Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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)sort ascending Year County Mine Cause
Paul George 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of coal
Mootery George 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway boxes
Raus George 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Iinjured by runaway box, died next day
Brown George 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Turner George 1886 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of top coal
Spencer George 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Run over by horse and loaded box
Smith George 1923 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Carey George 1947 Cape Breton County Florence Bankhead (surface)
May George 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally hurt
Christopher George 1879 Pictou County Vale Rope broke while on loaded tubs
Meulders Gaspar 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof
Flinn or Flynn Garnett 1883 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Murray Garfield 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of coal
Angelo Gaeton 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Caverzan Gaetano 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Eveleigh G. Hector William 1941 Cape Breton County Indian Cove Coal Company Explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Girdinetti G. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Wadden Freeman 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Swarttzack Freeman 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 20 Natural Causes
Clements Freeman 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Stevens Freeman 1942 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Struck by rake
Burke Frederick John 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Dillon Frederick 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Crocker Frederick 1884 Cumberland Springhill Crushed between water box and timber
Gower Frederick 1953 Cape Breton County Beaver Fall of stone
Light Fred J. 1948 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Tabor Fred E. 1938 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Livingstone Fred C. 1957 Pictou County Greenwood No. 2 Hit by a runaway coal box
Rozmarinovich Fred 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Crushed between box and drop
Borden Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Pettipas Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal
Mitchell Fred 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
Knobi Fred 1916 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal, died next day
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Canova Fred 1968 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage: Run over by runaway motor when he jumped off
Elkin Fred 1906 Cumberland Springhill Killed by trolleys on surface
Lanswood Fred 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Run over by full boxes on slope
Keating Fred 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Matheson Fred 1979 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Methane explosion, sparked by coal shearer hitting stone; 1 of 12 killed
Schwinghammer or Swinghammer Fred 1929 Cumberland Springhill No. 7 Fall of stone
Keith Fred 1919 Pictou County Allan Shaft Overcome by gas, likely methane
Boutilier Fred 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Rockett Fred 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Gillis Fred 1968 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Haulage: Caught by box on 25E main level and squeezed against low side of wall
Saunders Fred 1944 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Fall of coal
McNeil Fred 1898 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of loose coal
Nicholson Fred 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Ward Fred 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, died next day
Cameron Fred 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Run over by trip

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