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Men in the Mines

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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 151 to 200 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Boran, John 2 1898-05-12 Fall of stone from roof in workplace Springhill No. 3 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Borden, Alex 2 1905-05-09 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Borden, Fred 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Borden, Joseph 2 1922-06-13 Fall of coal stone from roof Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Borsato, Giovanni 2 1927-06-20 Fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Bosman, Andrew 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Boss, Asa G. 2 1925-02-17 Killed by trip of boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bossman, Edward 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Boudreau, Dan 2 1932-12-01 Dust & gas explosion Maple Leaf No. 4 Pictou County Coal
Bourgeois, Bliss 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bourgisk, Charles 2 1923-09-25 Fall of stone in room, caused by bump Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bournish, Egnite 2 1935-04-16 Explosion Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Boutilier, Angus 2 1920-02-05 Fall of roof Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Arthur 2 1925-11-07 Fall of stone Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Ben 2 1960-10-21 Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Charles 2 1942-03-17 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Charles, Jr. 2 1956-08-06 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Ernest 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Boutilier, Fred 2 1949-07-18 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Gerald L. 2 1955-08-17 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1922-03-29 Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1897-12-10 Fall of roof stone Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1893-06-07 Damp escaped from submerged district Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Seth 2 1916-04-27 Trip ran over him. Died seven days later Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Sydney 2 1934-12-03 N.S.Steel & Coal Co. Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Thomas 2 1919-10-10 Fall of stone Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, W. 2 1879-06-09 Taking down coal loosened by shot Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boviada, Demetris 2 1914-01-21 Crushed between boxes Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Bowens, John 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Bowers 3 1866-10-11 Fall of earth Lawrencetown Halifax County Gold
Bowran, George 2 1923-03-23 Caught in picking-belt gears Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Boyd, Angus 3 1872-06-05 Fall down shaft Meridan Gold Mine Guysborough County Gold
Boyd, Clarence 2 1959-01-15 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boyd, John 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Boyer, Clarence 3 1898-09-12 Accidental explosion of dynamite Malaga Mines Queens County Gold
Bozeman, John 2 1931-04-02 Fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Bozzan, Jacob 2 1913-06-28 Fall of stone Dominion No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
Bradbury, Isaac 2 1936-06-11 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Bradley, Charles H. 1 1959-05-25 Crushed by truck running off bench Nappan Quarry, Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Ltd. Cumberland County Other minerals
Bradley, Ephraim 2 1904-12-31 Metals gave heavy thump, broke the timber and buried him under the coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bradwell, James 2 1910-06-07 Fall of stone Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Braggs, Gideon 2 1909-12-11 Fall of coal Dominion No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
Bratcher, George 18 1907-02-06 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Brathwaite, Cyril 2 1931-08-04 Fall of stone Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Breen, Michael 15 1898-01 Fall of rock Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Breen, Michael 2 1897-12-02 Struck on head by piece of rock Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Brennan, James P. 2 1952-11-15 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Brennick, John 2 1870-11-11 Run over by wagon Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Brian, Joseph 2 1935-02-26 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Briffett, Edward 2 1942-10-01 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal

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