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
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
Pagella Karal 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sullivan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rordenan Alex 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Gunn Stanley 1919 Pictou County McGregor Injuries sustained in the mine
Locke James 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by piece of wood
McLeod Daniel 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway box
McDougald Stephen 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion Coal Company shaft Stone fell from wall
Bigley John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Killed by fall of stone
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
McIntyre Joseph 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion 2 and 9 pityard (surface) Jammed between wall and superintendent''s auto
Keith Fred 1919 Pictou County Allan Shaft Overcome by gas, likely methane
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Brown Leo 1919 Pictou County Albion Struck by a cage in a balance
Smith Albert 1919 Cape Breton County Florence, on surface Burnt at boiler doors, died 7 days later
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Thurbid John 1919 Cape Breton County Scotia No. 4 Fall of stone
Pohoronz Wasyl 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
Blue Duncan 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by runaway rake
Young Ninian 1919 Inverness Inverness Injured by dynamite shot; died a day later.
Taylor John B. 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught in fly wheel
Terris Asa S. 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Run over by full box
Turner Joseph 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of coal
Wood Jasper E. or R. 1919 Cumberland St. George Fell down slope, died 1 day later
Main William 1919 Cumberland St. George Struck by runaway box
McInnis Daniel 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Bonner Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Gillis Simon D. 1920 Inverness Inverness Fall of rock
Jobs Daniel 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed; died 6 days later
Love Ernest 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by a runaway box
Fraser Hiram 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by railway car on surface
Cyr William 1920 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Run over by an empty box
Power William 1920 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Spencer George 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Run over by horse and loaded box
Kaspersky Peter 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of coal, died 17 days later
Hanrahan Joseph 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Jammed between loaded box and boom
Boutilier Angus 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of roof
Christie James 1920 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 4, engine house Caught in belt that operates hoist, lived 9 hrs
Jackson Aubrey 1920 Pictou County Albion Run over by an empty box
McDonald Allan J. 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck on head by upright timber, died 3 days later
Witstanley John T. 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
McDonald Hugh 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Severed artery in foot
Edwards Benjamin 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Electrocuted in power house
Walker Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
McCormack Stephen 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Dropped dead coming up the travelling-way
Jowett or Gowett John Ernest 1920 Cumberland Victoria cause not recorded

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