Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 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
Shannon George "Happy" 1921 Cumberland Joggins Electrocuted by shock from cable on pavement
May George 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally hurt
Taylor George 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Delaney George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Bishop George 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Stone fell on him down shaft during sinking
Domokosch George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Wood George 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Paul George 1937 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of coal
Guyaux George 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of stone
Brown George 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Munroe George 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Ridgeway George 1915 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of stone
Fraser George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Neal George 1921 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Fall down shaft
Carey George 1947 Cape Breton County Florence Bankhead (surface)
Newman George 1944 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Struck by boom moved by coal scoop
Bond George 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hopkins George 1892 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 Fall of coal from working face
Bowran George 1923 Pictou County Albion Caught and crushed by screening machinery
Canning George 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Young George 1927 Cape Breton County Colonial No. 1 Fall of stone
Walker George 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
Edwards George 1921 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone from oof
Bratcher George 1907 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Suffocated by gas
Kitely George 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Thistle George 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by runaway wagon from pit bottom
Burns George 1907 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 5 (Queen) Full box ran over him on main level
Bryne George 1923 Pictou County Allan Shaft Crushed between rail cars on surface
Spencer George 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Run over by horse and loaded box
Mootery George 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway boxes
McWhirter George 1935 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Raus George 1909 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Iinjured by runaway box, died next day
Morgan George 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Haulage
Redpath George 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Seldon George 1923 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone from roof in room
Stewart George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Welch George 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Nicoloff George 1945 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal
Chapman George 1897 Cumberland Springhill Surface Cause not recorded
Butt George 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Christopher George 1879 Pictou County Vale Rope broke while on loaded tubs
Ballantyne George 1915 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Run over by a trip of coal
Burney George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Evans George 1899 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from face of room
Martin George 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Wheelicker George 1934 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall from roof
Hale George 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
Beaton George 1930 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Matheson George 1938 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by a railway car on surface
Head George 1955 Cape Breton County Princess Fall of stone

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