Nova Scotia’s mine fatalities for the period 1838-1992, are posted by name on the Nova Scotia Archives web site:
http://novascotia.ca/archives/virtual/meninmines/fatalities.... Some of the “accident causes” are incomplete, and better descriptions may be found in the annual reports or in a newspaper article.
My Nova Scotia mining accident database only covers reports for fatal and nonfatal accidents 1869 and 1871-1916.
From Jerry,
http://miningaccidents.weebly.com/ “Mining Accidents United States, Canada, Australia & New Zealand”