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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Pettipas Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal
McNeil Fred 1898 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of loose coal
Boutilier Fred 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Knobi Fred 1916 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal, died next day
Canova Fred 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Run over by runaway motor when he jumped off
Matheson Fred 1979 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Methane explosion, sparked by coal shearer hitting stone; 1 of 12 killed
Elkin Fred 1906 Cumberland Springhill Killed by trolleys on surface
Young Fred 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Nicholson Fred 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Schwinghammer or Swinghammer Fred 1929 Cumberland Springhill No. 7 Fall of stone
Rockett Fred 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Gillis Fred 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Haulage: Caught by box on 25E main level and squeezed against low side of wall
Saunders Fred 1944 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Fall of coal
Rozmarinovich Fred 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Crushed between box and drop
Ward Fred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, died next day
Lanswood Fred 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Run over by full boxes on slope
Mitchell Fred 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Cameron Fred 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip
Livingstone Fred C. 1957 Pictou County Greenwood No. 2 Hit by a runaway coal box
Tabor Fred E. 1938 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Light Fred J. 1948 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Crocker Frederick 1884 Cumberland Springhill Crushed between water box and timber
Gower Frederick 1953 Cape Breton County Beaver Fall of stone
Dillon Frederick 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Burke Frederick John 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
Clements Freeman 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Swarttzack Freeman 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 20 Natural Causes
Stevens Freeman 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Struck by rake
Wadden Freeman 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Girdinetti G. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Eveleigh G. Hector William 1941 Cape Breton County Indian Cove Coal Company Explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Caverzan Gaetano 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Angelo Gaeton 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Murray Garfield 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of coal
Flinn or Flynn Garnett 1883 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Meulders Gaspar 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Nicoloff George 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Burney George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Burns George 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Full box ran over him on main level
Mootery George 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway boxes
Raus George 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Iinjured by runaway box, died next day
Bishop George 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Stone fell on him down shaft during sinking
Stewart George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Wood George 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hale George 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Ridgeway George 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Martin George 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McPhee George 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by full trip

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