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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter | Sterling | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Melnick | Steve | 1948 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Podenski | Steve | 1958 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Haulage |
| Boutilier | Sydney | 1934 | Cape Breton County | Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. on Lease 3 | Explosion at Crop pit |
| Laderie | Sylvia | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| O'Toole | Terrance | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Franklin | Crushed between box and timber |
| Boutilier | Thomas | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 15 | Fall of stone |
| Zusic or Zusie | Thomas | 1933 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Fall of coal |
| Rogers | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Guthro | Thomas | 1887 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed |
| Glenwright | Thomas | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Foley | Thomas | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft |
| Ross | Thomas | 1953 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Killed by haulage |
| Jones | Thomas | 1931 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Kipping | Thomas | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Jammed between empty trip |
| White | Thomas | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) | Fall of stone |
| Hamilton | Thomas | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Marsh | Thomas | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Bras d'Or | Struck by trip |
| Shaw | Thomas | 1958 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Haulage |
| Ryan | Thomas | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| McLeod | Thomas | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal and stone |
| Brown | Thomas | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| Prendergast | Thomas | 1929 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | End blew out of aftercooler |
| Quigley | Thomas | 1906 | Inverness | Mabou | Jammed between box and pillar |
| Baker | Thomas | 1900 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Derailed rake |
| Jennings | Thomas | 1915 | Cumberland | Joggins | Fall of stone |
| Hart | Thomas | 1944 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Fletcher | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Mackie | Thomas | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 25 | Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed |
| Barclay | Thomas | 1932 | Pictou County | Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) | Fall of coal |
| Gaskin | Thomas | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Morrison | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Dwyer | Thomas | 1924 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of coal |
| Carpenter | Thomas | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| McKay | Thomas | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hallet | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Steele | Thomas | 1887 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Fall of roof stone |
| Cassey | Thomas | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Howie | Thomas | 1964 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| Milley | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Gabriel | Thomas | 1949 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Bump |
| Wilson | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Crummey or Crominey | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Murphy | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Sullivan | Thomas | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Favier | Thomas | 1911 | Pictou County | Acadia | Crushed between rib and full box |
| Kelly | Thomas | 1984 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Heart Attack |
| Campbell | Thomas | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed |
| Durham | Thomas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |