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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Surname Given Name(s) Year Countysort descending Mine Cause
Baudoux John maybe George 1930 Pictou County Albion (Purvis slope) Riding an empty trip that derailed; killed by falling timbers and stone
Boquet Berry 1892 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal from working face
Buko Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Chisholm Colin C. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Conway James 1950 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Dalling James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Drolet Remi Joseph 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
Frampton Rod 1939 Pictou County Allan Shaft Run over by a loaded box
Fraser Charles Robert 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Grant Dougald 1899 Pictou County Vale Methane explosion by naked light
Hamilton James Y. 1928 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fell head first while timbering the roof when staging collaped under fall of heavy coal lump
Hennessy Abraham 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed
Jahn Trevor Martin 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Kaiser Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lameaux James 1916 Pictou County Albion Struck by a runaway box
Livingstone Fred C. 1957 Pictou County Greenwood No. 2 Hit by a runaway coal box
MacDonald John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacKay Martin 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Heart attack in act of getting on riding rake
MacKinnon Donald 1873 Pictou County Foord pit Fall of coal
MacRae John Duncan 1930 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of Stone
McCallum Harry Alliston 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
McElvie John Jr 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McNeal David 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Morgan Delbert 1951 Pictou County McGregor Killed by fall of coal or stone from rib
Munsie William 1943 Pictou County McGregor Crushed between a box and a steel boom
O'Brien William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Burrows John 1883 Cumberland Chignecto Suffocated by carbonic acid (1 of 3 killed)
Sawyer George 1908 or 1909 Cumberland Joggins Suffocated by smoke
Moffat Clifford 1915 Cumberland Minudie Fall of stone
Wood David Edgar 1924 Cumberland Strathcona Fall of roof
Boudreau Daniel J. 1932 Cumberland Maple Leaf No. 4 Dust and gas explosion; 1 of 5 killed
Burke Frederick John 1957 Cumberland Bayview Fall of stone
Townsend Leonard 1876 Cumberland Spring Hill Colliery Mine Crushed by drum, fall of a gin
McDonald William 1887 Cumberland Springhill Fall of coal from face
Campbell Donald 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Crawford john 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hallet Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McFadden Robert 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McNutt Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Nash Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Sharples James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Wry Henry 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Fraser William K. 1898 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Elbridge Clifford 1904 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall in chute, smothered by coal
LeBlanc Tillman 1909 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Haulage rope injury
Ridgeway George 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
McDonald Allan 1922 Cumberland No.9 ? (may be Glace Bay) Fall of stone

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