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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Surnamesort descending Given Name(s) Year County Mine Cause
Lutes Morton M. or Norton 1937 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Trapper, Struck by trip at 8300-ft trap door
Luther Isaac 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lyall Matthew 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Lycom Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Lynk Neil 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Struck by stone
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
MacArthur Harry 1970 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Killed on main haulage deep
MacArthur John F. 1934 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Head crushed between boxes
MacCallum Edward 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
MacComiskey Owen 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by trip
MacDonald A. R. 1911 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fell in front of a trip of coal
MacDonald Lauchie 1963 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
MacDonald James D. 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of bord
MacDonald William B. 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacDonald John 1915 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a trip of coal
MacDonald Dan W, 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
MacDonald Gus 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Struck by runaway trip
MacDonald Jasper 1926 Pictou County Albion Struck by falling timber prop
MacDonald Allan 1937 Pictou County Allan Shaft Buried beneath fall of stone
MacDonald Alexander 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
MacDonald Harry 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
MacDonald Donald R. 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
MacDonald James 1922 Inverness bootleg pit Methane gas poisoning; 1 of 3 killed
MacDonald Ronald 1984 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Fire
MacDonald Vincent 1931 Cape Breton County Florence Struck by coal from a shot
MacDonald Murdock 1877 Cape Breton County Lingan Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed
MacDonald John T. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall in shaft
MacDonald Charles V. 1974 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Struck by railway car; or jammed between 2 railway cars
MacDonald Robert C. 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
MacDonald Harold 1962 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
MacDonald D. 1869 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Powder explosion
MacDonald William J. 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
MacDonald Leslie 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
MacDonald Daniel 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
MacDonald John Robert 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
MacDonald Alexander 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald Ronald 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald F. 1902 Pictou County Vale Powder explosion; 1 of 2 killed
MacDonald J. P. 1907 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by box at bottom of balance
MacDonald or Greenwood William A. 1933 Pictou County Milford Fall of stone
MacDougald Frank 1890 Cape Breton County Victoria; possibly Cumberland Co. Fell in front of a full trip while riding up slope
MacDougald Frank 1890 Cumberland Victoria; or Cape Breton County
MacDougall Alexander 1964 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
MacDougall Alphonse 1982 Cape Breton County Lingan Heart Attack
MacDougall Peter 1934 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Gas explosion
MacDougall Hugh G. or Hugh C. 1934 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Fall of coal
MacDougall John 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of roof, died almost 6 months later

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