Rockfalls Table |
Bay de Verde, Coish's Hill
07 Jan 1975
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Loose and falling rock near the home of Mark Coish. On two occasions, rocks had
broken loose and fallen down the slope crashing into two homes located across the
road.
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Buchans, Rothermere Mine
27 Mar 1953
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Deaths:1
Injuries:0
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Arthur Perrier killed by a fall of rock while drilling in a slope at the Rothermere mine.
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Cappahayden (Broad Cove at the time)
13 Nov 1901
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Deaths:1
Injuries:0
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Sheehan of Broad Cove, while salvaging the wreck of S.S. Vera, was killed by rock
falling from cliff and striking him on the head.
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Corner Brook, Crow Gulch
08 Apr 1927
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Large stone rolled down embankment and landed on railway. Train stopped before hitting rock.
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Corner Brook, Riverside Drive
24 Jul 1995
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Rockfall caused Riverside Drive to be closed after 33.5 ml of rainfall.
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Curling
27 Mar 1969
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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A huge boulder rolled down over the cliff at the bottom of Monument Hill in Curling and ended up in the middle of the road. No injuries resulted.
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Curling, Court House Hill
24 Apr 1916
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Large boulder weighing about 1 ton dropped from the cliff at Court House Hill. Crashed through 3 fences and stopped 1 m from Edwin Knight's
house.
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Fogo
28 Feb 1984
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Potential for rockfall from Durham Hill causing property damage or personal injury. Directly behind the property of Mr. Jack Gill. Frost action is
slowly pushing some large blocks outward.
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François
15 Jun 1975
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Slope stability and hazards caused by falling rock behind the residence of Ronald
Dunford of François. Homes had been struck by large stones on at least
three occasions.
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Gaff Topsails
07 Jan 1960
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Large boulder rolled down slope, after heavy rainfall, and came to rest on tracks.
Train struck boulder causing minor damage and a one-hour delay.
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Hampden
19 Nov 1980
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Falling rocks along a stretch of road between Hampden and Beaches. A car was damaged when driving around a blind curve and struck a
boulder which had fallen from the hillside. Falling rocks have been a continuous problem in this area.
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Indian Head
10 Apr 1942
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Deaths:0
Injuries:1
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Charles James of Benoits Cove, while drilling at Indian Head, had collarbone and left leg broken when stone slid down hillside.
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Meadows
12 Jul 1952
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Deaths:1
Injuries:0
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Edward Maxwell Davis, 5-year-old boy killed by a boulder falling from an embankment above as he played on a sandy beach.
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Mount Moriah
10 May 1955
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Large boulder smashed track in 2 places after breaking free from mountainside. Two sections of track had to be replaced.
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Petty Harbour
10 Oct 1912
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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A large section of cliff gave way, and tons of rock fell from it. It was reported to occur near the flume and damaged from 2 to 30 m of the
woodwork surrounding the conduit. The power was not interfered with.
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Point Lance
15 Jul 1994
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Large boulder tumbled down hillside crashing into a resident's home.
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Port Kirwan, near Fermeuse
05 Feb 1998
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Armchair-sized rock fell from cliff and hit house belonging to Sandy Newton and Doug Hill. Rock damaged clapboard on side of house and
smashed house. Local residents recall previous fall 30 years ago with no damage reported.
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Portugal Cove
25 Aug 1935
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Deaths:1
Injuries:0
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Dorothy Summerton, aged 6, crushed by a boulder she was climbing over, while collecting flowers for her grandmother's grave.
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Ramea
07 Jun 1985
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Intense rainfall loosened a 150 ton rock from a cliff in Ramea.
It balanced over a home and the main street. The rock was dynamited.
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Rushoon, Placentia Bay
07 Dec 1973
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Precariously perched boulder above house.
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St. John's, Pitts Memorial Drive
04 Oct 1995
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Small rockfall blocked road for short period of time. Rockfall occurred in a rock cut near the turn to Shea Heights.
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St. John's, Pitts Memorial Drive
04 Apr 1997
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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A 200 m section of cliff slid off the hill and spilled about 1500 tons of rock
over the east bound carriageway. It took two days to clear the road. The combination
of freezing and thawing, and a steeply dipping bedrock was blamed for the rock
slide.
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Shoe Cove
06 Nov 1993
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Some loose rock tumbled down over the hill into the back of Mr. Wimbleton's shed causing extensive damage. Several other boulders remain
a threat in this area.
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Springdale
15 Jul 1975
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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At the rear of Taylor's subdivision a row of houses was built at the base of a
200 foot rock face. The first rockfall occurred in July 1975, when a large boulder
tumbled down the hillside. A second rockfall occurred in January 1976, when a large
piece of rock broke free and split into two fragments, damaging a house and pick-up
truck. No injuries were reported.
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Springdale
28 Apr 1984
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Deaths:1
Injuries:0
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Jeffery James Cull, aged 16 years, of Carmanville was killed while climbing on the slope face. He was crushed when a large (1 m) block
detached from the face and pinned him into a crevice.
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Stephenville, Queen Street Extension
May 1957
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Deaths:0
Injuries:0
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Rocks and boulders slid down the slope of the hill onto the road, blocking it
for about 60 m. Rock falls have been occurring continuously since the road was
constructed.
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