Coal Miners Memorial Braznell Mine, Bentleyville, Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Braznell Mine,
Bentleyville,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Braznell 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
Braznell Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Braznell Mine, Bentleyville, 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
BRAZNELL MINE

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[ B ]
Braznell, A. S.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Braznell Coal Company, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Capoka, Stephen
(Hungarian Miner, Company Man ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by falling down the mine shaft, at the Braznell Mine, Oct. 26, 1905. He was standing, previous to the accident, on a landing about 15 feet above the surface, and it is supposed that in dumping a bucket, which had been hoisted from the bottom of the shaft, he slipped and fell. )
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Farragher, Edward
(English Miner, Walking Boss ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hastie, Edward
(English Miner, Shift Boss ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Hoskins, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Man ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
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[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
Linsey, Crawford
(Miner, Mine Boss ca.1906, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured. Burned in a explosion of gas, in the Braznell Mine, May 28, 1906. It is feared that he will lose his sight.)
[ M ]
McCatie, J.
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by falling timbers thrown by an explosion of fire damp. Outside the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Mucklevaney, James
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1906, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured. Burned in a explosion of gas, in the Braznell Mine, May 28, 1906. It is feared that he will lose his sight.)

[ N ]
Newman, F. H.
(American Miner, Drill Helper ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Paddock, Charles
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Injured. Head cut by flying debris, caused by an explosion of fire damp in the mine shaft. outside the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Palmer, James
(Miner, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Brother-in-law of William Stewart.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Shicola, John
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by flying debris, caused by an explosion of fire damp in the mine shaft. Outside the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Skoies, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 33, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by flying debris, caused by an explosion of fire damp in the mine shaft. Outside the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Stewart, William
(Miner, ca.1920, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, 5 children.);
(He moved his family to Braznell and raised five daughters there. He had a heart attack in the Fayette City mine.)
Stokes, Joseph
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
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[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wagoner, G. H.
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1905, Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Killed. Killed instantly by an explosion of fire damp, in the Braznell Mine, Nov. 15, 1905.);
(Braznell Mine Disaster of Nov. 15, 1905.)
Watson, Thomas A.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Braznell Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Braznell Coal Company.)
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