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
MacLean Alexander 1980 Cape Breton County Prince Crushed by bucket against wall of shaft
Raeshore Wayne 1982 Cape Breton County Prince
McInnis Michael 1913 Cape Breton County Princess Run over by trip
Burgoyne Nelson 1937 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Rollins John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Campbell John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Cann William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by trip
Keigan Charles 1962 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Patey Robert 1937 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Morrison Richard 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Boyd Clarence 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Major Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Dickson John 1940 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Brown George 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Hill Alexander 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught by flywheel in starting haulage engine
Turner James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McDonald Colin 1936 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway box
Morrison Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Brown Daniel 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacIntyre Dan 1941 Cape Breton County Princess Undetermined
Peddle Arthur 1946 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McLean Wilmont 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
Michaelites Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Run over by trip
McPhee Donald 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Boutilier Charles Jr. 1956 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Reashor Maurice 1968 Cape Breton County Princess Coronary heart attack
Dunsmuir James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
MacDonald William B. 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Gaskill Samuel 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McDonad Alex 1928 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
Taylor John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Brown David 1939 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by runaway box
Waugh Michael 1923 Cape Breton County Princess Caught in worm-gear of coal conveyor
McPhee Angus 1926 Cape Breton County Princess Squeezed between longwall machine and face
Riley James 1927 Cape Breton County Princess Squeezed between boxes
McMullin Lauchlin 1936 Cape Breton County Princess Fell off trip and under box
iafalli Carmen 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Large William 1942 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Lamond Daniel 1946 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Handley Alexander 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Wasakalius Ant. 1916 Cape Breton County Princess Killed by runaway box
Hamilton Thomas 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Aspinall James 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacDougall Alexander 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Dawe Edward 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Bushar Patrick 1912 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McGregor Murdock 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Wilkie William 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
McIntyre Arthur 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone

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