Coal Miners Memorial, Mt. Gray Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Mt. Gray Mine,
Mt. Gray No. 1 Mine,
Mt. Gray No. 3 Mine,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Mt. Gray Mines, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Dec. 27, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Mt. Gray Mines

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Mt. Gray Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper srticles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people.
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
MT. GRAY MINES

[ A ]
[ B ]
Bedenco, George
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1906, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being squeezed between a mine car and a rib, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Nov. 6, 1906. Died Nov. 7, 1906.)
Boring, Jesse
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Great tow lacerated and abrasion of thigh and leg. Injured by an explosion of dynamite outside, the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
[ C ]
Cukon, Jacob
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 27, married);
(Injured. Leg broken and head injured by fall of slate, in the Mt. Gray Mine, June 11, 1906)
Cunrad, M.C.
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1909, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, single);
(Injured. Leg Broken by fall of slate in his room, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Dec. 9, 1909).
[ D ]
Dopeke, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, single);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at face of his room, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Oct. 21, 1909)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gallagher, Charles
(American Miner, Miners Helper ca.1916, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured. Caught between mine cars at bottom of the incline. Outside the Mt. Gray Mine, Feb. 26, 1916.)
[ H ]
Halata, Nick
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, single.);
(Injured. Face and eyes injured and temporary loss of hearing. Injured by an explosion of dynamite outside, the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kornick, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, single);
(Injured. Bone in foot broken by fall of slate at face, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 14, 1914)
[ L ]

[ M ]
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Patton, H. C.
(General Superintendewnt, ca.1906, Howard Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(See also: Patton, Howard C.)
Patton, Howard C.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Howard Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA, Mt. Gray No. 1 & No. 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1917, of the Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Howard Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA.);
(See also: Patton, H.C.)
Patton, J. Howard
(General Superintendent,c a.1904, Howard Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA, Mount Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Peliptock, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Mt. Gray Mine, April 17, 1916.)
Philip, Harry
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by mine cars on main entry, in the Mt. Gray Mine, March 3, 1914)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rodenko, Mike
(Russian Miner, Laborer ca.1917, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Abrasion of face and hands and rupture of ear drum. Injured by an explosion of dynamite, outside the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
Rupert, Samuel D.
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1916, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught between mining machine and gob in a room, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Sept. 25, 1916.)
[ S ]
Simansky, Philip
(Russian Miner, Laborer ca.1917, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Abrasion of arm and temporary loss of hearing. Injured by an explosion of dynamite, outside the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
[ T ]
Tomosko, Alex
(Austrian Miner, Laborer ca.1917, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 36, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by an explosion of dynamite. Outside the Mt. Gray Mine, Jan. 19, 1917.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yosh, Joe
(Polish Miner, Miners Helper ca.1910, Mt. Gray Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 29, single);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being caught between motor and rib at second lay-off on motor road. He threw the switch for the motor to back up and instead of going to a shelter hole he ran ahead of the motor. Then he turned to run for a shelter hole and was caught, in the Mt. Gray Mine, Oct. 30, 1910.)
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