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History of the Dixon No. 1 Mine, Idamar, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA


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Coal Miners Memorial
Dixon Mine,
Dixon No. 1 Mine,

Idamar,
Green Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 9, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Dixon Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Dixon Mine, Idamar, Green 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
DIXON MINES
[ A ]
Abrabsook, Henry
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Cut about the head and spine by a fall of roof, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, September 27, 1907.)
Andreshock, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1911, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Rib broken and side bruised by a fall of rock on the roadway of his room near the face, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, August 9, 1911.)
[ B ]
Benordini, James
(Miner, ca.1919, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, married, wife Anna Benordini, age 25, 2 children.)
Bertonascho, Vincenzo
(Miner, ca.1920, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, 5 children.)
Bipuiski, Voshka
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1918, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Leg crushed by a mining machine running over it, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, September 25, 1918.)
Bunga, Michal
(Miner, ca.1911, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA, from Wetlina, Lisko, married, wife Eva Dzuba Bunga.)
[ C ]
Croyle, M.B.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Two fingers cut off by a rail falling upon them while loading the rails, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, March 3, 1909.)
[ D ]
Dixon, G. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1904, Dixon Brothers Company, Blairsville, PA, Dixon Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Dixon Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Dixon Brothers Company, Blairsville, PA.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gima, John
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1918, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 49, married.);
(Injured. Wrist fractured by mine cars at the face of a room, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, December 16, 1918.)
Gudities, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1913, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken while handling loaded mine cars on a heading, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, May 29, 1913.)
[ H ]
Hoover, John T.
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Dixon No. 1 Mine, Starford, Indiana Co., PA, for Dixon Coal Company, Starford, PA.)
[ I ]
Iaszak, John Sr.
(Austrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1907, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Bruised and internally injured by being caught between mine cars and a rib, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, November 5, 1907.)
Icekctovsky, Ignatius
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1911, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ J ]
Jones, John Davies
(Miner, ca.1909, Idamar Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married, wife Jennett Ann Jones, age 34, 6 children.)
[ K ]
Kacz, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1911, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married, wife Anna Bunga Kacz.)
Kacz, Michal
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1911, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA, from Bereki Hivini, Lisko, married, wife Maria Kit Kacz.)
Kepcher, Peter
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Head cut and bruised by a fall of roof while loading mine cars, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, December 27, 1906.)
Kermo, Loms
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of left leg by a fall of roof in his room, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, March 30, 1910.)
[ L ]
Lipniczky, Basilius
(Miner, ca.1911, Dixon Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
Long, J. Edgar
(General Superintendent, ca.1906, Dixon Coal Company, Starford, PA, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Starford, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ M ]
McCartney, John
(Irish Miner, Rockman ca.1908, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Right arm broken and two fingers amputated by a fall of roof while shoveling rock, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, July 26, 1908.)
[ N ]
Nichols, Richard
(American Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1913, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Ribs fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room while setting up sights, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, June 11, 1913.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Patsolic, Harry
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1918, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Back cut over kidneys by a mining machine at the mouth of a room, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, August 31, 1918.)
Peightal, Michael
(American Miner Boy, ca.1909, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a mine car while shifting the car in a room, 150 feet from the face, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, April 15, 1909.)
Pollock, George
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1912, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Index finger cut off by being caught between a mine car and a temporary post on a heading, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, November 5, 1912.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Reede, Jacob Jr.
(American Miner, ca.1908, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal while mining out stumps, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, August 25, 1908.)
Rushton, Will
(Miner, ca.1908, Idamar Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, married, wife Mary Ann Rushton, 4 children.)
[ S ]
Sebastian, Metro
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of coal while undermining in his room, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, July 22, 1907. He had shot down part of his cut and continued to undermine without any effort to secure the remaining portion which was sprung by the shot.)
Sterner, Clark
(American Miner, Machine Boss ca.1910, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 32, married.)
(Injured. Squeezed between a mine motor and side of a rib when he ran into an open switch, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, July 10, 1910.)
Sunky, Tony
(Lithuanian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, single.);
(Injured.  Ribs fractured by falling while lifting a mine car on the track, in the Dixon No. 1 Mine, Nov. 14, 1917.)
[ T ]
Taylor, Vernon F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Idamar Coal Company, Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Williams, D. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Dixon No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Idamar Coal Company.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]

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A Special Thanks to Nick Puzak, Mining Historian, formerly of Penn State University, for researching and furnishing many additional names of miners at the Dixon Mines, Idamar, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA.

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