[ A ]
Amment, George
(American Miner Boy, Runner ca.1912, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Leg cut and bruised by being caught between the haulage rope
and a sheave wheel on the dilly road while oiling the sheave, in the Lyons
Run Mine, Jan. 26, 1912.)
Armit, T. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.)
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ B ]
Brecko, George
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 43, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Pleasant
Valley Mine, Jan. 16, 1900.);
(George Brecko was instantly killed January 16th by a fall of slate in the
Pleasant Valley Mine. He was at his regular work in room 32 off 9 entry.
He failed to arrive at his boarding house at the usual time and a search
was made and he was found under the fall. The slate in this part of
the mine is full of slips and dampness which causes it to be very damagerous.
Brecko was aware of this, he having worked in the mine about three
and one-half years.)
Brisnick, Mathew
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Body bruised by fall of roof coal while drawing post to make
a break at face of heading, in the Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 17, 1909.)
[ C ]
Carodini, Lino
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken by fall of slate from side of rib, in the Lyons
Run Mine, Nov. 12, 1904.)
Clubshire, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at the face of his room, in the
Lyons Run Mine, Nov. 2, 1908.)
Cole, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Pleasant Valley
Mine, May 12, 1900.)
[ D ]
DeArmit, T. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1897, of the Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, for New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.)
Donohue, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1895, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. Fatally injured while knocking out posts in the Lyon Run Mine,
Aug. 13, 1895.)
Dunning, Hugh
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1916, New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Wilkinsburg, PA, Lyons Run Mine,
Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Mine Superintendent ca.1913, of the Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.)
[ E ]
Eicher, T. E.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1904, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 45, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured between mine cars, in the Lyons Run Mine,
Feb. 27, 1904.)
[ F ]
Fitze, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Right leg fractured by a fall of coal that he was wedging
down at the face of a room, in the Lyons Run Mine, Feb. 8, 1912.)
[ G ]
Geiger, Frank
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Face burned by ignitiing a small pocket of gas with their
open lights. A fall brought the gas down to where they were working,
in the Lyons Run Mine, April 1, 1907.)
Geiger, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Face burned by ignitiing a small pocket of gas with their
open lights. A fall brought the gas down to where they were working,
in the Lyons Run Mine, April 1, 1907.)
George, William
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1907, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Run over by a loaded mine car on a steep grade
of an entry while in the act of riding on the brake block and end gate latch
of the mine car, in the Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 9, 1907.)
Glunt, Harry
(Miner, ca.1920, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife
Eva Maxwell Glunt.)
Goddicey, Jacob
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at face of a room on parallel
butt entry, in the Lyons Run Mine, Jan. 4, 1909.)
Gudence, George
(Austrian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1904, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Spine fractured by fall of slate, in the Lyons Run Mine,
Aug. 16, 1904.)
[ H ]
Howell, Thomas
(Superintendent, of the Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1905, ca.1906,
ca.1909, ca.1912, for New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Wilkinsburg,
PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kroul, Andrew
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at face of a room, in the
Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 10, 1902. Death resulted in three hours.)
[ L ]
Licar, Frank
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of coal at the face of a room, in
the Lyons Run Mine, October 9, 1902.)
Loughner, Daniel
(See: Lowghner, Daniel.)
Lowghner, Daniel
(American Miner, Haulage Rope Rider ca.1906, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 56, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being crushed between a mine car and a
rib, in the Lyons Run Mine, Dec. 7, 1906.);
(See also: Loughner, Daniel.)
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[ M ]
Mock, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by fall of slate at face of room, while undermining
the coal, in the Lyons Run Mine, Aug. 6, 1909.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
Oblock, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age56, single.);
(Injured. Internally injured by a fall of coal at the face of a room,
in the Lyons Run Mine, April 17, 1912.)
Oswald, Anton
(Austrian Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 14, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by mine cars while riding on loaded trip.
The trip jumped the track and caught him between mine car and mine timber
on side track, in the Lyons Run Mine, Jan. 19, 1909.)
