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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 2101 to 2150 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
MacLean, John J. 2 1966-06-03 Hit by empty trip Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Assiff, Joseph 2 1921-08-26 Hit by rake on level. Died 28 August Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Baxter, Robert 2 1966-04-22 Hit by runaway box Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
McDougall, John J. 2 1928-04-09 Hit by small stone Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
Gallant, Sheldon 2 1988-09-04 Hit on head Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McPherson, Joseph Ambrose 1 1988-08-12 Hit on head Longstretch Road, Georgia Pacific Inverness County Gypsum
Stearns, Andrew 3 1884-11-22 Improperly thawing dynamite Sherbrooke Guysborough County Gold
McElvie, Hugh 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Lycom, Charles 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Fraser, Jas. 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Benoit, Merles 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Boram, Charles 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Conway, J.D. 2 1880-10-12 Influx of water Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
McDonald, John A. 2 1928-02-07 Injured by box Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Young, Ninian 2 1919-09-23 Injured by dynamite shot. Died a day later Inverness Mine Inverness County Coal
Desmond, Frank 2 1922-03-13 Injured by empty box passing over him. Died 6 June Greener Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Vaughan, Fitz 2 1920-12-15 Injured by fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Raus, George 2 1909-06-26 Injured by runaway box, died next day Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Molnar, Stefan 2 1928-11-22 Injured by timber Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Burton, John Edward 2 1929-11-28 Injured by trip Springhill No. 6 Cumberland County Coal
Snellgrove, James 2 1930-04-11 Injured by ventilating fan Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Peterson, Gus 1 1937-09-22 Injured while timbering Montague Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
McKenzie, Frank 2 1909-02-06 Instantly killed on balance No. 9 1/2 by a runaway box Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Quigley, Thomas 2 1906-05-03 Jammed between box and pillar Mabou Mine Inverness County Coal
Pastusek, Joseph 2 1915-08-21 Jammed between box and prop Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, Anthony 2 1917-08-02 Jammed between box and prop. Died next day Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Nazoff, Castro 2 1913-09-11 Jammed between box and roof Dominion No. 7 Cape Breton County Coal
McMillan, John 2 1903-06-28 Jammed between box and roof Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McPhee, Thomas 2 1911-03-15 Jammed between box and roof. Died a few hours later Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Colligani, Redolph 2 1913-07-29 Jammed between boxes Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Carroll, William 2 1910-08-11 Jammed between coal hoppers at surface Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Johnson, Angus 2 1910-09-29 Jammed between coal hoppers, at surface Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Kipping, Thomas 2 1919-10-21 Jammed between empty trip Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Hanrahan, Joseph 2 1920-02-02 Jammed between loaded box and boom Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Thibideau, Godfrey 2 1918-01-16 Jammed between props Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bacarro, Guissippi 2 1912-11-25 Jammed between trip and door Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Joseph 2 1919-10-04 Jammed between wall and superintendent's auto Dominion No. 2 & No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
Gilroy, Joseph 2 1911-08-31 Jammed by cars Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
McDonald, Malcolm 2 1926-10-29 Kicked by horse Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Ferguson, John R. 2 1927-09-23 Kicked by horse Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Clarke, Robert 2 1907-12-06 Killed at the firedoors by a full trip being pulled through the bank head by an over-wind Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Mosher, Reuben 3 1906-09-01 Killed at west face after lighting fuses when shots went off Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. Halifax County Gold
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
Ford, Julian 2 1915-10-01 Killed between box and boom Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Porteous, James 2 1916-05-27 Killed between box and pillar Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
Ferguson, A. T. 2 1914-10-10 Killed by a box Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, John P. 2 1906-05-17 Killed by a runaway box grab slipping off rope Sydney No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
McIsaac, Angus 3 1882-05-12 Killed by balance cage while passing through eye of shaft Londonderry Iron Mine Colchester County Gypsum
Rude, H. 3 1883-06-13 Killed by blast Stormont Guysborough County Gold
Chaisson, Elezare 2 1915-11-29 Killed by box Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal

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