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 | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | Duncan | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Daniel J. | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Ronald | 1909 | Cape Breton County | North Atlantic Collieries | Crushed between full box and engine |
| McDonald | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone at face of room |
| McDonald | Saunders | 1940 | Inverness | inverness No. 4 | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | Arthur | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | H. | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Queen | Boilermaker killed by fan on surface |
| McDonald | A. J. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | Colin | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Edward | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Dan | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fatal injury: pelvis broken in fall of stone |
| McDonald | James T. | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of coal from roof |
| McDonald | Murdock | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Angus V. | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by trip |
| McDonald | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between cage and pulleys |
| McDonald | J. W. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | James E. | 1921 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes |
| McDonald | Lauchlin | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by hoisting bucket falling on him |
| McDonald | J. R. | 1877 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Allan | 1922 | Cumberland | No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Mark | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Dan | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of cage down shaft |
| McDonald | Dan | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Allan | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | John A. | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Injured by box |
| McDonald | Alex P. | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Crushed between boxes |
| McDonald | C.R. | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 6 | Struck by empty trip |
| McDonald | Hugh | 1889 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of loose coal |
| McDonald | Colin | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | John | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | John | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | James R. | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | Donald | 1885 | Cumberland | Westville or Springhill mine | Died after breaking legs |
| McDonald | Arch. B. | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Struck by a full box |
| McDonald | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Killed by stone fall at face |
| McDonald | Daniel | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Scalded by boiler explosion, died 9 days later 1 of 3 killed |
| McDonald | Ronald H. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12, Surface | Fell while working on bankhead machinery |
| McDonald | Murdock | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fell against in-motion engine drum |
| McDonald | Lewis | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| McDonald | John J. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| 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 |
| McDonald | Daniel O. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Allan | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| McDonald | Rory B. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Daniel | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| McDonald | J.S. | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of coal |