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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 2201 to 2250 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Simpson, William 2 1899-06-16 Afterdamp from explosion of gas Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Sinclair, John 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Skarum, Mask 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Skelton, Hollis T. 2 1952-04-16 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Skidmore, Kenneth 2 1942-06-04 Acadia No. 7 Pictou County Coal
Skinner, J. 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
Skinner, Richard 2 1925-12-03 Fall of stone Dominion No. lB Cape Breton County Coal
Slade, Elijah 2 1955-09-22 Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Slanwhite, M. 2 1906-10-16 Fall of stone Hub Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Slaughenwhite, Frederick 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Sloan, Dan 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Small, John D. 2 1900-01-06 Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Smart, John 2 1911-12-22 Fell under trip of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Smeyers, Pierre 2 1925-10-01 Fall of stone Dominion No. lB Cape Breton County Coal
Smillie, Thomas 2 1941-06-20 Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
Smith, Albert 2 1919-10-14 Burnt at boiler doors. Died 21 October Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Smith, Alexander 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Smith, Angus 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Smith, Arnold S. 2 1967-08-23 Caught between box and timber Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
Smith, Edward 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Smith, George 2 1923-02-09 Springhill Surface Cumberland County Coal
Smith, Howard 2 1924-12-22 Fall of stone Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Smith, Isaac 2 1916-10-17 Struck by trip of coal boxes Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
Smith, James 2 1901-06-13 Crushed between box and rib Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Smith, John J. 2 1926-12-17 Fall of coal Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Smith, Josiah 2 1924-08-19 Killed by runaway mine car Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Smith, William 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Snellgrove, James 2 1930-04-11 Injured by ventilating fan Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, Albert Joseph 2 1936-10-07 Died 26 October Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, Jim 2 1972-03-22 No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, John W. 2 1921-10-13 Fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, William 2 1931-01-14 Struck head on roof when box jumped track Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, William 2 1908-03-16 Fall of stone Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Snow, William 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Spellman, James 2 1912-03-26 Runaway empty box on Drummond No. 1 Slope Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Spence, Alex 2 1956-11-01 Gas Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Spence, Ernel 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Spence, Percy 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Spencer, Edward 3 1898-07-25 Accidental explosion of dynamite Dufferin Mine Halifax County Gold
Spencer, George 2 1920-01-06 Run over by horse and loaded box Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Spencer, William 2 1897-04-09 Burned by compressed powder Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Spoors, Mat 2 1887-02-17 Killed while timbering Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
St. Clair, John 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Stanislaw, Edward (Michalik) 2 1933-02-08 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Stanton, James 2 1892-01-12 Run over by train of hoppers Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Stearns, Andrew 3 1884-11-22 Improperly thawing dynamite Sherbrooke Guysborough County Gold
Steele, Alex 2 1928-04-11 Fall of stone Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, Hugh 2 1914-12-11 By full trip Dominion No. 6 Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, James 2 1936-10-09 Occurred at shipping pier not counted against any company North Sydney Pier Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, John J. 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal

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