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
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
Stewart Daniel 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Ford Julian 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed between box and boom
McLeod Angus 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between motor and prop
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
Skinner Richard 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Donovan Edward 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Cathcart Michael 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by box
McIntyre Rod 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Boone Adrian 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Found dead on haulageway
McNeil Peter 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
McNeil John D. 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall caused by trip
Finlayson Charles 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
Brown Walter 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by a runaway trip
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Wells Horace 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Ferguson John R. 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Kicked by a horse
Morrison Daniel J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by a man-rake
Taylor John S. 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
Young Fred 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
McMullin Michael 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Cameron Fred 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip
Wheelicker George 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall from roof
Doboi Andrew 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Strang Thomas L. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Donkey runner; caught in rope on drum
MacNeil Hugh M. 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck with haulage rope
Gardiner Richard 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Reid Frank 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Knocked down steel boom
Lynk Neil 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by stone
Michalik Joseph 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Sedosky Stephen 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by box
Cherpack John 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
McDonald Daniel A. 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Killed by coal tipple on bankhead
Phalen Edward 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
McDonald Arch. B. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by a full box
MacKay Earl 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Coffin Louis 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage

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