EARLY ALASKA GOLD MINING FATALITIES

EARLY ALASKA GOLD MINING FATALITIES
1913-1923

Research by Coleen Mielke

2023

DATE	NAME	NATIONALITY	AGE	STATUS	CHILDREN	EMPLOYER	CAUSE OF DEATH
7/15/1913	JAMES HARRINGTON	IRISH	25			ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	EXPLOSION
7/31/1913	JOHN STEPEIPOVICH DRAIGO	ITALIAN				FALLON & MITCHEL FAIRBANKS DISTRICT	KILLED BY RUN OF GRAVEL
8/13/1913	STEVEN GATTI	ITALIAN				PETERSON & CRAIG FAIRBANKS DISTRICT	KILLED BY RUN OF GRAVEL
8/16/1913	HARRY R. HOOD	AMERICAN	23			ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	FUMES FROM BURNING POWDER MAGAZINE
8/16/1913	MAT. SAMOVICH	MONTENEGRIN	22			ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	FUMES FROM BURNING POWDER MAGAZINE
8/18/1913	CARL KNUDSON	SWEDE				HANSEN & LARSEN NOME	CRUSHED BY FROZEN SLAB
8/21/1913	BASILIO MATTENZZO	ITALIAN	27			TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
8/21/1913	ANEUS SAMUEL	TURK				TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
9/6/1913	N. M. BROWN	AMERICAN				ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	FELL DOWN 180' SHAFT
9/11/1913	BAGAZO TACOEF	RUSSIAN	40			ALASKA UNTIED GOLD MINING CO.	FALLING ROCK
9/21/1913	RUDOLPH SWARTZ	AMERICAN	17			FLUME DREDGE CO. COUNCIL DISTRICT	CAUGHT ON SHAFT OF DREDGE
10/17/1913	PATRICK CORBETT	IRISH				BLUE GOOSE MINING CO. COUNCIL DISTRICT	PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF A PRIMER
10/19/1913	JOHN TRAVIS	AMERICAN				GOLD BULLION MINE WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICT	BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE
10/20/1913	PAUL IVORY	AMERICAN				NOME CONSOLIDATED DREDGING COMPANY	KILLED BY ROCK FALLING FROM CONVEYOR BELT
11/22/1913	THOMAS OVERLAND	?				FAIRBANKS DISTRICT	FELL INTO HOLD THAT CONTAINED BOILING WATER
12/9/1913	AXEL WERTA	FINLANDER				ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
12/22/1913	WARD LUGTON	AMERICAN	25			ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.	CAUGHT IN HOISTING CABLE

