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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Adams John 1888 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Grycorn John 1933 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Taylor John 1873 Pictou County Vale Fall with tub in slope
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Ryan John 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
McCuish John 1900 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed drawing props out of an old room
Manning John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Bennois John 1867 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Explosion of powder
Sinclair or St. Clair John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
O'Connor John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone at longwall face
Cherpack John 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Wade or Mahoney John 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed
McLeod John 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by motor
Morrison John 1947 Cape Breton County Greener Fall of roof
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Sullivan John 1867 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Crushed in mine
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Kennedy John 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial Electrocuted in logement
Beaver John 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
Wooden John 1918 Pictou County Greenwood roof fall
Taylor John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Bentcliffe John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Conway John 1868 Cape Breton County Aspe Bay Explosion of powder
Sinclair John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Neal John 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 2 (Lloyd's Cove) Struck by runaway box
Clarke John 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Boutilier John 1893 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Firedamp escaped from submerged district; (methane poisoning)
Morrison John 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured between boxes on slope
Connors John 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by motor, died a few hours after
Hahnen John 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of coal
McEachern John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Francis John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Thurbid John 1919 Cape Breton County Scotia No. 4 Fall of stone
Cameron John 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Boyd John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Luckman John 1870 Cape Breton County International Crushed by cage
Seward John 1967 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage: Run over by empty trip
Tighe John (boy) 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 17 (old Victoria) Methane inhalation; 1 of 2 cousins who went down old slope
Morrison John #1 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #1 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Morrison John #2 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #2 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McKinnon John 1st 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McDougall John A. 1904 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone
McDonald John A. 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Injured by box
MacIsaac John A. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18A Haulage
McNeil John A. 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
MacNeil John A. 1963 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage

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