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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Porter Sterling 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Melnick Steve 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B 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
Marshall Thomas 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Steele Thomas 1887 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone
Baker Thomas 1900 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Derailed rake
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McKay Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Guthro Thomas 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed
Connors Thomas 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Milley Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Crummey or Crominey Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Ross Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Murphy Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
Hamilton Thomas 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Quigley Thomas 1906 Inverness Mabou Jammed between box and pillar
Young Thomas 1870 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Hawes Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone in pillar
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Smillie Thomas 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a haulage rope
Fletcher Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Zusic or Zusie Thomas 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Prendergast Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 End blew out of aftercooler
Yacick Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal, head and back hurt, accidental death
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
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
Durham Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Rogers Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Jones Thomas 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Explosion; 1 of 6 killed
McLeod Thomas 1867 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Howie Thomas 1964 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Marsh Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Struck by trip
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Jennings Thomas 1915 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone
Hallet Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Johnstone Thomas 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Brown Thomas 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Kelly Thomas 1984 Cape Breton County Lingan Heart Attack
McLeod Thomas 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and stone
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone

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