Eddy Creek Mine Explosives Detonation

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Eddy Creek Mine Explosives Detonation

Olyphant, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
November 3, 1922
No. Killed - 6

In the News
	Carbondale Daily News, November 4, 1922
	The Tribune, November 4, 1922

See also:

Eddy Creek Mine Roof Fall, Apr. 18, 1896

Cause of accident: Premature blast at the face of the rock slope.

Deceased:

George Bingham, 39
John Crane, 50
Andrew Cunningham, 35
George Gumuulka, 52
Anthony Moran, 34
William Murray, 24

Injured:

Anthony Ford, 26
John McLaughlin, 38

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