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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
Tramsen, James 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Treige, John 2 1945-02-27 Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Tremblett, Phillip 2 1949-05-11 Greener Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Tremen, Fred 10 1911-01-03 Explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Trente, Adam 2 1915-02-05 Killed by falling boom. Died 27 Feb. Dominion No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
Trevison, Mario 2 1912-11-10 Fall of stone Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Turnbull, William 2 1873-07-18 Fall of derrick Vale Mine Pictou County Coal
Turnbull, William 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Turner, Alfred 2 1921-06-09 Struck by horse. In falling pick penetrated abdomen Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Turner, David 2 1929-04-24 Squeezed between rib and box Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Turner, George 2 1886-11-01 Fall of top coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Turner, James 2 1880-12-24 Fall of coal Acadia Mine Pictou County Coal
Turner, James 2 1924-10-16 Fall of stone Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Turner, Joseph 2 1919-02-19 Fall of coal Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Turner, William H. 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Urquhart, Elwood 2 1927-02-22 Fall of coal Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Vaast 16 1917 Explosion Stellarton, Tom Pit Antigonish County Coal
Vaast, August 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Vaast, Floriand 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Vaast, Louis 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Valsh, Lucien 2 1916-07-11 Gas Explosion in mouth of old slope MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Van Larkin, Dominique 2 1924-06-30 Fall of stone. Died 9 July Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Vance, Alexander 2 1931-12-23 Squeezed between two boxes Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Vance, Alexander 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Vance, David 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Vanherek, Henry 2 1922-07-06 Fall of stone Dominion No. 14 Cape Breton County Coal
Vaughan, Fitz 2 1920-12-15 Injured by fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Venus, Donald W. 2 1961-05-09 Electrocution (slope) Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
Vicars, John 2 1889-09-23 Fall of loose coal, died twelve days later Sydney Mines 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
Vickers, Edward 2 1905-11-06 Fall of stone Sydney No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Vickers, Leonard 2 1956-04-19 Franklyn Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Vickers, Peter Francis 1992-05-09 Explosion Westray Mine Pictou County Coal
Vienneau, John J. 2 1940-03-29 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Vigend, Thomas 3 1884-11-29 Shaft of winding-engine broke and he was thrown down the pit Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Vine, Charles 2 1937-02-25 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Vitus, Armond 2 1912-04-17 Fall of stone Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Vocheresse, Albert 2 1932-11-19 MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Vokey, William 2 1934-11-13 Dominion No. ? Cape Breton County Coal
Wadden, Freeman 2 1951-05-09 Dominion No. 24 Cape Breton County Coal
Wade ( Mahoney ), J. 3 1911-01-03 Gas explosion Sydney Mines No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
Wadystan, Wyercbick 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Walczak, Wallace 2 1958-03-19 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Walker, Alexander 2 1920-08-11 Fall of coal Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Walker, George 2 1929-09-13 Fall of stone Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
Walker, James 2 1937-03-30 Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Wallace, James 2 1970-12-19 Squeezed in chain conveyor Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Walsh, John D. 2 1924-06-30 Afterdamp Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Walsh, Joseph 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Walsh, P. Joseph 2 1929-12-13 Struck by runaway box Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal

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