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) |
Year | County | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinnon | Rod #1 | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Macmillan | Rod | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Sydney No. 4 (Scotia) | Fall of stone |
| McIntyre | Rod | 1945 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Fall of stone |
| Campbell | Rod | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominon No. 11 | Fall of stone |
| Frampton | Rod | 1939 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Run over by a loaded box |
| McKinnon | Rod | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| Kennedy | Rod | 1890 | Pictou County | McGregor | Struck by a rake |
| Reddick | Robert, Sr. | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Killed while mining, a shot blew down on him |
| Doyle | Robert Steven | 1992 | Pictou County | Westray | Devastating methane and coal dust explosion |
| Russell | Robert M. | 1879 | Pictou County | Acadia | Collapse of coal storage structure |
| McAloney | Robert L. | 1920 | Cumberland | Maple Leaf | Struck by runaway box, died 6 days later |
| MacDonald | Robert C. | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Fall of stone |
| Sherlock | Robert A. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Dunlap | Robert | 1928 | Colchester | Kempton or Riversdale | Fell off tub in shaft |
| Ferguson | Robert | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| Davidson | Robert | 1949 | Pictou County | Albion | Fall of coal |
| Wilson | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Fall of stone |
| Clarke | Robert | 1907 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Killed at fire doors by a full trip being pulled through the bank head by an over-wind |
| Davidson | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Parr | Robert | 1902 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Killed: fell back in shaft from surface |
| Clarke | Robert | 1908 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Full trip pulled through bankhead by windup on main hoist drum |
| Reid | Robert | 1868 | Pictou County | Acadia | Fall of earth on surface; working on rail line |
| Brown | Robert | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Run over by trip |
| Patey | Robert | 1937 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Struck by runaway trip; 1 of 3 killed |
| Harvey | Robert | 1867 | Pictou County | Cage pit | Gas suffocation |
| MacLeod | Robert | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| Robertson | Robert | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Walked in under cage |
| Simpson | Robert | 1898 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Fall of coal while drawing pillar |
| Palmer | Robert | 1869 | Pictou County | Marsh Colliery (not Marsh mine) | Fall down shaft |
| Donnelly | Robert | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |
| Robinson | Robert | 1903 | Pictou County | Albion | Fell under rail car which passed over him |
| Adair | Robert | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Bras d'Or No. 4 | Explosion of methane |
| Muir | Robert | 1921 | Pictou County | Drummond No. 5 (Intercolonial No. 5) | Fall of stone |
| Dunbar | Robert | 1873 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLeod | Robert | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Strathie | Robert | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bigney | Robert | 1881 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Rope broke on cage |
| Collin | Robert | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 20 | Fall of stone |
| Fraser | Robert | 1909 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall of roof coal; bled to death from injuries |
| Perrin | Robert | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| Baxter | Robert | 1969 | Cape Breton County | DEVCO No. 26 | Fall of stone |
| Gilliam | Robert | date unknown | Inverness | Inverness | cause not recorded |
| Hutcheson | Robert | 1878 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Methane explosion; 1 of 6 killed |
| Arkley | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Hip dislocated by fall, died in hospital after 2 days |
| Winton | Robert | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cunningham | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Clark or Clarke | Robert | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Butt | Robert | 1909 | Cape Breton County | MacKay | Fall of stone |
| McNutt | Robert | 1952 | Pictou County | McGregor | Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed |
| Jenkins | Robert | 1960 | Cape Breton County | Four Star | Surface haulage |