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
Rockett Fred 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Crawford Patrick 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fell under fuel box
Campbell John 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Trip of boxes
Chiasson Leo 1933 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by a trip
Jeffrey Leonard 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Explosives
MacDonald John Robert 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Bannon Henry 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by trip
McDonald Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Holm William 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Aucoin William Joseph 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of roof
MacLeod William 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Jones Charles 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone, died 6-7 weeks later
Wilson Henry J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck on head by stone
Milo Louis 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Killed by runaway box
Walczak Wallace 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
McLean Edward 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Leemore Ferdinand 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Ramsay William 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of roof
Mini Francisco 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Electric wire
Zyales Stainslaw 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Smith Isaac 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Struck by trip of coal boxes
Munro John D. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Run over by a trip of cars
McGrath Patrick 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of roof
Zyales Stainslaw 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Cauffery Albert 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Premature shot
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Yak Nicholas 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of roof
Buso Petro 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Crushed between mine car and rib, died next day
Grave Henry 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Graham Alex 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Spiccochi Higo 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 or Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
McDougall John J. 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Hit by a small stone
Campbell William C. 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Trip of boxes
Vanherek Henry 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
Arsenault John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Caught between box and prop
McKinnon Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Arsenault Arsene 1932 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Caught between trip and prop
Woodfine Solomon 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Doolan James 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by runaway box
Francis Arthur J. 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
Brown Michael 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of coal
McKenzie John H. 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Run over by trip
Moro Tino 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of coal
Handrigan John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed
Gerard Daniel 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Engine and bed raised by jerk; he fell underneath
Cicchetto Albert 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
Doyle James 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by empty trip
MacDougall Daniel 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work 1 of 2 killed
O'Handley Michael 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Caught between box and rib
Fortune Joseph R. 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Donkey runner; caught in drum of engine

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