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
Cook James I 1914 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 7 Fall of stone
Ransome James H. 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Rose James H. 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Johnson James F. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Matheson James E. 1971 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 26 Haulage: Struck by a trip of material
Flemming James E. 1945 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone
McDonald James E. 1921 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed crossing over haulage rope in motion, caught by boxes
Copeland James E. 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
Jobes James D. 1931 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by box
MacDonald James D. 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of top coal at face of bord
Conway James D. 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
Dakens James A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
DeGrace James 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Cause not recorded
Dunn James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Wright James 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Martel James 1958 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Construction
Royal James 1938 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Struck by tub of coal
Wallace James 1970 Cape Breton County Princess Wash Plant, Surface Squeezed in a chain conveyor
Mackey or Mackie James 1887 Cumberland Springhill Leg broken; caught by cage in balance
Power James 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal, hung shot
McPherson James 1897 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Struck by falling piece of coal while hauling
Conway James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Snellgrove James 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Painter; injured by ventilating fan
Turner James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Wilson James 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally hurt by a full rake of boxes
McGrath James 1910 Cape Breton County Gowrie Runaway box, accidental death
McEachran or MacEachern James 1883 Pictou County Vale Drawbar broke, crash of runaway slope rake
Steele James 1936 Cape Breton County North Sydney Pier Falling into pocket
Pembroke James 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Struck by rake
Stevenson James 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Coal tank platform tilted, threw man down shaft; 1 of 4 killed being lifted in coal shaft
Brown James 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Russell James 1934 Cape Breton County Princess Heart failure
Devoe James 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Killed by box on main deep
Lammond James 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
Hibbs James 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway car in deep
Smith James 1901 Pictou County Vale Crushed between a box and a rib
Dunsmuir James 1924 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone
Turner James 1880 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Jacobs James 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal while loading in room
McDonald James 1907 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 and No. 9 Surface plant Boiler explosion; maybe 4th man killed in an explosion or is a separate explosion
Napier James 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone
Riley James 1927 Cape Breton County Princess Squeezed between boxes
Kingou James 1873 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Williamson James 1908 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of coal
Gleason James 1892 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess?) Fell down shaft while working there
Nairn James 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Stewart James 1934 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 1 Struck by coal boxes
Burton James 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Walker James 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Young James 1927 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Squeezed between prop and trip

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