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
DeGrace James 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Cause not recorded
Elliott Hugh 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fall of coal at room face
Melanson Dosithe 1902 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Cause not recorded
Wilkes John 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Moncusco Angelo 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by full tub on main haulage road
Sutherland J. W. 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Parr Robert 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Killed: fell back in shaft from surface
Sutherland Walter 1902 Pictou County Marsh Dynamite explosion in office; frozen sticks put near heat to thaw; 1 of 3 killed
Porter Elia 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone from roof
Lanswood Fred 1902 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Run over by full boxes on slope
Finlay Bart 1902 Cape Breton County Harbour Seam Fall of stone from roof
McNulty C. 1902 Pictou County Vale Powder explosion; 1 of 2 killed
Purvis James 1902 Pictou County Albion Fall of top coal
MacDonald F. 1902 Pictou County Vale Powder explosion; 1 of 2 killed
O'Hanley Donald 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Killed by runaway full box in slope
McLeod John 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal from pillar
MacLean John 1902 Pictou County Albion Jammed between rail cars on surface
Power James 1902 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal, hung shot
McGowan Harry 1902 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone from roof
Long William 1901 or 1902 Cumberland Jubilee, River Hebert Bankhead under construction fell on him
Kennedy Angus 1901 or 1902 Inverness Broad Cove Run over by back balance rope-brake
Thistle George 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by runaway wagon from pit bottom
Anderson Andrew 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Killed by fall of roof stone in room
Furlong Frank 1901 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Scalded with steam
McIntyre Donald 1901 Cape Breton County International Caught by runaway coal box from bank on surface
MacKenzie Daniel 1901 Cumberland Joggins No. 3
Stuart Kenneth 1901 Inverness Broad Cove Killed by runaway wagon in bottom of slope
Burney John W. 1901 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Killed by fall of top coal and stone
Martin Michael 1901 Pictou County Albion Whirled around a shaft
McMillan J. W. 1901 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Fall of coal and stone
McPherson D.J. 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed while examining shaft on top of cage when cage in motion
Wilson George G. 1901 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Run over by a loaded truck
Smith James 1901 Pictou County Vale Crushed between a box and a rib
Howie Alexander 1901 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by runaway coal wagon in east deep
McDonald Daniel 1901 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by shot going off while firing squib
McDonald John B. 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Struck by falling roof stone while undercutting with machine
McDougald Murdock 1901 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fatally injured on surface between 2 cars
Cargig William 1900 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fell on pick handles
Milley John 1900 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Struck and run over by rake on main slope
Baker Thomas 1900 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Derailed rake
McKinnon John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Killed by falling roof stone while driving
Nolan John 1900 Cape Breton County Caledonia Coal fall in room, died next day
Marshall Willian 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Caught between cage and roof
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Killed by stone fall at face
McDonald Murdock 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Fell against in-motion engine drum
Small John D. 1900 Pictou County Albion Fall of coal
McLellan Joseph 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1 Roof stone fell on him while driving
Bishop George 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Stone fell on him down shaft during sinking
McDonald John 1900 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone at head of deep
Leonard Alfred 1900 Cape Breton County International Killed getting in cage at pit bottom

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