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Coal Miners Memorial
Grindstone Shaft Mine,
Grindstone Station,
Fayette City,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Grindstone 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. 26, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Grindstone Shaft Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Grindstone Shaft Mine, Fayette City, 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
GRINDSTONE SHAFT MINE

[ A ]
[ B ]
Baker, William
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.)
Bukoskse, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
Burtoft, Thomas
(Mine Foreman, ca.1894, Grindstone Mine.)
[ C ]
Cansfield, Charles
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Grindstone Mine, Age 23, single.);
(Killed. Fatally squeezed internally. Caught between a mine car and the door post, in the Grindstone Mine, Aug. 21, 1905.)
Connor, Chas.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Grindstone Mine, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
Crosby, George
(American Miner, Mining Engineer ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, Dec. 3, 1901.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of Dec. 3, 1901.)
[ D ]
Darbosh, Chas.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grindstone Mine, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Injured about the hips be a fall of slate, in the Grindstone Mine, June 20, 1898.)
Dunyan, Dominic
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a premature explosion of a blast, in the Grindstone Mine, Feb. 18, 1901.)
[ E ]
Eaton, James N.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ F ]
Foriani, Nick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Grindstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Back broken by a fall of slate, in the Grindstone Mine, March 14, 1906.);
(Mar. 14, 1906, Nick Forlani, Italian, miner, at Grindstone Mine, was drawing a rib when he noticed some slate and roof falling. He jumped backwards, striking a post, and fell on his back across a lump of coal and broke his back. The slate fell on his legs, but did not injure them. He was taken to the hospital, where he died two days later.)
[ G ]
Garnick, Washta
(Austrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Grindstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Two fingers cut off. Caught between motor and rib, in the Grindstone Mine, April 15, 1905.)
Gasper, Anton
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grindstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured. Hips injured, caused by a fall of coal, in the Grindstone Mine, Nov. 11, 1898.)
Gillie, William
(Miner, Superintendent & Mining Boss ca.1894, of the Grindstone Mine, for Redstone Oil, Gas & Coke Company.)
Gozdeck, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ H ]
Heath, William C.
(American Miner, Mining Engineer ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Age 32, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by an exlosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, Dec. 3, 1901.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of Dec. 3, 1901.)
Hutnich, George Garvan
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine, Age 34, married, wife and 3 children living in Austria.);
(Killed. Burned in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jones, David E.
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1901, Grindstone Mine.)
Joseph, Abraham
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Grindstone Mine, Age 23, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Grindstone Mine, June 9, 1906.);
(June 9, 1906, Abraham Joseph, Belgian, miner, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Grindstone Mine, while drawing a rib, he was cleaning some coal and slate from the side when slate fell and caught him.)
[ K ]
Kell, Adam
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Grindstone Mine, for Redstone Coal, Oil and Coke Company.)
Kerney, Carrol
(American Miner, Mining Engineer ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Painfully injured by an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, Dec. 3, 1901.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of Dec. 3, 1901.)
[ L ]
Latimer, Andy
(Superintendent, ca.1899, of the Grindstone Mine, for Redstone Coal, Oil & Coke Company.)
Lipchinsky, Mike
(Miner, ca.1924, Grindstone Mine, married, wife Mary Regula Lipchinsky.)
Louttit, James
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Grindstone Mine, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
Lowther, George
(Miner, Shot Fireman ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
Lucous, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Killed. Badly burned about the whole body, in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899. His body burst and had to be held together with cement and bandages.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)

[ M ]
Mehalek, Michael
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Killed. Fatally injured, covered by a fall, caused by an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ N ]
Naxy, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ O ]
Orban, Charles
(Miner, Digger ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ P ]
Pelleck, Mike
(Austrian - Hungarian Miner, ca.1900, Grindstone Junction Mine, married, wife Ada Pelleck.)
Popish, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Grindstone Mine, May 12, 1901.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Schluederberg, Geo. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, Pittsburg Coal Company, Grindstone Mine.)
Skeaner, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine, Age 40, single.);
(Killed. Body burned so badly as to be almost unrecognizable, in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
Stinic, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grindstone Mine, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Right leg broken; struck by a mine post which was knocked out by falling coal, in the Grindstone Mine, Aug. 19, 1898.)
[ T ]
Tarman, Alex.
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Grindstone Mine, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Broken leg and foot mashed by a fall of slate in his room, in the Grindstone Mine, Aug. 13, 1898.)
Tothe, Paul
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Grindstone Mine, Age 29, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by a fall of slate, in the Grindstone Mine, April 11, 1904.)
[ U ]

Urbin, John
(Slavonian Miner, Digger ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Badly burned, on the head, chest, shoulders and arms, in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Brother of Mike Urbin.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
Urbin, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Digger ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Badly burned, on the head, chest, shoulders and arms, in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Brother of John Urbin.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wilson, George
(Miner, Digger ca.1899, Grindstone Mine.);
(Injured. Injured in an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
Wilson, W. R
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Grindstone Mine, for Redstone Oil, Coal & Coke Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1899, Redstone Oil Coal & Coke Company, Grindstone Mine.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yankora, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1899, Grindstone Mine, Age 17, mother living in Cleveland, Ohio.);
(Killed. Badly burned about the face and body, to be almost unrecognizable, in an explosion of gas in the Grindstone Mine, July 24, 1899.);
(He had just moved to Grindstone, PA and had just entered the mine for the first time.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of July, 1899.)
[ Z ]
Zimmerman, Charles
(American Miner, Mining Engineer ca.1901, Grindstone Mine, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by an explosion of gas, in the Grindstone Mine, Dec. 3, 1901.);
(Grindstone Mine Disaster of Dec. 3, 1901.)

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