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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boran | John | 1898 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 slope | Fall of stone from roof in workplace |
| Nearing | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed |
| Matlock | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Emery | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLeod | John | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal from pillar |
| Nicholson | John | 1883 | Pictou County | Vale | Drawbar broke, crash of runaway slope rake |
| Pendergrast | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Boutilier | John | 1897 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fall of roof stone |
| Murphy | John | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 5 | Fall of stone |
| Martin | John | 1935 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Bennett | John | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bonar | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fall of stone |
| Ralph | John | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| McDonald | John | 1890 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Run over by empty trip, died next day |
| Capstick | John | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone |
| Newman | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Hayden | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Burchell | John | 1877 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fell down shaft |
| Curry | John | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of stone at head of deep |
| Simpson | John | 1866 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Run over by wagons |
| Murphy | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Crushed by runaway box |
| Milley | John | 1900 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Struck and run over by rake on main slope |
| Mazur | John | 1931 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of Coal |
| Hunter | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Morrison | John | 1947 | Cape Breton County | Greener | Fall of roof |
| Cann | John | 1891 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Killed by cage when descending pit |
| McDonald | John | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of coal |
| Cherpack | John | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed |
| McCuish | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone from roof |
| Beaver | John | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Hickey | John | 1936 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| Roberts | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Patten | John | 1941 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 11 | Runaway trip |
| Horn | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed |
| Blue | John | 1881 | Cumberland | Springhill | Struck by cage |
| Fitzner | John | 1927 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Carnichael | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of coal |
| Campbell | John | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Frye | John | 1914 | Pictou County | Albion | Riding a coal trip that derailed |
| McDonald | John | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between cage and pulleys |
| McAulay | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McInnis | John | 1908 | Cape Breton County | International | Fall of stone |
| Wilkes | John | 1902 | Pictou County | Marsh | Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed |
| Mitchell | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Josso | John | 1891 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fall of coal in room |
| Kroput | John | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| McDonald | John | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |