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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | James | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant | Boiler explosion; maybe 4th man killed in an explosion or is a separate explosion |
| Young | James | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Squeezed between prop and trip |
| Cummings | James | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Caught between cars and rib |
| Marsh | James | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of rib coal |
| Reeves | James | 1872 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of coal |
| Morrison | James | 1966 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Naturel Causes |
| Wright | James | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Lawrence | James | 1935 | Pictou County | Albion | From injuries received a few months before |
| Williamson | James | 1908 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fall of coal |
| Mackey or Mackie | James | 1887 | Cumberland | Springhill | Leg broken; caught by cage in balance |
| Hand | James | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Conway | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Scully | James | 1924 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Carbon monoxide suffocation after explosion; 1 of 4 killed |
| Boates | James | 1941 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
| Bradwell | James | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Allen | James | 1961 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Electrical |
| McNeil | James | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 7 | Fall of stone |
| McPherson | James | 1897 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Struck by falling piece of coal while hauling |
| Conn | James | 1839 | Pictou County | Storr pit | Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed |
| Mitchell | James | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Wilson | James | 1903 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fatally hurt by a full rake of boxes |
| Power | James | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal, hung shot |
| Flynn | James | 1917 | Pictou County | Greenwood | Fall of stone |
| Lennon | James | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McMullin | James | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Tomson | Injured while replacing derailed box |
| Petrie | James | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of roof |
| Turner | James | 1880 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of coal |
| Lennon | James | 1926 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of stone |
| Smith | James | 1901 | Pictou County | Vale | Crushed between a box and a rib |
| Messervey | James | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) | Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed |
| Lammond | James | 1872 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Fall of stone |
| Edwards | James | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Haulage |
| MacLeod | James | 1903 | Pictou County | Acadia | Died 15 February |
| Campbell | James | 1958 | Cape Breton County | Four Star | Electrical |
| Nairn | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Burton | James | 1915 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| Dakens | James A. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Jobes | James D. | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by box |
| MacDonald | James D. | 1912 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of top coal at face of bord |
| Conway | James D. | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | influx of water; 1 of 6 killed |
| McDonald | James E. | 1921 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes |
| Copeland | James E. | 1954 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump; 1 of 5 killed |
| Matheson | James E. | 1971 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 26 | Haulage: Struck by a trip of material |
| Flemming | James E. | 1945 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of stone |
| Johnson | James F. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Ransome | James H. | 1949 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Rose | James H. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Cook | James I | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 7 | Fall of stone |
| Burke | James J. | 1940 | Cumberland | Victoria | Undetermined |
| McPherson | James Jr. | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |