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 ascending Mine Cause
Blackwood Thomas 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Brown Murdock 1934 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 2 Scott slope Struck on head when taking coal to chute
Campbell John 1868 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Cassidy Francis 1894 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a coal trip
Conway James D. 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Cyr William 1920 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Run over by an empty box
Doyle Edward 1935 Pictou County Albion Fall of rock
Ellis John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Forbes Andrew 1867 Pictou County unidentified shaft being sunk or Cage pit Methane explosion
Fraser John E. 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Gossens Octav 1920 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Halliday Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hayman Archibald 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Isnor Hubert 1921 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Jordan Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laite James 1927 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from face
Lipton Dave 1954 Pictou County Allan Shaft watchman, died suddenly at work
MacDonald Daniel 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
MacInnis or MacInnes John Henry 1940 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of roof coal, died 4 days later
MacKenzie Kenneth 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
MacNeil Angus Joseph 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
McAulay Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McEachern Alexander 1882 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by a rake of full pit tubs
McKay Angus 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McMillan J. W. 1901 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal and stone
Mitchell James 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Munroe Alex W. 1942 Pictou County McGregor Hit by a trip
Nicholson Bain 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Pickerton Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Richardson Joseph 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
Sedlak Valent 1960 Pictou County McBean Conflict with underground haulage
Smith Thomas B. 1938 Pictou County Allan Shaft Died in pit from natural causes
Sutherland J. W. 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Vaast Floriand 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Williamson Samuel 1899 Pictou County Albion Chainrunner, struck in neck by snapped chain
Bastin or Baston Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Blarion Leon 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal off face
Bryne George 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed between rail cars on surface
Campbell David 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion
Cassidy Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Conway Isaac 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
Cyr Joseph 1937 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of coal
Doyle Robert Steven 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Eloi Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fosse Jean Baptiste 1876 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Fraser Angus 1934 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Struck by a rake on the slope
Graham Daniel 1925 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
Halloran John Philip 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Heighton Dan 1927 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal

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