Nova Scotia Archives

Men in the Mines

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
Poplar, Danny James 1992-05-09 Explosion Westray Mine Pictou County Coal
Short, Romeo Andrew 1992-05-09 Explosion Westray Mine Pictou County Coal
Vickers, Peter Francis 1992-05-09 Explosion Westray Mine Pictou County Coal
LeBlanc, Daniel 1976-03-01 Struck by a material trip Lingan Cape Breton County Coal
Roland, August 1979-06-09 Silicosis Bras D'Or Coal Company Cape Breton County Coal
Porquet, Charles 1980-05-12 Silicosis Devco Cape Breton County Coal
Jones, James 1980-03-18 Silicosis Devco Cape Breton County Coal
Bodhaine, Paul 1980-09-05 Heart attack Devco Cape Breton County Coal
O'Rourke, Harvey 1981-01-24 Automatic assumption, died 12 April 1982 Cumberland Railway and Coal Company Cumberland County Coal
MacFadgen, D. 1973-03-03 Explosion and fire Devco No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
MacLean, Alexander 2 1980-01-31 Crushed by bucket against wall of the shaft. Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Higgins, James William 2 1980-02-04 Fell & struck head. Accident 4 February, death 8 February. Thorburn Pictou County Coal
Banville, Patrick 2 1981-06-21 Heart attack Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacDougall, Alphonse 2 1982-04-15 Heart attack Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Reashore, Wayne 2 1982-05-25 Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Boazan, Ronald 2 1983-11-15 Crushed No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Kerr, Ross 2 1983-11-24 Electrocuted Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Kelly, Thomas 2 1984-02-28 Heart attack Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacDonald, Ronald 2 1984-04-05 Fire No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Power, Lewis 2 1985-04-16 Crushed Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
MacRae, Harry 2 1985-03-08 Motor vehicle accident Prince Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Gallant, Sheldon 2 1988-09-04 Hit on head Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Leggett, Herbert 2 1948-06-29 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McGraw, Ernest J. 2 1948-06-29 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Light, Fred J. 2 1948-04-08 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Davidson, Robert 2 1949-08-25 Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Cook, Bertram 1 1941-09-27 Struck by broken clutch band Goldboro, Seal Harbour Gold Mines Ltd. Guysborough County Gold
Graham, Arthur 1 1940-02-17 Fatally injured. Oldham, Avon Gold Mines Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Baker, Russell W. 1 1939-04-02 Fell in shaft after electric shock Wine Harbour, Mineral Industries Ltd. Guysborough County Gold
Boyer, Clarence 3 1898-09-12 Accidental explosion of dynamite Malaga Mines Queens County Gold
Devaney, Robert 3 1898-09-12 Accidental explosion of dynamite Malaga Mines Queens County Gold
Mitchell, James 3 1898 Fall down shaft or drowning Montague Halifax County Gold
LaPierre, Terrance 1 1938-04-25 Premature firing of explosives Montague Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
Ballong, Archibald 1 1948-06-11 Struck by rail at shaft collar Leipsigate, Queens Mines Ltd. Queens County Gold
Sutherland, Robert 1 1939-00 Drilled into explosive in socket Molega, Queens Mines Ltd. Queens County Gold
Davidson, Lional 1 1939-02-08 Run of ore in slope Montague Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
MacDonald, Allan 1 1937-10-06 Drilled into explosive in socket Montague Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
Peterson, Gus 1 1937-09-22 Injured while timbering Montague Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
Weeks, John W. 3 1911 Fall in shaft Caribou Gold Mines Halifax County Gold
Spencer, Edward 3 1898-07-25 Accidental explosion of dynamite Dufferin Mine Halifax County Gold
Magill, Herman Russell 11 1936-04-20 Collapse of mine shaft Moose River Gold Mine Halifax County Gold
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
Clyburn, Simon 3 1910-05-23 Caught between bail and cross-head of the skip on incline shaft Goldboro, Richardson Mine Guysborough County Gold
Munro 3 1902-02 Powder magazine blown up Waverley Gold Mining Co. Halifax County Gold
Bolivar, Benjamin 3 1907-04-04 Fall of rock from the roof Leipsigate, Mic-Mac Gold Mining Co. Lunenburg County Gold
Cantfell, Allan 3 1907-08-29 Runaway tub Oldham Sterling Gold Co. Halifax County Gold
Cameron, Neil 3 1921-03-28 Caught in a slip of rock Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
Mosher, Reuben 3 1906-09-01 Killed at west face after lighting fuses when shots went off Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Naugler, Whitfield 3 1906-09-01 Killed at west face after lighting fuses when shots went off Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. Halifax County Gold
Crouse, Reuben 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold

For more information view the Sources of Information page.

 previous
page 49 of 51
44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
next 
44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
               

Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/meninmines/fatalities/results/

Crown copyright © 2025, Province of Nova Scotia.