIST MAN 52 M 2 FOX COAL MINING FOX BOU CAUGHT IN SHAFT BY CAGE 1945EP11 WALLITCH, LUDWIG COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. KEBLER NO. 2 HUE FACE FALL 1884JAN24 WALSH, JAMES COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1895NOV18 WALSH, JAMES VIRGINIUS OUR EXPLOSION OF POWDER 1878DEC28 WALSH, MICHAEL EL MORO SAJ FALL OF COAL 1897OCT16 WALSH, MIKE KOHNGO ELP PICKING OUT MISSED HOLE 1920JAN29 WALSH, PETER MINER 51 KOKOMO FALL OF ROCK 1918OCT14 WALSH, WILLIAM TIMBERMAN HELPER 18 LAK FALL OF ROCKS 1943MAR15 WALT, JAMES TIPPLEMAN CORLEY COAL CORLEY NO. 6 FRE ELECTRICITY 1917APR6 WALTER, M. C TIMBERMAN 23 EAG FALL OF ORE 1877JUN6 WALTERS, HARRY MINER TERRIBLE-BROWNVILLE EXPLOSION 1913DEC16 WALTERS, LOU AMERICAN FIRE BOSS 22 S CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1927MAR12 WALTERS, WILLIAM ENGLISH TRAPPER 40 63 M 3 BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. CENTENNIAL BOU CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR & RIB 1929NOV25 WALTHALL, PRENTICE AMERICAN PICK MINER 40 58 S COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU COAL BUMPED OUT ON HIM 1902JAN29 WANNER, JOHN LESSEES DAVIS & BENTLEY MAY BE-CRIPPLE CREEK TEL FOUL AIR 1905JUL1 WANSKI, JOHN POLANDER MINER 24 S STARKVILLE LAS ELECTROCUTED BY TROLLEY WIRE 1942JAN27 WARD, GEORGE H VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL WADGE ROU GAS EXPLOSION Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1937FEB6 WARD, JOHN ALBERT MULE DRIVER 26 S WILSON LEASING CO. MIN CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS & CHUTE 1906DEC21 WARD, LEE COLORED DRIVER 30 S DELAGUA LAS FALL OF ROOF 1936JAN20 WARD, LELAND AMERICAN DAY MAN 12 39 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU GAS EXPLOSION 1898JUN13 WARDELL, JOHN W ANCOR NO. 2 ELP FELL FROM LADDER 1939FEB5 WARNER, JULIUS H MINING ENGINEER M MESSICK, OVERN, & HAHN CLE FELL INTO SUMP CONTAINING SCALDING WATER 1970MAR15 WARNER, RICHARD D 28 AMERICAN METAL CLIMAX Inc CLE BLOWN DOWN DRIFT 52 12 1970 1942MAR27 WARREN, ART GEORGE M. BARNELL MARR JAC EXPLOSIVES 1958SEP11 WARREN, ORBIE OLIVER ORBIE OLIVER WARREN IMPROPER BLASTING PROCEDURE 1979DEC22 WARREN, STEPHEN A 20 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM Co CLIMAX LAK FALL OF CONCRETE SLAB 34 12m 1979 1934APR1 WARREN, WILLIAM CHUTE LOADER 24 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK EXPLOSION OF POWDER STICKS 1924FEB27 WASHINGTON, GEORGE AMERICAN PICK MINER 34 56 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. LESTER HUE FALL OF ROCK 1899OCT30 WASHINGTON, SAMUEL S IBEX LAK CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBERS & CAGE 1920MAY29 WATKINS, WALTER D NEGRO PARTING TENDER 15 33 M 0 SUNNYSIDE COAL MINING CO. SUNNYSIDE HUE RUNAWAY TRIP 1920AUG11 WATKINS, WILLIAM WELSH MACHINE MINER 30 47 S H. L. McGOWAN VESTA HUE FALL OF ROCK 1939NOV9 WATSON, F A LABORER 60 S CLEAR CREEK-GILPIN CO. CLE SLIPPED ON METAL & INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE 1933MAR23 WATSON, JAMES