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)sort descending Year County Mine Cause
Prendergast Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 End blew out of aftercooler
Young Thomas 1870 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal
Smillie Thomas 1941 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a haulage rope
Yacick Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal, head and back hurt, accidental death
McLeod Thomas 1867 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Zusic or Zusie Thomas 1933 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Jones Thomas 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Penny Thomas 1948 Pictou County Drummond (Intercolonial) No. 4 slope Fall of stone
Jennings Thomas 1915 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone
Brown Thomas 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Johnstone Thomas 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Tower Thomas 1885 Cumberland Syndicate burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed
Howie Thomas 1964 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Roy Thomas 1912 Pictou County Acadia Runaway box on the jib
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Gabriel Thomas 1949 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump
Pickerton Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Corkin Thomas A. 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone
Smith Thomas B. 1938 Pictou County Allan Shaft Died in pit from natural causes
Porter Thomas D. 1945 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by rake
O'Brien Thomas E. 1941 Cumberland Cumberland Railway & Coal Pulmonary embolism
Pearson Thomas Edgar 1936 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Leg broken by trip, died 5 days later in hospital
Hines Thomas J. 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Adderly Thomas Jr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Strang Thomas L. 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Donkey runner; caught in rope on drum
Nicholson Thomas N. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
LeBlanc Tillman 1909 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Haulage rope injury
Howatt Timothy 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Fahey Timothy 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Dalling Timothy 1927 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by riding on coal trip which derailed
Moro Tino 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of coal
Shuparski Tony 1938 Pictou County McGregor dropped dead
Jahn Trevor Martin 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Salcon Trifon 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Luddington Truman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Russell unknown 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Carbon monoxide after methane explosion 1of 2 killed
McCarney unknown 1866 Pictou County Above ground, at Acadia wharf Fell and struck his head
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
Sedlak Valent 1960 Pictou County McBean Conflict with underground haulage
McLeod Varley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Califf Velco 1950 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
MacPhee Vernon Michael 1967 Cape Breton County Four Star Machinery: Caught in capstan

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