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.
Displaying page 25 of 50 pages (2498 entries).
| Surname | Given Name(s) |
Year |
County | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford | Edward | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | Alexander T. | 1918 | Inverness | Inverness | Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later |
| Lohez | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Sampler | Samuel Jr. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Kayens | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Terrio or Terris | Samuel | 1918 | Cumberland | Joggins | 2 runaway cars, died 2 days later |
| Walsh | William | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Barcey | Clement | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | D. W. C. | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Fall of stone |
| Stevenson | James | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hale | Joseph W. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Brixco | Nicholas | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Hall | William | 1918 | Cumberland | Joggins | Fall of stone, died 14 hours later |
| Duprey | Edward | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Carrigan | Peter | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Mellise | Nicholas | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McCormick | Joseph | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 2 | Struck by boom, died 4 days later |
| Luddington | Truman | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Martin | John | 1918 | Cumberland | Jubilee No.2, River Hebert | Runaway mine car |
| Merrit | Edward | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Savage | John | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Dixon | William | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Jubilee, Sydney Mines | Runaway trip |
| Lussem or Lussen | August | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cassey | Thomas | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Mintis | William | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bartholemew or Bartholomew | Louis | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McDonald | John | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 9 | Runaway car, died 6 days later |
| Luther | Isaac | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bartholemew or Bartholomew | Joseph | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Kennedy | Mark | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McNeil | Peter A. | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 1 | Runaway trip |
| Eloi | Alexander | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Cassidy | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Bastin or Baston | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Fortune | Angus | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Struck by cage |
| Martin | George | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Stewart | Alexander | 1918 | Pictou County | Albion (Purvis slope) | Coal box fell to the ground |
| Buenivego or Buenivege | Antoine | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Tallia | Angelo | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 12 | Fall of coal |
| Dakens | James A. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Strathie | Robert | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Buko | Andrew | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| McKenzie | Frederick A. | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Humblet | Victor | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Sherider | Wentzell | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Laderie | Desire | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Clarke | Warde | 1918 | Cape Breton County | Dominion No. 5 | Fall of stone |
| O'Brien | William | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Stubbart | Alexandr or Alexander | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |
| Chisholm | James | 1918 | Pictou County | Allan Shaft | Devastating methane explosion |