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Bartos, Jan
(Slavonian Miner, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Also worked at the Clyde Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Brother of Steve Bartosh.)
Bartos, Steve
(See: Bartosh, Steve.)
Bartosh, Steve
(American Miner, ca.1909, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Lost two toes on his right foot, in a mining accident, in
the Brier Hill Mines.);
(Also worked at the Clyde Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Brother of Jan Bartos.);
(See also: Bartos, Steve.)
Bianyo, Constantino
(See: Blongo, Costantino.)
Bizub, August
(Miner, ca.1909, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Mary Zahradnik
Bizub.)
Blaho, Tony
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
26, married.);
(Injured. Shoulder blade broken by the force from a broken connection
of a compressed air pipe on the main entry, in the Brier Hill Mine, June
24, 1913.)
Blongo, Costantino
(Italian Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. The sinkers were changing shifts. Four men had come to the
surface and fourmen were there to take their places. They were delayed a
few minutes. The weather was extremely cold, and the dilly stuck in
the guides with ice. When lowered about 100 feet, dilly loosened and
fell, and knocked them off the bucket into the mine shaft, a distance of
nearly five hundred feet, in the Briar Hill Mine, Jan. 28, 1904.);
(Vino Castino, aged 22, single and boarded at Briar Hill.);
(See also: Bianyo, Constantino; Castino, Vino.);
(Briar Hill Mine Disaster of Jan. 28, 1904.)
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Capoose, Donald
(See: Copozzo, Dominick.)
Capoose, Frank
(See: Copozzo, Cormino.)
Capozza, Carmino
(See: Copozzo, Cormino.)
Capozza, Dommico
(See: Copozzo, Dominick.)
Castino, Vino
(See: Blongo, Costantino
Copozzo, Cormino
(Italian Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, single.);
(Killed. The sinkers were changing shifts. Four men had come to the
surface and fourmen were there to take their places. They were delayed a
few minutes. The weather was extremely cold, and the dilly stuck in
the guides with ice. When lowered about 100 feet, dilly loosened and
fell, and knocked them off the bucket into the mine shaft, a distance of
nearly five hundred feet, in the Briar Hill Mine, Jan. 28, 1904.);
(Frank Capoose, brother of Donald Capoose, single and boarded at Briar
Hill.);
(See also: Capozza, Carmino; Capoose, Frank.);
(Briar Hill Mine Disaster of Jan. 28, 1904.)
Copozzo, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed. The sinkers were changing shifts. Four men had come to the
surface and fourmen were there to take their places. They were delayed a
few minutes. The weather was extremely cold, and the dilly stuck in
the guides with ice. When lowered about 100 feet, dilly loosened and
fell, and knocked them off the bucket into the mine shaft, a distance of
nearly five hundred feet, in the Briar Hill Mine, Jan. 28, 1904.);
(Donald Capoose, unmarried and boarded at Briar Hill, aged about 25
years.);
(See also: Capozza, Dommico; Copoose, Donald.)
(Briar Hill Mine Disaster of Jan. 28, 1904.)
Cozvensky, Frank
(Polish Miner, Coke Oven Charger ca.1912, Brier Hill Coke Works, Fayette
Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Arm cut off under coke oven larries on the coke ovens.
Outside the Brier Hill Mine, Aug. 10, 1912.)
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Deliant, Pierre
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate, in the Brier Hill Mine, April 15,
1892. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA,
April 22, 1892.].)
Dulik, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1909, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1912. Ceritficate
issued ca.1912.)
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Elby, Ernest
(Miner, ca.1912, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, ca.1912. Certificate
issued ca.1912.)
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Fogg, L. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, Brier Hill Coke Company,
Uniontown, PA, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Forsyth, David
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
33, married.);
(Injured. Foot sprained and badly bruised, in the Briar Hill Mine,
Nov. 25, 1904.)
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Glover, Morris
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1906, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31,
married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken. Caught between a mine car and a coal
rib, in the Brier Hill Mine, Jan. 7, 1906.)
Guthrie, Mr.
(Miner, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Harry, S. J.
(Contractor, ca.1904, in charge of sinking the mine shaft at Brier Hill Mine,
Fayette Co., PA.)
Hoffman, William H.
(American Miner, Machinist ca.1906, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
38, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken. Caught between mine cars while repairing
a chain, in the Brier Hill Mine, Jan. 11, 1906.)
Horton, Mr.
(Miner, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA, married
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Kecer, Peter
(Miner, ca.1918, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA, Brier Hill Coke
Company.)