W AMERICAN TRACKLAYER 14 47 M 5 McNEIL COAL CORP. STERLING WEL FALL OF ROCK 1952OCT20 WATSON, JESSE OLDS OIL CORP. STERLING STRUCK BY LEG OF DERRICK WHILE DISMANTLING 1899MAR10 WATSON, ROBERT COMMODORE MIN EXPLOSION WHILE CAPING FUSE 1929AUG20 WATSON, W M NEGRO PICK MINER 44 58 S MOFFAT COAL CO. OAK HILLS NO. 2 ROU FALL OF ROCK 1939OCT6 WATSON, WILLIAM T BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. CENTENNIAL BOU CAUGHT IN MOVING MACHINERY 1897JAN5 WAYNICK, HURLEY L SILVER LAKE SAJ FALLING ROCK 1932NOV15 WEAVER, ARTHUR H TEAMSTER 27 S MANCOS COAL & FUEL CO. MANCOS MOZ FALL OF ROCK 1937MAR14 WEAVER, CARL ORVAL AMEREICAN COAL LOADER 20 41 M 4 HERMAN WEST PINE GULCH FRE FALL OF ROCK 1896FEB2 WEBB, ASA JAPAN SAM HANG-FIRE SHOT 1896FEB18 WEBB, WILLIAM AMERICAN MINER 23 M VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1916OCT1 WEBBER, CONSTANTE TYROLESE MACHINE HELPER M 3 CARBON COAL & COKE CO. COKEDALE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1932AUG13 WEBBER, GUS MINER 45 S SARATOGA GIL FALL OF ROCK 1902APR24 WEHRING, PADDY GERMAN MINER S BOOK CLIFF MES PIECE OF ROOF FELL ON HIM 1943JAN14 WEIMER, JOSEPH V MOTORMAN UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. U.S. VANADIUM MON HAULAGE 1884JAN24 WEISENBERG, JOSEPH MINER COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1919DEC12 WEISER, MORRIS AUSTRIAN TOP BOSS 37 M 2 CHAMPION FUEL CO. CHAMPION BOU CRUSHED BETWEEN RAILROAD CARS 1948FEB5 WELKER, WILLIAM F MACHINE HELPER 10 42 DOMESTIC COAL STREETER MOF MACHINERY 1896FEB18 WELSH, EDWARD AMERICAN ROPE RIDER 24 Y N VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION 1898NOV10 WELSH, PETER KLONDIKE LAK CAVE OF GROUND 1913DEC16 WENDALL, RALPH AMERICAN MINER 35 M 2 CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend 1914FEB25 WERDEN, CHARLES H AMERICAN STABLE BOSS 38 M 4 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CAMERON HUE HIT BY A RUN-A-WAY TRIP OF CARS 1947SEP26 WESANDER, RUBEN MACHINEMAN 23 S EMPERIUS MINING CO. CREEDE MIN EXPLOSIVES 1931JUL1 WESSER, JOHN PITMAN 39 M TEL HIT BY EMPTY BUCKET FROM A CATERPILLAR 1894JUL26 WEST, F C KATHERINE TEL FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 21 10 1894 1930MAR7 WEST, GEORGE ENGLISH ELECTRICIAN 43 58 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FELL OFF BUILDING 1885NOV13 WESTFALL, H. BULL DOMINGO CUS EXPLOSION/FIRE 1901NOV23 WESTFALL, JULIAN AMERICAN FREMONT FRE FALL OF COAL & ROOF 1927FEB16 WESTON, KING F AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 31 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL ELECTROCUTED 1966MAY26 WESTRAND, WILLIS 51 SANDRA MARIE MINES Inc MONR PREMATURE BLAST 62 12 1966 1930MAY9 WESTWOOD, WILLIAM R AMERICAN PICK MINER 12 32 M 2 PINNACLE-KEMMERER FUEL CO. P. K. NO. 1 ROU ELECTROCUTED 1898JAN18 WHEATLEY, JAMES HERRIETT LAK FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1935NOV9 WHETSTONE, ROBERT MINER 22 M GEORGE RATH & OTTO HORNE CLARA BOU FELL DOWN SHAFT 1905JUL17 WHILES, WILLIAM ENGLISH MINER 65 M PINON