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
Kelloway Kenneth 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Struck by box
McDonald Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Large William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McDonald John A. 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 fall of stone
Martin Francis 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Struck by box
Partner Herbert 1942 Pictou County Albion Crushed between boxes
Currie John F. 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Struck by trip
Pembroke James 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by rake
Gouthro John W. 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
Woodland Herbert 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
Cann William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by trip
Cathcart Michael 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by box
Briffett Edward 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Munroe Alex W. 1942 Pictou County McGregor Hit by a trip
Deveaux Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Skidmore Kenneth 1942 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Fall of stone
Adamson Clare or Carl 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Munsie William 1943 Pictou County McGregor Crushed between a box and a steel boom
Young Walter 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Whalen Emmanuel 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Tally boy; Crushed between box and loader (likely on surface)
Dixon Alex 1943 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Fall of stone
Saccary Leo 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Undetermined
McMullin James 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Injured while replacing derailed box
O'Toole Terrance 1943 Cape Breton County Franklin Crushed between box and timber
Barnes William 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Struck by runaway box
Collins William 1943 Cape Breton County Princess Crushed under trip
Holm William 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Lucus Marcus 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
McAskill Malcolm 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
McDonald Angus L. 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Beaton Wilson 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Drowned; 1 of 2 killed
Marsh Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Drowned; 1 of 2 killed
McKinnon Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Rector Rueben 1943 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Fall of stone
Woodfine Solomon 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Dorando Albert 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by runaway box
McDonald John 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Forris Stephen 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Lamey Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
McDonald Alex P. 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Crushed between boxes
Gillis Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Crushed between trip and rubbing rail
MacComiskey Owen 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
Lewis John F. 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Crushed between trip and air line
Foley Thomas 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
Fowler Richard 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Crushed while working on screens
Muckle or Muckie David 1943 Cumberland Bayview Run over by trip
Megeney Vernour 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck and Run over by rake
Linkletter Harris Karl 1943 Cumberland Standard (Sweetcake) or Strathcona No.2 Struck by stemming from shot hole
Weirich or Wetrich Herman E. 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught in haulage rope

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