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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 2001 to 2050 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Gracy, Bosel 2 1895-03-23 Fell from stage down shaft Hub Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, A. R. 2 1910-10-17 Fell in front of full trip Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Penill, Arthur 2 1913-02-03 Fell in shaft Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Baker, Russell W. 1 1939-04-02 Fell in shaft after electric shock Wine Harbour, Mineral Industries Ltd. Guysborough County Gold
Davidson, Adam 2 1908-01-30 Fell into chute Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Ripley, Edward 2 1908-05-08 Fell into chute Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Churchill, Joseph 2 1908-11-13 Fell into Emery shaft Emery Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Clarke, Ernest 2 1913-11-01 Fell off box Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Candido, Amoiesi 2 1912-02-09 Fell off box and it ran over him Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Stewart, Alexander 2 1918-07-04 Fell off coal car to ground, surface Purves Slope Pictou County Coal
Dunlap, Robert 2 1928-09-29 Fell off tub in shaft Kemptown Mine Colchester County Coal
Cargig, William 2 1900-04-14 Fell on pick handles Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Gillis, Stephen 2 1891-08-05 Fell out of cage coming from work Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Gillis, John D. 2 1899-05-09 Fell out of cage while descending shaft Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Lonergan, Michael 2 1932-02-08 Fell over bench coal Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
McDonald, Dan 2 1913-07-08 Fell over trestle Dominion No. 8 Cape Breton County Coal
Wambolt, Harry 5 1904-03-04 Fell through floor of the slope and was crushed. Caribou Gold Mines Guysborough County Gold
McLean, Hector 2 1895-08-13 Fell under coal car on surface railroad Gowrie Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McLean, Dan 2 1911-10-19 Fell under engine Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Crawford, Patrick 2 1912-08-16 Fell under fuel box Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Dean, Thomas 2 1913-11-06 Fell under full trip Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Potts, Charles 2 1915-03-26 Fell under full trip. Died nine days later Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Neary, Andrew 2 1914-07-31 Fell under moving car Dominion No. 7 Cape Breton County Coal
Burridge, W. 2 1907-09-17 Fell under trip Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Smart, John 2 1911-12-22 Fell under trip of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Mclntosh, Dan 2 1898-09-02 Fell under trip whilst trying to get on for a ride Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Murdock A. 2 1914-12-29 Fell underneath boxes of coal while in motion while getting on full rake Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Holmes, Angus 2 1914-06-03 Fell, striking head on rail Dominion No. 22 Cape Breton County Coal
MacDonald, Ronald 2 1984-04-05 Fire No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
LeBlanc, Joseph 2 1923-03-09 Found dead in front of boilers in boiler room, appeared to have fallen Inverness No. 1 Inverness County Coal
Canning, William G. 11 1952-05-25 Found dead in mine Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Flemming, Edward 2 1922-09-22 Found dead with Radial Coal cutting machine resting on body Jubilee Mine Cumberland County Coal
Lawrence, James 9 1935-01 From injuries received in the mine in the autumn. Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Keith, Fred 2 1919-10-27 From the effects of gas Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Burns, George 2 1907-09-06 Full box running over him on main level Sydney No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal
Tebo, James 2 1893-11-18 Full box struck prop from under boom Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Fortune, James 2 1894-07-21 Full trip on deep road International Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Ferguson, William 2 1956-11-01 Gas Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Spence, Alex 2 1956-11-01 Gas Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Wheatley, Leonard 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
White, Brenton 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Wright, James 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Arthrell, Edward 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Campbell, Samuel, Sr. 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Carpenter, Thomas 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Cunningham, Robert 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Davidson, Robert 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Hayman, Archibald 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
MacCallum, Edward 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Mailman, John 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal

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