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 | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | Alexander T. | 1918 | Inverness | Inverness | Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later |
| McDonald | Murdock | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Kenneth | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Crushed between box and pillar |
| McDonald | J. W. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Arthur | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Saunders | 1940 | Inverness | inverness No. 4 | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | Daniel A. | 1925 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Killed by coal tipple on bankhead |
| McDonald | J. R. | 1877 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Henry | 1933 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Kicked by a horse |
| McDonald | Edward | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Angus | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | John | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Caught between full trip and prop |
| McDonald | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Colin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | John | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of loose coal from face of room |
| McDonald | Alex P. | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Crushed between boxes |
| McDonald | John | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Ronald H. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12, Surface | Fell while working on bankhead machinery |
| McDonald | John | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | Daniel O. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Murdoch | 1878 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| McDonald | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Dan | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 8 | Fell over trestle |
| McDonald | Daniel | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Killed by shot going off while firing squib |
| McDonald | Allan | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| McDonald | J.A. | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John B. | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Struck by falling roof stone while undercutting with machine |
| McDonald | John A. | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | fall of stone |
| McDonald | A. J. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | Donald | 1885 | Cumberland | Westville or Springhill mine | Died after breaking legs |
| McDonald | Alexander | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed |
| McDonald | John J. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Neil | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed |
| McDonald | Rory B. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Ronald | 1909 | Cape Breton County | North Atlantic Collieries | Crushed between full box and engine |
| McDonald | John A. | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Injured by box |
| McDonald | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between cage and pulleys |
| McDonald | Dan | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fatal injury: pelvis broken in fall of stone |
| McDonald | John Y. | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of coal from face |
| McDonald | James T. | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of coal from roof |
| McDonald | William | 1887 | Cumberland | Springhill | Fall of coal from face |
| McDonald | Lauchlin | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by hoisting bucket falling on him |
| McDonald | James R. | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Donald | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone at face of room |
| McDonald | Dan | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of cage down shaft |
| McDonald | Arch. B. | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Struck by a full box |
| McDonald | Wilfred | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage, surface |