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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 2401 to 2450 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Burns, George 2 1907-09-06 Full box running over him on main level Sydney No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal
Ferrymand, Edward 2 1907-08-07 Fall of stone Sydney No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal
MacLeod, Neil 2 1908-12-17 Fall of stone Sydney No. 5 Cape Breton County Coal
Cooper, James 3 1912-08-15 Fell down the tub-way, his foot jammed between the slides and timbers, the tub pressed against him Tangier Halifax County Gold
Murphy, G. 3 1883-09-26 Fell down shaft Tangier Halifax County Gold
Ferguson, James 3 1879-12-09 Thawing dynamite improperly Tangier Halifax County Gold
McKay, Donald 2 1898-03-05 Fall of coal from working face Third Seam Mine Pictou County Coal
Williamson, Samuel 2 1898-10-08 Fatally injured about the neck Third Seam Mine Pictou County Coal
Higgins, James William 2 1980-02-04 Fell & struck head. Accident 4 February, death 8 February. Thorburn Pictou County Coal
Baudoux, Alfred H. 2 1949-06-20 Thorburn, McBean Mine Pictou County Coal
Paul, John 2 1956-04-23 Tomson Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Lettuce, William 2 1958-03-05 Explosion Tomson Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Barnes, William 2 1943-02-20 Tomson Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McMullin, James 2 1943-01-26 Tomson Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Sarty, Ralph 3 1909-02-15 Riding in an overbalanced skip, thrown into the shaft Torbrook, No. 2 Shaft Annapolis County Gypsum
Sarty, Nathaniel 3 1909-02-15 Riding in an overbalanced skip, thrown into the shaft Torbrook, No. 2 Shaft Annapolis County Gypsum
Hatch, William 3 1869-09-07 Fall down shaft Uniacke Hants County Gold
Grant, Dougald 2 1899-11-13 Explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Grant, Dougald 2 1900-11-13 Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Smith, James 2 1901-06-13 Crushed between box and rib Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McDonald, F. 2 1902-08-23 Powder Explosion Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McNulty, C. 2 1902-08-23 Powder Explosion Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Wambolt, Harry 2 1903-07-22 Fall of stone at face of working place Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Christopher, George 2 1879-02-19 Rope broke while on loaded tubs Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Cameron, H. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Campbell, John 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Foley, P. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Fraser, J. W. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Grant, J. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Haggart, Joe 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Kennedy, D. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
MacEachern, J. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McBeth, P. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McKinnon, Neil 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McLean, J. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McNeil, D. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Ryan, T. 2 1885-02-10 Killed by explosion of gas Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Hanley, Angus O. 2 1887-10-18 Run over by three boxes on Main Slope Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Hyde, William 2 1887-02-17 Killed while timbering Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Spoors, Mat 2 1887-02-17 Killed while timbering Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Boquet, Berry 2 1892-09-01 Fall of coal from working face Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Campbell, Colin 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Fraser, A. 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Gillies, James 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Hannahan, W. 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McEachran, James 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McGilvray, W. 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Nicholson, John 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McKenzie, Hugh 2 1911-09-02 Riding on empty trip up slope. Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Cameron, Alexander 2 1906-03-12 Killed on surface by coal hopper Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal

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