HUE FALL OF ROOF 1898JAN12 WHINERY, OLIVER J LELIA ELP INSECURE STAGING 1896DEC17 WHIPP, OWEN FAIRVIEW GUN EXPLOSION WHILE THAWING POWDER 1944AUG21 WHITCOMB, HUBBARD PIKES PEAK FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP HAULAGE 1900DEC20 WHITE, ARCHIE AMERICAN TIMBERMAN 41 M HESPERUS LAP FALL OF ROCK 1918JUN6 WHITE, FRANK 17 SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1894JAN30 WHITE, JOHN CORNISHMAN 24 SHERIDAN SANM CAVE-IN OF SLOPE 19 10 1894 1909JUN5 WHITE, WALTER AMERICAN MINER 28 S PAONIA DEL FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1922DEC9 WHITESIDE, F J MINER 40 BOU PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF A ROUND OF HOLES 1894NOV17 WHITLOW, JAMES CORNISHMEN 25 PERIGO GIL SUFFOCATED BY FIRE 23 10 1894 1894NOV17 WHITLOW, JAMES 23 S PERIGO-BLACKHAWK GIL 1904JUL1 WHITNEY, A. E AMERICAN MINER 40 M BLACK DIAMOND 1953JUL17 WHITTAKER, LEO IDARADO MINING CO. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1967JUL10 WHITTINGHAM, DALE E 40 YELLOW DOG MINING Co SAJ BLAST DETONATED POWDER 48 12 1967 1897AUG15 WIEKS, HURLEY J COOK JR TUNNEL FRE USING IRON DRILL TO LAMP POWDER 1896JAN13 WIENEWSKI, STEFAN CASHIER GIL FALL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT 1901DEC3 WIGGINS, G. B SIMPSON BOU STRUCK BY RAILINGS BEING LOWERED 1896APR1 WIGGINS, JOSEPH ERA ELP THAWING POWDER OVER FORGE FIRE 1949SEP26 WILHELM, KARL MINER 27 S KING LEASE, INC. OURAY OUR FALL OF ROCK 1941DEC24 WILHITE, HUMPHREY MINER 32 M UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. RIFLE GAR PREMATURE BLAST 1918NOV4 WILKES, ROBERT RUSSIAN MINER 39 S GARFIELD MINE LEASING CO. GARFIELD-VULCAN GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS 1897SEP28 WILLIAMS, C O CANON CITY ELP SPIKED HOLE WITH UNEXPLODED POWDER 1908APR14 WILLIAMS, C. A AMERICAN COMPANYMAN 45 M CHAMPION LAP EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP 1914SEP25 WILLIAMS, CHARLES F NEGRO LABORER 35 S ROUTT COUNTY FUEL PINNJACLE ROU THROWN OFF A MOVING TRIP OF CARS 1910JAN31 WILLIAMS, D. J WELSH MINE BOSS 38 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1917APR27 WILLIAMS, DAVE WELCH PIT BOSS 34 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1890AUG29 WILLIAMS, DAVID WELSH 40 LEXINGTON TUNNEL DOL EXPLOSION WHILE TAMPING 47 10 1890 1924AUG4 WILLIAMS, DAVID WELSH MOTORMAN 10 27 M 2 CANON-RELIANCE COAL CO. CANON FRE ELECTROCUTED 1961MAY13 WILLIAMS, EARNEST E 30 SELF EMPLOYED MON FALL OF ROCK & DEBRIS 1929DEC20 WILLIAMS, GUS AMERICAN NIPPER 19 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL SQUEEZED BETWEEN TWO TRIPS OF CARS 1909JAN29 WILLIAMS, HERBERT WELSH MACHINE OILER S STARKVILLE LAS CAUGHT IN GEAR WHEELS OF MACHINERY 1884JAN24 WILLIAMS, JOHN COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1899JAN15 WILLIAMS, JOHN HULL CITY PLACER ELP ROCK FROM BUCKET 1943JUL20 WILLIAMS, LEO B TIMBERMAN 44 M GOLDEN CYCLE CORP. CRIPPLE CREEK TEL CRUSHED BETWEEN MOTOR & CHUTE 1891OCT24 WILLIAMS, MIKE COLORADO FUEL CO. COAL RIDGE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS