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
Grant John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Nash John 1881 Pictou County Acadia Devastating methane explosion
Perhiniak John 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Dragon John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1872 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Ryan John 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
Milley John 1900 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Struck and run over by rake on main slope
Campbell John 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by full trip, arms and legs broken
Campbell John 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
McInnis John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLeod John 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by motor
Davidson John 1895 Cape Breton County Hub Fell from stage down shaft; 1 of 2 killed
Campbell John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hudson or Hodgeson John 1883 Cumberland Chignecto Suffocated by carbonic acid (1 of 3 killed)
McRichey John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Gillis John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Fergusson John 1887 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of roof coal
Blois John 1959 Cape Breton County Four Star Fall of stone
Burrows John 1883 Cumberland Chignecto Suffocated by carbonic acid (1 of 3 killed)
Bigley John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Killed by fall of stone
Mitchell John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McNeil John 1887 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
Fraser John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Downie John 1873 Cape Breton County International Run over by train
Morrison John 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured between boxes on slope
George John 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Savage John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Connors John 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by motor, died a few hours after
Copan John 1947 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by a haulage cable
Smart John 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fell under trip of coal
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Taylor John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
McVicar John 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Grycorn John 1933 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McKinnon John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by falling roof stone while driving
Nicholson John 1881 Pictou County Vale Caught between moving rake & door
Cameron John 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Roach John 1955 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Sinclair or St. Clair John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
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
MacNeil John A. 1979 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Methane explosion, sparked by coal shearer hitting stone; 1 of 12 killed
McNeil John A. 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
McDonald John A. 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Injured by box
McLellan John A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McNeil John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box

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