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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 2301 to 2350 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Gilroy, Floyd O. 2 1969-04-16 Fall of stone Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
McMasters, Earl J. 2 1969-01-25 Struck by empty trip Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
Main, William 2 1919-03-25 Struck by runaway box St. George Mine Cumberland County Coal
Wood, Jasper 2 1919-02-05 Fell down slope. Died a day later St. George Mine Cumberland County Coal
Purdy, Walter 2 1921-04-08 Struck by piece of coal blown off by shot St. George Mine Cumberland County Coal
Linkletter, Carl 2 1943-01-24 Standard Mine Cumberland County Coal
Clark, Samuel 2 1925-05-07 Killed by boxes Stellarton, Tom Pit Cape Breton County Coal
Vaast 16 1917 Explosion Stellarton, Tom Pit Antigonish County Coal
McLeod, John 3 1926-03-25 Piece of timber dislodged and fell on him Sterling Zinc Mine Richmond County Iron
Davison, John 3 1883-05-23 Killed by fall from tub in shaft Stormont Guysborough County Gold
Rude, H. 3 1883-06-13 Killed by blast Stormont Guysborough County Gold
Budro, Lemuel 3 1907-02-05 Burnt by gas Strathcona Mine Cumberland County Coal
Wood, Edgar 2 1924-08-29 Fall of roof Strathcona Mine Cumberland County Coal
Gates, Charles 2 1943-04-19 Strathcona No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Porter, Melburn 2 1944-05-08 Strathcona No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
MacQueen, Donald John 2 1933-06-07 Sullivan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Gleason, James 2 1892-05-26 Fell down shaft Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1897-12-10 Fall of roof stone Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McPherson, James 2 1897-08-03 Struck by falling piece of coal Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McCuish, John 2 1900-04-07 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Willis, William 2 1900-12-09 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Young, Michael 2 1900-03-13 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John W. 2 1898-06-03 Caught between full trip and prop Sydney 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
Morrison, John 2 1899-07-18 Fall of coal whilst holing in pillar Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Willis, William 2 1899-12-09 Fall of roof stone whilst driving Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Robertson, Robert 2 1896-05-08 Walked in under cage Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Boutilier, John 2 1893-06-07 Damp escaped from submerged district Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Walsh, Patrick 2 1893-11-10 Fall of coal from working face Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Cann, John 2 1891-02-24 Killed by cage when descending pit Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Gillis, Stephen 2 1891-08-05 Fell out of cage coming from work Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Josso, John 2 1891-04-25 Fall of coal in room Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Green, John 2 1871-06-05 Fall off bridge Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McKinnon, J. 2 1871-03-09 Fall of coal Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McMullen, Kenneth 2 1871-04-18 Explosion of powder or fall of coal Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Brennick, John 2 1870-11-11 Run over by wagon Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McLellan, A. 2 1870-06-07 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Lammond, James 2 1872-09-13 Fall of stone Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McCormack, Angus 2 1872-04-10 Fall of stone Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Sumners, William 2 1872-04-17 Fall down shaft Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Bennois, John 2 1867-10-23 Explosion of powder Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Sullivan, John 2 1867-09-12 Crushed in mine Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, W. 2 1868-10-22 Crushed by machinery Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Simpson, John 3 1866-04-10 Run over by wagons Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McIntosh, Dan 2 1908-10-20 Killed by express train, Glace Bay Crossing Sydney & Lousibourg Railway Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John 1890-06-12 Run over by empty Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Murdock 1890-12-22 Run over by empty trip Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, Thomas 2 1887-09-21 Fall of roof stone Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
McGowen, Alex 2 1886-05 Died at face by heart disease Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Morrison, Daniel 2 1886-10-19 Run over by tub due to broken rope Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal

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