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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 2001 to 2050 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Lewis, John F. 2 1943-05-19 Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Armishaw, Herbert 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
McLeod, Murdoch 2 1886-05-03 Fall of roof Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Costigan, Richard 2 1892-10-18 Struck by timber lowered down slope Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Hopkins, George 2 1892-10-03 Fall of coal from working face Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Bigney, Robert 2 1881-10-06 Rope broke on cage Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Scully, John 2 1885-08-28 Run over by cage Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Matheson, Hugh Thomas 2 1895-08-31 Taking down top coal Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Gualtieri, Natali 2 1895-01-16 Fall from roof Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Milburn, William 2 1895-10-08 Thrown from cage Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Tebo, James 2 1893-11-18 Full box struck prop from under boom Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Ferguson, James A. 2 1897-12-08 Fall of roof while opening no.1 slope Springhill No. 1 Slope Cumberland County Coal
Furlong, Frank 2 1901-02-28 Scalded with steam Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Lowther, William 18 1900-05-22 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Sweet, Eben 2 1902-04-14 Fall down chute Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Wilson, James G. 18 1902-11-24 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McMillan, John 2 1903-06-28 Jammed between box and roof Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Wilson, James G. 2 1903-11-24 Fatally injured by a full rake of boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Horone, William 2 1895-02-26 Fall from roof Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Turner, George 2 1886-11-01 Fall of top coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
May, George 2 1887-04-02 Fatally hurt Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Ferguson, David 2 1877-11-03 Run over by counter balance Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McNeil, Henry 18 1876-10-16 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Cherrie, William 2 1905-09-11 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Hannah, Joseph 2 1905-04-03 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Scott, John W. 2 1905-01-16 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bradley, Ephraim 2 1904-12-31 Metals gave heavy thump, broke the timber and buried him under the coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Elbridge, Clifford 18 1904-01-30 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bratcher, George 18 1907-02-06 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Archy 2 1908-12-09 Caught between box and rib Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
LeBlanc, Tillman 18 1909-05-28 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Krantz, Joseph 2 1910-08-26 Fall of stone Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Gillespie, William J. 2 1913-08-12 Caught between box at 4700 bottom Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Jones, Moses 2 1912-12-18 Struck by rake in slope Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Casey, Archibald 2 1921-09-03 Struck by rake of coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McDonald, James E. 2 1921-08-26 Killed while crossing over a haulage rope while in motion, caught by boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Blue, Duncan 2 1919-06-12 Struck by runaway rake Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Taylor, John B. 2 1919-04-19 Caught in fly wheel Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Terris, Asa S. 2 1919-02-10 Run over by full box Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Turner, Joseph 2 1919-02-19 Fall of coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Gillespie, David 2 1916-11-13 Struck by cage Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Gabriel, Alexander 2 1918-03-25 Fall of stone Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Jerrold, Clement 2 1918-08-30 Struck by empty mine-car Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Rooney, Ottie 2 1918-09-12 Stone rolled down fan-slope and struck him on head. Died the next day Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Thibideau, Godfrey 2 1918-01-16 Jammed between props Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Casey, Percy A. 2 1914-12-23 Killed by runaway boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Caulfield, Peter 2 1914-12-23 Killed by runaway boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Hacquoil, Alexander 2 1914-06-11 Fatal injuries. Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Piggott, Richard 2 1917-09-14 Fall of coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Stevenson, William 2 1917-10-17 Struck by prop. Died three days later Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal

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