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
Clarke Robert 1907 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed at fire doors by a full trip being pulled through the bank head by an over-wind
McNeil Roderick 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by empty trip
Strople Ralph 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Grant William 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
McDonald C.R. 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Struck by empty trip
Munroe John 1907 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fall of stone
Adey Benjamin 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Gouthro Simon 1907 Cape Breton County International Fell down water shaft
McNeil Angus 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Campbell John A. 1907 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone
Philpot Nicholas 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
McKenzie Archy 1907 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal
McDonald James 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; maybe 4th man killed in an explosion or is a separate explosion
Aldrid William 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fatally injured while riding in empty trip
Brown Charles 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Broderick R. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Gillis Dan A. 1907 Inverness Inverness Fatally injured riding in empty trip, rope broke
Nicholson J.W. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Pendergrast Donald 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Struck by runaway box down main slope; 1 of 3 killed
Burns George 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Full box ran over him on main level
Ferrymand Edward 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
MacDonald J. P. 1907 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by box at bottom of balance
McKinnon F. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Runaway box inflicted injury causing death
Barclay J. W. R. 1907 Pictou County Albion Killed on main slope by runaway box
Cormier John 1907 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between car and bankhead
Brown Frank 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Dericimn F. 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal
Boudreau or Budro Lemuel 1907 Cumberland Strathcona Burnt by gas fire
Bratcher George 1907 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Suffocated by gas
Holvia John 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Aird Finlay 1907 Inverness Inverness Fell from riding rake on main slope
McVicar Norman 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Wilson Nelson 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed on surface by haulage rope used to convey cars under screens
Ashworth Richard 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
MacLean Duncan 1907 Inverness Inverness See D.A. McLean, 1908, possibly a duplicate
Burridge W. 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fell under trip
Cassidy William 1906 Inverness Inverness Struck by a rake on main slope
McKinnon Daniel 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal; died in hospital
McPherson Malcolm 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Davidson Walter 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Dominick P. 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
LeBlanc Edward 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Struck by moving box
Genter Frank 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
McVicar Allen 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Prindle Joe 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Doucette P. 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Struck by runaway box
Ireland Dan 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Struck by box
Slanwhite M. 1906 Cape Breton County Hub Fall of stone
Rocker R. 1906 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone from roof

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