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Robindale Mine
(Smokeless Mine),
(Penelec No. 5 Mine)

Robindale,
Smokeless P.O.,
East Wheatfield Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Robindale Mine (Smokeless Mine), Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 3, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Robindale Mine (Smokeless Mine) (Penelec No. 5 Mine)


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Robindale Mine (Smokeless Mine) (Penelec No. 5 Mine), Robindale, Smokeless P.O., East Wheatfield 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
ROBINDALE MINE
(SMOKELESS MINE) (PENELEC NO.5 MINE)
[ A ]
[ B ]
Barban, Sam
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
Belorbich, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
Betuellis,George
(Lithuanian Miner, Scraper ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured.  Ankle fractured.  Struck by machine at the face of an entry, in the Robindale Mine, Sept. 30, 1916.)
Bouch, Albert M.
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Cora E. Altumus Bouch.);
(The Bouch Brothers.);
(Albert later worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.)
Bouch, Chalmer "Doss"
(Miner, 1930's-1940's, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Pearl Stambaugh Bouch.);
(The Bouch Brothers.);
(Chalmer Bouch also worked at the Freedom Mine, Seward, PA; Bunea Vista Mine, and the Diamond Mine [Imperial Mine], Indiana Co., PA.);
(Clayton , Clinton, and Chalmer  Bouch all died from Black Lung.)
Bouch, Clayton "Tom"
(Miner, 1930's-1940's, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Anna Stambaugh Bouch.);
(The Bouch Brothers.);
(Clayton Bouch also worked at the Freedom Mine, Seward, PA; Bunea Vista Mine, and the Diamond Mine [Imperial Mine], Indiana Co., PA.);
(Clayton , Clinton, and Chalmer  Bouch all died from Black Lung.)
Bouch, Clinton "Pete"
(Miner, 1930's-1940's, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mable Stevens Bouch.);
(The Bouch Brothers.);
(Clinton Bouch also worked at the Freedom Mine, Seward, PA; Bunea Vista Mine, and the Diamond Mine [Imperial Mine], Indiana Co., PA.);
(Clayton , Clinton, and Chalmer  Bouch all died from Black Lung.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
DiBernardo, Sabatino
(See: Dibernardo, Sabatino.)
Dibernardo, Sabatino
(Miner, ca.1922, Smokeless Mine [Robindale Mine], Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, 5 children.);
(See also: DiBernardo, Sabatino.)
Doyle, Mr.
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fatula, John A.
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ G ]
Gatehouse, Thomas W.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Conemaugh Smokeless Coal Company.)
[ H ]
Hemming, Roy
(Miner, Smokeless Mine [Robindale Mine], Indiana Co., PA.)
Hoover, George
(American Miner, Cager ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jones, Jasper Edwin
(Miner, ca.1936, Robindale Mine, of Pennsylvania Electric Co., Indiana Co., PA.);
(Killed.  Killed in a mining accident, in the Robindale Mine ca.1936 or 1937.)
[ K ]
Kolar, Joe
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
Kolarditch, George
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
[ L ]
Lych, Mike
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Machak, Frank
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
McAdoo, Jackson H.
(American Miner Boy, Machine Runner ca.1917, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas that had accumulated at the face of the first left entry and was ignited by the electric wires or some other part of the electric equipment, in the Robindale Mine, April 3, 1917.)
McAdoo, John
(American Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1917, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas that had accumulated at the face of the first left entry and was ignited by the electric wires or some other part of the electric equipment, in the Robindale Mine, April 3, 1917.)
Mulvihill, Joseph F.
(Miner, Smokeless Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pozar, Mike
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Robinson, George T.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Conemaugh Smokeless Coal Company, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ S ]
Semuk, Alex
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1917, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, married, 4 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas that had accumulated at the face of the first left entry and was ignited by the electric wires or some other part of the electric equipment, in the Robindale Mine, April 3, 1917.)
Shiley, Charles
(Miner, Smokeless Mine [Robindale Mine], Indiana Co., PA.)
Shiley, Ralph
(Miner, Smokeless Mine [Robindale Mine], Indiana Co., PA.)
Shiley, Webb
(Miner, Smokeless Mine [Robindale Mine], Indiana Co., PA.)
Solich, Thomas
(Miner, ca.1924, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Sora Studer Solich, children.)
Speranto, Vincenze
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 36, single.);
(Injured.  Tibia and fibula fractured by a mine car near the face of an entry, in the Robindale Mine, July 17, 1917.)
[ T ]
Toman, Jacob
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Toman, Walt
(Miner, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Waddell, John
(American Miner, Foreman ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
Watson, George
(American Miner, Tracklayer ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 45, married, 4 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yocum, Harry H.
(American Miner, Electrician ca.1916, Robindale Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married, 4 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by an explosion of gas, in the Robindale Mine, March 30, 1916.);
(His wife also died a short time after Harry Yocum's death, causing their four children to be put in an orphenage some where in the same area. Who after growing up, moved to Mt.Vernon, OH.);
(Robindale Mine disaster of March 30, 1916.)
[ Z ]
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