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) Yearsort descending County Mine Cause
Merrit Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Savage John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Desire 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mintis William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Berallen Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Humblet Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Laderie Sylvia 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Alexander T. 1918 Inverness Inverness Struck by mine-car; died 10 days later
MacKenzie Hugh 1918 Pictou County Albion Crushed by cars
Debodt Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Terrio or Terris Samuel 1918 Cumberland Joggins 2 runaway cars, died 2 days later
McAulay Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Walsh William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
MacKenzie Kenneth 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stevenson James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hall William 1918 Cumberland Joggins Fall of stone, died 14 hours later
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McAulay John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sherider Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
O'Brien William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Delmouth Arthur 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Martin John 1918 Cumberland Jubilee No.2, River Hebert Runaway mine car
McDonald D. W. C. 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of stone
Adderly Thomas Jr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McCormick Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by boom, died 4 days later
Pagella Karal 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Launey Francis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Dixon William 1918 Cape Breton County Jubilee, Sydney Mines Runaway trip
Hand James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Morrison James 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Borden Fred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Runaway car, died 6 days later
Stewart Alexander 1918 Pictou County Albion (Purvis slope) Coal box fell to the ground
Paris Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McNeil Peter A. 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Runaway trip
Strathie Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Partner William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hanuse Alfred 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Fortune Angus 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Struck by cage
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hanuse Cammile 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bosman or Bossman Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Clarke Warde 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 5 Fall of stone
Sullivan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Pembroke Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLellan John A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Rogers Albert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car

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