Coal Miners Memorial Maple Glen Mine, Shoring, Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Maple Glen Mine,
Shoring,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Maple Glen Mine, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 11, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Maple Glen Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Maple Glen Mine, Shoring, 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
MAPLE GLEN MINE

[ A ]
Amidy, Nathan
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Hip and pelvis fractured by a fall of slate at th eface of a room, in the Maple Glen Mine, April 18, 1916.)
[ B ]
Borso, Steve
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 53, married.);
(Injured. Leg bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Maple Glen Mine, Aug. 5, 1916.)
Braznell, Carl W.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Charles W. Braznell Company.)
Braznell, Charles W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, Charles W. Braznell Company, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co. PA.)
Braznell, S. H.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Charles W. Braznell Company.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
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[ F ]
[ G ]
Gontz, Carl
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Runner ca.916, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Arm cut by the mining machine on the haulage road, in the Maple Glen Mine, April 13, 1916.)
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[ I ]
[ J ]
Juba, Joe
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of roof at the face of a pillar, in the Maple Glen Mine, Sept. 7, 1917.)
[ K ]
Komer, John
(Polish Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Arch of foot broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Maple Glen Mine, Jan. 11, 1916.)
Kontz, Lewy
(Hungarian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1912, Maple Glen Mine Washington Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Foot broken by an iro bar at te fac eof his room in the Maple Glen Mine, Dec. 28, 1912.)
[ L ]
Loftus, James
(American Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1913, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar, in the Maple Glen Mine, April 29, 1913.)
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[ U ]
[ V ]
Violete, Jacob
(American Miner, Cager ca.1912, Maple Glen Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Foot injured by the hoisting cage at the pit mouth, in the Maple Glen Mine, Oct. 18, 1912.)
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