Men in the Mines
A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
Use this form to share this page link with friends or send it to your own email.
Please Note : We cannot read what you are sending nor can we answer any research questions from this email. Please use our Contact Us page if you have questions about our services. No information entered here is stored. Please read our Privacy Page .
Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 651 to 700 of 2521 from your search:
Name sort a-z
Date sort
Cause of Death
Name of Mine
County (map)
Type
McNeil, Michael 2
1903-04-24
Gas Explosion No. 5 South level, French slope
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Stubbert, Matthew 2
1903-04-08
Killed by miss shot exploding while examining it
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Whiteway, William 2
1903-04-24
Seriously burned, died 27 April
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McMillan, John 2
1903-06-28
Jammed between box and roof
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Wilson, James G. 2
1903-11-24
Fatally injured by a full rake of boxes
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Fisher, Henry 2
1903-02-04
Fall of coal
Springhill No. 3
Cumberland County
Coal
Hyatt, Percy 2
1903-10-28
Killed instantly in return side of fire door conveyors
Springhill No. 3
Cumberland County
Coal
Purdy, Charles L. 2
1903-04-01
Fall of rock
Springhill No. 3
Cumberland County
Coal
Wambolt, Harry 2
1903-07-22
Fall of stone at face of working place
Vale Colliery
Pictou County
Coal
Dunbar, John 2
1904-11-01
Overrun by a rake
Albion Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Robinson, Robert 15
1904-01
Overrun by railway car on surface
Albion Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Roy, John H. 2
1904-08-11
Killed instantly
Albion Mine
Pictou County
Coal
McLeod 2
1904-11-25
fall of stone when shaft was being excavated
Allan Shaft
Pictou County
Coal
McNeil, Stephen 2
1904-02-29
Fall of roof coal
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Nicholson, Norman 2
1904-01-21
Broken Back, died 8 April
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Ryan, John 2
1904-03-12
Fall of stone from roof
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Wambolt, Harry 5
1904-03-04
Fell through floor of the slope and was crushed.
Caribou Gold Mines
Guysborough County
Gold
McLeod, John 2
1904-05-28
Struck by motor
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
McNeil, John D. 2
1904-09-24
Gas Explosion
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
Mootery, George 2
1904-02-26
Struck by runaway boxes
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
Warren, Edward 2
1904-07-08
Fall of stone from roof
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
McKinnon, Mick 2
1904-01-12
Fall of stone from roof
International Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McVicar, Alexander 2
1904-06-24
Fall of coal from face
International Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Livingston, John 2
1904-04-14
Died 16 April
Marsh Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Bradley, Ephraim 2
1904-12-31
Metals gave heavy thump, broke the timber and buried him under the coal
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Elbridge, Clifford 18
1904-01-30
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Foster, Archie 2
1904-08-05
Caught between box and chute; died on beaching bank
Springhill, Aberdeen Mine
Cumberland County
Coal
Cooke, H. A. 2
1905-12-04
Stage in shaft breaking
Allan Shaft
Pictou County
Coal
McKeigan, C. 2
1905-11-30
Brick wall falling on him
C.B.C. Iron Co. Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Borden, Alex 2
1905-05-09
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Chisholm, Norman 2
1905-10-17
Fall of coal from face
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McInnis, Duncan 2
1905-07-29
Caledonia Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Fitzgerald, Laurence 2
1905-05-26
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
McMullin, Joseph 2
1905-12-01
Fall of coal from face
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
Steele, Malcolm 2
1905-09-10
Dominion No. 2
Cape Breton County
Coal
McDonald, James T. 2
1905-01-27
Dominion No. 3
Cape Breton County
Coal
Fraser, J.W. 2
1905-03-13
Marsh Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Wilkes, F. 2
1905-05-19
Powder Explosion
Marsh Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Carey, William 2
1905-09-15
New Campbellton Mine
Victoria County
Coal
Walsh, William 2
1905-02-23
Port Hood Mine
Inverness County
Coal
Laffin, John J. 2
1905-04-19
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McVarish, J. 2
1905-11-10
Run over by box
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Sellers, Nich 2
1905-05-17
Reserve Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Cherrie, William 2
1905-09-11
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Hannah, Joseph 2
1905-04-03
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Scott, John W. 2
1905-01-16
Springhill No. 2
Cumberland County
Coal
Henderson, William 2
1905-12-02
Fall of coal
Springhill No. 3
Cumberland County
Coal
MacKinnon, Alex 18
1905-08-29
Springhill No. 3
Cumberland County
Coal
Vickers, Edward 2
1905-11-06
Fall of stone
Sydney No. 1
Cape Breton County
Coal
Stewart, James 2
1906-03-12
Killed by empty rake
Albion Mine
Pictou County
Coal
For more information view the Sources of Information page.