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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKeigan | George Hector | 1978 | Cumberland | River Hebert Coal Mine, formerly Cochran | Fall of stone |
| Ward | George T. | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Killoway | George W. | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of roof stone hile clearing up fall |
| Matthews | George W. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Butt or Butts | George W. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Dean | George W. | 1946 | Cumberland | Springhill No .4 | Fall of coal |
| Quinn | George W. | 1931 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Dawson | Gerald | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Boutilier | Gerald L. | 1955 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed on surface |
| Fraser | Gervoise Leo | 1957 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Haulage |
| Braggs | Gideon | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Fall of coal |
| Muir | Gilbert | 1924 | Pictou County | Albion | Struck by a trip of coal boxes |
| Livingstone | Gilbert | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| MacPherson | Gilbert | 1900 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Body wound on drum of a hoist |
| Daken or Dakin | Gilbert | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Cirotto | Giovanni | 1940 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
| Borsato | Giovanni | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Martin | Glenn David | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Thibideau or Thibodeau | Godfrey | 1918 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Jammed between props |
| Cathcart | Gordon | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Fall of stone |
| Neunann | Gottleip | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal from rib |
| Fraser | Grant | 1954 | Pictou County | McBean | victim found in No. 5 level |
| Farrell | Gregor | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Haulage |
| Campbell | Gregory | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Lloyds No. 7 | Machinery |
| Bacarro | Guissippi | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Jammed between trip and door |
| MacDonald | Gus | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Struck by runaway trip |
| Gillis | Gus | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Alexander | Gust | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal off rib |
| Balog | Gustav | 1951 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Holland | Guthrie | 1878 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Fall of roof stone |
| McDonald | H. | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Queen | Boilermaker killed by fan on surface |
| Cooke | H. A. | 1905 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fell when staging broke in shaft as they were sinking it |
| McKay | H. J. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| MacKenzie | H. M. | 1911 | Pictou County | Albion | Fall of coal at the face |
| Crowe | Hance | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Henwood | Harlan | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| MacDonald | Harold | 1962 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Haulage |
| Raper | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McDonald | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Manning | Harold | 1916 | Pictou County | Milford | Thrown off trip that derailed and ran over him |
| Lewis | Harold | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| Embree | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Lorimer | Harold | 1954 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump; 1 of 5 killed |
| Fraser | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McNutt | Harold | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Linkletter | Harris Karl | 1943 | Cumberland | Standard (Sweetcake) or Strathcona No.2 | Struck by stemming from shot hole |
| O'Brien | Harry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Gibson | Harry | 1915 | Cumberland | Joggins | Haulage rope breaking |
| Crosson or Crossin | Harry | 1950 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |
| Wamboldt | Harry | 1903 | Pictou County | Vale | Fall of stone at working face |