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 ascending Cause
McAulay Malcolm 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Nolan John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Coal fall in room, died next day
McCormick or McCormack Stephen 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Ferguson Ronald 1894 Cape Breton County Caledonia Explosion of dynamite while heating it
McDonald Alexander 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
McDonald Neil 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Burke William 1866 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of picks in shaft
McDougall Roderick or Rory 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Simpson William 1899 Cape Breton County Caledonia Afterdamp from methane explosion; 1 of 11 killed
Frost Jacob 1902 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal rolling on him
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by fall of roof coal
Brown Frank 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone
McDonald John Y. 1902 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
Borden Alex 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
Dericimn F. 1907 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal
Child 1908 Cape Breton County Caledonia Polish child, age 2; killed by cars on the surface
Redpath George 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Russell unknown 1858 Pictou County Cage pit Carbon monoxide after methane explosion 1of 2 killed
Harvey Robert 1867 Pictou County Cage pit Gas suffocation
Campbell David 1913 Cape Breton County Broughton Struck by runaway box
Cathcart James 1896 Cape Breton County Bridgeport Fall of coal while loading
Crowly Eli 1898 Cape Breton County Bridgeport Fall of roof stone
Adair Robert 1921 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 4 Explosion of methane
Collier Alfred 1923 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 4 Fall of coal from roof in room
Beaton Philip 1939 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or No. 1 Caught between 2 cars, died 3 days later
Marsh Thomas 1938 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Struck by trip
Todd Matther 1941 Cape Breton County Bras d'Or Fall of stone
Porter James 1914 Cumberland Black Diamond Thawing Samsonite (possibly a powder brand)
Fraser Alexander 1875 Pictou County Black Diamond Crushed by moving coal tub against a doorpost
Stewart William 1874 Pictou County Black Diamond Fall of coal
Fraser Albert 1890 Pictou County Black Diamond Riding on a coal trip which jumped track
Gower Frederick 1953 Cape Breton County Beaver Fall of stone
Conway John 1868 Cape Breton County Aspe Bay Explosion of powder
Lamb Herbert 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Power House Collided with turbine in power house
Hasey Angus 1934 Pictou County Allan Shaft Power House Caught in stoke driver shaft
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brixco Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Carrigan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Duprey Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Humblet Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Desire 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
MacEachern John 1935 Pictou County Allan Shaft Shot blew back exploding methane and coal dust; 1 of 7 killed; asphixiation by carbon monoxide
McDonald J. W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLellan William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brown James 1914 Pictou County Allan Shaft Carbon monoxide after devastating explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Cameron William Archibald 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Caught by revolving wheel on main driving shaft of screen engine under bankhouse
Carroll Frank 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft
Hayman Arthur 1912 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell down the shaft 462 feet

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