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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1801 to 1850 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Paterson, William 2 1912-12-03 Fall of coal Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Michael 2 1913-07-08 Run over by trip Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Wasakalius, Anthony 2 1916-04-14 Killed by runaway trip Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McGill, James 2 1918-05-06 Runaway car Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Gallop, Abe 2 1934-04-20 Princess No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Russell, James 2 1934-08-24 Princess No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Stewart, Alexander 2 1918-07-04 Fell off coal car to ground, surface Purves Slope Pictou County Coal
Robertson, David 2 1912-09-10 Fall of coal and stone Queen Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Fraser, Simon 3 1867-11-16 Fall of stone Renfrew Hants County Gold
Kelly, William 3 1866-12-27 Fall of tub down shaft Renfrew Hants County Gold
McDougall, Creighton 14 1900 Caught in the flywheel of the crusher (c.1900, no date given). Renfrew Gold Mine Hants County Gold
Horn, John 2 1900-02-16 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jacobs, James 2 1900-07-12 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jameson, Hector 2 1900-02-16 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Roach, John 2 1900-03-03 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Lund, John 2 1897-05-05 Caught between coal box and pillar Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jackson, Henry 2 1903-04-24 Gas Explosion No. 5 South level, French slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
King, Joseph 2 1903-04-24 Gas Explosion No. 5 South level, French slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
King, William 2 1903-04-24 Gas Explosion No. 5 South level, French slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, Michael 2 1903-04-24 Gas Explosion No. 5 South level, French slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Stubbert, Matthew 2 1903-04-08 Killed by miss shot exploding while examining it Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Whiteway, William 2 1903-04-24 Seriously burned, died 27 April Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Hanley, Donald O. 2 1902-07-04 Killed by runaway full box in slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McLeod, John 2 1902-10-29 Fall of coal from pillar Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Power, James 2 1902-09-24 Fall of coal; hung shot Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Finlayson, John 2 1894-05-31 Fall of coal, died 15 days later Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Martin, John 2 1894-03-10 Piece of coal from roof Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McLain, Hector 2 1895-10-26 Fall of roof coal Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McLennan, Philip 2 1896-07-10 Fall of roof coal while loading Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Evans, George 2 1899-06-16 Fall of coal at face of room Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McLutchy, William 1890-07-03 Fall of stone from roof, died five weeks later Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John 2 1892-08-25 Fall of loose coal from face of room Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, John 2 1887-09-28 Fall of coal from pillar Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, W. 2 1879-06-09 Taking down coal loosened by shot Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Stubbert, Foreman 2 1884-10 Fall of coal Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Laffin, John J. 2 1905-04-19 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McVarish, J. 2 1905-11-10 Run over by box Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Sellers, Nich 2 1905-05-17 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Gardner, Joseph 2 1906-02-03 Fall of stone from roof Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Laforte, Nelson 2 1906-12-28 Struck by full box on slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1906-12-08 Fatally injured between boxes on slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Johnston, James 2 1908-05-07 Fatally injured by air pipe bursting, died a month later Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Campbell, John A. 2 1907-11-08 Fall of stone Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McKenzie, Archy 2 1907-04-19 Fall of coal Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Hugh 2 1889-07-09 Fall of loose coal Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Burbine, Joseph 2 1969-04-01 Natural causes (seizure) River Hebert Coal Mine Cumberland County Coal
McKeigan, George Hector 2 1978-04-29 Fall of stone River Hebert Coal Mine Cumberland County Coal
Stevens, Hugh 2 1978-07-19 (Accident) Blasting incident 19 July, death 17 August River Hebert Coal Mine Cumberland County Coal
Maloney, James 2 1973-08-06 Natural causes River Hebert Coal Mine Cumberland County Coal
McNeil, Dan H. 2 1912-08-11 Fall of stone Scotia Mine Cumberland County Coal

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