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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 2351 to 2400 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Cook, Robert 2 1881-03-29 Riding on engine plane Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Keigan, Angus 2 1883-10-13 Run over by coal tub Sydney Mines Cumberland County Coal
Bonar, John 2 1877-05-16 Fall of stone Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Burchell, John 2 1877-06-20 Fall down shaft Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Greenwell, Isaac 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Hutcheson, Robert 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Murdoch 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, Roderick 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Millville, Edward 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Oram, William 2 1878-05-21 Explosion of gas Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Jones, James 2 1889-06-17 Explosion of fire damp Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Vicars, John 2 1889-09-23 Fall of loose coal, died twelve days later Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
McKinnon, Neil 2 1888-05-21 Run over by trip Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
Aexter, Alex 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Amey, Arthur 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Ferguson, A. F. 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Heralul, Joseph 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Messervey, James 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Murphy, Brian 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Parsons, Israel 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Purchase, Harry 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Reid, Eugene 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Rosten, James 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Teraunt, Amos 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Tramsen, James 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Tremen, Fred 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Wade ( Mahoney ), J. 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
MacDougall, M. 2 1909-03-01 Fall of stone Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Baxendale, Ellis 2 1908-12-04 Fall of stone Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
D'Orsay, John 2 1908-02-13 Overwind man-shaft cage Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Stewart, Malcolm 2 1908-02-13 Overwind man-shaft cage Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Williamson, James 2 1908-10-29 Fall of coal Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Young, Thomas 2 1908-12-24 Struck by runaway box Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Aldrid, William 2 1907-04-24 Fatally injured while riding in empty trip Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Vickers, Edward 2 1905-11-06 Fall of stone Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton 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
Vickers, Alexander 2 1906-06-12 Killed while trying to jump on a full trip Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Neal, John 3 1911-05-23 Struck by runaway box Sydney No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Enion, Benjamin 3 1911-06-15 Fall of coal from face Sydney No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Dawe, Andrew 3 1910-12-07 Runaway box knocked out timber. Was putting up timber. Stone fell on him Sydney No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
LeBlanc, Edward 2 1906-10-18 Struck by a moving box Sydney No. 3 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
Brown, Charles 2 1907-09-11 Fall of stone Sydney No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Bond, Alexander 2 1914-11-01 Fall of coal Sydney No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Broderick, R. 2 1907-07-07 Struck by a runaway box down main slope Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Nicholson, J.W. 2 1907-07-07 Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Pendergrast, Donald 2 1907-07-07 Struck by a runaway box down main slope Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McAldine, William 2 1910-01-10 Fall of stone Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
MacMillan, Rod 2 1909-04-02 Fall of stone Sydney No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Haworth, Joseph 2 1909-10-16 Fall of stone Sydney No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal

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