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) Year County Minesort ascending Cause
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
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
McDonald Dan 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of cage down shaft
Warren Edward 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
McMullin John 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Seaman Max 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Electric wire
McLean Dan S. 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 While connecting wire, shotfirer fired
Connors John 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by motor, died a few hours after
McLean Dan 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fell under engine
Gumatto William 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 uncertain if killed; confusing records
McNeil Michael K. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in room
Martell Louis 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Falling pit timber
McDonald Henry 1933 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Kicked by a horse
Scott Leslie 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Loose coal from rib
Adamson Clare or Carl 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
McNeil John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box
McNeil Roderick 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by empty trip
Steineff Audrey 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Ross Curtis 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Live wire
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
Campbell Ronald 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by horse-hauled mine car
Snow William 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck head on roof when box jumped track
Hussey John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and roof
Miller Edward 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Harte Simon 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Rozmarinovich Fred 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Crushed between box and drop
Rickets John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by fall of coal

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