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) Year Countysort descending Mine Cause
Grycorn John 1933 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Russell James 1934 Cape Breton County Princess Heart failure
McDonald Angus V. 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
Hall William 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Run over by full box
McMahon Joseph 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McPhee Malcolm 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Luffman William 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Cirotto Giovanni 1940 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
McIntyre Donald 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Gouthro John W. 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by trip
McKinnon Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed
Collins William 1943 Cape Breton County Princess Crushed under trip
Treige John 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Struck by level trip
O'Neil Dan J. 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
Campbell Gregory 1948 Cape Breton County Lloyds No. 7 Machinery
Miller Charles 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
MacDonald John T. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall in shaft
MacDonald Dan W, 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Schobarlietner Frank 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Kennedy Archie 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
Fraser Gervoise Leo 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Shaw Thomas 1958 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Cole Eugene 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
White Richard 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
MacKinnon Daniel 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Canova Fred 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Run over by runaway motor when he jumped off
MacKenzie Alex J. 1970 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Struck by a trip on the south angle
Tighe Alan 1979 Cape Breton County Lingan Accident at a trip at a landing underground
Raeshore Wayne 1982 Cape Breton County Prince
McLellan A. 1870 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by loconotive
McNamara William 1877 Cape Breton County Lingan Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed
Boutilier W. 1879 Cape Breton County Reserve Taking down coal loosened by shot
McCosh Alex 1890 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of stone from roof
Fraser Stephen 1894 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell 68 feet from smoke stack, died 5 days later
Lund John 1897 Cape Breton County Reserve Caught between coal box and pillar
McDonald Neil 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
McDonald Murdock 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell against in-motion engine drum
Anderson Andrew 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Killed by fall of roof stone in room
O'Hanley Donald 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Killed by runaway full box in slope
King Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
McKay John w. 1905 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Killed by riding on a trip
Davidson Walter 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
McKinnon F. 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Runaway box inflicted injury causing death
Munroe John 1907 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fall of stone
Johnson J.D. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Adey Benjamin 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Wynn Richard 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Pick boy; Run over by full box
McGrath James 1910 Cape Breton County Gowrie Runaway box, accidental death
McInnis Alexander 1895 Cape Breton County Victoria Caught between coal box and pillar
Young Archie 1904 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of coal

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