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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
Porquet, Charles 1980-05-12 Silicosis Devco Cape Breton County Coal
Porteous, James 2 1916-05-27 Killed between box and pillar Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
Porter, Archy 2 1908-12-09 Caught between box and rib Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Elia 2 1902-06-02 Fall of stone from roof Dominion No. 2 Pictou County Coal
Porter, James 2 1914-04-16 Thawing Samsonite Black Diamond Mine Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Melburn 2 1944-05-08 Strathcona No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Sterling 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Thomas D. 2 1945-08-27 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Potts, Charles 2 1915-03-26 Fell under full trip. Died nine days later Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Potts, John 2 1874-08-17 Rope breaking in shaft Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Power, Andrew 2 1939-11-07 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Power, James 2 1902-09-24 Fall of coal; hung shot Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Power, Lewis 2 1985-04-16 Crushed Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Power, William 2 1920-03-16 Fall of coal Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Prendergast, Thomas 2 1929-11-04 End blew out of aftercooler Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Prentice, Patrick 2 1923-10-29 Electric wire Colonial No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Prindle, Joe 2 1906-04-25 Fall of coal from face Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Prodorski, Peter 2 1938-07-11 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Purcell, Paul F. 2 1979-02-24 Explosion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Purchase, Harry 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Purdy, Charles L. 2 1903-04-01 Fall of rock Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Purdy, Walter 2 1921-04-08 Struck by piece of coal blown off by shot St. George Mine Cumberland County Coal
Purvis, Alexander Jr. 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Purvis, Andrew 2 1956-12-28 MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Purvis, James 2 1902-02-08 Fall of top coal Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Pyke, Pleaman 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Quann, Jos. 2 1903-01-13 Caught between loaded box and pillar Dominion No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Quigley, James 2 1943-01-15 Inverness No. 3 Inverness County Coal
Quigley, Thomas 2 1906-05-03 Jammed between box and pillar Mabou Mine Inverness County Coal
Quinn, George 2 1931-05-11 Explosion Victoria No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Raggar, Max 2 1951-10-11 Dominion No. 18 Cape Breton County Coal
Ralph, John 2 1937-10-30 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Ramsay, James 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Ramsay, William 2 1915-05-19 Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Ramsay, William 3 1915-05-19 Fall of roof Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Ransome, James H. 2 1949-03-24 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Raper, Harold 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Ratchford, David 2 1913-09-05 Fall of stone Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Raus, George 2 1909-06-26 Injured by runaway box, died next day Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Reashor, Maurice 2 1968-02-29 Coronary heart attack Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Reashore, Wayne 2 1982-05-25 Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Rector, Daniel 2 1912-05-21 Fall of stone Minudie (Cumberland District) Cumberland County Coal
Rector, Percy 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Rector, Ruben 2 1943-01-07 Acadia No. 7 Pictou County Coal
Rector, Samuel 2 1931-05-11 Explosion Victoria No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Reddick, Robert Sr. 2 1906-03-27 Killed while in act of mining. Shot blew down on him Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Redpath, George 15 1858-08-11 Explosion of gas GMA's Cage Pit Pictou County Coal
Reese, Lloyd 2 1955-09-22 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Reeves, James 2 1872-11-07 Fall of coal Acadia Mine Pictou County Coal
Regan, Bruce 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal

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