AND COAL DUST 1884JAN24 WILLIAMS, THOMAS COLORADO COAL AND IRON CRESTED BUTTE GUN EXPLOSION OF GAS AND DUST 1895AUG29 WILLIAMS, THOMAS SLEEPY-HOLLOW GIL DROWNED 1927SEP3 WILLIAMS, TOM AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT 43 MOFFAT TUNNEL GIL MOTOR DROPPED & THREW HIM AGAINST TUNNEL 1896JAN7 WILLIAMS, WILLIAM G STRONG ELP FALLING DOWN SHAFT 1902NOV10 WILLIAMSON, JAMES SCOTCHMAN FOREMAN 5 45 M AUTHRACITE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1894NOV17 WILLIS, JAMES CORNISHMEN 23 PERIGO GIL SUFFOCATED BY FIRE 23 10 1894 1894NOV17 WILLS, LIPPER 35 M PERIGO-BLACKHAWK GIL EXPLOSION;NATIVE OF CORNWALL, ENGLAND 1919JUN24 WILSON, ANDREW SCOTCH PICK MINER 29 S COKEDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE FALL OF TOP COAL 1930JUN7 WILSON, ARCHIE M SHIFT BOSS 31 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. CLIMAX LAK FALL OF ROCK 1922NOV17 WILSON, HUGH AMERICAN CAGER 5 24 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. FREMONT FRE KILLED BY A CAGE 1900SEP17 WILSON, JOHN 58 M 1 FREMONT FRE FALL OF ROCK 1898OCT10 WILSON, JOHN alias WELSH MINER 38 S SUNSHINE HUE FALL OF ROCK 127 9 1898 1904MAR11 WILSON, PAUL AMERICAN MINER 29 M HASTINGS NO. 2 LAS FALL OF ROOF 1919MAR6 WILSON, THOMAS MINER 40 TEL LAGGING BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL 1931NOV6 WILSON, WILLIAM, A MINER & TIMBERMAN 27 M TEL FALL OF ROCK 1914DEC8 WIMM, H. H AMERICAN ENGINEER 32 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON MORLEY LAS HIT BY A RUNAWAY TRIP OF LOADED CARS 1921AUG9 WINDSOR, BUYRIL AMERICAN ENGINEER 19 S BLACK HAWK COAL CO. PRIMROSE LAS ELECTROCUTED 1902AUG7 WINFIELD, TILDEN AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER S BOWEN LAS EXPLOSION 1955JUN27 WINGATE, JULIUS B LaSALLE MINING CO. ROLLED BETWEEN MOTOR & TIMBER 1887APR15 WINN, FRANK COLORADO COAL AND IRON CO. COAL CREEK NO. 2 FRE FALL OF SLATE 1897JUN11 WINNFIELD, WYANT ENTERPRISE DOL STRUCK WITH PLANK 1952OCT23 WINOGRASKY, A RR CAR DROPPER 3 45 OSAGE STRIP ROU HAULAGE 1917JAN14 WINSLOW, ADOLPH MACHINE DRILLER 28 SUM CRUSHED TO DEATH 1919NOV21 WINTERS, JOHN MINER 32 KOKOMO SUFFOCATED BY POWDER GAS 1937MAR27 WINTERS, LLOYD H MACHINEMAN 57 M UNITED GOLD MINES CO. TEL HEAD STRUCK ON CROSS TIMBER OF HEADFRAME 1900APR17 WISE, ANDREW ELDORADO TUNNEL BOU THAWING POWDER WITH HOT WATER 1900APR17 WISE, JOHN ELDORADO TUNNEL BOU THAWING POWDER WITH HOT WATER 1930OCT18 WISEMAN, HORACE S AMERICAN MACHINE MINER 18 46 M 2 CLAYTON COAL CO. CLAYTON WEL CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADED CAR & RIB 1898JAN12 WISTLAND, ANDREW INDIANA GIL STULLS BROKE IN SLOPE 1894MAR20 WITTON, SAMUEL GOLDEN TERRY TEL PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF HOLE 19 10 1894 1919MAR19 WIZOREK, ALBERT MUCKER 27 SAJ SNOWSLIDE WHICH CARRIED HALF BUILDING AWAY 1927SEP10 WOHLCKE, FRED J AMERICAN MUCKER 47 CLE FALL OF ROCK 1932SEP10 WOLCOTT, ELLER MACHINE MAN 54 M LAST DOLLAR TEL FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF