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 ascending County Mine Cause
Anderson Daniel 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Lebonis Andre 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Barrett Abe 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
Stewart Daniel 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Burton James 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Dye Charles 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Killed by cars on surface, in colliery yard
Ridgeway George 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Potts Charles 1915 Pictou County Albion Crushed by a trip of coal
Degaust Alex 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Petrie James 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of roof
Murphy John 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Gardion Anglo 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Killed by trip
Pastusek Joseph 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and prop
McDonald Murdock A. 1914 or 1915 Inverness Inverness Fell under moving coal boxes while getting on full rake
Casey Percy A. 1914 or 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed
Caulfield or Canfield Peter 1914 or 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by runaway boxes; 1 of 2 killed
Boviada Demetris 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Crushed between boxes
Beaumeister Otto 1914 Inverness Inverness Fall of coal
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Jamieson Alexander 1914 Pictou County Albion Killed by cage
Chiasson Pat 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by trip
Cullen or Cullins David 1914 Pictou County McGregor Suffocation in mine
Ryan Frank 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Ferguson A.T. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by a box
Stentley William 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Jenson or Jamieson Alex 1914 Pictou County Albion Run over by a box
Kroput John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Chiasson Pat 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by trip
Pomyea Daragha 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of roof
Connell Frank 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Pomyea Daragha 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of roof
O'Connor John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone at longwall face
Gaskin Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Leemore Ferdinand 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Conway Isaac 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
DeCoste Bernard 1914 Inverness Inverness Fall of coal
Zyales Stainslaw 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Lawlor Richard 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Runaway box
McNeil John M. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal at face
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
MacMillan Daniel L 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Holmes Angus 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 22 Fell, striking head on rail
Baldwin Philip 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Josey Emanuel 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Murphy John R. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at face
Steele Hugh 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 By full trip
Cook James I 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Ghyseis August 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone at face
MacKearney Arthur 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Neary Andrew 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fell under moving car

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