Hazle Township Luzerne County PA Fatal Technical Rescue 7/25/24

[RES551CUE]

Units dispatched @21:54 to 414 Stockton Mountain Road for a technical rescue, victim trapped under a ton of coal in a machine. Upon further information 141-C2 requested Hazleton City for their Trench trailer and manpower. 141-C2 arrived on scene to find one victim trapped in a coal processing machine. Medic-11C arrived on scene and determined that the victim had succumbed to his injuries. Units operated for approximately 3 hours on the recovery.

Units on the box:

Hazle Township 141-E2, 141-Rescue, 141-Squad, 141-C2
Hazleton City 139-E2, 139-E4, 139-Rescue, 139-Trench, 139-TL, 139-C3
LVHN Medic-11C
Pennsylvania State Police R&I

 

[STAjo]

In 1937, My Mom's Dad was killed in a Coal Mining Accident in
PA Coal Country near Mt. Carmel, PA.

Grandma got a Substantial Settlement from the Coal Co.,
Bought a Brownstone & Moved to Rutland Rd. x, Bedford & Rogers.
She grew up there, Around da' Corner from 249/113, and 8 Blocks from
Ebbett's Field, which at the time, was Home to The Brooklyn Dodgers.
(now Ebbett's Field Housing).

She spoke of leisurely Summer Afternoons walking over to a Dodger Game,
occasionally stopping-by to say Hi to the Fella's at 249/113.
.
Walter O'Malley [*!*] eventually Moved the Dodgers to L.A.[!*]
& NYC later built the Housing Project there.
By then Mom & Family Moved-on & Out (Grandma wound-up in a rather nice
5th Ave. NYC Apt.), Mom met & Married my Dad & they lived for Yr.s in a house on E.36 St.
& Kings Hwy.

 

[RES551CUE]

Mt. Carmel is not too far away from where this occurred.

 

[memorymaster]

My ancestors were "down the road apiece" in Mahanoy City back in the day. All coal miners. Grandpa was the first to come to the "Big City."

 

[RES551CUE]

Yep, the whole area around me was based on coal back in the day. My grandfather started as a breaker boy after her arrived from Lithuania.

 

[RES551CUE]

Incidents revolving around coal companies in the area are actually not out of the norm. There are still a lot of operating coal companies in Southern Luzerne County and throughout Schuylkill and Carbon Counties.

 

[STAjo]

My ancestors were "down the road apiece" in Mahanoy City back in the day. All coal miners. Grandpa was the first to come to the "Big City."

Ma's Parents (Murphy) came over from the Ole Country, her Dad a Miner.
Dad's Parents (Walsh) came over & his Dad Retired a Lt. (Barney Walsh), from NYPD.