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 | Edward | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Daniel | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Killed by shot going off while firing squib |
| McDonald | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Wilfred | 1952 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage, surface |
| McDonald | Allan J. | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck on head by upright timber, died 3 days later |
| McDonald | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Dan | 1930 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John B. | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Struck by falling roof stone while undercutting with machine |
| McDonald | John A. | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | fall of stone |
| McDonald | Malcolm | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Kicked by a horse |
| McDonald | John | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Runaway car, died 6 days later |
| McDonald | James E. | 1921 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes |
| McDonald | Hugh | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Severed artery in foot |
| McDonald | Alexander | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed |
| McDonald | Ronald | 1909 | Cape Breton County | North Atlantic Collieries | Crushed between full box and engine |
| McDonald | John #1 | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Allan | 1922 | Cumberland | No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Neil | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed |
| McDonald | Allan | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John #2 | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | H. | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Queen | Boilermaker killed by fan on surface |
| McDonald | James T. | 1905 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Fall of coal from roof |
| McDonald | Hugh | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between cage and pulleys |
| McDonald | Dan | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fatal injury: pelvis broken in fall of stone |
| McDonald | Duncan | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Laurence | 1949 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | Lauchlin | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed by hoisting bucket falling on him |
| McDonald | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | Kenneth | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Crushed between box and pillar |
| McDonald | Mark | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | John Y. | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of coal from face |
| McDonald | Daniel J. | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| 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 | Colin | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | john J. | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 22 | Struck by trip |
| McDonald | John | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone at face of room |
| McDonald | Allan | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Donald | 1885 | Cumberland | Westville or Springhill mine | Died after breaking legs |
| McDonald | Murdock | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | John J. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Angus | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by runaway box |
| McDonald | J. W. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Rory B. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Daniel A. | 1925 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Killed by coal tipple on bankhead |
| McDonald | David | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Struck by trip |
| McDonald | C.R. | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 6 | Struck by empty trip |
| McDonald | J. R. | 1877 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Fall of roof |
| McDonald | Henry | 1933 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Kicked by a horse |