WALL 1969FEB4 WOLF, ALVIN A 51 STRAIGHT CREEK CONSTRUCTION CLE CRUSHED BETEEN CEMENT CAR and flow crete machine 45 12 1969 1921JUL30 WOLTER, FRANK LABORER GAR CAR RAN AWAY 1898NOV18 WOOD, OSCAR C STRONG ELP ROCK FALLING FROM ROOF 1941MAY9 WOOD, VERNON E MINER 39 M CRESSON CONSOLIDATED GOLD CRIPPLE CREEK TEL FELL TO BENCH BELOW 1917OCT22 WOODBURN, ANDREW AMERICAN SWITCH TENDER 17 GORDON COAL GORDON HUE FALLING UNDER LOADED TRIP OF CARS Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1947AUG15 WOODEN, THOMAS G LINE OPERATOR 31 S TIMBERLINE DREDGING CO. FAIRPLAY FALLING OBJECT 1899JAN13 WOODRAFF, CLARK MOUNTAIN BOY ELP DRILLING MISSED HOLE 1919SEP15 WOODRUFF, FRED AMERICAN FIREMAN 52 M CURTIS COAL CO. ROUTT-CURTIS ROU BOILER EXPLOSION CAUSED BY LOW WATER 1913DEC16 WOODS, H. G AMERICAN LOADER 34 M CORYELL MINING LEASING VULCAN GAR DUST EXPLOSION gend '1895 WOODS, JAMES FLORENCE MOVING BELT 1959SEP29 WOODS, MICHAEL J MINER ALLIED CHEMICAL & DYE CORP. DRILL STAGING COLLAPSED 1954JUN25 WOODS, TRUMAN A CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. SUFFOCATED 1888DEC3 WOODS, WILLIAM GRAND RIVER COAL CO. NEW CASTLE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS AND COAL DUST 1923JAN WOODWARD, JOHN AMERICAN FARMER 48 M 3 ELB CAVE-IN 1910NOV8 WOODWARD, TILL AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1940DEC7 WOOLMAN, FRED COLORADO & UTAH COAL CO. HARRIS ROU HEART ATTACK 1904JUL26 WORKOFF, JIM COLORED MINER 27 M MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906APR22 WRABIE, JOHN SLAV MINER 41 M COLORADO FUEL & IRON CUATRO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1899NOV18 WRIDE, FRED ENGLISH MINER 40 M CITY LAP FALL OF SLATE 1954MAR19 WRIGHT, BURTON E UNITED STATES VANADIUM CORP. ELECTRIC SHOCK FELL 12 FEET TO FLOOR 1951MAR30 WRIGHT, C E FRITZ WRIGHT CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK 1884NOV10 WRIGHT, CHARLES MULE DRIVER COLORADO FUEL CO. ANTHRACITE GUN RUN OVER BY CAR 13 9 1886 1967JUL10 WRIGHT, DON E 40 YELLOW DOG MINING Co SAJ BLAST DETONATED POWDER 48 12 1967 1925MAR2 WRIGHT, EARL S AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 4 38 M 4 CANON-RELIANCE CO. CANON FRE ELECTROCUTED 1898MAY5 WRIGHT, G. W ORIENT SAG EXPLOSION OF BLACK POWDER 1917JUN18 WRIGHT, JOSE MEXICAN TIMBERMAN 46 S JEFFRYES FUEL JEFFRYES LAS FALL OF ROCK 1902AUG26 WRIGHT, THOMAS J Miner and trammer 37 MOOSE TEL FALL DOWN SHAFT (Refere'e source Cripple Creek newspaper) 1898APR28 WRITMAN, SAMUEL RIDGE MIN FELL BACKWARD 1949APR28 WULFF, MANFORD MINER 24 S AYERS & WULFF NUCLA FALL OF ROCK 1929JUN28 WURTZ, SAM MACHINE DRILLER 30 S SAJ FALL OF ROCK 1916SEP30 WURZER, JOHN AUSTRAIN MINER M 0 PALISADE COAL & SUPPLY CO. PALISADE MES FALL OF ROCK 1977JUN15 WUTHRICK, JOHN 43 CHICTAW MININE Co YUKON TUNNEL ELECTROCUTED 30 12m 1977 1945MAR31 WYATT, VANCE A CALDIROLA COAL CANON LIBERTY FRE MACHINERY 1932OCT4 WYATT, W E AMERICAN MACHINE HELPER 13 33 S BOULDER VALLEY COAL CO. BOULDER VALLEY WEL RUN DOWN BY HAULAGE MOTOR 1912DEC25 XENOS, GEORGE GREEK DRIVER 