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
Neunann Gottleip 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from rib
Burbine John 1913 Cumberland Joggins Runaway boxes
Stostak Wasyl 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and stone
Andrews Wilfred 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Malloy John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of roof coal
Ross Angus 1913 Inverness Inverness Stepped in front of moving balance box
Morrison John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone in pillars
Geuro Petro 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Struck by box
Campbell James 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Jones Moses 1912 or 1913 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by rake in slope
Bushar Patrick 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McKinnon Rod 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Paterson William 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
MacDonald James D. 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of bord
Robertson David 1912 Cape Breton County Queen Fall of coal and stone
Cameron William Archibald 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by revolving wheel on main driving shaft of screen engine under bankhouse
Hayman Arthur 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell down the shaft 462 feet
Farrell Sam 1912 Cape Breton County Scotia Fall of stone; died with another family member
Shoder Martin 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of roof
Farrell Sebastien 1912 Cape Breton County Scotia Fall of stone; died with another family member
Taylor Henry 1912 Pictou County Acadia Knocked down by horse and run over by full trip
Muirhead William B. 1912 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Runaway empty box on Drummond #1 slope; 1 of 2 killed
Bacarro Guissippi 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Jammed between trip and door
Muller William 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of pillar
Handrahan James 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone from roof
Rector Daniel 1912 Cumberland Minudie Fall of stone
Graham Jabez 1912 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Trevison Mario 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
McNeil Dan H. 1912 Cumberland Scotia Fall of stone; also recorded as a casualty - not dead
McKenzie Hector 1912 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Zanicol Barnado 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Carroll Frank 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft
Fry Peter 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Stephenson John E. 1912 Cumberland Scotia Fall of stone
McSorley Anthony 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Caught by rope and drawn behind drum
Vitus Armond 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Candido Amoiesi 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fell off box that then ran over him
Clements Freeman 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Nicseptote Carmian 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Wilkowski Albert 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Taking box off cage, caught between box and rib
Cauffery Albert 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Premature shot
Spellman James 1912 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Runaway empty box on Drummond #1 slope; 1 of 2 killed
Crawford Patrick 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fell under fuel box
Bellan Joseph 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in pillars
Meulders Gaspar 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Gumatto William 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 uncertain if killed; confusing records
Foster John A. 1912 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Paul Percy 1911 or 1912 Cumberland Dominion No. 2, Surface Smothered in culm car

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