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
McNeil Michael K. 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in room
McNeil Henry 1876 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 cause not recorded
McNeil Roderick 1878 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed
McNeil Peter A. 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Runaway trip
McNeil Lauchlin 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McNeil Dan H. 1912 Cumberland Scotia Fall of stone; also recorded as a casualty - not dead
McNeil John D. 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall caused by trip
McNulty C. 1902 Pictou County Vale Powder explosion; 1 of 2 killed
McNutt Harold 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
McNutt Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McNutt Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
McPhee George 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by full trip
McPhee Malcolm 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
McPhee Neil 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McPhee Donald 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
McPhee Angus 1926 Cape Breton County Princess Squeezed between longwall machine and face
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
McPhee David 1913 Cumberland Chignecto cause not recorded
McPherson Malcolm I. 1932 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by box
McPherson Malcolm 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
McPherson D.J. 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed while examining shaft on top of cage when cage in motion
McPherson Moses 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McPherson D. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Run over by trip of cars
McPherson Angus 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
McPherson James 1897 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Struck by falling piece of coal while hauling
McPherson Neil 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Killed by runaway boxes
McPherson James Jr. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Lemuel 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Hugh 1924 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Caught between full box and timber
McPherson Dan 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by trip, died 2 days later
McPherson Vincent 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McRae Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McRichey John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McSephney William 1955 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
McSorley Anthony 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Caught by rope and drawn behind drum
McSween Alex 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Construction
McVarish J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Run over by box
McVey David 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McVey James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McVicar Allen 1906 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
McVicar Alexander 1904 Cape Breton County International Fall of coal from face
McVicar Norman 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
McWhirter George 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Meagher Milton 1928 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Megeney Vernour 1943 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck and Run over by rake
Melanson Melos 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone from crosscut roof
Melanson Frank 1951 Cumberland Cochran
Melanson Dosithe 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Cause not recorded
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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