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 ascending County Mine Cause
Bossman or Bosman Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Leshambre Pierre 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Stubbart Alexandr or Alexander 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Hawes John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tallia Angelo 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of coal
Myers William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Grasesnack C. G. 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
Nacas Wentzell 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McGill James 1918 Cape Breton County Princess Runaway car
McPherson Lemuel 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Lindsay Charles 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Barcey Clement 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Peters William 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 11 Killed by main drive-chain on bank, on surface
Sampler Samuel Jr. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cossman Isadore 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Jordan Norman 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Chase Richard 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 9 Caught between shaft and car
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Louis 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Rod 1918 Cape Breton County Dominon No. 11 Fall of stone
Dunbar W. Sr 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Mellise Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Tabbot John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bartholemew or Bartholomew Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Copely David 1918 Cape Breton County Scotia (Sydney Mines) Fall of stone
Merrit Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Savage John 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Crawford Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Winton Robert 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Bastin or Baston Andrew 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kaiser Michael 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McPherson Moses 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
Mintis William 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Wooden John 1918 Pictou County Greenwood roof fall
Hale Joseph W. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kayens Felician 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
McLeod Malcolm 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 6 Fall of stone and till
Lohez Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Heyne Victor 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Works Howard 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Kayens Joseph 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Brixco Nicholas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Toomey Joseph 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught by full box
Duprey Edward 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Carrigan Peter 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Donnelly Robert 1918 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 10 Fall of stone
McKenzie Frederick A. 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Sloan Dan 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion
Cassey Thomas 1918 Pictou County Allan Shaft Devastating methane explosion

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