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
Jewell Charles 1920 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Doyle James 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Struck by empty trip
Vaughan Fitz 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
McDonald Angus 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 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
Jobs Daniel 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed; died 6 days later
Adair Robert 1921 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 4 Explosion of methane
Casey Archibald 1921 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by rake of coal
Snow John W. 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
McDonald James E. 1921 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes
Neal George 1921 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Fall down shaft
Richards John M. 1921 Cape Breton County Scotia No. 4 Slipped and fell on travelling road; accident Jan. 4, died Jan. 24.
McEwan R. 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Explosion of methane
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
McDougall Allan 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Ward Fred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, died next day
Edwards George 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone from oof
Robbins William F. 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Isnor Hubert 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Fraser John E. 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Large August 1921 Inverness Inverness Fall down chute
Amon W. 1921 Pictou County Acadia No. 1 Buried 4 hours under fall, died at home in evening
Purdy Walter Charles 1921 Cumberland St. George Struck by piece of coal blown off by shot
Assiff Joseph 1921 Inverness Inverness Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later
Shannon George "Happy" 1921 Cumberland Joggins Electrocuted by shock from cable on pavement
Muir Robert 1921 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Hayman Wilbert 1921 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
West Herbert 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Turner Alfred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by horse; in falling pick stabbed abdomen
McKenzie Joseph 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Murphy Carl G. 1921 Cumberland Springhill Caught between beam of screen floor and break wheel of a moving railway car
McDonald Allan 1922 Cumberland No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) Fall of stone
Jones Hezekiah 1922 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone and coal from face
Merlin John G. 1922 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Caught between pump and upright timber
Desmond Frank 1922 Cape Breton County Greener Empty box passed over him, died 28 days later in hospital
Boutilier John 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes
Gouthro Charles 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck and run over by full coal box
Vanherek Henry 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
MacKeigan John 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, River Hebert Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later
McLean Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
Flemming Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Found dead with radial coalcutter resting on body
Whalen Matthew 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, lower seam, Sydney Mines Fall of stone from roof
MacDonald Alexander 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
McDonald Allan 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
MacDonald Donald R. 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
Borden Joseph 1922 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone and coal
MacDonald James 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed

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