Coal Miners Memorial Alicia Mine & Coke Works, Alicia, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Alicia No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Alicia,
Luzerne Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 8, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Alicia No. 1 Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Alicia No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Alicia, Luzerne Twp., Fayette 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
ALICIA NO. 1 MINE & COKE WORKS

[ A ]

[ B ]
Breckenridge, John
(American Miner, Fireman ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being squeezed between the bumpers of the railways cars on a side track of the coke yard. Outside, the Alicia Mine, May 5, 1913.)

[ C ]
Covatch, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Alicia No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Scalp wound and cut behind the ear. Caught between mine cars and side of an entry, in the Alicia No. 2 Mine, July 16, 1916.)

[ D ]

[ E ]

[ F ]
Fedora, Albert
(Austrian Miner, Fall Boss ca.1916, Alicia No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof while taking out mine posts to make a fall on pillar work, in the Alicia No. 1 Mine, Sept. 11, 1916.)

[ G ]

[ H ]
Hufko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by coke drawing machine. Outside the Alicia Mine, Feb. 15, 1913.)

[ I ]

[ J ]

[ K ]
Kenoch, Iwan
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Alicia No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of the working place on pillar work, in the Alicia No. 1 Mine, June 10, 1916.)

[ L ]

[ M ]
Milic, Max
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by an empty trip onthe main haulage way, in the Alicia Mine, Aug.12, 1913.)

[ N ]
Nimish, George
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of roof on the main entry, in the Alicia Mine, Aug. 23, 1913.)

[ O ]

[ P ]

[ Q ]

[ R ]
Reynolds, W. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, of the Alicia No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for W. Harry Brown Company.)

[ S ]

[ T ]

[ U ]

[ V ]
Vinchook, Frank
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Alicia Mine, Sept.12, 1913.)

[ W ]
Wilkins, Edward
(English Miner, Fire Boss ca.1913, Alicia Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Leg bruised by a fall of roof on the main entry, in the Alicia Mine, Aug. 23, 1913.)

[ X ]

[ Y ]

[ Z ]
Zimko, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Alicia No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Alicia No. 1 Mine, Oct. 7, 1916.)

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