Coal Miners Memorial Palmer Mine & Coal Docks, Palmer, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Palmer Mine & Coal Docks,
Palmer,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated June 27, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Palmer Mine & Coal Docks

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Palmer Mine & Coal Docks, Palmer, 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
PALMER MINE & COAL DOCKS

[ A ]
[ B ]
Bants, Fred
(Miner, Machine Helper ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.138, Palmer, PA, ca.1917.)
Barkley, William
(Miner, ca.1938, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Mary Barkley, 1 child.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 13, Plamer, PA. ca.1938.);
(Died after a lingering illness, Jan., 11, 1938. Buried in Pleasant Unity, PA Cemetery.).
Blosnick, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Boyd, H. N.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
Brashear, Leonard Earl
(Miner, Palmer Mines, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Leonard Brashear also work at the Filbert Mines, and Lambert Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Brooks, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45.);
(Injured. Compound fractures of both legs when the cable on the hoisting cage in which he was ascending the shaft to the top broke and the cage was hurled down the shaft 165 feet, in the Palmer Mine, May 20, 1919.)
Brown, D. L.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company.)
[ C ]
Carescio, Patsy
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Charnoki, George
(Slovak Miner, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth Richnavsky Charnoki.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ D ]
DeMurry, Mike
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
[ H ]
Honkovish, John
(Miner, Pumper ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.108, Palmer, PA, ca.1917.)
Hornick, Steve
(Miner, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Johnson, Albert
(Miner, Hoisting Engineer ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.59, Palmer, PA, ca.1917.)
Jurko, John
(Miner, ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.120, Palmer, PA, ca.1917.)
[ K ]
Kasiewicz, Mr.
(Miner, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
DEATH: DAILY NEWS STANDARD: May 31, 1927
MAXWELL MINER IS FATALLY INJURED
Paul Kuty, age 45 of Maxwell, was fatally injured in the Palmer mine yesterday morning about 10 o'clock when he was caught in a fall of slate. He was employed as a Miner. He died in the Brownsville General Hospital last evening at 4:10 o'clock. In addition to his wife, Kuty is survived by nine children.

DEATH: THE MORNING HERALD: Wednesday, June 1, 1927
FATHER OF NINE KILLED
Paul Kuty, a married man with nine children, died in Brownsville general Hospital, monday afternoon, May 30, 1927 from injuries received in the Palmer mine earlier in the day. He suffered from compound fractures of the leg and arms and head injuries. He was caught in a fall. Kuty was 45 years old and had been a miner many years. The remains were removed to his home for burial. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

[ L ]
Lovich, Anna
(Employee, Union Supply Company, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Married Michael Tuskan.);
(See: Tuskan, Michael.)
Lovrich, Thomas
(Miner, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Agnes Lovrich.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, H. C. Frick Coke Company, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ M ]
Modie, Charles
(Miner, Machine Runner ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.70. Palmer, PA, ca.1917.)
Monske, John
(Miner, ca.1917, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.40, Palmer, PA. ca.1917.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rychtarsky, Frank
(Miner, ca.1921, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Katherine Garbach Rychtarsky.)
Ryland, James
(Miner, Boss, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ S ]
Santo, Charles
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Age 24.);
(Injured. Fractured ankle when the cable on the hoisting cage in which he was ascending the shaft to the top broke and the cage was hurled down the shaft 165 feet, in the Palmer Mine, May 20, 1919.)
[ T ]
Todo, Mike
(Miner, ca.1919, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 54.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of the right leg when the cable on the hoisting cage in which he was ascending the shaft to the top broke and the cage was hurled down the shaft 165 feet, in the Palmer Mine, May 20, 1919.)
Tuskan, Michael
(Miner, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Anna Lovrich Tuskan.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yaksic, Matthew
(Miner, ca.1935, Palmer Mine, Fayette Co., PA, age 48, married, wife Mary Taksic, 4 children.);
(Lived at Coal Company House No. 220, Palmer, PA.)
[ Z ]

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