DATE	NAME	NATIONALITY	AGE	STATUS	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	CAUSE OF DEATH
1/8/1915	STEPHEN NAAS	CANADIAN	38	SINGLE	MINER	GLASSER & NASS	KNOCKED OFF LADDER BY BUCKET
1/29/1915	PETER ERICKSON	SWEDE	46		?	?	FELL DOWN SHAFT WHILE PROSPECTING
2/?/1915	OTTO OMAN	?	?	?	?	?	FELL DOWN SHAFT ON SEVENTY MILE CREEK
5/4/1915	AXTEL HELLUND	FINLANDER	31		MINER	ED. HEARN TENDERFOOT CR.	SPINE BROKEN BY FALLING SLAB
6/3/1915	RICHARD HASSELBERG	SWEDE	34	SINGLE	STOPE BOSS	AK UNITED GOLD MINING CO.	SLAB FELL ON HIM/DIED NEXT DAY
6/7/1915	JOHN BONAR	RUSSIAN	21	MARRIED	LABORER	BEATSON COPPER CO.	HEART FAILURE WHILE AVOIDING ROCK FALL
6/29/1915	ANTON SEPICH	AUSTRIAN	58	MARRIED	MINER	AK TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.	FELL OFF ROOF
7/10/1915	RICHARD OPITZ	SWISS	36	SINGLE	MACHINE HELPER	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
7/10/1915	RALPH MARITINI	ITALIAN	24	SINGLE	MINER	PACIFIC COAST GYPSUM CO.	KILLED BY FALLING PLANK
9/15/1915	R. MILKE	CANADIAN	30?	MARRIED	MINER	GRANBY CONSOLIDATED MFG.	DRILLED INTO AND MISSED HOLE IN BOULDER
10/8/1915	JOHN CANALE	ITALIAN	24	SINGLE	MINER	U.S. SMELTING AND REFINING CO.	EXPLOSION
10/13/1915	MATO JONO	AUSTRIAN	38		MINER	ELLAMAR MINING CO.	LEG CRUSHED/AMPUTATED DIED FROM LOSS OF BLOOD
10/19/1915	LUIGI BATTELO	ITALIAN	38	MARRIED (1 CHILD)	MINER	AK UNITED GOLD MINING CO.	CRUSHED BY ROCK
11/5/1915	TONY UJCICH	AUSTRIAN	36	MARRIED (3 CHILDREN)	NIPPER	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	EXPLOSION
11/9/1915	CHAS. STEVENS	GERMAN	42	MARRIED	MACHINE MAN IN SHAFT	AK MEXICAN GOLD MINING CO.	EXPLOSION
11/15/1915	MAURICE LIBBRECK	BELGIAN	23	SINGLE	CHUTE PUNCHER	AK UNITED GOLD MINING CO.	CRUSHED TO DEATH
11/27/1915	LOUIS TABACOVICH	?	?	?	CHUCK SENDER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	FELL 60'
11/27/1915	ANDRA DEL CASTEL	ITALIAN	24	SINGLE	MACHINE MAN	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	BURIED WHEN ROOF FELL
11/27/1915	GEORGE MOORE	ITALIAN	35	SINGLE	CHUCK SENDER	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	BURIED WHEN ROOF FELL
11/30/1915	PETER ROGULJ	AUSTRIAN	33	SINGLE	CHUTE PUNCHER	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	CRUSHED
12/11/1915	JOHN C. BYARD	AMERICAN	38	SINGLE	LABORER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	BURIED BY SLIDE
12/18/1915	EDW. SHANDA	AMERICAN	28	MARRIED (1 CHILD)	OILER	AK MEXICO GOLD MINING CO.	CRUSHED

