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
Burgoyne Nelson 1937 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Rollins John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Campbell John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Cann William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by trip
Keigan Charles 1962 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Patey Robert 1937 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Morrison Richard 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Boyd Clarence 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Major Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Dickson John 1940 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Brown George 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Hill Alexander 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught by flywheel in starting haulage engine
Turner James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McDonald Colin 1936 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway box
Morrison Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Brown Daniel 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacIntyre Dan 1941 Cape Breton County Princess Undetermined
Peddle Arthur 1946 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McLean Wilmont 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
Michaelites Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Run over by trip
McPhee Donald 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Boutilier Charles Jr. 1956 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Reashor Maurice 1968 Cape Breton County Princess Coronary heart attack
Wallace James 1970 Cape Breton County Princess Wash Plant, Surface Squeezed in a chain conveyor
Finlayson Daniel 1971 Cape Breton County Princess Wash Plant, Surface Running cars at plant,got jammed between couplings of a full car and empty car
McDonald H. 1915 Cape Breton County Queen Boilermaker killed by fan on surface
Robertson David 1912 Cape Breton County Queen Fall of coal and stone
Roach John 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Killed at face of room while loading
Gardner Joseph 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
McLain Hector 1895 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured on head by fall of roof coal
McNeil John 1887 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
Laffin John J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from face
Laforte Nelson 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Struck by full box on slope
McVarish J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Run over by box
Morrison John 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured between boxes on slope
Johnston James 1908 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured by air pipe bursting, died a month later
Sellars Nich 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
McDonald Hugh 1889 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of loose coal
McLennan Philip 1896 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of roof coal while loading
Jackson Harry or Henry 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Boutilier W. 1879 Cape Breton County Reserve Taking down coal loosened by shot
Lund John 1897 Cape Breton County Reserve Caught between coal box and pillar
O'Hanley Donald 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Killed by runaway full box in slope
King Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
McLutchy William 1890 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof, died 5 weeks later
McLeod John 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
King William 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Power James 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal, hung shot
McNeil Michael L. 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope

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