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) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
Slanwhite M. 1906 Cape Breton County Hub Fall of stone
Frew William 1906 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Methane exploded when boy lit match while playing near old slope opening; 1 of 2 killed
Rocker R. 1906 Cape Breton County International Fall of stone from roof
Gardner Joseph 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
Laforte Nelson 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Struck by full box on slope
Morrison John 1906 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured between boxes on slope
Reddick Robert, Sr. 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed while mining, a shot blew down on him
McLellan Angus 1906 Inverness Broad Cove Killed by runaway box on main slope
Vickers Alexander 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed trying to jump on a full trip
LeBlanc Edward 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Struck by a moving box
McNeil John P. 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed by runaway box grab slipping off rope
Stewart James 1906 Pictou County Albion Struck by a rake
LeBlanc Edward 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Struck by moving box
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
Borden Alex 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
Chisholm Norman 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
Wilkes F. 1905 Pictou County Marsh Powder explosion
McInnis Duncan 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
Cherrie William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 killed at the 2400-foot level
Fitzgerald Laurence 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Hannah Joseph 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed instantly by being run over by hopper
McMullin Joseph 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Scott John W. 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by trip on turnout
Cooke H. A. 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell when staging broke in shaft as they were sinking it
Steele Malcolm 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fatally injured from premature shot
Henderson William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal
McDonald James T. 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of coal from roof
MacKinnon Alex 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Bump
Laffin John J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from face
Walsh William 1905 Inverness Port Hood Hit by boom sliding down slope while timbering
McVarish J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Run over by box
Sellars Nich 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
Perris or Paris A. 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell when staging broke in shaft as they were sinking it
Vickers Edward 1905 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
Fraser J. W. 1905 Pictou County Marsh rock fall
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
McKay John w. 1905 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Killed by riding on a trip
Carey William 1905 Cape Breton County New Campbellton Killed on main slope by the trip
Liddle Alex 1904 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between box & coal crib, died 9 days later
Elbridge Clifford 1904 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall in chute, smothered by coal
Foster Archie 1904 Cumberland Aberdeen Caught between box and chute; died on beaching bank
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
Roy John H. 1904 Pictou County Albion Killed instantly in a fall
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of roof coal
Nicholson Norman 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Broken back, died 11 weeks later
Ryan John 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
McLeod John 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by motor
McNeil John D. 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Methane explosion
Mootery George 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Struck by runaway boxes
Warren Edward 1904 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof

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