DATE DIED	NAME	NATIONALITY	OCCUPATION	AGE	MARRIED/SINGLE	CHILDREN UNDER 16	EMPLOYER	CAUSE OF DEATH
1/3/1916	EUGENE M. KELLY	AMERICAN	MACHINE MAN	40	MARRIED	3	ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINE CO.	BACK BROKEN IN DIRT SLIDE
1/4/1916	DOMENICO CIOTTA	ITALIAN	MINER	41	MARRIED	4	ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINE CO.	DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
1/4/1916	GUIO GUIZZO	ITALIAN	MINER	29	SINGLE		ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINE CO.	DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
1/16/1916	ERNEST GOST	GREEK	MINER	26	SINGLE		KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	BURIED BY EARTH SUFFOCATED
3/17/1916	JAMES GUNN	ENGLISH	DRIVER	33	SINGLE		ALASKA UNITED GOLD MINE CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
3/21/1916	EMIL OSWALD HEINZE	GERMAN	MUCKER	50			KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	CRUSHED BY TIMBER SKIP
3/22/1916	JOSEPH VIZETTI Sr.	ITALIAN	MACHINEMAN	51	MARRIED	5	ALASKA GASTINEAU MINE CO.	CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB
3/31/1916	GUS P. CLAREY	AMERICAN	MACHINEMAN	26			ALASKA UNITED GOLD MINE CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
4/19/1916	ARNOLD C. BONSDORFF	DANE	LABORER	34	SINGLE		ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINE CO.	CRUSHED UNDER TRAM CAR
4/27/1916	JOE KOSICH	AUSTRIAN	MACHINEMAN	26	SINGLE		ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINE CO.	BURIED BY ORE
7/1/1916	OSCAR JOHNSON	SWEDE	SHIFT BOSS	33	SINGLE		ELLAMAR MINING CO.	CRUSHED AGAINST SHAFT TIMBERS
7/13/1916	NIK KRINIS	GREEK	BULLDOZER	47	MARRIED	5	ALASKA UNTED GOLD MINING CO.	CRUSHED UNDER SLAB
7/15/1916	RUNE CARLSON	AMERICAN	MOTOR MAN	22	SINGLE		ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	FELL INTO OREWAY
8/4/1916	NICK OLSON	RUSSIAN	SKIP TENDER	?			CHICHAGOFF MINING CO.	THROWN OUT OF SKIP AND FELL DOWN SHAFT
8/7/1916	CHRISTOFER CHRISTOFERSEN	NORWEGIAN	MINER	28	SINGLE		ALASKA INDUSTRIAL CO.	FELL INTO OREWAY
8/13/1916	FRED MATTSON	FINLANDER	TRAMMER AND CAGER	23	SINGLE		ELLAMAR MINING CO.	FELL INTO SHAFT
8/15/1916	JOSEPH GRETLAND	NORWEGIAN	MINER	28	SINGLE		MT. ANDREW MINING CO.	KILLED BY FALLING ROCK
9/6/1916	OLE ROEN	NORWEGIAN	MACHINEMAN	22	SINGLE		ALASKA JUNEAU MINING CO.	ASPHYXIATED BY POWDER GASES
10/25/1916	GUS VOS	HOLLANDER	STEEL WORKER	30	SINGLE		ALASKA JUNEAU MINING CO.	CRUSHED BY STEEL PLATES
10/26/1916	A. SHEBOFF	RUSSIAN	MUCKER	23	SINGLE		ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK
11/30/1916	LOUIS TREMENTINE	ITALIAN	MINER	49	MARRIED	5	KENNICOTT COPPER CORP.	CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB
12/14/1916	H. D. McCLELLAN	AMERICAN	LINEMAN	37	MARRIED	2	ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING CO.	BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE

?	ALEX WOODSIDE	SCOTCH	OPERATOR	?	?	?	WATSON & WOODSIDE	CRUSHED BY FALLING BUCKET AFTER CABLE BROKE
5/10/1916	MICHAEL PASICH	HUNGARIAN	MUCKER	24			GOLD HILL MINING CO.	BURIED BY GRAVEL
7/2/1916	CHAS HEENEY	IRISH	OPERATOR	42			HEENY, PIKE & MILLER	CRUSHED BY FALLING GRAVEL
7/11/1916	ALBERT BJORKLUND	SCANDANAVIAN	OPERATOR	42			BJORKLUND & BACHNER	OVERCOME BY FUMES AND FELL OUT OF LIFT BUCKET IN SHAFT
8/?/1916	JACK SEABERG	SCANDANAVIAN	OPERATOR	30			SEABERG & ISLER	KILLED BY FALLING BOOM
8/?/1916	OSCAR ERICKSON	SWEDE	PROSPECTOR	?			OSCAR ERICKSON	OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM FIRE
10/11/1916	ANDROS PETER THEODORE ANDERSON	NORWEGIAN	ENGINEER				C. E. KIMBALL CO.	DROWNED AFTER FALLING FROM SCOW

