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
Conway Wayne Michael 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
MacLeod Wellington 1921 Pictou County Albion Suffocated by methane under coal fall
Stephens Wendall 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion 1A Caught in conveyor in boiler room
Poloski Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sherider Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Schima or Schimo Wenzel 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Reynolds Wesley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hunter Wesley 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
Thorne Wesley 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Hunter Whylie or Wylie 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hayman Wilbert 1921 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
Horne Wilfred 1942 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Fall of stone
Atwood Wilfred 1969 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Caught on cutting drum of Anderton Shearer
Andrews Wilfred 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
McDonald Wilfred 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage, surface
Seward Wilfred 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
White Wilfred 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Theriault Wilfred 1916 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Killed by shot blowing through pillar
Stewart Wilkie 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Tally boy, age 14; jammed between tub and tipple at pit head
Fanning Willard 1943 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal from face
Carter Willard 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Walsh William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Parsons William 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Brown William 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hall William 1918 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone, died 14 hours later
Elliott William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Jones William 1928 Cape Breton County Florence Steel railing falling from car
Walsh William 1905 Inverness Port Hood Hit by boom sliding down slope while timbering
Thompson William 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone and coal
Munsie William 1943 Pictou County McGregor Crushed between a box and a steel boom
Flemming William 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between box and boom
Milburn William 1895 or 1896 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 slope Thrown from cage
MacKenzie William 1903 Pictou County Albion Jumped from moving train in mine yard
Cassidy William 1906 Inverness Inverness Struck by a rake on main slope
Cyr William 1920 Pictou County Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) Run over by an empty box
Murdock William 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Stewart William 1874 Pictou County Black Diamond Fall of coal
Tracey William 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by full trip
Horne or Horone William 1895 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall from roof
Willis William 1899 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone whilst driving
Chisholm William 1925 Inverness Inverness No. 1 Killed by runaway box
MacLeod William 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Power William 1920 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Hubert William 1940 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Caught between 2 rail cars on surface
Penny William 1928 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of coal
Main William 1919 Cumberland St. George Struck by runaway box
Andrews William 1873 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of coal
Ludlow William 1969 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Haulage
Hyde William 1887 Pictou County Vale Caught beneath a roof fall while timbering; 1 of 2 killed

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