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
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
McLellan Angus 1906 Inverness Broad Cove Killed by runaway box on main slope
Stewart James 1906 Pictou County Albion Struck by a rake
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
Vickers Alexander 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Killed trying to jump on a full trip
Frew William 1906 Pictou County English Slopes (abandoned) Methane exploded when boy lit match while playing near old slope opening; 1 of 2 killed
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
LeBlanc Edward 1906 Cape Breton County Sydney No. 3 (Florence) Struck by moving box
Ripley Ira 1906 Cumberland Joggins Fall of top coal
Quigley Thomas 1906 Inverness Mabou Jammed between box and pillar
Cameron Alexander 1906 Pictou County Vale Run over by a hopper in pit yard
McDonald James T. 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Fall of coal from roof
Laffin John J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from face
McVarish J. 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Run over by box
Sellars Nich 1905 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of stone from roof
Vickers Edward 1905 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines (Princess) Fall of stone
Cooke H. A. 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell when staging broke in shaft as they were sinking it
MacLeod unknown 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fall of stone from shaft wall being excavated as they were sinking the shaft
Cherrie William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 killed at the 2400-foot level
Hannah Joseph 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed instantly by being run over by hopper
Scott John W. 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by trip on turnout
Fraser J. W. 1905 Pictou County Marsh rock fall
Henderson William 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal
MacKinnon Alex 1905 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Bump
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
Wilkes F. 1905 Pictou County Marsh Powder explosion
Borden Alex 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
Perris or Paris A. 1905 Pictou County Allan Shaft Fell when staging broke in shaft as they were sinking it
Chisholm Norman 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
McInnis Duncan 1905 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of stone from roof
Fitzgerald Laurence 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
McMullin Joseph 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of coal from face
Walsh William 1905 Inverness Port Hood Hit by boom sliding down slope while timbering
Steele Malcolm 1905 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fatally injured from premature shot
Bradley Ephraim 1904 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Metals gave heavy thump, broke timber and buried him under fall of coal.
Elbridge Clifford 1904 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall in chute, smothered by coal
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
Foster Archie 1904 Cumberland Aberdeen Caught between box and chute; died on beaching bank
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of roof coal
Livingstone John 1904 Pictou County Marsh Jammed between a box and the roof
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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