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Coal Miners Memorial
Blacklick Mine,
Blacklick,
Blacklick Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 1, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Blacklick Mine

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Blacklick Mine, Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana 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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BLACKLICK MINE

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Bergent, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Back and hips bruised by a fall of slate, in the Blacklick Mine, Dec. 23, 1905.)
Buzznotti, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Black Lick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 39, married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate in pillar workings while trying to save a mine car from the slate fall, in the Black Lick Mine, March 21, 1917.)
[ C ]
Crussan, C. D.
(American Miner, Spragger ca.1911, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Four ribs broken by being caught between a mine car and a rib when trying to pass a moving trip, in the Blacklick Mine, April 3, 1911.)
[ D ]
Dadi, Serifino
(Italian Miner, ca.1907, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 44, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Was killed instantly by a fall of rock, in the Blacklick Mine, October 26, 1907. He was drawing stumps on the heading and had started to mine out the coal before examining the roof above him, when a piece of rock fell on him.)
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[ F ]
Fletcher, Ernest
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Black Lick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Graff Coal Company.);
(Lived in Saltsburg, PA.)
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Gardini, Frederick
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Blacklick Mine, April 4, 1906.)
Graff, F. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1905, of the Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Graff Coal Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, Graff Coal Company, Black Lick Mine.);
(Lived in Blairsville, PA.);
(See also: Graff, F. N.)
Graff, F. N.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Graff Coal Company.);
(See also: Graff, F. M. )
[ H ]
Harkins, Charles L.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Foot and hips bruised. Caught between a mine car and a coal pillar, in the Blacklick Mine, July 3, 1905.)
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Santi, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1907, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 54, married.);
(Injured. Ankle bruised by a fall of coal, in the Blacklick Mine, March 9, 1907.)
Saton, Alex
(Italian Miner, ca.1907, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 61, single.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by a piece of coal, in the Blacklick Mine, March 4, 1907.)
Scorza, August
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Blacklick Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Three fingers crushed, necessitating amputation; run over by mine cars, outside the Blacklick Mine, Dec. 18, 1903.)
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