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 ascending Year County Mine Cause
Quann Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Caught between loaded box and pillar
McKenzie Joseph 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Stephenhardt or Stephenson or Tyopenhart Joseph 1939 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Hit by overhead iron booms, died 3 days later
Dupee Joseph 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Fedora Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Poirier Joseph 1941 Inverness Inverness Crushed between machine amd chock pack
McAulay Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Scott Joseph 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal
Hilliar Joseph 1898 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face of room
King Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Assiff Joseph 1921 Inverness Inverness Hit by rake on level, died 2 days later
Hannah Joseph 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed instantly by being run over by hopper
Orell Joseph 1931 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Lamey Joseph 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
Richardson Joseph 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Gallivan Joseph 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McDougall Joseph 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by loaded car at No. 4 landing
Debodt Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McIntyre Joseph 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion 2 and 9 pityard (surface) Jammed between wall and superintendent''s auto
Michaelites Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Run over by trip
Pitt Joseph 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
MacIntyre Joseph 1893 Cape Breton County Victoria Run over by cage in balance, died next day
McDonald Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Saltys Joseph 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Strick by flying timber from tram
Hennessey Joseph 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone, leg injured
Crummey Joseph 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 On bankhead, Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Campbell Joseph 1961 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Mechanical
Martin Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Gardner Joseph 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
Walsh Joseph 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Gallant Joseph 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of roof
Bellan Joseph 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone in pillars
Borden Joseph 1922 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone and coal
Turner Joseph 1919 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of coal
Hanrahan Joseph 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Jammed between loaded box and boom
McCormick Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by boom, died 4 days later
Michalik Joseph 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
MacIntyre Joseph 1893 Cape Breton County Victoria Run over by cage in balance, died next day
Burbine Joseph 1969 Cumberland River Hebert Coal Mine, formerly Cochran Died of natural causes in mine
Livingstone Joseph 1876 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of coal
Krantz Joseph 1910 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Campbell Joseph 1936 Pictou County McGregor Overrun by a full trip of coal on slope
Major Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Deveaux Joseph 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Lohez Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Gilroy Joseph 1911 Cumberland Springhill Jammed by cars
Morrison Joseph 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Perfect Joseph 1924 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Killed by moving railway cars

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