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.

Displaying page 32 of 50 pages (2497 entries).

Surname Given Name(s) Year Countysort descending Mine Cause
Debodt Frank 1925 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Dunn John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Flemming James E. 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
Fraser Archie 1890 Pictou County Vale Run over in a back balance
Gillis Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hale Samuel 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Howatt Timothy 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Johnson Peter 1957 Pictou County McBean Fall of coal
Kingou James 1873 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lyall Matthew 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald or Greenwood William A. 1933 Pictou County Milford Fall of stone
MacKenzie Frank 1909 Pictou County Albion Killed on balance by runaway box
MacLeod James 1903 Pictou County Acadia Died 15 February
Martin George 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Colin 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLellan James 1884 Pictou County Albion Struck by a rake
McRae Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Muir Robert 1921 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
Nearing Joseph 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Pembroke Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rector Ruben 1932 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Sampler Samuel Jr. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Smillie Thomas 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a haulage rope
Stewart Alexander 1918 Pictou County Albion (Purvis slope) Coal box fell to the ground
Tomshaniski Samuel 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone or coal from the roof
Wheatley Leonard 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Zomoskie Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Benoit Bennie Joseph 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Breen Michael 1898 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Rock fall
Cameron Alexander 1888 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Overground as a boiler was being lowered
Carr John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Collin Andrew 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Cummings Hector 1874 Pictou County Vale Crash of runaway rake on main slope
Delmouth Arthur 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Dunn Philip 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Flinn or Flynn Garnett 1883 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Fraser Albert 1890 Pictou County Black Diamond Riding on a coal trip which jumped track
Gillis Peter 1884 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Hale Joseph W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hayes Norman 1913 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by hoisting cage on balance
Hubert William 1940 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Caught between 2 rail cars on surface
Johnson Eugene William 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Lackie or Lackey James 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
Lewis William 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Lycom Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed

Pages