22 S PARKDALE WEL RUN OVER BY A MINE CAR 1909JAN23 YAB, GERMANO AUSTRIAN MINER 38 M HASTINGS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1915MAR10 YABICAN, JAMES JAPANESE MINER 36 S TEMPLE FUEL BRODHEAD NO. 9 LAS FALL OF ROCK 1908MAY3 YAMAGUSI, Y. JAPANESE DRIVER S DELAGUA LAS SQUEEZED BY MULE AGAINST CAR 1953NOV9 YANDELL, FRANK THOMPSON CRK. COAL & COKE THOMPSON CRK. NO. 1 PIT HAULAGE 1892JUN11 YANOZ, SEVROI COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROAD CANON LAS STRUCK WITH A PIT CAR 1908SEP22 YANULINICH, FRANK POLANDER MINER 28 S MIDWAY HUE FALL OF COAL 1910JAN31 YAR, D. R KOREAN MINER 47 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1962APR5 YARDLEY, LONZO HASKEL 41 COLE AND BOND MINING CO. MON FALL OF LOOSE SLAB FROM DRIFT 1934AUG1 YARGUS, KENNETH MUCKER 25 S PLATT ROGERS, INC. TWIN LAKES WATER PUE CABLE CAUGHT BASE OF SKULL 1910JAN26 YASHIDA, SISACMONI JAPANESE MINER 42 M 6 WALSEN HUE FALL OF DRAWSLATE 1923MAY25 YAUK, JOHN AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 11 29 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910NOV8 YBARRA, JOSE MEXICAN MINER 30 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1907DEC2 YEARACK, CHARLES AMERICAN MINER 22 S FRANCISCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1910JAN31 YEARIC, LORENZO AUSTRIAN DRIVER 21 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1917APR27 YEDNIK, LUDVIK AUSTRIAN MINER 34 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1927NOV8 YEDYNAK, LOUIS AMERICAN PICK MINER 7 22 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY SLOPE LAS FALL OF ROCK 1948FEB9 YELESNIANSKI, FRANK TIPPLEMAN 35 63 EDNA COAL EDNA STRIP ROU KILLED WHILE WALKING ON RAILROAD TRACK 1928SEP26 YENICH, JOHN H AUSTRIAN PICK MINER 13 27 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1904JAN26 YEOMAN, HARRY A MINER M 1 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1953DEC29 YOB, DAVIS L COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ALLEN E. PORTAL LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906NOV2 YOB, FRANK AUSTRIAN NIGHT BOSS 37 M HASTINGS LAS PREMATURE BLAST 1904JAN26 YOEMAN, HARRY A aka MINER M 1 VICTOR TELLER Co. STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE TEL CAGE ACCIDENT gend 1917JUL13 YOSHAKAWA, M. JAPANESE MINER 42 M 3 NORTHERN COLORADO FUEL COALMONT JAC FALL OF TOP COAL; DIVORCED 1916AUG31 YOUHOUSE, JOHN AMERICAN ROPE-RIDER 18 S MUTUAL COAL MUTUAL HUE STRUCK BY A TRIP OF EMPTY CARS 1919AUG13 YOUNG, ADAM GERMAN MACHINE MINER 47 M 3 UNION COAL & COKE CO. PRYOR HUE FALL OF ROCK 1929FEB19 YOUNG, BERT MACHINE MAN 50 M TEL EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE 1922MAR1 YOUNG, DONALD A AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN 18 35 S OAKDALE COAL CO. OAKDALE HUE ELECTROCUTED 1939MAR24 YOUNG, GEORGE VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL CO. CHANDLER FRE ELECTROCUTED 1910AUG10 YOUNG, HUGH SCOTCH MINE LABORER 66 S COAL CREEK FRE STRUCK BY A TRIP OF CARS 1910NOV8 YOUNG, JAMES G AMERICAN