Coal Miners Memorial American Zine & Chemical Mine, Langeloth, Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
American Zine & Chemical Mine,
Langeloth,
Smith Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the American Zine & Chemical Mine, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 3, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
American Zine & Chemical Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the American Zine & Chemical Mine, Langeloth, Smith Twp., Washington 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
AMERICAN ZINE & CHEMICAL MINE

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Benger, Joseph
(Lithuanian Miner, Scraper ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured. Caught between a mine car and a room pillar, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, July 13, 1916.)
Boleras, George
(Greek Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated. Cught between a mine car and a pit post in a room, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Oct. 27, 1916.)
Bucknom, R. E.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, for American Zine and Chemical Company.)
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Dugas, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Trackman ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Four fingers cut off. Hand caught between a mining machine and an entry pillar while adjusting the machine cable cord, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Dec.31, 1916.)
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Kirkbride, George T.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, American Zine & Chemical Company, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
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Matilich, Paul
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 39, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room on butt entrywhile loading a mine car with coial, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Oct. 27, 1917. Died one hour later.)
McGee, Orine
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1917, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being caught between mine cars. He was coming out of the butt entry, neck no. 7 room, where he noticed an empty mine car standing. He was riding on the front end of an electric motor and when he saw the empty mine car he jumped off and in some manner was caught between the empty mine car and on the the loaded cars of the trip, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, June 7, 1917.)
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Pefinas, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Two fingers cut off by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Nov. 18, 1916.)
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Senderack, John
(Polish Miner, Scrapper ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Leg abd ankle cut and bruised. Caught by a mining machine at the face of a room, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, July 5, 1916.)
Shallcross, W. George
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, for American Zine & Chemical Company.)
Steren, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Ribs fractured. Caught between mine car and an entry pillar when the mine car upon which he was riding left the track, in the American Zine & Chemical Shaft Mine, Dec. 4, 1916.)
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