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Henry Skeffington Poole

Henry Skeffington Poole (1844–1917), engineer, from Canada. Linked to coal.

Legacy

Mining engineer who lobbied for change after accidents had killed one miner in forty over seven years in Nova Scotia.1

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Timeline

  1. 9 May 1992Westray mine explosion2
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People

Partner ofEdwin GilpinBoth Nova Scotia engineers pressed for safer mines after accidents there.1

Events

An example ofWestray mine explosionPoole lobbied over Nova Scotia deaths. Westray killed 26 there in 1992.1

Sources

  1. POOLE, HENRY SKEFFINGTON Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  2. The Westray Story: A Predictable Path to Disaster, executive summary Government of Nova Scotia

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Haul trucks by Lechhabmed, CC BY-SA 4.0.