Coal Miners Memorial, Belle Vernon Mine, Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Belle Vernon Mine,
Belle Vernon,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 21, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Belle Vernon Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Belle Vernon Mine, Belle Vernon, 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 coal mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous coal mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BELLE VERNON MINE

[ A ]
Affelder, W. L.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Belle Vernon Coke Company, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ B ]
Bober, Jacob
(Polish Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 41, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of a room, in the Belle Vernon Mine, July 19, 1917.)
[ C ]
Curry, John M.
(Miner, ca.1917, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1917. Received his Certificate ca.1917.)
[ D ]
Dewalt, G. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Belle Vernon Coke Company.)
Dooley, Ambrose
(American Miner, Tipple Car Dumper ca.1916, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken below the knee. While dumping coal his foot slipped and his leg was caught under the dump. Outside the Belle Vernon Mine, Aug. 3, 1916.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gulica, John
(Hungarian Miner, ca.1914, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Belle Vernon Mine, Oct. 2, 1914.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kelly, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1917, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1917. Received his Certificate ca.1917.)
Kentiny, Andy
(Polish Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of a room, in the Belle Vernon Mine, July 19, 1917.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
[ N ]
Nairn, M. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Belle Vernon Coke Company.)

[ O ]
[ P ]
Petrusko, Mike
(Polish Miner, ca.1914, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of slate, which knocked a post against his shoulder, in the Belle Vernon Mne, April 22, 1914.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wells, David H.
(Miner, ca.1917, Belle Vernon Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1917. Received his Certificate ca.1917.)
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