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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan | Harry | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal | Fall of stone from roof |
| Wamboldt | Harry | 1903 | Pictou County | Vale | Fall of stone at working face |
| MacDonald | Harry | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of stone |
| Purchase | Harry | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) | Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed |
| MacArthur | Harry | 1970 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 12 | Killed on main haulage deep |
| Jones | Harry | 1908 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall of stone and coal, No 7 balance, No 5 E level |
| Embree | Harry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| MacRae | Harry | 1985 | Cape Breton County | Prince | Motor vehicle accident |
| Halliday | Harry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Crosson or Crossin | Harry | 1950 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Killed by haulage |
| Gibson | Harry | 1915 | Cumberland | Joggins | Haulage rope breaking |
| Nodwell | Harry A. | 1941 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| McCallum | Harry Alliston | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Jackson | Harry or Henry | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope |
| Campbell | Harvey | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Jameson | Hector | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed |
| Campbell | Hector | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of roof |
| Cummings | Hector | 1874 | Pictou County | Vale | Crash of runaway rake on main slope |
| MacKenzie | Hector | 1867 | Pictou County | Montreal & Pictou | Fall of stone |
| McKenzie | Hector | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Electric switch |
| Devison | Hector | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Caught between box and stopping |
| McLain | Hector | 1895 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fatally injured on head by fall of roof coal |
| McLean | Hector | 1895 | Cape Breton County | Gowrie | Fell under coal car on surface railroad |
| McKenzie | Hector | 1912 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| McLain | Hector | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Reserve or Gowrie | |
| MacLean | Hector | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | Hector | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fall of coal from pillar |
| Campbell | Hector | 1875 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Run over by loaded wagons |
| Comhaire or Comhair | Henri | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Jose | Henry | 1865 | Pictou County | Either Bye, Cage, Dalhousie pit | Fall down shaft |
| Haddon | Henry | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hickman | Henry | 1869 | Pictou County | Marsh Colliery (not Marsh mine) | Fall down shaft |
| Warren | Henry | 1968 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| McNeil | Henry | 1876 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | cause not recorded |
| Grave | Henry | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 15 | Fall of stone |
| Brine | Henry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Gordon | Henry | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of stone |
| Freeman | Henry | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Livingstone | Henry | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Vanherek | Henry | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of stone |
| Ferguson | Henry | 1930 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Struck by an empty trip |
| Bannon | Henry | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Struck by trip |
| Taylor | Henry | 1912 | Pictou County | Acadia | Knocked down by horse and run over by full trip |
| Swift | Henry | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McLeod | Henry | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Bennett | Henry | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Falling boom |
| Teed | Henry | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Marsh | Henry | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Drowned; 1 of 2 killed |
| McLeod | Henry | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| McLean | Henry | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |