Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities contains 2,595 entries of fatal incidents in the province's mining industry. The database is searchable on the name of the deceased, date of death, cause of death, mine name, type, and location. Only 7 names have been identified for the years prior to 1866.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in mining fatalities over time based on date of death.
- Investigating common causes of death in Nova Scotia mines based on cause of death.
- Mapping fatal incidents geographically based on community and county location.
- Studying fatalities by mine type based on type of mine.
- Identifying individuals involved in fatal incidents based on name of the deceased.
Strengths
- Contains 2,595 entries.
- Searchable on six key attributes including name, date, cause, mine name, type, and location.
- Provides a long temporal coverage from 1838 to 1992.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to historical records, with sparse identification for years prior to 1866.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Time Range
- 1838-1992
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:33:44.942072; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada