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 County Minesort descending Cause
McCormick Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by boom, died 4 days later
McLean Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Rose James 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Griffiths Wallace 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
Dominick P. 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Rogers Herbert 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal, died 5 days later
Fry Peter 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Locke James 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by piece of wood
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
Hickey John 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Semenuk Mike 1940 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Briggs George 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
Genter Frank 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Gillis Peter 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Live wire
McLeod Daniel 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway box
Thompson William 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone and coal
Karrel James 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Connors Thomas 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Roman George 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by box
MacKenzie Norman J. 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
McVicar Allen 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Modesto Antonio 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Haley John V. 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between car and timber
Adey Benjamin 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
McNeil Angus 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Philpot Nicholas 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
McDonald James 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; maybe 4th man killed in an explosion or is a separate explosion
Morgan George 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Curry Duncan 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Duder Edward 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall in sump
Weeks Archie 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Cathcart Gordon 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Conran Andrew 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Blake William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Martel James 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Construction
Bonar William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Pittman John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Martin Henry 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Kelloway Kenneth 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Struck by box
Desmond William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Sharpe Arthur 1963 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Morrison James 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Naturel Causes
Gabriel Patrick 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Keating Fred 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Allen James 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Electrical
Lucus Marcus 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Gould John 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Beaton David 1956 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Califf Velco 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage

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