[ P ]
Painter, Elmer
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1903, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken and head cut by fall of slate, in the Lyons Run
Mine, Feb. 28, 1903.)
Pazar, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of coal, in Lyons Run Mine, Oct. 8, 1906.)
Pilloto, Ciprian
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Ribs broken by a fall of slate, in the Pleasant Valley Mine,
May 8, 1901.)
Pinazzo, Jacobie
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 43, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Lyons Run Mine, May 16,
1904.)
Powell, Joseph H.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Pleasant Valley Drift Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA.);
(Mine Superintendent ca.1900, of the Lyons Run Mine.);
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Pleasant Valley Mine, for Elkins Gas Coal
Company.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Scaraminte, Ludivithey
(Italian Miner, ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 24,
single.);
(Injured. Shoulder and leg injured by fall of coal while undermining
the coal at face of room on butt entry, in the Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 22,
1909.)
Sceme, Santillo
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 39, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal at the face of a room.
He was knocking out the sprags which supported a cut of coal, when
it roiled over on him, in the Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 24, 1912.)
Schellenberg, F. Z.
(Superindentend, of the Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.before
1897.)
Seketa, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Lyons Run Mine, April
18, 1902.)
Shaffer, Thomas
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Legs and hips injured by a fall of coal at the face of a
room, in the Lyons Run Mine, June 26, 1909.)
Smith, Charles
(American Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1898, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland
Co., PA, Age 15.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a slate wagon running on him, outside the
mine, at the Pleasant Valley Mine, Nov. 2, 1898. The deceased has finished
his day's work and got on a slate car, which was on the rear end of a trip,
to rid out. On reaching the outside, Smith stood upright on the wagon,
which was cut loose from the trip near a switch used for a dirt dump. He
jumped from the car and in front of it and before he could recover himself
the slate car was upon him. Persons who were near the car at the time
tried to stp the car, but could not. He was removed to the Greensburg
Hospital, where he died on the following day.)
Smith, Fred.
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by being run over by a mine car, in the Lyons
Run Mine, Nov. 3, 1903.)
Sobula, Andrew
(Polish Miner, ca.1924, Pleasant Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46,
married.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident in the Pleasant Valley Mine, August
8, 1924.);
(Buried at St. Barbara cemetery.);
(born ca.1878 - d. Aug. 8, 1924.)
Strause, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 46, single.);
(Injured. Shoulder and side bruised by a fall of slate at the face
of a room, in the Lyons Run Mine, July 20, 1917.) |
[ T ]
Tobaechi, Batista
(Italian Miner, ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, married,
3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being run over by loaded dilly trip on
the dilly way while going back into the mine. He was about 3,500 feet
from pit mouth. He should have used the manway, in the Lyons Run Mine,
July 26, 1909.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wolfe, Fred M.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1920's, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Wright, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Shoulder and collar bone broken by fall of slate posts at
the face of a room on the butt entry, in the Lyons Run Mine, Sept. 27,
1909.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Ycketti, John
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co.,
PA, Age 17, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at face of room on butt
parallel entry. His partner had taken down the breast coal and left
the draw slate up. Yacketti was told to raise the bottom coal up and
while raising the bottom coal he went underneath the slate and the slate
fell on him, in the Lyons Run Mine, Nov. 8, 1909.)
[ Z ]
Zarzi, Felix
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 36, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Lyons Run Mine, Feb.
10, 1906.)
Zimamra, Charles
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 33, single.);
(Injured. Head, face and thumb injured by fall of coal at face of room
on butt entry, in the Lyons Run Mine, Dec. 21, 1909.)
Zitze, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at the face of a room on a butt
entry, while loading a mine car of coal, in the Lyons Run Mine, Oct. 7, 1909.)
Zorzil, Leo
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Lyons Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA,
Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Back and leg injured by fall of slate at face of room on
a butt entry, in the Lyons Run Mine, Dec. 18, 1909.)
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