MASTER MECHANIC 46 M 3 VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1923JUL7 YOUNG, RICHARD E COLORED PICK MINER 11 48 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1911JUL17 YOUNG, WILLIAM AMERICAN HELPER 26 S OAKDALE HUE SEVERED INTESTINE 1924MAY20 YOUNG, WILLIAM D AMERICAN TOP BOSS 56 M 2 PIKES PEAK CONSOLIDATED FUEL PIKEVIEW ELP EXPLOSION OF BLACK POWDER 1910JAN31 YURISIC, ANTON AUSTRIAN DRIVER 29 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON PRIMERO LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST 1910NOV8 ZABALA, ABUNDA MEXICAN MINEWR 28 M VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1944MAR23 ZABALA, ANTONIO VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL PINNACLE ROU HAULAGE 1910NOV8 ZABALA, BASALLIO MEXICAN MINER 25 S VICTOR-AMERICAN FUEL DELAGUA LAS EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1896APR20 ZABRA, TOM CHASE GIL BAD AIR 1942SEP24 ZABRUSKY, MICHAEL COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORP. ROCKVALE NO. 3 FRE SUFFOCATION 1952JUL25 ZACHARYASZ, S FOREMAN 42 67 CROW BAR ROU ROOF FALL 1899SEP5 ZACKNER, JOHN STANDARD TUNNEL TEL ASPHYXIATION 1913FEB27 ZACOVICH, NICK MONTENEGRIN MINER 45 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON TABASCO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1929JAN28 ZAFFARANI, CHARLES ITALIAN PICK MINER 6 28 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. IDEAL HUE FALL OF ROCK 1920JUN30 ZAJAC, ANDREW TIMBERMAN 45 EAG STRUCK BY FALLING ORE 1948FEB9 ZAK, JOHN F MINER 44 CLARK COAL EDWARD GUN HEART FAILURE 1932DEC21 ZALER, JOHN MOTORMAN 50 S ARKANSAS VALLEY LAK SUFFOCATED 1925DEC7 ZAMANIAN, HAMAYAK ARMENIAN PICK MINER 5 25 S NATIONAL FUEL CO. MONARCH NO. 2 BOU FALL OF ROCK 1921AUG21 ZAMBONI, LOUIS CAR LOADER 33 OUR CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND CHUTE 1902AUG26 ZAMORA, ELFIGO MINER MIDWAY HUE FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 ZANATTI, A. ITALIAN MINER 43 S MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1885AUG2 ZANG, SEBASTIAN BATES-CENTRAL CITY DROWNING 1937MAY15 ZANGANOS, ALEX GREEK PICK MINER 17 42 S LEYDEN LIGNITE CO. LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF FALL OF ROCK 1908DEC23 ZANICH, ELI MINER S MORLEY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1890AUG14 ZANINI, FERDINAND AUSTRIAN 36 CONSOLIDATED GREGORY GIL EXPLOSION OF BAD FUSE 14 10 1890 1908JAN28 ZANOT, ALLISO ITALIAN MINER 32 S SOPRIS LAS FALL OF ROOF 1911FEB9 ZANOT, FORTUNATO ITALIAN MINER 33 M 2 COKEDALE LAS DUST EXPLSION CAUSED BY A BLOWN-OUT SHOT 1922JUN11 ZANZO, JOHN LEASER 59 TEL FALL OF ROCK 1917MAR14 ZARA, FRANK ITALIAN MINER 46 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON BERWIND LAS FALL OF COAL AND ROCK 1917APR27 ZARNADA, FRANK AUSTRIAN MINER 25 S HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1929DEC8 ZAROVICH, JOE AUSTRIAN TIMBERMAN 13 40 M 0 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. TOLLER LAS FALL OF ROCK 1944JUN28 ZARTELLI, JOE DICK COAL DIX LAS