Coal Mining Fatalities
This database contains 2497 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearing | Alonzo | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Bert | Alphonse | 1940 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone from roof |
| MacDougall | Alphonse | 1982 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Heart Attack |
| Mombourquette | Alphonse | 1971 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 12 | Natural Causes |
| Gardiner | Ambrose | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Fall of stone |
| Laffin | Ambrose | 1889 | Cape Breton County | Victoria; possibly Cumberland Co. | Killed by loose coal by face of junk while at work in his room |
| Candido | Amoiesi | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fell off box that then ran over him |
| Burkhart | Amos | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of coal |
| White | Amos | 1889 | Cumberland | Joggins | Struck by rake in slope |
| Brown | Amos | 1892 | Cumberland | Joggins | Runaway rake in slope |
| Lebonis | Andre | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Bosman or Bossman | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Backa | Andrew | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Dudka | Andrew | 1950 | Pictou County | McGregor | Struck by a haulage rope |
| Brunt | Andrew | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carmichael | Andrew | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Bastin or Baston | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Neary | Andrew | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 7 | Fell under moving car |
| Doboi | Andrew | 1950 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
| Anderson | Andrew | 1901 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Killed by fall of roof stone in room |
| Dawe | Andrew | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 3 (Florence) | Runaway box knocked out timber he was putting up and stone fell on him |
| McLellan | Andrew | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Cassidy | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Buko | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Purvis or Purves | Andrew | 1956 | Pictou County | McGregor | Caught in underground haulage |
| Burke | Andrew | 1917 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by rail car on surface |
| Darroch or Darrah | Andrew | 1898 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Rock fall |
| Conran | Andrew | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Fall of stone |
| Davis | Andrew | 1952 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump; 1 of 2 killed |
| Collin | Andrew | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McMullin | Andrew | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 13 | Fall of stone at face |
| Nevat | Andrew | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| Forbes | Andrew | 1867 | Pictou County | unidentified shaft being sunk or Cage pit | Methane explosion |
| Power | Andrew | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
| Tallia | Angelo | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| Moncusco | Angelo | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Killed by full tub on main haulage road |
| Gardion | Anglo | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Killed by trip |
| Auld | Angus | 1931 | Pictou County | Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) | Fall of stone |
| McCormack | Angus | 1872 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Fall of stone |
| Holmes | Angus | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 22 | Fell, striking head on rail |
| Smith | Angus | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Currie | Angus | 1868 | Cape Breton County | Gowrie | Fall of coal |
| Hunter | Angus | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
| McPherson | Angus | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Haley or Hanley | Angus | 1887 | Pictou County | Vale | Run over by boxes on main slope |
| Boutilier | Angus | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Fall of roof |
| McNeil | Angus | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant | Boiler explosion; 1 of 3 or 4 killed |
| Gillies | Angus | 1878 | Inverness | Port Hood | Explosion of steam boiler; 1 of 2 killed |
| Keigan | Angus | 1883 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Run over by coal tub |
| Fraser | Angus | 1934 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Struck by a rake on the slope |