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) |
Year | County | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDougald | Stephen | 1919 | Cape Breton County | Dominion Coal Company shaft | Stone fell from wall |
| Whitty | Stephen | 1941 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Struck by a trip of coal |
| McLean | Stephen | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal | Fell against pump |
| McCormick or McCormack | Stephen | 1899 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed |
| Forris | Stephen | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Fraser | Stephen | 1894 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fell 68 feet from smoke stack, died 5 days later |
| McKenzie | Stephen | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Struck by cage balance |
| McNeil | Stephen | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Fall of roof coal |
| Molnar | Stephen | 1928 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Injured by timber |
| McCormack | Stephen | 1920 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 4 | Dropped dead coming up the travelling-way |
| Rushton | Stephen | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Gillis | Stephen | 1891 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fell out of cage coming from work |
| Sedosky | Stephen | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Struck by box |
| Cibarro | Stephano | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of stone |
| Gunn | Stanley or David | 1906 | Pictou County | English Slopes (abandoned) | Methane exploded when boy lit match while playing near old slope opening; 1 of 2 killed |
| Fry | Stanley G. | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Florence | Fall of stone |
| Gunn | Stanley | 1919 | Pictou County | McGregor | Injuries sustained in the mine |
| Andrews | Stanley | 1968 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Natural Causes |
| Mason | Stanley | 1927 | Pictou County | Albion | Fall of coal |
| Jennings | Stanley | 1917 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Jammed between a box and a prop |
| Forrest | Stanley | 1967 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Natural Causes |
| Lukovitch | Stanis | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal, died 6 days later |
| Zyales | Stainslaw | 1914 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 15 | Fall of stone |
| Zyales | Stainslaw | 1913 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 15 | Fall of stone |
| Ross | St. Clair | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Woodfine | Solomon | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed |
| Fowler | Simon J. | 1930 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 2 | Gas explosion; 1 of 7 killed |
| Rowe | Simon J. | 1949 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Haulage |
| Gillis | Simon D. | 1920 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall of rock |
| Gouthro | Simon | 1907 | Cape Breton County | International | Fell down water shaft |
| Harte | Simon | 1939 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of coal |
| Osterfishok | Simon | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of coal from face |
| Jesso | Simon | 1904 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal | Killed by fall of stone |
| Fraser | Simon | 1868 | Pictou County | Acadia | Crushed between two cars |
| Peretta | Silvio | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of coal |
| Reynolds | Silas | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Methane and blasting powder explosion |
| Thistle | Silas | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| Gallant | Sheldon | 1988 | Cape Breton County | Lingan | Hit on head |
| Boutilier | Seth | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 6 | Trip ran over him, died 7 days later |
| Gouthro | Servine | 1915 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 5 | Fall of stone |
| Farrell | Sebastien | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Scotia | Fall of stone; died with another family member |
| McDonald | Saunders | 1940 | Inverness | inverness No. 4 | Struck by runaway box |
| Sampson | Sanford | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 26 | Falling boom |
| Legere | Sanford | 1931 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Campbell | Samuel Sr. | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Sampler | Samuel Jr. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Rector | Samuel D. | 1931 | Cumberland | Victoria No. 4 (Bright Light Mine) | Explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Muckle | Samuel | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hale | Samuel | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| Dawson | Samuel | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |