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
Jacques Arthur 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Trip of boxes
Waye Samuel 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by chain block
Ralph John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Lawlor Richard 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Runaway box
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
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
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
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
McNeil Angus 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Philpot Nicholas 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
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
Adey Benjamin 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Devison Hector 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Caught between box and stopping
Copley Samuel 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Machinery
MacIntosh John J. 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
MacPhail Clinton 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Hudson Alfred 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Falling chuck blocks
Young Daniel 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Kelloway William 1965 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Struck by box
Mason Arthur 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Struck by trap door dislodged by trip
O'Connell Patrick 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Explosives
Mitchell Fred 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Morgan George 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Curry Duncan 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Duder Edward 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall in sump
Weeks Archie 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Cathcart Gordon 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Conran Andrew 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Blake William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Martel James 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Construction
Bonar William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Pittman John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Martin Henry 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Kelloway Kenneth 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Struck by box

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