[ A ]
Andrikanich, George
(Miner, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, worked one year in the mine.);
(Son of Mike Andrikanich.)
Andrikanich, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1943, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured. Injured in a mining accident in the Francis Mine, ca.1943.
Died several months after the mine accident.) |
[ B ]
Baker, Bert
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
51, single.);
(Injured. Leg broke by a fall of slate while walking along the main
entry, in the Francis Mine, March 4, 1912.)
Baluga, Adam
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Back sprained by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the
Francis Mine, Dec. 20, 1912.)
Beers, Louis
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., pA, Age 22,
single.);
(Injured. Collar bone injured by being struck by a wire rope used to
pull railroad cars under the tipple. Outside the Francis Mine, March
4, 1912.)
Berdney, Frank
(Slavonian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 45, single.);
(Injured. Hand injured by being caught between the clutch level and
the jack screw on the coal cutting machine at the face of a room, in the
Francis Mine, Dec. 24, 1912.)
Bittner, Frank Swaynos
(Miner, ca.1942, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Lived at Berth Mine, PA.) |
[ C ]
Couch, Jacob
(Italian Miner, Company Man ca.1903, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
34, married.);
(Injured. Rib broken and injured internally by mine cars outside of
mine, outside the Farncis Mine, Dec. 19, 1903.) |
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Florence, Gaide
(French Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
29, single.);
(Injured. Ankle bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Francis Mine, May 2, 1912.)
[ G ]
Gubunsk, Joseph
(Austrian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
32, single.);
(Injured. Head and ear cut by a fall of coal at the face of a room,
in the Francis Mine, July 1, 1912.)
[ H ]
Halali, George
(Greek Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 24,
single.);
(Injured. Finger cut off and hand otherwise injured by a fall of coal
at the face of a room, outside the Francis Mine Sept. 9, 1917.)
Hawkins, Charles
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Knee injured. While walking on the main entry his toe
caught under a tie, causing him to fall, in the Francis Mine, Nov. 5,
1912.)
Huggins, Francis
(Miner, ca.1926 - ca.1936, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, 3
children.)
Hunter, James
(Scotch Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
29, single.);
(Injured. Foot injured by being caught between a mine car and the floor
of the mine on a butt entry, in the Francis Mine, Nov. 13, 1912.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jefferson, William S.
(American Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Back injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room while
loading a mine car with coal, in the Francis Mine, May 21, 1917.)
Jones, David G.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburg
and Buffalo Company.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, Pittsburg Buffalo Company, Francis
Mine.)
Jones, Louis
(American Miner, Railroad Trimmer ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co.,
PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Ruptured. While loading lumber into a railroad car
the scaffold broke and he fell to the ground. Outside the Francis Mine,
Sept. 15, 1917.)
[ K ]
Kain, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
33, single.);
(Injured. Back and legs injured by a fall of slateat the face of a
room, in the Francis Mine, Sept. 16, 1912.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Morine, Andy
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Head cut, shoulder blade fractured and back bruised by a
fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Francis Mine, Aug. 16, 1917.)
Muscakonitz, Ignots
(Russian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Back and ankle injured by a fall of coal at the face of entry
stumps, in the Francis Mine, Oct. 4, 1916.)
[ N ]
Norris, Harry
(American Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Arm and hand injured by a fall of coal while shoveling coal
at the face of a room, in the Francis Mine, Nov. 26, 1917.)
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[ O ]
Orson, Hugh
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., pA, Age 62,
married.);
(Injured. Ankle sprained by a fall of slate on the main entry, in the
Francis Mine, March 4, 1912.)
[ P ]
Perry, William A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Greensburg Connellsville Coal
& Coke Company, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Pikulski, George
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908 plus, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
married, wife Sophia Delimata Pikulski, of Collier Twp.);
(born in Poland, March 17, 1889. Immigrated to the United States ca.1908.)
Poke, Harry
(Russian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
28, married.);
(Injured. Finger injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room,
in the Francis Mine, Dec. 23, 1912.)
Predopto, Louis
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
30, single.);
(Injured. Toe broken. His mule stepped on his foot, in the Francis
Mine, June 4, 1917.)
Priest, G. A.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
for Greensburg Connellsville Coal & Coke Company.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Robinson, George
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 40, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by being struck by a 2-inch pipe that he was
using under the front end of a coal cutting machine for a skid, at the face
of a room, in the Francis Mine, Sept. 25, 1912.)
[ S ]
Sandberg, Charles E.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburg
Buffalo Company.)
Saska, Andrew
(Hungarian Miner, Runner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 23,
single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by being caught between an empty mine car
and a coal pillar on the main motor road while attempting to jump out of
a derailed mine car, in the Francis Mine, May 31, 1912. Cornoer's jury
verdict: "We the jury, find from evidence that the accident resulted
from a slight fall which resulted in the car being wrecked."
Serish, Martin
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
36, married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Francis Mine, Dec. 4, 1916.)
Shaltsh, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised by a fall of dlate at th eface of a room, in
the Francis Mine, Nov. 6, 1912.)
Shepherd, Henry D.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
49, married.);
(Injured. Foot injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in
the Francis Mine, Dec. 21, 1917.)
Starr, Robert
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
59, married.);
(Injured. Body bruised and internally injured by a fall of slate at
the face of a room, in the Francis Mine, May 1, 1912.)
Steur, Barnes
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
32, married.);
(Injured. Finger cut off by a fall of slate at the face of a room while
removing the draw slate, in the Francis Mine, Mar. 10, 1916.)
Stone, Frank
(American Miner, Roadman ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 48,
married.);
(Injured. Back injured while carrying timber on an entry, in the Francis
Mine, Sept. 30, 1917.)
Stone, Norman
(American Miner, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Addie Stone,
children.);
(Lived in the old Blocks, at 131 Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ T ]
Toderck, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
42, married.);
(Injured. Ankle fractured by a fall of coal at the face of a room,
in the Francis Mine, Jan. 19, 1912.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Venus, Mike
(Greek Miner, Scraper ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28,
single.);
(Injured. Leg sprained and bruised by a fall of slate at the face of
a room, in the Francis Mine, Oct. 23, 1917.)
Viani, Antonio
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1910, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age
27, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of his room.
He tried to take down the loose roof. He did not succeed and
started to work under it when it fell, in the Francis Mine, May 11, 1910.)
[ W ]
Williams, William G.
(Greek Miner, Trimmer ca.1917, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 20,
single.);
(Injured. Breast and side badly injured. Caught between a railroad
car and the tipple while dropping railroad car under the tipple. Outside
the Francis Mine, Sept. 21, 1917.)
Woods, Joseph
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1916, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA,
Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Leg lacerated. Run over by a mine car on an entry,
in the Francis Mine, Nov. 23, 1916.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zakacs, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1930's, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Son of Joseph Zakacs, Sr..)
Zakacs, Joseph, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1930's, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Son of Joseph Zakacs, Sr..)
Zakacs, Joseph, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1923, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 40, married, 4
children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured in a fall of slate, in the Francis Mine, ca.1923
or 1924. Received a broken back in the Francis Mine, died sometime
after the accident.)
Zakacs, William
(Miner, ca.1903's, Francis Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Son of Joseph Zakacs, Sr..)
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