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
Barclay J. W. R. 1907 Pictou County Albion Killed on main slope by runaway box
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brixco Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Carrigan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Conn James 1839 Pictou County Storr pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Cummings Daniel 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Dewan Ferris Todd 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Duprey Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Flynn James 1917 Pictou County Greenwood Fall of stone
Fraser J. W. 1905 Pictou County Marsh rock fall
Gillis Myles Daniel 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Hale Milledge 1938 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Struck by falling timber
Hayman David 1886 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a box of coal
Humblet Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Johnstone Louis 1949 Pictou County McBean Caught by a moving cable in haulage
Laderie Desire 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
MacArthur John F. 1934 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Head crushed between boxes
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
MacKenzie H. M. 1911 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal at the face
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Mason Stanley 1927 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McDonald J. W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McIsaac Malcolm 1873 Pictou County Foord pit Crushed by coal tubs
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Muir David 1941 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Infection caused by a cut at work
Nelms Hubert 1924 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
Redpath George 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Ross Alexander 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion
Savage Edward 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Smith James 1901 Pictou County Vale Crushed between a box and a rib
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Turner James 1880 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
White Brenton 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Betts William 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Brown James 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Cameron William Archibald 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by revolving wheel on main driving shaft of screen engine under bankhouse
Carroll Frank 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft
Connell Frank 1914 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Cummings John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Dollimont Adonis Joseph 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Elliott John T 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Foley Martin 1874 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Crash of a runaway rake
Fraser Preston 1913 Pictou County Vale Fall of coal
Glenn Alex 1895 Pictou County Acadia Fall from roof of working face
Haley or Hanley Angus 1887 Pictou County Vale Run over by boxes on main slope

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