Coal Miners Memorial, West Penn Mines, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
West Penn No. 1 Mine,
West Penn No. 2 Mine
Allegheny Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the West Penn Mines, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 8, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
West Penn Mines

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the West Penn Mines, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland 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
WEST PENN MINES

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[ B ]
[ C ]
Conto, Joseph
(Italian Miner Boy, Doorboy [Trapper Boy] ca.1906, West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine car running over it. He fell in front of the mine car in getting off to open a trap door, that he was trapping, in the West Penn Mine, Oct. 13, 1906)
[ D ]
Davis, D. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, of the West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for West Penn Coke Company.)
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[ F ]
Facemeyer, George
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for West Penn Mining Company.)
[ G ]
Gilson, William
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for West Penn Mining Company.)
[ H ]
Hicks, Alfred
(General Superintendent of West Penn Mining Company, Leechburg, PA, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, for West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA)
Hicks, L.W.
(Superintendent, of the West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1898, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, for West Penn Mining Company, Leechburg, PA);
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, West Penn Mining Company, Leechburg, PA, West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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[ J ]
[ K ]
Koval, John
(German Miner, Blacksmith ca.1916, West Penn No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Eye injured. Struck by a piece of metal while repairing a fan engine. Outside the West Penn No. 1 Mine, Jan. 18, 1916.)
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[ R ]
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[ V ]
Vallo, Robert
(Italian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, West Penn No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the West Penn No. 1 Mine, March 2, 1916.)
[ W ]
Watters, E. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, West Penn Mining Company, West Penn Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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