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Coal Miners Memorial
Lafayette Mine & Coke Works,
Helen,
Menallen Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Lafayette 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. 2, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Lafayette Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Lafayette Mine & Coke Works, Helen, Menallen 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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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
LAFAYETTE MINE & COKE WORKS

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Dragage, Mike
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by slate sliding at the face of a pillar, in the Lafayette Mine, Aug. 6, 1913.)
Dumchock, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured, crushed between a mine car and a coal rib, while attempting to sprag a mine car he got on the narrow side, in the Lafayette Mine, April 3, 1905.)
Duna, George
(See: Dunna, George.)
Duna, Steve
(See: Dunna, Steve [Istvan].)
Dunna, George
(Miner, ca.1910, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(See also: Duna, George.)
Dunna, Istvan
(See: Dunna, Steve.)
Dunna, Steve [Istvan]
(Miner, ca.1910, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(See also: Dunna, Istvan; Duna, Steve.)

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Golosky, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Bone in hand fractured. Struck by a piece of slate in pillar workings, in the Lafayette Mine, June 14, 1916.)

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Hasson, Harry
(Miner, ca.1912, Helen, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss ca.1912. Certificate issued ca.1912.)
Henderson, James
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Atlas Coke Company.)
Henderson, Joseph
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Atlas Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Lafayette Mine, for Atlas Coke Company.)
Holashen, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Burned about the face by a premature blast, in the Lafayette Mine, June 26, 1906.)
Hiles, Josiah
(Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Lafayette Works, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16, married, wife Daisy Minerd Hiles.);
(Josiah Hiles also worked at the Plumer Mine, Fayette Co., PA)
Holobo, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Head crushed by a blast, having cut the squib too short, in the Lafayette Mine, April 30, 1903.);
(George Holobo, a miner at Lafayette Mines, had drilled and prepared a blast, using a squib for firing. The evidence showed that he had shortened the firing end to such an extent that he barely had time to turn around after lighting it before it exploded, fracturing his skull and resulting in almost instant death.)

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[ J ]
Jordon, Victor
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised and finger cut off; a mine car left the track and caught him, in the Lafayette Mine, Sept. 17, 1903.)

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Lilcoch, Peter
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed by falling roof in pillar workings at the face of a cut-through, in the Lafayette Mine, April 30, 1913.)
Lowe, Ford
(American Miner Boy, [Trapper Boy] Doorboy ca.1913, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated by being caught between a loaded mine car and a coal pillar while dropping a mine car out of the room pillar into the flat entry, in the Lafayette Mine, July 26, 1913.)

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McKeefrey, W. D.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, Atlas Coke Company, Leetonia, OH, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)

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Popovich, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Hand blown off by a premature blast, in the Lafayette Mine, April 5, 1905.)
Powers, T. C.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Arm fractured. Squeezed between a mine car and a post on an entry, in the Lafayette Mine, May 2, 1917.)

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Strauch, Stephen
(Miner, ca.1912, Helen, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss ca.1912. Certificate issued ca.1912.)
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Whyels, George
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Lafayette Coke Company.)
Whyle, Geo.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Lafayette Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Lafayette Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Woodward, Ebenezer F.
(Miner, ca.1912, Helen, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination fo rFire Boss ca.1912. Certificate issued ca.1912.)
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