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 |
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Pastusek | Joseph | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Jammed between box and prop |
Gallant | Joseph | 1946 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of roof |
King | Joseph | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope |
Hilliar | Joseph | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | |
Major | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
McLean | Joseph | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by train |
Deveaux | Joseph | 1942 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 24 | Fall of stone |
Nearing | Joseph | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
Campbell | Joseph | 1936 | Pictou County | McGregor | Overrun by a full trip of coal on slope |
Morrison | Joseph | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
Nearing | Joseph | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
Gerhardt | Joseph | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
Brian or Bryan | Joseph | 1935 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | Motor exploded on back slope |
Hannah | Joseph | 1905 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed instantly by being run over by hopper |
Bartholemew or Bartholomew | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
Michalik | Joseph | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
Hest | Joseph | 1922 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 22 | Struck by runaway car, near landing |
Scott | Joseph | 1923 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
Pitt | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
McLellan | Joseph | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Roof stone fell on him while driving |
Lohez | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
Kayens | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
Toomey | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught by full box |
Richardson | Joseph | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
Gardner | Joseph | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of stone from roof |
Reid | Joseph | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
Burbine | Joseph | 1969 | Cumberland | River Hebert Coal Mine, formerly Cochran | Died of natural causes in mine |
McKenzie | Joseph | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
Hilliar | Joseph | 1898 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of coal from face of room |
Fedora | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
Stephenhardt or Stephenson or Tyopenhart | Joseph | 1939 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Hit by overhead iron booms, died 3 days later |
Cyr | Joseph | 1937 | Pictou County | Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) | Fall of coal |
Orell | Joseph | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
Turner | Joseph | 1919 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of coal |
McMahon | Joseph | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
McKinnon | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed |
McDougall | Joseph | 1923 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing |
Oliver | Joseph | 1965 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
MacIntyre | Joseph | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Run over by cage in balance, died next day |
McIntyre | Joseph | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion 2 and 9 pityard (surface) | Jammed between wall and superintendent''s auto |
Hennessey | Joseph | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone, leg injured |
Berallen | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
Lamey | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone |
Bellan | Joseph | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone in pillars |
Krantz | Joseph | 1910 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Fall of stone |
McAulay | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
Martin | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
Crummey | Joseph | 1956 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 4 | On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion |
Walsh | Joseph | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |