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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1701 to 1750 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Boazan, Ronald 2 1983-11-15 Crushed No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, Jim 2 1972-03-22 No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Allan 2 1922-09-22 Fall of stone No. 9 Cumberland County Coal
McDonald, Ronald 2 1909-07-05 Crushed between full box and engine North Atlantic Collieries Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, James 2 1936-10-09 Occurred at shipping pier not counted against any company North Sydney Pier Cape Breton County Coal
Fraser, Alexander 2 1875-03-06 Crushed on the bank head Nova Scotia Mine Pictou County Coal
Stewart, William 2 1874-08-29 Fall of coal Nova Scotia Mine Pictou County Coal
Cantfell, Allan 3 1907-08-29 Runaway tub Oldham Sterling Gold Co. Halifax County Gold
Graham, Arthur 1 1940-02-17 Fatally injured. Oldham, Avon Gold Mines Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Fraser, Clarence 2 1938-09-26 Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
McIsaac, Daniel A. 2 1936-03-26 Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
, Bulgarian man 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
, Bulgarian man 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
, Bulgarian man 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
, Bulgarian man 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Beaton, Malcolm 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Campbell, John 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Gillis, Lauchlin 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
McDonald, A. R. 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
McDonald, D. R. 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
McKenzie, William 2 1908-02-07 Explosion on No. 3 Level South Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Walsh, William 2 1905-02-23 Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Shea, James 2 1867-08-01 Crushed by machinery Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Merritt, John 2 1903-02-21 Killed while riding on trip, coupling broke hurling boxes against roof Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Gillies, Angus 2 1878-03-08 Explosion of steam boiler Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Watts, Alexander 2 1878-03-08 Explosion of steam boiler Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Kerr, Ross 2 1983-11-24 Electrocuted Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Reashore, Wayne 2 1982-05-25 Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacRae, Harry 2 1985-03-08 Motor vehicle accident Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacLean, Alexander 2 1980-01-31 Crushed by bucket against wall of the shaft. Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Wallace, James 2 1970-12-19 Squeezed in chain conveyor Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Finlayson, Daniel 2 1971-02-17 Running cars at [wash?] plant, got jammed between couplings of a full car and an empty car on a track-surface Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Baxter, Robert 2 1969-12-19 Fall of stone Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Forrester, Stanley 2 1967-08-16 Natural causes Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Reashor, Maurice 2 1968-02-29 Coronary heart attack Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boyd, Clarence 2 1959-01-15 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacLean, Wilmont 2 1959-07-08 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Head, George 2 1955-10-01 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Handley, Alexander 2 1964-03-06 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacDougall, Alexander 2 1964-04-20 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacKinnon, Daniel 2 1964-12-01 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Arthur 2 1964-09-28 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Keigan, Charles 2 1962-12-21 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacDonald, Harold 2 1962-09-21 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Brown, Albert 2 1960-01-28 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Shaw, Thomas 2 1958-10-17 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, Charles, Jr. 2 1956-08-06 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Colin 2 1936-05-21 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McMullin, Lauchlin 2 1936-08-12 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Burgoyne, Nelson 2 1937-12-06 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal

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