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 ascending Cause
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
Bennett Elijah 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fatally injured, died an hout later
Prindle Joe 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Neunann Gottleip 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from rib
Pastusek Joseph 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and prop
McNeil Anthony 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and prop, died next day
Edwards Benjamin 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Electrocuted in power house
McNeil Roderick X. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
Shaw Elias 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Scalded by steam
Bishop james 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Batten Joseph P. 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
McDougall Daniel R. 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall from bankhead (surface)
Blue John M. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught under descending cage
Nicseptote Carmian 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Lukovitch Stanis 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal, died 6 days later
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Walker Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
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
Clarke John G. 1932 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Fitzgerald Laurence 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Stostak Wasyl 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and stone
McKinnon J. J. 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Electric shock, died 4 days later
Murphy John H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Harte Vincent 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Curran John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
MacDougall John 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof, died almost 6 months later
Holland Alexander 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Vokey William 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Loose coal from face
Caporallo Alex 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by trip
Luscombe Edmund Clarence 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between box and timber
Keehn Emile 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box

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