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
MacLean John 1902 Pictou County Albion Jammed between rail cars on surface
McMillan John 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Jammed between roof and box
MacDonald John 1915 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a trip of coal
McGillivray John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
McDonald John 1892 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of loose coal from face of room
Hayden John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Riley John 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Timmons John 1867 Cape Breton County Collins Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Boutilier John 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone caused by runaway boxes
Roach John 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Killed at face of room while loading
Hunter 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
Paul John 1956 Cape Breton County Tomson Explosives
Blue John 1881 Cumberland Springhill Struck by cage
Murphy John 1915 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Grycorn John 1933 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
McCuish John 1900 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed drawing props out of an old room
Taylor John 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Carnichael John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Campbell John 1868 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
MacLean John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Roberts John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Bennois John 1867 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Explosion of powder
Williams John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Seward John 1967 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage: Run over by empty trip
Hahnen John 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of coal
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Nairn John 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Cameron John 1962 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Haulage
Lee John 1908 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of stone
Wilkes John 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Sullivan John 1867 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Crushed in mine
Grant John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Kennedy John 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial Electrocuted in logement
Cormier John 1907 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between car and bankhead
Dragon John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacKeigan John 1922 Cape Breton County Jubilee, River Hebert Fall of roof stone in level, died 21 days later
MacEachern John 1885 Pictou County Vale Devastating methane explosion
Conway John 1868 Cape Breton County Aspe Bay Explosion of powder
McIntosh John 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of coal
Holvia John 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
McDonald John 1913 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
Campbell John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McLaughlin John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
MacMaster John 1925 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of coal from roof of a pillar; 1 of 2 killed
Matlock John 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Scully or Soully John 1885 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Run over by cage
Salon John 1959 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Clarke John 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone

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