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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Clarke | Robert | 1908 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Full trip pulled through bankhead by windup on main hoist drum |
| McFadden | Robert | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hutcheson | Robert | 1878 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Collin | Robert | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Fall of stone |
| Reid | Robert | 1868 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of earth on surface; working on rail line |
| Donnelly | Robert | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Adair | Robert | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Bras d'Or No. 4 | Explosion of methane |
| Strathie | Robert | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Harvey | Robert | 1867 | Pictou County | Cage pit | Gas suffocation |
| MacLeod | Robert | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Simpson | Robert | 1898 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Fall of coal while drawing pillar |
| Cook | Robert | 1881 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Riding on Engine plane |
| Palmer | Robert | 1869 | Pictou County | Marsh Colliery (not Marsh mine) | Fall down shaft |
| Perrin | Robert | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Robinson | Robert | 1903 | Pictou County | Albion | Fell under rail car which passed over him |
| Dunbar | Robert | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Arkley | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Hip dislocated by fall, died in hospital after 2 days |
| Winton | Robert | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Muir | Robert | 1921 | Pictou County | Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) | Fall of stone |
| Butt | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | MacKay | Fall of stone |
| Ferguson | Robert | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Parr | Robert | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed: fell back in shaft from surface |
| Howlett | Robert | 1903 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal | Fall of stone fractured skull |
| Ross | Robert | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Patey | Robert | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed |
| Baxter | Robert | 1969 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 26 | Fall of stone |
| Fraser | Robert | 1909 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall of roof coal; bled to death from injuries |
| Dunlap | Robert | 1928 | Colchester | Kempton or Riversdale | Fell off tub in shaft |
| Cunningham | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Bigney | Robert | 1881 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Rope broke on cage |
| Wilson | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Fall of stone |
| Robertson | Robert | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Walked in under cage |
| Brown | Robert | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Run over by trip |
| Gilliam | Robert | date unknown | Inverness | Inverness | cause not recorded |
| Sherlock | Robert A. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| MacDonald | Robert C. | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone |
| McAloney | Robert L. | 1920 | Cumberland | Maple Leaf | Struck by runaway box, died 6 days later |
| Russell | Robert M. | 1879 | Pictou County | Acadia | Collapse of coal storage structure |
| Doyle | Robert Steven | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Reddick | Robert, Sr. | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Killed while mining, a shot blew down on him |
| Macmillan | Rod | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) | Fall of stone |
| Campbell | Rod | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominon No. 11 | Fall of stone |
| McKinnon | Rod | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Frampton | Rod | 1939 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Run over by a loaded box |
| McIntyre | Rod | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
| Kennedy | Rod | 1890 | Pictou County | McGregor | Struck by a rake |
| McKinnon | Rod #1 | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | Rod #2 | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McNeil | Rod C. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |