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Cameron Colliery Explosion

Shamokin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
May 27, 1911
No. Killed - 5

1911 Anthracite Fatalities  (18.7 Mb)  PDF Format
Five miners died following an explosion at the Cameron Colliery.
The deceased:
  • John Joch, 28
  • John Moore, 36
  • John Ruboliski, 48
  • James Satirich, 39
  • Joseph Shennulskie, 48
Source: PA Anthracite Mine Accidents, 1899-1913  PDF Format




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