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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 1751 to 1800 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Merlin, John G. 2 1922-08-04 Caught between pump and upright timber Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Merrit, Edward 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou 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
Messervey, James 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Meulders, Gasper 2 1912-10-02 Fall of roof Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Michaelites, Joseph 2 1938-04-21 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Michalik, Joseph 2 1954-03-26 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Michniak, Emerson E. 2 1943-07-20 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Milburn, William 2 1895-10-08 Thrown from cage Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Millard, Victor 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Miller, Bernard 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Miller, Charles 2 1949-09-01 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Miller, Edward 2 1935-10-21 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Miller, James Sr. 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Miller, Penman 2 1926-07-02 Fall of stone Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Miller, Richard 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Milley, John 2 1900-02-15 Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Milley, Nelson 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Milley, Thomas 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Mills, Wayne 2 1979-02-24 Explosion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Millville, Edward 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Milo, Louis 2 1915-02-16 Killed by runaway box Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Milton, Logan 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Mini, Francisco 2 1913-09-27 Electric wire Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Mintis, William 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Mirtan, William 15 1872-01 Powder explosion Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Miskin, Wasil 2 1923-09-25 Fall of stone in room, caused by bump Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Mitchell, Fred 2 1957-11-18 Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
Mitchell, James 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Mitchell, James 3 1898 Fall down shaft or drowning Montague Halifax County Gold
Mitchell, John 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Mitchell, William James 2 1925-02-17 Killed by trip of boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Mitetski, Woosyl 2 1916-04-14 Fall of coal. Died one day later Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Modesto, Antonio 2 1913-04-10 Fall of stone Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Moffat, Clifford 2 1915-11-25 Fall of stone Minudie Mine Cumberland County Coal
Mollish, John 2 1916-04-14 Fall of coal Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Molnar, Stefan 2 1928-11-22 Injured by timber Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Mombourquette, Alphonse 2 1971-03-04 Natural causes No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Moncusco, Angelo 2 1902-12-06 Killed by full tub on main haulage road Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Monk, Thomas 3 1901 Fall of part of the pillar Moose River, Baltimore and Nova Scotia Mining Co. Halifax County Gold
Moore, Arthur 2 1911-08-29 Fell down shaft with full box from No. 12 to 14 landing. Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Mooring, Carl 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Mootery, George 2 1904-02-26 Struck by runaway boxes Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Morgan, Delbert 2 1951-01-18 MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Morgan, Frank 2 1908-10-12 Killed by live wire Dominion No. 8 Cape Breton County Coal
Morgan, George 2 1948-12-08 Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
Moro, Tino 2 1930-06-02 Fall of coal Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
Moroletto, Albino 2 1932-05-26 Blood poisoning Dominion No. 24 Cape Breton County Coal
Morris, James 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Morrison, Alexander 2 1902-10-09 Fall of coal from pillar Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal

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