DATE	NAME	NATIONALITY	AGE	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	CAUSE OF DEATH
1/2/1921	JACK DEXTRY	AMERICAN	24	BRAKEMAN	AK GASTINEAU MINING CO.	RUN OVER BY TRAIN
1/21/1921	WILLIAM WEST	FINLANDER	30	BULLDOZER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	EXPLOSTION
2/6/1921	OSCAR HANSON	NORWEGIAN	34	PIPEMAN	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	FELL A LONG DISTANCE
3/27/1921	W. E. EGAN	AMERICAN	?	CONTRACTOR	VALDEZ GOLD CO. SHOUP GLACIER	BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE
4/10/1921	GUSTAV VIAENE	BELGIAN	41	TOPMAN	CHICHAGOFF MINING CO.	FELL 300' DOWN SHAFT
5/15/1921	MATT SLUJO	AUSTRIAN	35	CONTRACTOR	AK UNITED GOLD MINING CO. TREADWELL	DIED OF SHOCK AFTER FINGER CRUSHED/CUT OFF
6/16/1921	H. GREENE	ENGLISH	29	HOISTMAN	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	FELL FROM AERIAL TRAMWAY
7/25/1921	TOM BROWN	SCOTCHMAN	56	BULLDOZER	AK UNITED GOLD MINING CO.	FELL 140' INTO ORE CHUTE
8/3/1921	RUDOLPH J. PORAK	AMERICAN	43	CARPENTER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	FELL FROM AERIAL TRAMWAY
8/22/1921	MIKE SULLIVAN	IRISH	?	?	AK TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO. NEAR McGRATH	FELL DOWN GARNET SHAFT
8/21/1921	WILLIAM BYRON BARTHOLF	AMERICAN	44	PART OWNER	LUCKY SHOT GOLD MINE WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICT	LEG CRUSHED AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED BY MACHINERY / DIED IN ROUTE TO MEDICAL HELP.
9/12/1921	JOSEPH A. LAUBNER	AMERICAN	54	?	CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINE WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICT	KILLED BY ROCK SLIDE
9/29/1921	ELMER SAINIO	FINLANDER	28	MUCKER	CHICHIGOFF MINING CO.	KILLED WHEN BUNK HOUSE COLLAPSED DURING WIND STORM
12/14/1921	GUST DEVOS	BELGIAN	37	CONTRACT MINER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	EXPLOSION
12/27/1921	D. C. HOYT	AMERICAN	31	CHIEF ENGINEER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	KILLED IN SNOW SLIDE

DATE	NAME	AGE	NATIONALITY	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	CAUSE OF DEATH
1/9/1923	BLAGOJE DRASHOVICH AKA WILLIAM DRASICH	37	MONTENEGRAN	MINER	HIRST-CHICHAGOFF MINING CO.	CRUSHED BY SLAB OF ROCK
2/27/1923	ANDREW MERICKLE	67	AMERICAN	DITCH TENDER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	EARTH AND SNOW SLIDE
4/6/1923	ARTHUR ROBINSON	37	BELGIAN	OPERATOR	J. P. SCHOESER	FELL FROM BUCKET
4/10/1923	WILLIAM MOSES	27	INDIAN	LABORER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	FELL DOWN A RAISE
5/11/1923	WILLIAM RILEY	23	AMERICAN	CAR LOADER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	ELECTROCUTED
7/9/1923	JOHNNY W. JOHNSON	23	INDIAN	BULLDOZER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	FELL 140' DOWN A CHUTE
7/13/1923	JOHN PAWLUK	31	AUSTRIAN	BULLDOZER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	KILLED BY RUN OF ORE
8/9/1923	NICK ZUKOFF	29	RUSSIAN	BULLDOZER	AK JUNEAU GOLD MINING CO.	BURIED BY RUN OF ORE
10/7/1923	ERNEST J. COUSE AKA JOHN COUSE	63	AMERICAN	BLACKSMITH	H. W. ATWOOD FAIRBANKS	DIED FROM CUT ON LEG
10/23/1923	TONY CARINA	22	ITALIAN	LABORER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	BURIED DURING SLIDE - DUG OUT BUT DIED NEXT DAY
10/19/1923	MILO PAROVICH	39	MONTENEGRAN	MINER	KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.	CRUSHED BY FALLING SLAB

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