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) |
Year |
County | Mine | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | Daniel | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Victoria | Scalded by boiler explosion, died 9 days later 1 of 3 killed |
| Johnstone or Johnston | Neil | 1892 | Pictou County | Drummond mine (Intercolonial) | Run over by coal hopper |
| McDonald | John | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Reserve | Fall of loose coal from face of room |
| Gleason | James | 1892 | Cape Breton County | Sydney Mines (Princess?) | Fell down shaft while working there |
| Stanton | James | 1892 | Pictou County | Albion | Under engine hit by hoppers and run over |
| Costigan | Richard | 1892 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 | Struck by timber lowered down slope |
| Bond | George | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Overs | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Fletcher | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Boyd | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Piquinot | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Francis | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Brown | William | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Pitt | Joseph | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Furbow | Samuel | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Brunt | Alexander | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Regan | Bruce | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Gallager | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Brunt | Andrew | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Reid | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Gillis | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Budd | Alonzo | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Ripley | Clifford | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Guthro | Lazarus | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Campbell | Donald | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Robbins | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hallet | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McLeod | Neil | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Campbell | John D | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Robinson or Robertson | Hugh | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hannager | Peter | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McLeod | Norman | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Campbell | Alexander | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Rogers | Thomas | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hayden | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McNeil | John F. or John P. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carmichael | Andrew | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Ross | Murdock | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hunter | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McNeil | Joshua | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carnichael | John | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Ross | Philip | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Hyde | William | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McNeil | Neil S. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carmichael | William | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Rushton | Stephen | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Johnson | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| McNeil | Rod C. | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Carrigan | William | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |
| Sharples | James | 1891 | Cumberland | Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 | Gas and coal dust explosion |