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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1901 to 1950 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Nicholson, Philip 2 1917-07-25 Explosion. Lost his life in rescue work Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicholson, Philip 2 1911-11-01 Fall of stone Joggins Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nicholson, Thomas N. 2 1953-04-07 Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Nicholson, William 2 1927-08-23 Squeezed between box and pillar Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicoloff, George 2 1945-11-06 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicolson, Malcolm 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nicseptote, Carmian 2 1913-10-03 Fall of roof Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Nodwell, Harry A. 2 1941-12-02 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Noiles, Roger 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Nolan, John 2 1900-03-12 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Novak, Frank 2 1923-12-22 Fall of coal Dominion No. 21 Cape Breton County Coal
Nutter, Roy 2 1946-05-04 Dominion No. 24 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Brien, Harry 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
O'Brien, J.D. 2 1939-10-25 Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
O'Brien, Nicholas 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
O'Brien, Thomas E. 2 1941-10-06 Cumberland Railway & Coal Cumberland County Coal
O'Brien, William 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
O'Connell, Patrick 2 1948-10-04 Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Connor, John 2 1914-09-05 Fall of stone at longwall face Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Connor, Wilmot 2 1939-11-08 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Handley, John J. 2 1915-10-08 Killed by trip Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Handley, Malcolm 2 1954-03-19 Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Handley, Michael 2 1928-11-06 Caught between box and rib Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Leary, Michael 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Leary, Vincent 2 1955-09-26 Dominion No. 25 Cape Breton County Coal
Oliver, Joseph 2 1965-01-27 Fall of stone Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Oliver, William 2 1944-11-02 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Neil, Dan 2 1946-06-15 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Oram, William 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
O'Regan, James 2 1924-01-30 Fall of coal Joggins Mine No. 7 Cumberland County Coal
O'Rourke, Harvey 1981-01-24 Automatic assumption, died 12 April 1982 Cumberland Railway and Coal Company Cumberland County Coal
Orrell, Joseph 2 1931-04-24 Fall of stone Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Osterfishok, Simon 2 1909-06-30 Fall of coal from face Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
O'Toole, Terrance 2 1943-12-02 Franklin Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Otto, William 17 1891-05-26 Dufferin Mine Halifax County Gold
Overs, James 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Pace, Alexander W. 2 1925-03-04 Fall of stone Dominion No. lB Cape Breton County Coal
Pagella, Karal 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Palmer, Robert 2 1869-01-29 Fall down shaft Marsh Mine Pictou County Coal
Parr, Robert 2 1902-06-28 Killed; fell back in shaft from surface Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Parris, Norman 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Parsons, George E. 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Parsons, Israel 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Parsons, James 2 1944-12-18 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Parsons, William T. 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Partner, Herbert 2 1942-09-03 Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Partner, William 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Pashkoski, Alexander 2 1946-08-26 Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Passino, Lucino 2 1916-09-25 Fall of coal Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Pastusek, Joseph 2 1915-08-21 Jammed between box and prop Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal

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