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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
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Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Slaughenwhite, Frederick 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Taul, William 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Taul, John 3 1906-03-15 Fall of rock from the roof Fifteen Mile Brook Queens County Gold
Wambolt, Harry 5 1904-03-04 Fell through floor of the slope and was crushed. Caribou Gold Mines Guysborough County Gold
Monk, Thomas 3 1901 Fall of part of the pillar Moose River, Baltimore and Nova Scotia Mining Co. Halifax County Gold
Murchie, B. 3 1897-09 Killed by the tub falling down the shaft Malaga Lake (McLeod Lead) Queens County Gold
McGrath, J. 3 1882-08-18 Killed by fall of stone from scaffold he was taking down Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
Laws, James 6 1893 Drowned, Coroner's inquest Dec.29 Montague, Symon-Kaye Mine Halifax County Gold
Hoskings, Samuel 3 1896-04-18 Delayed explosion of dynamite Crow's Nest Mine Guysborough County Gold
Worth, John 3 1896-04-10 Fall of rock Goldenville, Springfield Mine Guysborough County Gold
McDougall, Creighton 14 1900 Caught in the flywheel of the crusher (c.1900, no date given). Renfrew Gold Mine Hants County Gold
Otto, William 17 1891-05-26 Dufferin Mine Halifax County Gold
Wentzel, Edward 12 1889-06-15 Struck by the falling of the rock or water tub. Whiteburne Gold Mines, Queens County Queens County Gold
Stearns, Andrew 3 1884-11-22 Improperly thawing dynamite Sherbrooke Guysborough County Gold
Murphy, G. 3 1883-09-26 Fell down shaft Tangier Halifax County Gold
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
Ferguson, James 3 1879-12-09 Thawing dynamite improperly Tangier Halifax County Gold
Whitemore, John 3 1880-11-25 Fall from tub Montague Halifax County Gold
Whidden, Thomas H. 3 1876-07-03 Fall of a tub in a shaft Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
Knox, John 3 1870-09-13 Explosion of powder Montague Halifax County Gold
Hatch, William 3 1869-09-07 Fall down shaft Uniacke Hants County Gold
Laidlaw, Adam 3 1869-05-06 Fall of stone Waverley Halifax County Gold
Boyd, Angus 3 1872-06-05 Fall down shaft Meridan Gold Mine Guysborough County Gold
McLellan, Hector 3 1868-10-08 Explosion of powder Mulgrave, (Isaac's Harbour) Guysborough County Gold
McPherson, C. 3 1868-09-08 Fall of stone Mulgrave, (Isaac's Harbour) Guysborough County Gold
Hallow, John 3 1867-05-03 Fall of stone Waverley Halifax County Gold
Fraser, Simon 3 1867-11-16 Fall of stone Renfrew Hants County Gold
Cameron, D. 3 1867-10-19 Fall of stone Sherbrooke Guysborough County Gold
Baxter, James 3 1867-01-03 Explosion of powder Mount Uniacke Hants County Gold
Forsyth, William 3 1867-12-31 Fall of earth Lawrencetown Halifax County Gold
Kelly, William 3 1866-12-27 Fall of tub down shaft Renfrew Hants County Gold
Livingstone, Augustus 3 1866-11-15 Explosion of powder Waverley Halifax County Gold
Mount, John A. 3 1866-12-10 Fall down shaft Waverley Halifax County Gold
Shaw, Allen 3 1866-11-15 Explosion of powder Waverley Halifax County Gold
McCool, David 3 1866-10-03 Explosion of powder Wine Harbour, Eldorado Co. Guysborough County Gold
Bowers 3 1866-10-11 Fall of earth Lawrencetown Halifax County Gold
Carroll, Michael 3 1875-02-18 Fall of scaffords Montague Halifax County Gold
Kennedy, John 3 1875-02-18 Fall of scaffords Montague Halifax County Gold
Chevill, James 3 1877-01-14 Fall of frozen ore in a surface heap Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Penrose, John 3 1877-11-08 Fall of ore from stope Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Williams, J. 3 1893-01-10 Explosion of dynamite in drying house Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
McIsaac, Angus 3 1882-05-12 Killed by balance cage while passing through eye of shaft Londonderry Iron Mine Colchester County Gypsum
Farnen, Nobel 3 1881-12-16 Killed by box running away on incline Londonderry Iron Mine Colchester County Gypsum
Perry, Richard 3 1884-11-29 Shaft of winding-engine broke and he was thrown down the pit Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Rushton, Olive 3 1884-11-29 Shaft of winding-engine broke and he was thrown down the pit Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Rushton, Nathaniel 3 1884-11-29 Shaft of winding-engine broke and he was thrown down the pit Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Vigend, Thomas 3 1884-11-29 Shaft of winding-engine broke and he was thrown down the pit Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum
Murray, Duncan 3 1895-05-11 Fatally injured by a piece of ore falling on him Bridgeville Iron Mine Pictou County Gypsum
Killim, Scott 3 1889-09-04 Caught in shaft by cage Londonderry Colchester County Gypsum

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