Coal Miners Memorial, Boyer Mines & Coke Works, Boyer, Southwest, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Boyer No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Boyer No. 2 Mine
Boyer,
Mt. Pleasant Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Boyer Mines, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Nov. 8, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Boyer No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, & Boyer No. 2 Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Boyer No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, & Boyer No. 2 Mine, Boyer, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BOYER NO. 1 MINE & COKE WORKS, &
BOYER NO. 2 MINE

[ A ]
Ahlborn, W. Henry
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, of the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company.)
Alborn, Henry
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company.)
[ B ]
Buzza, Paul
(Hungarian Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1910, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured between railroad car and coke oven siding wall. He and Martin Marko were cleaning track and stepped off the narrow side of the track to get out of the way of the shifter. Outside Boyer No. 2 Mine, April 11, 1910.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Florin, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.)
(Injured. Back and leg injured by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Boyer No. 2 Mine.)
Forum, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Boyer No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Knee dislocated and shoulder injured by fall of slate, in the Boyer No. 1 Mine, Jan. 5, 1906.)
[ G ]
Guides, Steve
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1907, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Burned in his working place by the flame from a blown-out shot, in the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Feb. 15, 1907.)
[ H ]
Hay, Robert
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Boyer No. 1 & Boyer No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
Hines, Peter
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1907, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed by being crushed between a mine car and a heading pillar, in the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Sept. 4, 1907.)
(Brother of M.J. Hines Was Decapitated in Mine: M.J. Hines, of Main Street , received word last evening that his brother, Peter Hines, had met a horrible death yesterday afternoon at Udell where he was employed as a driver in the mines of the Mt. Pleasant Coal and Coke Company. While in the performance of his duties he was run over by a trip or loaded mine car and was instantly killed, his head severed from his body. He was about 38 years old and was one of the trusted employees of the company. His remains were taken to Zimmerman’s morgue at Mt. Pleasant and prepared for burial. He is survived by a wife and family.
A misthrown switch is said to have caused the accident and the mine foreman, who was riding out of the mine, was badly injured, although it is not believed his hurts will prove fatal. A number of loaded cars were wrecked. [from the "Latrobe Bulletin," Sept 5, 1907.].)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kallock, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Three ribs broken by mine cars, in the Boyer Mine, Feb. 8, 1905.)
Kline, C. J.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Mount Pleasant Coke Company, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Marko, Martin
(Slavonian Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1910, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured between railroad car and coke works loading wall. He and Paul Buzza were cleaning track and stepped off the narrow side of the track to get out of the way of the shifter. Outside the Boyer No. 2 Mine, April 11, 1910.)
McMurray, William
(Superintendent, ca.1909, of the Boyer No. 1 Mine & Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company.)
Monoski, Marion
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Arm and three ribs fractured by mine cars, in the Boyer Mine, Jan. 22, 1904.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
Ononfrey, John
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Ankle injured by fall of slate, in the Boyer Mine, Nov. 1, 1902.)
Onorsko, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 45, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured at face of pillar by fall of roof. He was setting a brake row to make a fall, when the roof suddenly gave way, in the Boyer No. 2 Mine, July 16, 1910.)
[ P ]
Polasko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Killed. Killed by mine cars, in the Boyer Mine, March 17, 1904.)
Pollock, Jacob
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Bruised and scratched by falling slate, in the Boyer Mine, Jan. 23, 1904.)
Pushcar, George
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 55, married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured by fall of roof at face of pillar, in the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Dec. 31, 1910.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rose, Grant
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by mine cars, in the Boyer Mine, Oct. 14, 1902.)
[ S ]
Sterling, John W.
(Superintendent, of the Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1901, ca.1905, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.);
(See also: Stirling, John W.)
Stirling, John W.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Mt. Pleasant Coke Company.);
(See also: Sterling, John W.)
[ T ]
Tressa, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Boyer Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Back and breast bruised by falling roof coal, in the Boyer Mine, June 13, 1903.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wilson, W. A.
(General Superintendent, of the Boyer No. 1 & Boyer No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.);
(General Superintendent, of the Boyer No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1912, for Mount Pleasant Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
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