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) Yearsort descending County Mine Cause
Pomyea Daragha 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of roof
O'Connor John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone at longwall face
Gaskin Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
MacMillan Daniel L 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
DeCoste Bernard 1914 Inverness Inverness Fall of coal
Leemore Ferdinand 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Zyales Stainslaw 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Lawlor Richard 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Runaway box
McNeil John M. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal at face
Taylor Daniel 1914 Pictou County Albion Hit by a train
Josey Emanuel 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
Taylor George 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Holmes Angus 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 22 Fell, striking head on rail
Baldwin Philip 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Murphy John R. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at face
MacKearney Arthur 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Brown James 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Steele Hugh 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 By full trip
Maquire Bernard 1914 Pictou County Vale Struck by an empty trip that derailed
Cook James I 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Ghyseis August 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone at face
Neary Andrew 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fell under moving car
Lamond James 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Caught between box and prop
Keating Edward 1914 Inverness Inverness Cage struck timber, knocking roof down
Porter James 1914 Cumberland Black Diamond Thawing Samsonite (possibly a powder brand)
Frye John 1914 Pictou County Albion Riding a coal trip that derailed
MacKenzie Lawrence 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Ryan Frank 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Betts William 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Hacquoil Alexander 1914 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatal injuries
Stentley William 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
McDonald Murdock A. 1914 or 1915 Inverness Inverness Fell under moving coal boxes while getting on full rake
Casey Percy A. 1914 or 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed
Caulfield or Canfield Peter 1914 or 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed
Barrett Abe 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
Burton James 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Stewart Daniel 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Ridgeway George 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Dye Charles 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Killed by cars on surface, in colliery yard
Degaust Alex 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Murphy John 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Petrie James 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of roof
Pastusek Joseph 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and prop
Gardion Anglo 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Killed by trip
Hall Edward 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Killed by trip
MacDonald John 1915 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a trip of coal
Jewer Rich. 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Shunter, killed by car on surface
Admino Athmis 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
Brown Thomas 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone

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