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) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
Young Thomas 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Struck by runaway box
Clarke Robert 1908 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Full trip pulled through bankhead by windup on main hoist drum
MacLeod Neil 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Fall of stone
McMaster D. 1908 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Bartlett John C. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
Gillis Dan A. 1908 Inverness Inverness Fall of coal and rock in pillars
McKenzie William 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Dumphy James 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Gillis Lauchlin 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Girdinetti G. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
McNeil Michael A. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal and stone
Jones Harry 1908 Inverness Inverness Fall of stone and coal, No 7 balance, No 5 E level
Hawley or Holley Edward 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Box knocked out prop and boom, stone fell on him
McLean D.A. 1908 Inverness Inverness Fall of stone from roof in tunnel to 13-foot seam
Johnson J.D. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Child 1908 Cape Breton County Caledonia Polish child, age 2; killed by cars on the surface
Rogers Herbert 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal, died 5 days later
Ladime (Bulgarian) Unknown 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Dunphy James 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal from face
Green Frank 1908 Pictou County Albion Struck by a box on balance
Lee John 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Lamby (Bulgarian) Unknown 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McDonald J.A. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Lambyi (Bulgarian) Unknown 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McPherson Neil 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Killed by runaway boxes
Nicholson D.J. 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Leg crushed between full box and empty trip, died next day
Davidson Adam 1908 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fell into chute
Snow William 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Jordan Percy or Perdy 1908 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Run over by rake
Morgan Frank 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 8 Killed by live wire
Ripley Edward 1908 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fell into chute
Churchill Joseph 1908 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fell into Emery shaft
Powelle (Bulgarian) Unknown 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McDonald Dan 1908 Cape Breton County Hub Fatal injury: pelvis broken in fall of stone
Beaton Malcolm 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McInnis John 1908 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone
Johnston James 1908 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured by air pipe bursting, died a month later
McIntosh Dan 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney & Louisburg Railway (Mine)? Killed by express train, Glace Bay Crossing
Baxendale Ellis 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
McDonald A. R. 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Campbell John 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
D'Orsay John 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Overwind man-shaft cage; 1of 2 killed
McDonald D. R. 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Carson James 1908 Cumberland Chignecto Fell down balance
McDonald C.R. 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Struck by empty trip
Boudreau or Budro Lemuel 1907 Cumberland Strathcona Burnt by gas fire
Munroe John 1907 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fall of stone
Adey Benjamin 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed
Gouthro Simon 1907 Cape Breton County International Fell down water shaft
McNeil Angus 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed

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