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
Dunbar John 1904 Pictou County Albion Run over by a rake
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by fall of roof coal
Liddle Alex 1904 Cumberland Chignecto Caught between box & coal crib, died 9 days later
Livingstone John 1904 Pictou County Marsh Jammed between a box and the roof
Roy John H. 1904 Pictou County Albion Killed instantly in a fall
McDougall John A. 1904 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone
Young Archie 1904 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of coal
McLean Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fell against pump
McNeil Stephen 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of roof coal
Nicholson Norman 1904 Cape Breton County Caledonia Broken back, died 11 weeks later
Merritt John 1903 Inverness Port Hood Riding trip coupling broke hurling boxes against roof
Purdy Charles L. 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of rock
Ryan John W. 1903 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fatally injured
Cameron J.J. 1903 Inverness Mabou Caught by box on slope
Wamboldt Harry 1903 Pictou County Vale Fall of stone at working face
MacLeod James 1903 Pictou County Acadia Died 15 February
Blue John M. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught under descending cage
Keehn Emile 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box
Nearing Patrick 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal
McCuish John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Bennett Elijah 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fatally injured, died an hout later
McDonald John 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Caught between cage and pulleys
Robinson Robert 1903 Pictou County Albion Fell under rail car which passed over him
McDonald Lauchlin 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by hoisting bucket falling on him
McDonald Dan 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of cage down shaft
McNeil John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Run over by loaded box
Hamilton William 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Killed by runaway trip on slope
Rickets John A. 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed by fall of coal
Stewart Wilkie 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Tally boy, age 14; jammed between tub and tipple at pit head
Quann Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Caught between loaded box and pillar
Howlett Robert 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone fractured skull
Jackson Harry or Henry 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Ferguson Robenich 1903 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone
King Joseph 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
Finlay Daniel 1903 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Hit by a rake on the hoisting slope
MacKenzie William 1903 Pictou County Albion Jumped from moving train in mine yard
King William 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
McNeil Michael L. 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
McMillan John 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Jammed between roof and box
Whiteway William 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope; died from burns 3 days later
Wilson James 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fatally hurt by a full rake of boxes
Stubbert Matthew 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Mis-shot exploded while he was examining it
Fisher Henry 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal
Hyatt Percy 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Killed in return side of fire door conveyors
McDonald John Y. 1902 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from face
McNulty C. 1902 Pictou County Vale Powder explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Morrison Alexander 1902 Cape Breton County Caledonia Fall of coal from pillar
Elliott Hugh 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal at room face
Purvis James 1902 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
Moncusco Angelo 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by full tub on main haulage road

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