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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean | Joseph | 1873 | Cape Breton County | International | Crushed by train |
| McLean | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLean | D. | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fall of stone |
| McLean | J. | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLean | Dan S. | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | While connecting wire, shotfirer fired |
| McLean | Dan | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Fell under engine |
| McLean | D.A. | 1908 | Inverness | Inverness | Fall of stone from roof in tunnel to 13-foot seam |
| McLean | John | 1937 | Inverness | Inverness | Struck by trip or rope |
| McLean | Wilmont | 1959 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Haulage |
| McLaughlin | John | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McLain | Hector | 1895 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fatally injured on head by fall of roof coal |
| McLain | Hector | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Reserve or Gowrie | |
| McKinnon | Laughlin | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McKinnon | J. | 1871 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) | Fall of coal |
| McKinnon | Mick | 1904 | Cape Breton County | International | Fall of stone from roof |
| McKinnon | Colin | 1954 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 18 | Haulage |
| McKinnon | F. | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess) | Runaway box inflicted injury causing death |
| McKinnon | Alexander | 1895 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Methane explosion; 1 of 2 killed |
| McKinnon | Murdoch | 1928 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Fall of coal |
| McKinnon | Joseph | 1943 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Gas asphixiation; 1 of 2 killed |
| McKinnon | Rod #1 | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | John | 1900 | Cape Breton County | Caledonia | Killed by falling roof stone while driving |
| McKinnon | Rod #2 | 1880 | Pictou County | Foord pit | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | Hector | 1896 | Cape Breton County | Hub | Fall of coal from pillar |
| McKinnon | Laurence | 1955 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1B | Haulage |
| McKinnon | Neil | 1885 | Pictou County | Vale | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKinnon | J. J. | 1916 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Electric shock, died 4 days later |
| McKinnon | Dan | 1937 | Inverness | Inverness | Struck by runaway box |
| McKinnon | Daniel S. | 1945 | Inverness | Inverness No. 3 | Fall of stone |
| McKinnon | Daniel | 1906 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of coal; died in hospital |
| McKinnon | Lauchlin | 1947 | Inverness | Campbell or No. 4 | Fall of roof |
| McKinnon | Rod | 1912 | Cape Breton County | Princess | Fall of stone |
| McKinnon | Edwin | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McKinnon | Murdock | 1893 | Cape Breton County | Gowrie | Fall of stone from roof |
| McKinnon | Allen | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McKinnon | Angus 2nd | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McKinnon | John 1st | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McKenzie | Hector | 1912 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 3 | Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed |
| McKenzie | John H. | 1931 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Run over by trip |
| McKenzie | John H. | 1917 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Rescue work after explosion |
| McKenzie | Frederick A. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKenzie | Stephen | 1911 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 14 | Struck by cage balance |
| McKenzie | William | 1908 | Inverness | Port Hood | Explosion on No. 3 level south; 1 of 10 killed |
| McKenzie | Dan | 1926 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by rake |
| McKenzie | Hector | 1910 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 3 | Electric switch |
| McKenzie | Dan | 1938 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Caught between boxes and died next day |
| McKenzie | Frank | 1958 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 2 | Terrific, devastating bump |
| McKenzie | Archy | 1907 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of coal |
| McKenzie | Joseph | 1921 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 16 | Fall of stone |
| McKenzie | Hugh A. | 1940 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 10 | Fall of stone |