Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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 ascending County Mine Cause
O'Toole Terrance 1943 Cape Breton County Franklin Crushed between box and timber
Collins William 1943 Cape Breton County Princess Crushed under trip
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
Whalen Emmanuel 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Tally boy; Crushed between box and loader (likely on surface)
McMullin James 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Injured while replacing derailed box
Rector Rueben 1943 Pictou County Acadia No. 7 (Moss mine) Fall of stone
Barnes William 1943 Cape Breton County Tomson Struck by runaway box
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
Lewis John F. 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Crushed between trip and air line
Beaton Wilson 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Drowned; 1 of 2 killed
Fowler Richard 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Crushed while working on screens
Marsh Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Drowned; 1 of 2 killed
Megeney Vernour 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck and Run over by rake
McKinnon Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Weirich or Wetrich Herman E. 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught in haulage rope
Woodfine Solomon 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Michniak or Michmiak or Michneak Emerson 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Crushed between packs caused by bump
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
Quigley James 1943 Inverness Inverness No. 3 Crushed between engine drum and rope
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
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
Muckle or Muckie David 1943 Cumberland Bayview Run over by trip
Linkletter Harris Karl 1943 Cumberland Standard (Sweetcake) or Strathcona No.2 Struck by stemming from shot hole
Gates Charles E. 1943 Cumberland Strathcona No. 2 Fall of stone
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
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
Young Fred 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Clarke Walter 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by box
Weatherbee Lorne A. 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by trip
Keddy Wallace 1942 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Stevens Freeman 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Struck by rake
Horne Wilfred 1942 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
Connors Thomas 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Finlayson Charles 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
Partner Herbert 1942 Pictou County Albion Crushed between boxes

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