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 Minesort descending Cause
Walton John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Bennett John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Cameron Archibald 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Clarke Robert 1908 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Full trip pulled through bankhead by windup on main hoist drum
Davies Peter 1926 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of stone
McDonald Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McPherson James Jr. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Ryan Frank 1914 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Boiler explosion in surface plant; 1 of 7 killed
Hines Chesley 1963 Cape Breton County Electrical Dept, DOSCO Miscellaneous
Churchill Joseph 1908 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fell into Emery shaft
Munroe John 1907 Cape Breton County Emery Mine Fall of stone
Cameron Alexander 1888 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Overground as a boiler was being lowered
Frew William 1906 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Methane exploded when boy lit match while playing near old slope opening; 1 of 2 killed
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
MacDonald Vincent 1931 Cape Breton County Florence Struck by coal from a shot
Mouland George 1956 Cape Breton County Florence Fall
Witstanley John T. 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Snow John W. 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Jones William 1928 Cape Breton County Florence Steel railing falling from car
Sampson William 1953 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
Edwards James 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
Dwyer Thomas 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
McEwan R. 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Explosion of methane
Gordon Henry 1941 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Blinkhorn Arthur 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Devoe James 1924 Cape Breton County Florence Killed by box on main deep
MacDonald Harry 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Jobes John 1939 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
McDonald James R. 1931 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Clarke Patrick 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Fry Stanley G. 1937 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Carey George 1947 Cape Breton County Florence Bankhead (surface)
Riley John 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Bonner Alexander 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Penny Charles J. 1927 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Gillespie James 1929 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Slade Elijah 1955 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
Collins ingraham 1917 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Jobs Daniel 1920 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed; died 6 days later
Steele Alex 1928 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
West Herbert 1921 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal
Waye Daniel 1931 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of coal from face
Smith Albert 1919 Cape Breton County Florence, on surface Burnt at boiler doors, died 7 days later
Benoit Merle 1880 Pictou County Foord pit influx of water; 1 of 6 killed
MacLeod Robert 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLeise Bertram 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McInnis John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Nearing Joseph 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Rogers Thomas 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
Carr John 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion

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