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 |
County |
Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham | Jabez | 1912 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| Rooney | Ottie or Ronnie | 1918 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Stone rolled down fan slope, hit him on head |
| Reid | William S. | 1923 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump caused fall of coal |
| Nelson | William J. | 1929 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Caught between boom and car |
| Weatherbee | Albert | 1937 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Caught between rake and door |
| Newman | George | 1944 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Struck by boom moved by coal scoop |
| Moss | Laurie A. | 1950 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by haulage |
| Ross | Thomas | 1953 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by haulage |
| Hale | George | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |
| Fisher | Lester | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Spence | Alex | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Draegerman; carbon monoxide post explosion |
| Brine | Henry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Harrison | Chesley | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Porter | Sterling | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Tabor | Monty | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| LeFavour | Emile | 1898 | Cumberland | Joggins No. 3 slope | Struck by cage loaded with box of stone |
| Stephenson | John E. | 1912 | Cumberland | Scotia | Fall of stone |
| Jowett or Gowett | John Ernest | 1920 | Cumberland | Victoria | cause not recorded |
| White | William | 1930 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 2 | Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed |
| Tipping | Royal Preston | 1940 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Injuries from collision of empty boxes |
| Scully or Soully | John | 1885 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Run over by cage |
| Bentcliffe | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carter | Clarence | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Fife | Hiram | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Letcher | Frank | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McKinnon | Laughlin | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Morrison | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Reid | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Turner | William H. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Milburn | William | 1895 or 1896 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 slope | Thrown from cage |
| DeGrace | James | 1902 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Cause not recorded |
| Davis | Ben | 1906 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Being buried by coal |
| McKenzie | Hector | 1912 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| Thibideau or Thibodeau | Godfrey | 1918 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Jammed between props |
| Harroun or Ronan | John | 1923 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 7 | Coupling cars, killed by moving cars |
| Burton | John Edward | 1929 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 6 | Injured by trip |
| Tabor | Fred E. | 1938 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Rushton | William A. | 1944 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Crosson or Crossin | Harry | 1950 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |
| Cottenden | William J. | 1953 | Cumberland | Springhill (Cumberland Railway & Coal) | Electricity, on surface |
| Alderson or Anderson | Ephriam | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Glennie | Avard | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Spence | Ernel | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Bryan | Percy | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Henwood | Harlan | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McFarlane | Roy | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Raper | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Tabor | Raymond | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Long | William | 1901 or 1902 | Cumberland | Jubilee, River Hebert | Bankhead under construction fell on him |