This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shepard999 Surnames: STANKOVICH / VOLKAVICH Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/4009.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Source: The Microfilm specifications of the Pennsylvania State Archives Record Group RG-45 Records Of The DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES Office of the Secretary of Mines and Mineral Industries Pennsylvania Registers of Mine Accidents, Bituminous, 1899-1972. (10 microfilm rolls) Card No./ Mine Name / Operator / Year / Month / Day / Surname / First and Middle Name / Age / Fatal, Nonfatal / Inside, Outside / Occupation / Nationality or Country of Birth / Citizen, Alien / Single, Married / Widower / No. Children under 16 years (under 18 years 1959 & later) / Years of experience in mines / Years experience in occupation engaged when injured (ir = irregular) / Accident Cause or Remarks (d. = died) / Fault or Responsibility: Officials, Official & Victim, Victim (carelessness on the part of the injured), Miner, Others (carelessness on the part of others), Equipment, Unavoidable, Accidental / County / Page No. / Mining District / Pennsylvania State Archives Film No. / Anthracite, Bituminous 9 Vesta No.4 Vesta Coal 1923 5 27 Volcavick Toney 31 fatal inside trackman Russian alien married 5 fell under locomotive riding out mine victim Washington 82 21st 3596 bituminous http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index.html "Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania" is a bituminous coal miners database for western Pennsylvania counties with over 200,000 names of mines and miners that can be searched. Often the location of the mine is given. This is all the information that I have on this accident. A newspaper article or death certificate may have more information. http://www.portal.health.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 "Pennsylvania Death Certificates" >From Jerry, http://www.genealogy.com/users/s/h/e/Jerry-Sherard/ "Mining Accidents U.S., Canada and Australia" Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.