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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Surnamesort descending Given Name(s) Year County Mine Cause
McBeth or MacBeath Phillip 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
McCallum Harry Alliston 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
McCallum William 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Went over surface dump with car
McCarney unknown 1866 Pictou County Above ground, at Acadia wharf Fell and struck his head
McCharles Roderick 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McCormack Stephen 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Dropped dead coming up the travelling-way
McCormack Archie 1956 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
McCormack Angus 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
McCormack Lenard 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
McCormick Leonard 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
McCormick Vin 1893 Cape Breton County International Fall of roof coal at face; also recorded as 1894
McCormick Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by boom, died 4 days later
McCormick or McCormack Stephen 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
McCosh Alex 1890 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of stone from roof
McCuish John 1900 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed drawing props out of an old room
McCuish John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
McCumiskey Owen 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
McDonad Alex 1928 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of coal
McDonald John 1899 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone at face of room
McDonald Allan J. 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck on head by upright timber, died 3 days later
McDonald Dan 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of cage down shaft
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
McDonald Dan 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
McDonald Malcolm 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Kicked by a horse
McDonald Hugh 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Severed artery in foot
McDonald Allan 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Fall of stone
McDonald C.R. 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Struck by empty trip
McDonald A. R. 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McDonald John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McDonald D. R. 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McDonald Kenneth 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Crushed between box and pillar
McDonald Ranald or Ronald 1911 Inverness Inverness Fall of coal; head crushed
McDonald Murdock A. 1914 or 1915 Inverness Inverness Fell under moving coal boxes while getting on full rake
McDonald David 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Struck by trip
McDonald Hugh 1889 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of loose coal
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
McDonald John 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of coal
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 H. 1915 Cape Breton County Queen Boilermaker killed by fan on surface
McDonald J.S. 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
McDonald john J. 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 22 Struck by trip
McDonald Angus 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by runaway 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 Saunders 1940 Inverness inverness No. 4 Struck by runaway box
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
McDonald Murdock 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell against in-motion engine drum
McDonald William 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by trip
McDonald Mark 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of roof
McDonald Daniel A. 1925 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Killed by coal tipple on bankhead

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