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
Curry Michael 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Bond Alexander 1913 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of coal
Batchford David 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
McPhee David 1913 Cumberland Chignecto cause not recorded
Riciselts Vincent 1913 Cape Breton County Scotia (possibly Cumberland Co.) Fall of stone
Hurley William 1913 Cumberland Lawson Tube of boiler burst
Machuniski Michael 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Explosion of Powder
Ricleslts Vincent 1913 Cumberland Scotia (possibly Cape Breton County) Fall of stone
McDonald John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Jones Moses 1912 or 1913 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by rake in slope
McKenzie Hector 1912 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Carroll Frank 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft
Shoder Martin 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of roof
Spellman James 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
Handrahan James 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone from roof
Trevison Mario 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Zanicol Barnado 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Fry Peter 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
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
MacDonald James D. 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of bord
Wilkowski Albert 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Taking box off cage, caught between box and rib
Cameron William Archibald 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by revolving wheel on main driving shaft of screen engine under bankhouse
Cauffery Albert 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Premature shot
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
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Meulders Gaspar 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Gumatto William 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 uncertain if killed; confusing records
Taylor Henry 1912 Pictou County Acadia Knocked down by horse and run over by full trip
Foster John A. 1912 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Hayman Arthur 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell down the shaft 462 feet
Bushar Patrick 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McKinnon Rod 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Muirhead William B. 1912 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Runaway empty box on Drummond #1 slope; 1 of 2 killed
Paterson William 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
Muller William 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of pillar
Robertson David 1912 Cape Breton County Queen Fall of coal and stone
Rector Daniel 1912 Cumberland Minudie Fall of stone
McNeil Dan H. 1912 Cumberland Scotia Fall of stone; also recorded as a casualty - not dead
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
Stephenson John E. 1912 Cumberland Scotia Fall of stone
Farrell Sam 1912 Cape Breton County Scotia Fall of stone; died with another family member
Graham Jabez 1912 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Farrell Sebastien 1912 Cape Breton County Scotia Fall of stone; died with another family member
Nicholson Phillip 1911 or 1912 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone

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