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
Jennings Thomas 1915 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Tower Thomas 1885 Cumberland Syndicate burned by explosion of powder; 1 of 3 killed
Steele Thomas 1887 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of roof stone
Durham Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Favier Thomas 1911 Pictou County Acadia Crushed between rib and full box
Browner Thomas 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Mine machinery
Blackwood Thomas 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Lyons Thomas 1949 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Morrison Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gaskill Thomas 1924 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McKay Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Dean Thomas 1912 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fell under full trip
Davis Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gabriel Thomas 1949 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump
McPhee Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between box and roof, died a few hours later
Boutilier Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Guthro Thomas 1887 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of frozen clay; 1 of 2 killed
Campbell Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Princess Broken cable on riding rake; 1 of 21 killed
Wilson Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hawes Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone in pillar
Sullivan Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Kipping Thomas 1919 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Jammed between empty trip
Shaw Thomas 1958 Cape Breton County Princess Haulage
McLeod Thomas 1867 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of stone
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Yacick Thomas 1911 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of coal, head and back hurt, accidental death
Baker Thomas 1900 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Derailed rake
Dean Thomas 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Fall of stone
McLeod Thomas 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal and stone
Connors Thomas 1942 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
McDonald Thomas 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
Hart Thomas 1944 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of stone
Quigley Thomas 1906 Inverness Mabou Jammed between box and pillar
Brown Thomas 1956 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Electricity-fired coal dust explosion
Mackie Thomas 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Fall of stone; 1 of 2 killed
White Thomas 1914 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) Fall of stone
Barclay Thomas 1932 Pictou County Acadia No. 3 (Six-Foot) Fall of coal
Fletcher Thomas 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Johnstone Thomas 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
O'Toole Terrance 1943 Cape Breton County Franklin Crushed between box and timber
Laderie Sylvia 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Boutilier Sydney 1934 Cape Breton County Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. on Lease 3 Explosion at Crop pit
Melnick Steve 1948 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Porter Sterling 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Lilley Stephen Paul 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
McCormick or McCormack Stephen 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Fraser Stephen 1894 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell 68 feet from smoke stack, died 5 days later
McCormack Stephen 1920 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Dropped dead coming up the travelling-way

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