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Abraham, James W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Newcomer Coke Company, Painter
Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Adams, Randal
(Miner, ca.1903, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Bellish, Bassel
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43,
married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Painter Mine, Aug.
7, 1905. He and his son were working on a rib. He fired a shot,
and, without waiting for the smoke to clear away or to examine the roof,
he began cleaning the track. The slate jarred loose by the shot fell on him.
He died a few minutes after the slate was removed from him.)
Bellish, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Son of Bassel Bellish.)
Boyd, Herbert
(Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Brothers, Kelly
(American Miner, Blacksmith ca.1916, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 62,
single.);
(Injured. Fifth finger of right hand caught between wheel of mine car
and a piece of iron rail. Finger had to be amputated. Outside
the Painter Mine, Sept. 26, 1916.)
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Christofski, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
34, married.);
(Injured. Arm bruised by falling Slate, in the Painter Mine, June 8,
1904.)
Clark, Norman
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23,
married.);
(Injured. Eye injured. He stopped and his face came in contact
with a pick in the hands of his partner, on the main entry, in the Painter
Mine, May 5, 1916.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, H.C. Frick Coke Company,
Scottdale, PA, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Cook, R. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Copany, Scottdale, PA.)
Culler, John H.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for McClure
Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
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Debold, Edward
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31,
married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate, in the Painter Mine, Sept.
5, 1906);
(Sept. 5, 1906, Edward Debold, American, miner, was instantly killed at the
Painter Mine by a fall of slate, while loadimng a car of coal. From
the conversation Debold has with a driver a short time prior to the accident,
it seems that Debold realized to some extent that the slate was in a dangerous
condition, but was trying to finish loading the car before securing the
slate.)
Delomsky, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
35, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured and head injured by mine cars, in the
Painter Mine, Jan. 1, 1903.)
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Fullem, Harry
(American Miner, Timberman ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25,
single.);
(Injured. Hands burned by gasoline fire, in the Painter Mine, Feb.
7, 1905.)
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Gruvick, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
29, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Painter Mine, Oct.
6, 1900.)
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Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale,
PA, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Lent, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 56,
single.);
(Injured. Finger and rib broken by a piece of falling slate at the
face of the working place, in the Painter Mine, Oct. 5, 1907.)
Lynch, James
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
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Maslack, Mathew
(Austrian Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1903, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Killed. Killed instantly by falling roof, in the Painter
Mine, June 24, 1903.);
(July 24, Painter Mine, Mathew Maslack, miner, was killed instantly. He
was employed drawing stumps in company with Randal Adams, who was present
at the time. Maslack had placed two posts in th4e old roadway at the
end of the mine car. The roof had been very solid, and they had mined
two mine cars from the stumps on either side and had not placed any posts,
thus leaving a space of twelve feet without support, over which traversed
a very large horseback slip, which caused the roof to fall. Maslack
was caught.)
Miller, Andrew
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1904, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
19, single.);
(Injured. Eyes and face injured by a dynamite blast, in the Painter
Mine, March 1, 1904.)
Moleski, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33,
married.);
(Injured. Shoulder and ribs fractured; by a fall of slatre, in the
Painter Mine, April 27, 1901.)
Murawski, Teofil
(Polish Miner Boy, Assistant Trip Runner ca.1903, Painter Mine, Fayette Co.,
PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Fatally Injured by mine cars, in the Painter Mine, June 1,
1903.);
(June 1, Painter Mine, Teofil Murawski, assistant trip runner, was injured
fatally. He was engaged uncoupling the head line from the dilly trip
of loaded mine cars when it was approaching the landing outside. His
foot slipped and falling his legs went under the mine cars, but he held on
to the head line. The engineer attempted to stop the trip quickly,
when the tail line broke, and the trip continued. In some manner Murawski's
leg got upon the rail and was caught by the wheels, throwing the front mine
car from the track, which came down upon his body. He died seven hours
later.)
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Newman, William
(German Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22,
married.);
(Injured. End of finger torn off by mine cars, in the Painter Mine,
Sept. 13, 1904.)
Nichols, F. O.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Newcomer
Coke Company.)
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Paprints, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Painter Miner, Fayette Co., PA, Age
46, married.);
(Injured. Leg cut by a hatchet, in the Painter Mine, Aug. 11, 1904.)
Petrosky, Stephen
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Newcomer
Coke Company.)
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Roskoe, Standly
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 47,
married.);
(Injured. Back injured by fall of slate, in the Painter Mine, Dec.
21, 1905.)
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Sargot, Michael
(American Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1898, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof, in the Painter Mine, Oct.
4, 1898.);
(Michael Sargot, American, Miner, was instantly killed by a fall of slate
in Painter Mine on Oct. 4, 1898. He and another man named R. F. Willtoup
were taking out a pillar and to make a fall, commenced to draw out the posts
and when they had drawn all of them but one, they knew it was not safe to
knock it out, but in spite of advice of Willtoup, Sargot said he could take
it out, and in doing so the roof fell on him, as above stated.)
Shandorf, Joseph
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26,
married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Painter Mine, Dec. 23,
1905.)
Shultz, Alexander
(American Miner Boy, Coal Loader ca.1903, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Killed. He was killed instantly, by a roof fall, in South West No.
1 "A" Mine, January 2, 1903.);
(He was employed drawing a rib, in company with John Repko and Kaiser Levetska,
who were present when the accident occured. The latter had examined the roof
and instructed Shultz to place some posts to support it. He replied that
he would do so as soon as he had completed loading his car, at which he continued
to work, and before he had finished loading the car the roof fell and caught
him.)
Smith, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45,
married.);
(Injured. Injured by fall of coal and slate, in the Painter Mine, June
23, 1902.)
Speelman, Charles
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
27, single.);
(Injured. Three ribs fractured by mine cars, in the Painter Mine, March
21, 1904.)
Stauft, D. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C.
Frick Coke Company.)
Stillwagon, Joseph
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1898, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 48,
married.);
(Injured. Breast bone and one rib broken by a loaded mine wagon, in
the Painter Mine, Mar. 15, 1898.)
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Trumbath, S. D.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1901, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age
30, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised between a mine car and a doorof the mine, in
the Painter Mine, June 29, 1901.)
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Wagar, Samuel
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. Samuel Wagar was instantly killed at Painter Mine by a fall
of coal. He had fired a blast in the coal to break it down. The
blast failed to throw the coal and Wagar sat down to extend the mining without
setting sprags under coal, April 17, 1905.)
White, S. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Painter Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co.,
PA, for McClure Coke Company.)
Willtoup, R. F.
(Miner, ca.1898, Painter Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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