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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIsaac | Daniel A. or Danile | 1936 | Inverness | Port Hood | Killed by file shot |
| McIsaac | Daniel C. | 1924 | Inverness | Inverness No. 1 | Fall of stone; 1 of 4 killed |
| Boudreau | Daniel J. | 1932 | Cumberland | Maple Leaf No. 4 | Dust and gas explosion; 1 of 5 killed |
| Morrison | Daniel J. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Struck by a man-rake |
| McDonald | Daniel J. | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| MacMillan | Daniel L | 1914 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed |
| MacKay | Daniel L. | 1944 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Bump |
| McDonald | Daniel O. | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| McDougall | Daniel R. | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall from bankhead (surface) |
| McKinnon | Daniel S. | 1945 | Inverness | Inverness No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| Poplar | Danny | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Tighe | Danny (boy) | 1966 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 17 (old Victoria) | Methane inhalation; 1 of 2 cousins who went down old slope |
| Pomyea | Daragha | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of roof |
| Pomyea | Daragha | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of roof |
| Lipton | Dave | 1954 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | watchman, died suddenly at work |
| Campbell | David | 1872 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Methane explosion |
| Muir | David | 1941 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Infection caused by a cut at work |
| Wilson | David | 1898 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Struck by falling roof prop |
| Conway | David | 1938 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Run over by a shunting engine on surface |
| Gillespie | David | 1916 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Struck by cage |
| Sutherland | David | 1958 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
| Copely | David | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Scotia (Sydney Mines) | Fall of stone |
| Betts | David | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Vance | David | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| McNeal | David | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Robertson | David | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Queen | Fall of coal and stone |
| McDonald | David | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Struck by trip |
| Campbell | David | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Broughton | Struck by runaway box |
| Russell | David | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Batchford | David | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| McPhee | David | 1913 | Cumberland | Chignecto | cause not recorded |
| Turner | David | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Squeezed between rib and box |
| Beaton | David | 1956 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| McVey | David | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Ferguson | David | 1877 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Run over by counter balance |
| Hayman | David | 1886 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by a box of coal |
| Muckle or Muckie | David | 1943 | Cumberland | Bayview | Run over by trip |
| Watt | David | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Brown | David | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Struck by runaway box |
| Roach | David | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Haulage |
| Sutherland | David | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Soloman | David Allen | 1928 | Cumberland | Maple Leaf No. 4 | Run over by a full trip of boxes |
| Wood | David Edgar | 1924 | Cumberland | Strathcona | Fall of roof |
| Morgan | Delbert | 1951 | Pictou County | McGregor | Killed by fall of coal or stone from rib |
| Boviada | Demetris | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Crushed between boxes |
| Laderie | Desire | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Van Larkin | Dominic | 1924 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed |
| McIntyre | Donald | 1901 | Cape Breton County | International | Caught by runaway coal box from bank on surface |
| Tabor | Donald | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | Donald | 1885 | Cumberland | Westville or Springhill mine | Died after breaking legs |