Coal Miners Memorial Atlas Mines, Atlasburg, Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Atlas Mine,
Atlas No. 1 Mine,
Atlas No. 2 Mine,
Atlasburg,
Smith Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Atlas 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
Atlas Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Atlas Mine, Atlasburg, 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
ATLAS MINES

[ A ]
Allebona, Domnick
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Foot fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room while setting a mine post, in the Atlas Mine, Mar. 7, 1916.)
Anderson, Mathew H.
(Miner, ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Atlasburg, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade, ca.1917. Received his certificate, ca.1917.)
[ B ]
Bavolitch, Mike
(Polish Miner, Snapper ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Foot Fractured. Run over by a mine car on a butt entry while uncoupling empty mine cars, in the Atlas Mine, July 27, 1916.)
Buisdick, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Snapper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Breast bone and ribs badly crushed. Caught between a mine car and a rib on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, Oct. 15, 1917.)
Burdus, Andy
(Lithuanian Miner, Snapper ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Caught between a mine car and a trap door post on No. 3 Southwest butt entry, in the Atlas Mine, Aug. 5, 1916.)
Byrne, J. S.
(American Miner, Sinker ca.1912, Atlas No. 2 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 39, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by falling rock from the side of the mine shaft that was being sunk. The shift boss had examined the side of the shaft and reported it safe, in the Atlas No. 2 Mine, March 18, 1912. Coroner's jury rendered verdict of accisentla death and exonerated the company from all blame.)
[ C ]
Cardan, John
(Italian Miner, Scraper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught between a loaded mine car and the machine truck at the at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, May 11, 1917.)
Concis, George
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 31, single.);
(Injured. Pelvis and hip bruised. Caught between loaded and empty mine cars on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 18, 1917.)
Cristoff, William
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Chest Bruised. Caught between a mine car and a pillar on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, March 3, 1917.)
[ D ]
Davis, Paul
(Lithuanian Miner, Snapper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being caught between loaded mine cars on the butt entry. He was gathering a loaded trip and was coupling thelast mine car onto the trip on the "Fly." He was reachng in between the cars when the last car turned into the room and being on the inside of the curve he was caught between the cars when they came together, in the Atlas Mine, Oct. 27, 1917. Died one hour later.)
Dick, John G.
(Miner, ca.1917, Atlasburg, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Fire Boss, ca.1917. Received his certificate, ca.1917.)
[ E ]
Eckles, Lawrence
(Italian Miner, Snapper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Chest, back and arm injured. Caugt between a mine car and a pit post on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, July 17, 1917.)
[ F ]
Fulton, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Snapper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Head, shoulders and chest cut and bruised. Caught between the top of a mine car and the roof in a room while riding on the front of a loaded mine car, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 6, 1917.)
[ G ]
Greschen, William
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured. Foot broken and calf of leg lacerated by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 31, 1917.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jeklor, Toney
(Russian Miner, Cager ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Knee injured. He was going down the mine shaft and the hoisting engineer landed the hoisting cage with a sudden blow, in the Atlas Mine, Aug. 9, 1917.)
[ K ]
Kark, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Cutter ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Hand severely bruised. Caught by a mining machine while cutting at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, June 28, 1916.)
Kovariski, Alexander
(Polish Miner, Scraper ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by falling under a loaded mine car. He was stepping off a motor trip on an entry and slipped on a piece of coal, in the Atlas Mine, July 11, 1917.)
[ L ]
Lajovesky, Charles
(Polish Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Arm, back and hip injured. Caught between a derailed mine car and an entry pillar while standing on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, Dec. 22, 1917.)
Leonard, John
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Atlas Miner, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Dec. 19, 1916.)

[ M ]
McBride, W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Atlas Coal Company, Burgettstown, PA, Atlas No. 1 Mine & Atlas No. 2 Mine, Atlasburg, Washington Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Atlas No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Washington Co., PA, for Atlas Coal Company, Burgettstown, PA.)
McCue, William J.
(Miner, ca.1917, Atlasburg, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Assistant Mine Foreman, ca.1917. Received his certificate, ca.1917.)
McCune, James P.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Atlas Coal Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Carnegie Coal Company.)
Mensis, John
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Back and legs bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Feb. 9, 1916.)
Miller, John
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Ribs fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 28, 1916.)
Mitusek, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Sinker ca.1912, Atlas No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Head cut by a fall of rock from the side of a shaft that was being sunk, in the Atlas No. 1 Mine, March 13, 1912.)
Moros, John
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 55, single.);
(Injured. Forehead, Arm, back and hip bruised. Run over by an emnpty trip of mine cars while uncoupling trip from the electric motor on an entry, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 18, 1917.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
Osler, George F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Atlas Coal Company, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Carnegie Coal Company, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ P ]
Paull, Toney
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Hip burned by breaking the battery of an electric lamp, in the Atlas Mine, July 11, 1917.)
Petroff, Harry
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Hips and legs squeezed. Caught between top of a mine car and the roof near the face of an entry. While dropping two empty mine cars into the entry face, he tried to climb over the mine cars to set the brake, in the Atlas Mine, Feb 19, 1916.)
Philips, Williams
(American Miner, Machine Boss ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Rib fractured. Struck by a piece of ice that fell from the side of the hoisting shaft while he was removing a pump from the hoisting cage, in the Atlas Mine, Dec. 27, 1916.)
Puskar, Janos
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Immigrated to the United States ca.1908, from Hungary.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Shimmell, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1917, Atlasburg, Washington Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade, ca.1917. Received his certificate ca.1917.)
[ T ]
Thomas, Lewis
(Welsh Miner, Shot Firer ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 58, married.);
(Injured. Thigh fractured by a fall of slate while igniting a fuse to fire a shot at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Dec. 20, 1917.)
Trosky, Mr.
(Russian Miner, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident in the Atlas Mine, ca.1934 or 1935.);
(Lived in Slovan, PA.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vanouskey, Kasimer
(Polish Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Back, arm and foot bruised by a fall of slate while shearing coal at the face of a room, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 17, 1917.)
Vraneseric, Gayo
(Croatian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room on butt entry while loading a mine car with coal. He failed to set a post under draw slate, in the Atlas Mine, Jan. 26, 1917.)
[ W ]
Wenslow, Joseph
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1916, Atlas Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Injured. Hip bruised. Caught between a mine car and a room pillar on the butt entry, in the Atlas Mine, May 16, 1916.)
Williams, James
(American Miner, Driller ca.1912, Atlas No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of rock from the side of a shaft that was being sunk, in the Atlas No. 1 Mine, Sept. 27, 1912. He died the following day.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]

Yock, George (Austrian Miner, Sinker ca.1912, Atlas No. 1 Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 43, single.);(Injured. Ribs broken by a fall of rock from the side of a shaft that was being sunk, in the Atlas No. 1 Mine, March 13, 1912.)
[ Z ]

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