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A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1351 to 1400 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Witstanley, John T. 2 1920-03-20 Fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McAloney, Robert 2 1920-03-30 Struck by runaway box. Died six days later Maple Leaf Mine Pictou County Coal
McDonald, Hugh 2 1920-04-07 Severed artery in foot Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Love, Ernest 2 1920-04-29 Struck by empty runaway box Acadia No. 3 Pictou County Coal
Edwards, Benjamin 2 1920-06-12 Electrocuted in power-house Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Walker, Alexander 2 1920-08-11 Fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Gossens, Octav 2 1920-08-25 Fall of coal Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
McCormack, Stephen 2 1920-09-17 Dropped dead while coming up the travelling-way Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Jewell, Charles 2 1920-09-22 Fall of coal Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Gillis, Simon D. 2 1920-09-26 Fall of rock Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Doyle, James 2 1920-10-02 Struck by empty trip Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Daniel 2 1920-10-11 Fall of coal Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Bonnar, Alexander 2 1920-10-22 Struck by fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jobs, Daniel 2 1920-10-22 Struck by fall of coal. Died 28 October Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Angus 2 1920-11-02 Struck by runaway box Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Kenneth 2 1920-11-09 Crushed between box and pillar Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Jackson, Aubrey 2 1920-11-10 Run over by empty box Acadia No. 1 Pictou County Coal
Cyr, William 2 1920-11-10 Struck by empty box Intercolonial Mine No. 5 Pictou County Coal
Vaughan, Fitz 2 1920-12-15 Injured by fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Hayman, Wilbert 2 1921-01-04 Caught under heavy fall of roof coal MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Edwards, George 2 1921-01-14 Fall of stone from roof Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Robbins, William F. 2 1921-03-01 Fall of stone Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Muir, Robert 2 1921-03-08 Fall of stone from roof Intercolonial Mine No. 5 Pictou County Coal
Cameron, Neil 3 1921-03-28 Caught in a slip of rock Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
Purdy, Walter 2 1921-04-08 Struck by piece of coal blown off by shot St. George Mine Cumberland County Coal
Fraser, John E. 2 1921-04-18 Fall of roof coal Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
McDougall, Allan 2 1921-04-20 Fall of stone Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Ward, Fred 2 1921-04-20 Fall of stone. Died 21 April Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
McLeod, Wellington 2 1921-04-21 Suffocated by gas after fall Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Neal, George 2 1921-05-21 Fell down shaft Jubilee Mine Cumberland County Coal
West, Herbert 2 1921-05-23 Fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Turner, Alfred 2 1921-06-09 Struck by horse. In falling pick penetrated abdomen Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McKenzie, Joseph 2 1921-06-18 Fall of stone Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Isnor, Herbert 2 1921-07-06 Fall of top coal in pillar. Died 22 July Albion Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Adair, Robert 2 1921-08-08 Gas explosion Bras d'Or No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Large, August 2 1921-08-09 Fell down chute Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Assiff, Joseph 2 1921-08-26 Hit by rake on level. Died 28 August Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
McDonald, James E. 2 1921-08-26 Killed while crossing over a haulage rope while in motion, caught by boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Casey, Archibald 2 1921-09-03 Struck by rake of coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Murphy, Carl G. 2 1921-10-12 Caught between beam of the screen floor and the break wheel of a moving railway car Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Snow, John W. 2 1921-10-13 Fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Shannon, George 2 1921-11-02 Electrocuted by shock from cable or pavement Joggins Mine Cumberland County Coal
McEwan, R. 2 1921-11-08 Gas explosion Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Cameron, John 2 1921-12-05 Fall of coal from face Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Jones, Hezekiah 2 1922-03-08 Fall of stone and coal from face Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Desmond, Frank 2 1922-03-13 Injured by empty box passing over him. Died 6 June Greener Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1922-03-29 Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Long, Lawrence 2 1922-04-12 Powder ignited by explosion of cartridge. Died 24 April Minudie No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Nicholson, James 2 1922-04-12 Powder ignited by explosion of cartridge. Died 26 April Minudie No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Gouthro, Charles 2 1922-06-12 Struck and run over by fall coal box Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal

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