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
Murphy John H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Killoway Arthur 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Stevenson William 1917 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by prop, died 3 days later
Skacun Mitro 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Cummings James 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Caught between cars and rib
Killoway Eugene 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Snow William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Hayden Roderick 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Kleizer Paul 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Steele John J. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Grave Henry 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Martin Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Teichman or Tiechman Herman 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Clarke Patrick 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Matthews George W. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Walsh Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Riley John 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
McDonald Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Whalen John R. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Collins ingraham 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
McEachern Roderick 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wierschbizki Vladislow 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Angelo Gaeton 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McIntyre Paul 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wadystan Wyercbick 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Boa Constatntine 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McKay John D. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Boone Isaac 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McKenzie John H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Rescue work after explosion
Butt George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLean Frank 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Butt or Butts George W. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLellan Andrew 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Butts Joseph L. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Martin Roderick 1917 Pictou County Albion Suffocated in his draeger machine due to carbonic acid leak
McLeod John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Butts Richard 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McNeil Lauchlin 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Cameron Archibald 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Dakens James A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Buenivego or Buenivege Antoine 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Vaast August 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Desire 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Buko Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Clarke Warde 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Humblet Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Vaast Floriand 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Chisholm James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Sylvia 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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