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
Nearing John 1877 Cape Breton County Lingan Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed
Merritt John 1903 Inverness Port Hood Riding trip coupling broke hurling boxes against roof
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
MacKeigan John 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, River Hebert Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later
McGilchrist or Gilgrist John 1866 Pictou County Foster pit Clothing caught in hoist winding drum
Adams John 1888 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Cherpack John 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed
Crain John 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Dunn John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Morrison John 1947 Cape Breton County Greener Fall of roof
Bonar John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
Murphy John 1929 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
McDonald John 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
McDonald John 1890 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Run over by empty trip, died next day
Kennedy John 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial Electrocuted in logement
Burbine John 1913 Cumberland Joggins Runaway boxes
Simpson John 1866 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by wagons
Beaver John 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
Burrows John 1897 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of roof stone on new balance no. 9
Ryan John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Burchell John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fell down shaft
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at head of deep
Cann John 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Killed by cage when descending pit
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Czanoli or Czalonic John 1931 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Bentcliffe John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Clarke John 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Horn John 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed
McLeod John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Frye John 1914 Pictou County Albion Riding a coal trip that derailed
Josso John 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fall of coal in room
Bennett John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1896 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Caught between full trip and prop
Boran John 1898 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 slope Fall of stone from roof in workplace
Yakubaski John 1940 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fractured ankle, infection and shock, died 27 days later
Capstick John 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Fall of stone
Hudson or Hodgeson John 1883 Cumberland Chignecto Suffocated by carbonic acid (1 of 3 killed)
Lee John 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
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
McDonald John A. 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Injured by box
MacIsaac John A. 1951 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18A Haulage
Foster John A. 1912 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
McNeil John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box
Rickets John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by fall of coal

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