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
Whidden Charles 1931 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Martell Charles 1873 Cape Breton County Caledonia Crushed by wagons
Brown Charles 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Fall of stone
Miller Charles 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Jewell Charles 1920 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
Boram Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Campbell Charles 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Ackles Charles 1909 Cumberland Jubilee, River Hebert Killed by runaway box
Gouthro Charles 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck and run over by full coal box
Jones Charles 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone, died 6-7 weeks later
Keigan Charles 1962 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Lee Charles 1928 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of coal
Lindsay Charles 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Vine Charles 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Dunbar Charles 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McNutt Charles 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Burton Charles 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Munro Charles 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed by full box of coal
Carmichael Charles 1872 Cape Breton County Gowrie Crushed by machinery
Dye Charles 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Killed by cars on surface, in colliery yard
Bourgisk Charles 1923 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump caused fall of stone in room/bord; 1 of 2 killed
MacNeil Charles 1957 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
McLeod Charles 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Halliday Charles 1945 Cape Breton County Princess Struck by rake
Potts Charles 1915 Pictou County Albion Crushed by a trip of coal
Roberts Charles D. 1925 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Carpenter; struck by wood thrown from circular saw
Gates Charles E. 1943 Cumberland Strathcona No. 2 Fall of stone
Paul Charles E. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
LeBlanc Charles F. 1932 Cumberland Maple Leaf No. 4 Dust and gas explosion; 1 of 5 killed
Lyons Charles F. 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face, died 5 days later
Penny Charles J. 1927 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Caldwell Charles J. 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Bump
Boutilier Charles Jr. 1956 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
Stevens Charles L. 1931 Cumberland Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) Explosion; 1 of 6 killed
Purdy Charles L. 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of rock
Fraser Charles Robert 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
MacDonald Charles V. 1974 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Struck by railway car; or jammed between 2 railway cars
Harrison Chesley 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Hines Chesley 1963 Cape Breton County Electrical Dept, DOSCO Miscellaneous
Styles Clair 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Adamson Clare or Carl 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Welch Clarence 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
White Clarence 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Haulage
Boyd Clarence 1959 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Carter Clarence 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
McGrath Clarence 1930 Cumberland Victoria No. 2 Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed
McLeod Clarence 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Williams Clarie 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of sotne
Jerrold Clement 1918 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Struck by empty mine car
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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