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
Rickets John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by fall of coal
Richmond John A. 1887 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Campbell John A. 1907 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone
McKinnon John 1st 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Morrison John #2 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #2 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Morrison John #1 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #1 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Tighe John (boy) 1966 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 17 (old Victoria) Methane inhalation; 1 of 2 cousins who went down old slope
Livingstone John 1904 Pictou County Marsh Jammed between a box and the roof
Harris John 1939 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by stone fall at face
Vicars John 1889 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fall of loose coal, died after 12 days
McGillivray John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
Lund John 1897 Cape Breton County Reserve Caught between coal box and pillar
Jobes John 1939 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Campbell John 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
MacLean John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Fraser John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Martin John 1918 Cumberland Jubilee No.2, River Hebert Runaway mine car
McLeod John 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
Copan John 1947 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by a haulage cable
Gillis John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Walton John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Boutilier John 1897 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fall of roof stone
Paul John 1956 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosives
MacKay John 1953 Pictou County McGregor Haulage accident: thrown from trip
Morrison John 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured between boxes on slope
Connors John 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by motor, died a few hours after
Nearing John 1877 Cape Breton County Lingan Explosion of boiler; 1 of 3 killed
McLeod John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McDonald John 1890 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Run over by empty trip, died next day
Doyle John 1917 Cumberland Kimberly Fall of stone, died 6 days later
McEachern John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Cameron John 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Seward John 1967 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage: Run over by empty trip
Bonar John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
Mailman John 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
O'Handley John 1915 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Killed between box and roof
Simpson John 1866 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by wagons
Burchell John 1877 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fell down shaft
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at head of deep
Manning John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Cann John 1891 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Killed by cage when descending pit
Crain John 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Crawford John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Hayden John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal

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