Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 known Nova Scotia coal mining fatalities. Names, dates, places, mines, and causes of death have been painstakingly compiled. Despite this, it is by no means a complete list. Fatalities occurred before records were kept; descriptions of incidents and those involved were lost along with coal company records. Official recording of multiple deaths may have missed some names; in some cases, names are misspelled. However, this is likely the most complete list that exists. Please contact us if you know names to add.

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Surname Given Name(s) Year Countysort descending Mine Cause
Blue John M. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught under descending cage
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of roof coal
McInnis Duncan 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
Doucette P. 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Struck by runaway box
McVicar Norman 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Brown Charles 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Nicholson D.J. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Leg crushed between full box and empty trip, died next day
Young Thomas 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Struck by runaway box
Williams Frank 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Killed by runaway box
Bradwell James 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Farrell Sam 1912 Cape Breton County Scotia Fall of stone; died with another family member
Kohusz Wasye 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Caught between two boxes
Messervey James 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed
Clements Freeman 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Machuniski Michael 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Explosion of Powder
Nicseptote Carmian 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Boviada Demetris 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Crushed between boxes
Cook James I 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Lukovitch Stanis 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal, died 6 days later
Hall Edward 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Killed by trip
Casey Michael 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Cameron Lawrence 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Gadd William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McPherson Vincent 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Schima or Schimo Wenzel 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Walker Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
McEwan R. 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Explosion of methane
Wells Horace 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Hill Alexander 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught by flywheel in starting haulage engine
Turner James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Feit Frank 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Murrell Arthur 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Ferguson John R. 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Kicked by a horse
Murphy John 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Crushed by runaway box
Dash Julian 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by boxes
Beaton George 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Cooper Arthur 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2, Surface Run over by car in colliery yard
Clarke John G. 1932 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Morrison Daniel J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by a man-rake
Taylor John S. 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
McDonald Colin 1936 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway box
McDonald David 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Struck by trip
Thistle Silas 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Morrison Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Hogan James 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Run over by riding rake, died 2 days later
Gordon Henry 1941 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Boutilier Charles 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone

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