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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 1801 to 1850 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Morrison, Daniel 2 1886-10-19 Run over by tub due to broken rope Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Daniel J. 2 1934-08-02 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, J. 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Morrison, J. 2nd 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Morrison, James 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Morrison, James 2 1966-06-28 Natural causes Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1947-09-08 Greener Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1913-04-25 Fall of stone in pillar Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1906-12-08 Fatally injured between boxes on slope Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, John 2 1899-07-18 Fall of coal whilst holing in pillar Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Joseph 2 1938-12-06 Broken cable on riding rake Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Laughlin 2 1880-09-10 Fall of coal Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Morrison, Laughlin 2 1880-01 Fall of coal Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Morrison, Murdock 1890-12-22 Run over by empty trip Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Richard 2 1938-12-06 Broken cable on riding rake Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Thomas 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Morrison, William 2 1913-11-23 Struck by box Dominion No. 8 Cape Breton County Coal
Morse, Harry 2 1930-03-11 Fall of roof Springhill No. 6 Cumberland County Coal
Morse, Russell 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Moseychuck, Victor 2 1957-03-25 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Mosher, Reuben 3 1906-09-01 Killed at west face after lighting fuses when shots went off Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Moss, Albert 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Moss, Arthur 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Moss, Laurie A. 2 1950-11-07 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Moss, Samuel 2 1937-10-09 Acadia No. 7 Pictou County Coal
Mott, Ernest 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Mouland, George 2 1956-04-07 Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Mount, John A. 3 1866-12-10 Fall down shaft Waverley Halifax County Gold
Muckle, David 2 1943-04-15 Bayview No. 8 Cumberland County Coal
Muckle, Samuel 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Muir, David 2 1941-12-27 Drummond No. 1 Pictou County Coal
Muir, Gilbert 2 1924-10-15 Killed by trip of boxes Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Muir, Robert 2 1921-03-08 Fall of stone from roof Intercolonial Mine No. 5 Pictou County Coal
Muirhead, William B. 2 1912-03-26 Runaway empty box on Drummond No. 1 Slope Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Muise, Patrick 2 1946-01-28 Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Muller, William 2 1912-01-23 Fall of top coal at face of pillar Allan Shaft No. 1 Pictou County Coal
Munro 3 1902-02 Powder magazine blown up Waverley Gold Mining Co. Halifax County Gold
Munro, Charles 2 1945-04-09 Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Munro, John D. 2 1917-03-26 Run over by trip of cars Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Munroe, Alex W. 2 1942-08-19 MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Munroe, George James 1992-05-09 Explosion Westray Mine Pictou County Coal
Munroe, John 2 1907-06-24 Fall of stone Emery Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Munsie, William 2 1943-05-13 MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Murchie, B. 3 1897-09 Killed by the tub falling down the shaft Malaga Lake (McLeod Lead) Queens County Gold
Murdock, W. 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Murphy, Brian 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Murphy, Carl G. 2 1921-10-12 Caught between beam of the screen floor and the break wheel of a moving railway car Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Murphy, G. 3 1883-09-26 Fell down shaft Tangier Halifax County Gold
Murphy, Jeremiah 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Murphy, John 3 1915-07-09 Fall of stone Dominion No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal

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