HEART FAILURE 1917APR27 ZATKOVICH, TONY AUSTRIAN MINER 42 M 4 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1897SEP3 ZAUNIN, LOUIS MINER COLORADO FUEL & IRON SUNSHINE GAR EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST-OPEN LIGHT 1949MAR18 ZBIKOWSKI, LEON A BRAKEMAN 26 M GRAFE-CALLAHAN CONSTRUCTION CLIMAX LAK HIT BY CAR 1917SEP26 ZEBER, ENRICO MUCKER 29 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1922MAR8 ZEHAR, TONY RUSSIAN MACHINE MINER 4 47 M 2 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON HUE FALL OF ROCK 1962AUG3 ZEILINGER, JOHN MILL OPERATOR 53 CLIMAX URANIUM CO. MES ELECTROCUTION 1902JAN22 ZEILLEN, JOE AUSTRIAN MINER HEZRON HUE FALL OF ROCK 18 17 1917APR27 ZELE, JACK AUSTRIAN MINER 29 M 1 HASTINGS LAS EXPLOSION 1973MAY5 ZELEZNIKAR, GREGORY 29 RES-ASARCO JOINT VENTURE LAK FELL DOWN SHAFT 60 12 1973 1913DEC1 ZEMBONI, LOUIS AUSTRIAN MINER 26 S BALDY COAL BALDY LAS FALL OF ROCK 1909AUG17 ZENARO, ORO ITALIAN MINER 46 S ALPINE GUN FALL OF ROCK 1912APR4 ZEWERDOWSKI, FRANK POLE TRACK-LAYER 51 M 6 PRIMERO LAS FALL OF ROCK 1906FEB19 ZEZZA, FRED GERMAN MINER 31 M MAITLAND HUE GAS EXPLOSION 1910OCT8 ZIMBRA, PETE POLE MINER 36 M 1 COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1949MAR18 ZIMMERMAN, NEAL OIL DRILLER STERLING DRILLING CO. STERLING KILLED WHILE DRILLING 1935NOV24 ZIMMERMAN, PAUL H MOTORMAN 19 S CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. LAK PINNED UNDER A MOTOR 1923NOV15 ZINKO, WALTER RUSSIAN MACHINE CONTR. 10 39 M 3 COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO. ROBINSON NO. 2 HUE FALL OF ROCK 1921DEC8 ZINKOVITCH, GEORGE MACHINE MAN 40 SAM FALL OF ROCK 1910OCT8 ZISKOWSKI, FRANK RUSSIAN MINER 37 S COLORADO FUEL & IRON STARKVILLE LAS EXPLOSION OF DUST ARC FROM RUNAWAY TRIP gend 1912O0CT1 ZITZ, ANTON AUSTRIAN SHOTFIRER 30 S SOUTH CANON GAR GAS AND DUST EXPLOSION 1943OCT4 ZLATCH, V M MACHINE MAN GRADEN COAL GRADEN WEL APOPLEXY 1901NOV20 ZODRN, FRANK SMUGGLER UNION SAM FIRE 1920SEP4 ZUBAR, PETER RUSSIAN DRIVER 26 S TURNER COAL CO. TURNER LAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A PILLAR & MINE CAR 1910DEC14 ZUBER, LOUIS AUSTRIAN MINER 28 S LEYDEN COAL LEYDEN JEF FIRE 1937JUL2 ZUBERNICK, GEORGE MINER 42 S LASO BISCO VETA MINES, INC. SAM FELL OFF LADDERWAY 1905MAR2 ZUCKNIOSTER,VALENTINE AUSTRIAN MINER 50 S STARKVILLE LAS RUN OVER BY A TRIP OF CARS 1939SEP25 ZUDER, JOSEPH PRYOR COAL MINING CO. PRYOR NO. 2 HUE FALL OF SLATE 1903NOV11 ZULLO, TONY ITALIAN SHOT LIGHTER 32 M CORYELL GAR DUST EXPLOSION 1923AUG19 ZUPANICK, LOUIS TIMBERMAN 30 SAM FALL OF ROCK Colorado Mining Fatalities 1844-1981

Years Single/ No. Report DATE DIED NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION mining Age Married Children COMPANY MINE County CAUSE OF DEATH / COMMENTS Page Reference year 1916OCT28 ZURICH, FILO HUNGARIAN MINER 24 M 1 NATIONAL FUEL CO., MONARCH BOU SQUEEZED BY PIT CAR 1902FEB4 ZURICK, JOSEPH SLAVONIAN MINER M REX NO. 2 BOU FALL OF COAL 18 17 1944AUG15 ZUZICH, MIKE LEYDEN LIGNITE LEYDEN NO. 3 JEF HAULAGE