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
Smith Josiah 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Runaway mine car
Smith Howard 1924 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Turner James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Blinkhorn Arthur 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Flemming Hugh R 1923 Pictou County Albion Fall of stone
Copan Louis 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Killed by trip of mine cars
McDonald or MacDonald Neil 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Struck head against roof or boom
Scott Joseph 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
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
Bourgisk Charles 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord; 1 of 2 killed
Curran John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face of room
Davidonkow Pichon 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord
Handrigan John 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work; 1 of 2 killed
Melanson Melos 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone from crosscut roof
MacDougall Daniel 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone in pillar work 1 of 2 killed
Bowran George 1923 Pictou County Albion Caught and crushed by screening machinery
Miskin Wasil 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord; 1 of 2 killed
Wells Horace 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Coady Peter 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip near surface on main slope
Reid William S. 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of coal
Harte Vincent 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Waugh Michael 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught in worm-gear of coal conveyor
Harroun or Ronan John 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 7 Coupling cars, killed by moving cars
Prentice Patrick 1923 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 2 Electric wire
McNeil Michael K. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in room
Smith George 1923 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Buso Petro 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Crushed between mine car and rib, died next day
Seldon George 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone from roof in room
Norvok or Novak Frank 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 21 Fall of coal caused by bump
Bryne George 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed between rail cars on surface
Reid John N. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Accidental dynamite explosion
Blarion Leon 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal off face
LeBlanc Joseph 1923 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Found dead in boiler room; may have fallen
Killoway George W. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of roof stone hile clearing up fall
Desmond Frank 1922 Cape Breton County Greener Empty box passed over him, died 28 days later in hospital
Boutilier John 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes
Gouthro Charles 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck and run over by full coal box
Vanherek Henry 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
McDonald Allan 1922 Cumberland No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) Fall of stone
MacKeigan John 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, River Hebert Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later
Jones Hezekiah 1922 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone and coal from face
McLean Edward 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Merlin John G. 1922 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Caught between pump and upright timber
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later

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