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
Donnelly Robert 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McAulay Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McAulay John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Vaast August 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Vaast Floriand 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
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
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Blue Duncan 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by runaway rake
Young Ninian 1919 Inverness Inverness Injured by dynamite shot; died a day later.
Smith Albert 1919 Cape Breton County Florence, on surface Burnt at boiler doors, died 7 days later
Taylor John B. 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught in fly wheel
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Terris Asa S. 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Run over by full box
Thurbid John 1919 Cape Breton County Scotia No. 4 Fall of stone
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
Pohoronz Wasyl 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
Main William 1919 Cumberland St. George Struck by runaway box
Gunn Stanley 1919 Pictou County McGregor Injuries sustained in the mine
Keith Fred 1919 Pictou County Allan Shaft Overcome by gas, likely methane
Brown Leo 1919 Pictou County Albion Struck by a cage in a balance
Rordenan Alex 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
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
Jewell Charles 1920 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Gossens Octav 1920 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Spencer George 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Run over by horse and loaded box
Jowett or Gowett John Ernest 1920 Cumberland Victoria cause not recorded
Kaspersky Peter 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of coal, died 17 days later
McAloney Robert L. 1920 Cumberland Maple Leaf Struck by runaway box, died 6 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
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
Gillis Simon D. 1920 Inverness Inverness Fall of rock
Love Ernest 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by a runaway box
McCormack Stephen 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Dropped dead coming up the travelling-way
McDonald Kenneth 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Crushed between box and pillar
Doyle James 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by empty trip
Fraser Hiram 1920 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Struck by railway car on surface
Vaughan Fitz 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal

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