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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1601 to 1650 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Borden, Joseph 2 1922-06-13 Fall of coal stone from roof Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Cathcart, James 2 1896-07-20 Fall of coal while loading Bridgeport Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1899-07-18 Fall of coal whilst holing in pillar Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Rogers, Herbert 2 1908-10-06 Fall of coal, died 11 October Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Finlayson, John 2 1894-05-31 Fall of coal, died 15 days later Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Campbell, John 2 1868-05-22 Fall of coal, fall of pit roof Acadia Mine Pictou County Coal
Lukovitch, Stanis 2 1916-02-28 Fall of coal. Died six days later Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Kaspersky, Peter 3 1920-01-31 Fall of coal. Died 17 February Dominion No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
Stewart, Daniel 2 1915-06-09 Fall of coal. Died 24 July Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Knobi, Fred 2 1916-11-23 Fall of coal. Died next day Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Mitetski, Woosyl 2 1916-04-14 Fall of coal. Died one day later Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Yacick, Thomas 2 1911-10-27 Fall of coal. Head and back hurt. Accidental death. Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Ranald 2 1911-01-24 Fall of coal. Head crushed Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
McKinnon, Daniel R. 2 1906-08-25 Fall of coal; died in hospital Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Power, James 2 1902-09-24 Fall of coal; hung shot Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Turnbull, William 2 1873-07-18 Fall of derrick Vale Mine Pictou County Coal
Reid, Robert 2 1868-01-10 Fall of earth Acadia Coal Mine Pictou County Coal
Forsyth, William 3 1867-12-31 Fall of earth Lawrencetown Halifax County Gold
Bowers 3 1866-10-11 Fall of earth Lawrencetown Halifax County Gold
Crawford, Clinton 2 1887-12-08 Fall of frozen clay Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Guthro, Thomas 2 1887-12-08 Fall of frozen clay Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Chevill, James 3 1877-01-14 Fall of frozen ore in a surface heap Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
McDonald, Hugh 2 1889-07-09 Fall of loose coal Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, Fred 2 1898-06-16 Fall of loose coal Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John 2 1892-08-25 Fall of loose coal from face of room Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Campbell, Alexander 2 1899-09-02 Fall of loose coal from hung shot Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Vicars, John 2 1889-09-23 Fall of loose coal, died twelve days later Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Penrose, John 3 1877-11-08 Fall of ore from stope Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Monk, Thomas 3 1901 Fall of part of the pillar Moose River, Baltimore and Nova Scotia Mining Co. Halifax County Gold
Burke, William 3 1866-09-06 Fall of picks in shaft Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Marsh, James 2 1911-01-26 Fall of rib coal Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Breen, Michael 15 1898-01 Fall of rock Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Purdy, Charles L. 2 1903-04-01 Fall of rock Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Worth, John 3 1896-04-10 Fall of rock Goldenville, Springfield Mine Guysborough County Gold
Gillis, Simon D. 2 1920-09-26 Fall of rock Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Doyle, Edward 2 1935-10-02 Fall of rock Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
1 1943-00 Fall of rock from face Mosher Quarry, Windsor Plaster Co. Ltd. Hants County Other minerals
Crouse, Reuben 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Slaughenwhite, Frederick 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Taul, William 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Taul, John 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Bolivar, Benjamin 3 1907-04-04 Fall of rock from the roof Leipsigate, Mic-Mac Gold Mining Co. Lunenburg County Gold
Cunningham, William M. 2 1897-09-28 Fall of rock on main level Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Saunders, Fred 2 1944-04-17 Fall of rock. Drummond No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Fagon, Edward 2 1930-03-11 Fall of roof Springhill No. 6 Cumberland County Coal
Morse, Harry 2 1930-03-11 Fall of roof Springhill No. 6 Cumberland County Coal
Boutilier, Angus 2 1920-02-05 Fall of roof Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Wooden, John 2 1918-05-21 Fall of roof Greenwood Mine Pictou County Coal
Nelms, Hubert 2 1924-03-20 Fall of roof Drummond No. 1 Pictou County Coal
Wood, Edgar 2 1924-08-29 Fall of roof Strathcona Mine Cumberland County Coal

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