Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2498 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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Cameron Fred 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip
Keith Fred 1919 Pictou County Allan Shaft Overcome by gas, likely methane
Rozmarinovich Fred 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Crushed between box and drop
Ward Fred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, died next day
Saunders Fred 1944 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Fall of coal
Nicholson Fred 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Borden Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Knobi Fred 1916 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal, died next day
Lanswood Fred 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Run over by full boxes on slope
Canova Fred 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Run over by runaway motor when he jumped off
Mitchell Fred 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Elkin Fred 1906 Cumberland Springhill Killed by trolleys on surface
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Matheson Fred 1979 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Methane explosion, sparked by coal shearer hitting stone; 1 of 12 killed
Schwinghammer or Swinghammer Fred 1929 Cumberland Springhill No. 7 Fall of stone
Keating Fred 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Pettipas Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal
Rockett Fred 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Gillis Fred 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Haulage: Caught by box on 25E main level and squeezed against low side of wall
Livingstone Fred C. 1957 Pictou County Greenwood No. 2 Hit by a runaway coal box
Tabor Fred E. 1938 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Light Fred J. 1948 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Crocker Frederick 1884 Cumberland Springhill Crushed between water box and timber
Gower Frederick 1953 Cape Breton County Beaver Fall of stone
Dillon Frederick 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Burke Frederick John 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
Stevens Freeman 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Struck by rake
Wadden Freeman 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Clements Freeman 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Swarttzack Freeman 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 20 Natural Causes
Girdinetti G. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Eveleigh G. Hector William 1941 Cape Breton County Indian Cove Coal Company Explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Caverzan Gaetano 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Angelo Gaeton 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Murray Garfield 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of coal
Flinn or Flynn Garnett 1883 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Meulders Gaspar 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Munroe George 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Chapman George 1897 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Fraser George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Neal George 1921 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Fall down shaft
Head George 1955 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Welch George 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Beaton George 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Mouland George 1956 Cape Breton County Florence Fall
Briggs George 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
Roman George 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by box
Hale George 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Edwards George 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone from oof

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