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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1851 to 1900 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Murphy, John 2 1928-08-08 Crushed by runaway box Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Murphy, John 2 1929-01-12 Fall of coal Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Murphy, John H. 2 1917-09-27 Fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Murphy, John R. 2 1914-02-24 Fall of stone at face Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Murphy, Richard 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Murphy, Thomas 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Murrant, Edgar 2 1956-12-18 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Murray, Alexander 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Murray, Duncan 3 1895-05-11 Fatally injured by a piece of ore falling on him Bridgeville Iron Mine Pictou County Gypsum
Murray, Ezra 2 1932-12-01 Dust & gas explosion Maple Leaf No. 4 Pictou County Coal
Murray, Garfield 2 1939-03-07 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Murray, Ivor 2 1951-07-11 McBean Mine Pictou County Coal
Murrell, Arthur 2 1927-02-03 Fall of stone Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Myers, William 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Nacas, Wentzell 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Nairn, James 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nairn, John 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nairn, Malcolm 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Napier, James 2 1934-01-18 Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Nash, Charles 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nash, Henry 18 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nash, John 2 1881-04-09 Barring off coal from pillar Acadia Mine Pictou County Coal
Naugler, Whitfield 3 1906-09-01 Killed at west face after lighting fuses when shots went off Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Nazoff, Castro 2 1913-09-11 Jammed between box and roof Dominion No. 7 Cape Breton County Coal
Neal, George 2 1921-05-21 Fell down shaft Jubilee Mine Cumberland County Coal
Neal, John 3 1911-05-23 Struck by runaway box Sydney No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Nearing, Alonzo 2 1926-08-21 Fall of stone Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Nearing, John 2 1877-04-26 Explosion of boiler Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Nearing, Joseph 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Nearing, Patrick 3 1903-10-21 Fall of coal Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Neary, Andrew 2 1914-07-31 Fell under moving car Dominion No. 7 Cape Breton County Coal
Nelms, Hubert 2 1924-03-20 Fall of roof Drummond No. 1 Pictou County Coal
Nelson, Lester 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Nelson, Vernon V. 2 1952-03-11 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Nelson, William J. 2 1929-01-19 Caught between boom and car Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Nering, Joseph 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Neunann, Gottleip 2 1913-07-29 Fall of coal from rib Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Nevat, Andrew 2 1915-02-12 Fall of roof Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Neville, John 2 1873-07-16 Crushed by train International Mine Pictou County Coal
Newcomb, William 2 1911-02-03 Fall of timber Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Newman, George H. 2 1944-08-29 Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Newman, John 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicholson, Bain 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Nicholson, D. J. 2 1908-02-14 Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicholson, Fred 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Nicholson, J.W. 2 1907-07-07 Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicholson, James 2 1922-04-12 Powder ignited by explosion of cartridge. Died 26 April Minudie No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Nicholson, John 2 1881-11-23 Caught by slope door while riding rake Vale Mine Pictou County Coal
Nicholson, John 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Nicholson, Norman 2 1904-01-21 Broken Back, died 8 April Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal

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