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) Year County Minesort descending Cause
Doboi Andrew 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Cameron Fred 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip
Wheelicker George 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall from roof
Strang Thomas L. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Donkey runner; caught in rope on drum
MacNeil Hugh M. 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck with haulage rope
Gardiner Richard 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Michalik Joseph 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Reid Frank 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Knocked down steel boom
Lynk Neil 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by stone
Cherpack John 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Sedosky Stephen 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by box
MacKay Earl 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Coffin Louis 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McKinnon Laurence 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McDonald Daniel A. 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Killed by coal tipple on bankhead
Phalen Edward 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
McDonald Arch. B. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by a full box
Parsons James 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Pace Alexander W. 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Snow Albert Joseph 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip
Peretta Silvio 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Saccary Leo 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Undetermined
Boutilier Fred 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Gallivan Joseph 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Smeyers Pierre 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Salcon Trifon 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Melnick Steve 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Ferguson Robert 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Hogan Cornelius 1964 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Driscol or Driscoll William 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Slipped from car, wheels passed over him
O'Neil Dan J. 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
MacDonald John T. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall in shaft
Hawley or Holley Edward 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Box knocked out prop and boom, stone fell on him
Assemmather Fawl 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
McNeil John M. 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal at face
Beasley Isaac 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof in room
Bonner Harry 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Griffiths Wallace 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed
Davidson Walter 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Johnson J.D. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Erunio Parristto 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
Stewart Daniel 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Ford Julian 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed between box and boom
McLeod Angus 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between motor and prop
McCormick Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by boom, died 4 days later
McLean Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Rose James 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone

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