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Greensburg No. 3 Mine,
Greensburg,
Hempfield Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 7, 2009

Coal Miners that Worked the Greensburg No. 3 Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA 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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
GREENSBURG NO. 3 MINE
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[ B ]
Bedda, Paul
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured.  Leg fractured by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, March 4, 1914.)
Bovard, H. F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Colantuomo, Tiborio
(Italian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1916, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Collar bone and shoulder blade fractured.  Caught between second mine car of trip and the rib side, in a room cut-through, in the Greensburg No 3 Mine, Sept. 19, 1916.)
Colorello, Carmillo
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Severly squeezed about the body, laceration of face and eye.  Caught between derailed mine car and rib side, on entry at entrance to a room, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Mar. 11, 1916.)
[ D ]
Denetz, Philip
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, married);
(Killed.  Killed by fall of coal at face of room, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, June 4, 1910.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fisher, Edward
German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, single);
(Injured.  Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Oct. 1, 1902)
[ G ]
[ H ]
Harman, A. D.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1909, Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
Higgins, Edward
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married, 3 children);
(Killed.  Injured by fall of roof at face of room, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Aug. 28, 1902.  The injury proved fatal Sept. 9, 1902)
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[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
Mandich, August
(Austrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, single);
(Killed.  Fatally injured.  Back broken by fall of slate.  A mule's tail-chain became fastened to a post which pulled out and the slate fell on Mandich, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Dec. 9, 1908)
Matsko, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured.  Face and chest injured by flying coal from a premature blast at the face of an entry, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, May 2, 1913.)
McAffee, W. B.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by being caught between a mine car and a pillar on an entry, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, March 2, 1912.)
Mininger, Jacob
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Greensburg No.3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married, 3 children);
(Killed   Fatally injured by a fall of coal in pillar working, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Sept. 4, 1902.  He was undermining the coal at the time and had the coal properly spragged, but the coal, being of a soft nature, broke off near a sprag, fell on him and injured him, so that he died on the 6th. Instant.)
Morris, M. R.
(Superintendent, of the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1905, ca.1909, for Keystone Coal & Coke Company)
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[ O ]
[ P ]
Palovitz, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1914, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured.  Arm injured between two mine cars on an entry, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Aug. 5, 1914.)
Pozerky, Enoch
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 47, married.);
(Injured.  Scalp wounded and head injured by runaway empty mine car on the slope, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, May 26, 1913.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Saipietro, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of a pillar while attempting to run a mine car out of the place, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, March 9, 1917.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Welty, Henry
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
White, A. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Greensburg No. 1 & No. 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zebedei, Tony
(Italian Miner, Company Man ca.1912, Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, married, 4 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of slate while cleanimg up a fall at the face of a pillar, in the Greensburg No. 3 Mine, Oct. 26, 1912.)
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