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
Muir Gilbert 1924 Pictou County Albion Struck by a trip of coal boxes
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Van Larkin Dominic 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed
Walsh John D. 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed
Babb John 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
McDonald Daniel 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
Wells Horace 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Harte Vincent 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Prentice Patrick 1923 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 2 Electric wire
Buso Petro 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Crushed between mine car and rib, died next day
Copan Louis 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Killed by trip of mine cars
Norvok or Novak Frank 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 21 Fall of coal caused by bump
McDonald or MacDonald Neil 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Struck head against roof or boom
Reid John N. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Accidental dynamite explosion
Bowran George 1923 Pictou County Albion Caught and crushed by screening machinery
Scott Joseph 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Killoway George W. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of roof stone hile clearing up fall
Bryne George 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed between rail cars on surface
McDougall Joseph 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing
Walzak Albert 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone from roof in pillar work
Collier Alfred 1923 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 4 Fall of coal from roof in room
McNeil Roderick X. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
Hill Alexander 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught by flywheel in starting haulage engine
Curran John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
Handrigan John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed
Bourgisk Charles 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord; 1 of 2 killed
MacDougall Daniel 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work 1 of 2 killed
Flemming Hugh R 1923 Pictou County Albion Fall of stone
Davidonkow Pichon 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord
Coady Peter 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip near surface on main slope
Blarion Leon 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal off face
Melanson Melos 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone from crosscut roof
Waugh Michael 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught in worm-gear of coal conveyor
Miskin Wasil 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord; 1 of 2 killed
LeBlanc Joseph 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Found dead in boiler room; may have fallen
McNeil Michael K. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in room
Reid William S. 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of coal
Seldon George 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone from roof in room
Harroun or Ronan John 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 7 Coupling cars, killed by moving cars
Smith George 1923 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Borden Joseph 1922 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone and coal
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
Flemming Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Found dead with radial coalcutter resting on body
Whalen Matthew 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, lower seam, Sydney Mines Fall of stone from roof
McDonald Allan 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
Nicholson James 1922 Cumberland Minudie #2 Powder ignited by cartridge explosion, died 12 days later; 1 of 2 killed
Long or Lank Lawrence 1922 Cumberland Minudie #2 Powder ignited by cartridge explosion, died 14 days later
Cope William A. 1922 Cumberland Victoria Caught between roof and car on slope, died 30 days later
Hest Joseph 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 22 Struck by runaway car, near landing
Campbell Ronald 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by horse-hauled mine car

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