Coal Miners Memorial Onondaga Shaft Mine, Onondaga Mines, Robertsville, Bell Twp., Jefferson Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Onondaga Shaft Mine,
Onondaga Mines,
Robertsville,
Bell Twp.,
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Jan. 14, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Onondaga Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Onondaga Shaft Mine, Onondaga Mines, Robertsville, Bell Twp., Jefferson 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
ONONDAGA MINES

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Batalia, Lewis
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of draw slate, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, May 14, 1906. Accident unavoidable.)
Butcha, Mike
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Leg bruised by a fall of roof, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, Aug. 21, 1906. Accident due to his own carelessness.)
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Drizwoski, Louis
(Polish Miner,Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Injured slightly by a piece of slate, in the Onnodaga Shaft Mine, July 24, 1906. Accident was due to his carelessness.)
Duzba, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Thumb broken by a piece of slate, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, April 12, 1906. Accident unavoidable.)
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Effchok, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by mine car and prop, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, DEc. 1, 1906. Due to carelessness.)
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Gromack, Andrew
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondage Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Injured by a piece of slate falling, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, July 27, 1906. Accident due to his own carelessness.)
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Mellinger, L. O.
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, for Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal Mining Company, DuBois, PA.)
Munch, C. P.
(General Superintendent, ca.1906, Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal Mining Company, DuBois, PA, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.)

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Rohowski, Joseph
(Austrian-Hungarian Miner, ca.1909, Onondaga Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 37, married, wife Konsloncea Rohowski, age 28.);
(Killed. Killed by a special flyer train passing through the town, Sept. 13, 1909. His wife Konsloncea Rohowski was also killed in the train accident.);
(Both interred in the R.C. Cemetrery at Anita, PA.)
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Sanko, Pete
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 47, married.);
(Injured. Finger cut off. Caught between a mine car and the mine roof, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, Oct. 20, 1906. Due to Carelessness.)
Sononitz, William
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Onondaga Shaft Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Bone in foot broken by a fall of coal, in the Onondaga Shaft Mine, Sept. 8, 1906. Accident unavoidable.)
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