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
Boutilier John 1893 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Firedamp escaped from submerged district; (methane poisoning)
Campbell John 1868 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
MacDonald John 1915 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a trip of coal
Jackson John 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Cameron John 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Boyd John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Luckman John 1870 Cape Breton County International Crushed by cage
Seward John 1967 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage: Run over by empty trip
Francis John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gould John 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Crain John 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
McDonald John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Brennick John 1870 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Run over by wagon
Grant John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Dragon John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Roberts John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Campbell John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Campbell John 1908 Inverness Port Hood Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed
Kroput John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Wilkes John 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Green John 1871 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall off bridge
Cormier John 1907 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between car and bankhead
Bozeman John 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal
Taylor John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Gillis John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
MacEachern John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Grycorn John 1933 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Salon John 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
O'Connor John 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone at longwall face
Lee John 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Wade or Mahoney John 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Maddison John 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
McLaughlin John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Newman John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
MacMaster John 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
Finlayson John 1894 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal, died 15 days later
Fraser John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
LeBeau John 1963 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Maintenance
Copan John 1947 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by a haulage cable
Curry John 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Kennedy John 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial Electrocuted in logement
McLean John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Wilsack John 1949 Pictou County McGregor Fall of coal
Holvia John 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
Martin John 1894 Cape Breton County Reserve Piece of coal from roof
Rose John 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Neal John 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 2 (Lloyd's Cove) Struck by runaway box
Tabbot John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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