Kelly, Thelma
(Postmaster at the Brier Hill Post Office, Brier Hill, Fayette Co., PA, for
many years).
Kovack, Mr.
(Miner, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Lelakacs, George
(Miner, ca.1937, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Lennotts, James
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca,1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Eyes severely injured by flying piece of rock, in the Briar
Hill Mine, March 17, 1904.)
Lowther, Samuel M.
(English Miner, Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1906, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette
Co., PA, Age 37, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. The hoisting cage was taken suddenly
to the top of the tipple, and he was carried over the cable wheel and thrown
into the coal crusher, outside the Brier Hill Mine, May 5, 1906.)
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Mazzo, Antonia
(See: Mazzofers, Antonia.)
Mazzofers, Antonia
(Italian Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, single.);
(Killed. The sinkers were changing shifts. Four men had come to the
surface and fourmen were there to take their places. They were delayed a
few minutes. The weather was extremely cold, and the dilly stuck in
the guides with ice. When lowered about 100 feet, dilly loosened and
fell, and knocked them off the bucket into the mine shaft, a distance of
nearly five hundred feet, in the Briar Hill Mine, Jan. 28, 1904.);
(See also: Mazzo, Antonia; Mezzo, Antonio.);
(Antonio Mezzo, Italian, single and lived at Briar Hill.);
(Briar Hill Mine Disaster of Jan. 28, 1904.)
McCaffrey, Thomas
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, Brier Hill Coke Company, Brier
Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
McKay, R. F.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Brier
Hill Coke Company.)
McMullen, Harry L.
(Miner, ca.1912, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co. PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1912. Certificate
issued ca.1912.)
Mezzo, Antonio
(See: Mazzofers, Antonia.)
Miller, Mike
(Hungarian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly. Caught between a mine car and a coal rib,
in the Brier Hill Mine, Dec. 19, 1905.)
Millward, George A.
(Miner, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
Minto, George W.
(Miner, ca.1912, ca.1913, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, ca.1912. Certificate
issued ca.1912.);
(Passed the Examination for Mine Foreman ca.1913. Received his certificate.)
Molick, John, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1920, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
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Overberger, Casper J.
(Miner, ca.1916, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1916. Certificate issued
ca.1916.)
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Pasquetto, Pasqual
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
26, single.);
(Injured. Body bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Brier Hill Mine, Jan. 15, 1913.)
Peritsu, Anton
(Croatian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46,
married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of mine roof in the roadway on
No. 13 room while timbering the place, in the Brier Hill Mine, May 31,
1913.)
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Rebovitch, Steve
(Miner, ca.1916, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1916. Certificate issued ca.1916.)
Riley, Mr.
(Miner, Brier Hill Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Rinsky, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 40, single.);
(Injured. Two ribs broken and bruise about the body, in the Briar Hill
Mine, April 16, 1904.)
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Tolinko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Foot crushed under a loaded mine car, in the Briar Hill Mine,
July 19, 1904.)
Tormby, Mike
(Irish Miner, Timberman ca.1916, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35,
single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a loaded mine car when it jumped off the track
on an entry, in the Brier Hill Mine, Feb. 18, 1916.)
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Vitikacs, John
(Slovak Miner, ca.1890's, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
Vitikacs, John A.
(Slovak Miner, ca.1935, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Anna
Vitikacs.);
(Injured. Injured in a mining accident, in the Brier Hill Mine,
ca.1935.);
(Son of John Vitikacs.)
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Walker, L. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, of the Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
for Brier Hill Coke Company.)
Walls, Thomas C.
(Miner, ca.1916, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Fire Boss ca.1916. Certificate issued
ca.1916.)
Wassum, H. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Brier
Hill Coke Company.)
Winkoritz, Robert
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Briar Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Bone nroken in arm and shoulder dislocated, in the Briar
Hill Mine, July 21, 1904.)
Wookovitch, Peter
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, Age 40, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate on the B Right flat, in
the Brier Hill Mine, Dec. 20, 1906.);
(Dec. 20, 1906, Peter Wookovitch, Austrian, miner, was instantly killed by
a fal of slate at the Brier Hill Mine. He was employed on the night
shift, and while going along the flat to his room he was caught under a fall
of slate, which gave way without any warning.)
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Zarranick, Tony
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Brier Hill Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
58, married.);
(Injured. Slightly crushed. Caught between a mine car and a face
of coal, in the Brier Hill Mine, Oct. 9, 1905.)
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