Coal Mining Fatalities
This database contains 2498 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Thistle | George | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Killed by runaway wagon from pit bottom |
| Bryne | George | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Crushed between rail cars on surface |
| Martin | George | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Domokosch | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Ridgeway | George | 1915 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| Guyaux | George | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Brown | George | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Paul | George | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of coal |
| Newman | George | 1944 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Struck by boom moved by coal scoop |
| Matheson | George | 1938 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Struck by a railway car on surface |
| Bond | George | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Redpath | George | 1858 | Pictou County | Cage pit | Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed |
| Christopher | George | 1879 | Pictou County | Vale | Rope broke while on loaded tubs |
| Hopkins | George | 1892 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Fall of coal from working face |
| Burney | George | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Fraser | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Neal | George | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Fall down shaft |
| Morgan | George | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| Canning | George | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Ballantyne | George | 1915 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by a trip of coal |
| Evans | George | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from face of room |
| Nicoloff | George | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of coal |
| Young | George | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Colonial No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| Walker | George | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Fall of stone |
| Bratcher | George | 1907 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Suffocated by gas |
| Edwards | George | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Fall of stone from oof |
| Stewart | George | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Kitely | George | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Long | George | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Scalded by boiler explosion, died 9 days later 1 of 3 killed |
| Welch | George | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Burns | George | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 5 (Queen) | Full box ran over him on main level |
| Mootery | George | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by runaway boxes |
| Seldon | George | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone from roof in room |
| Raus | George | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Iinjured by runaway box, died next day |
| Spencer | George | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Run over by horse and loaded box |
| McWhirter | George | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Chapman | George | 1897 | Cumberland | Springhill Surface | Cause not recorded |
| Head | George | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Butt | George | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Bishop | George | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Stone fell on him down shaft during sinking |
| Hale | George | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |
| Briggs | George | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Bump (more than 2 miles offshore); 1 of 4 killed |
| Mouland | George | 1956 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall |
| Wheelicker | George | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall from roof |
| Roman | George | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by box |
| Martin | George | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Shannon | George "Happy" | 1921 | Cumberland | Joggins | Electrocuted by shock from cable on pavement |
| Brown | George D. | 1926 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Parsons | George E. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |