Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2498 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.

Displaying page 48 of 50 pages (2498 entries).

Surname Given Name(s) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
Livingstone Joseph 1876 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of coal
Townsend Leonard 1876 Cumberland Spring Hill Colliery Mine Crushed by drum, fall of a gin
McNeil Henry 1876 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 cause not recorded
Campbell Hector 1875 Pictou County Foord pit Run over by loaded wagons
Fraser Alexander 1875 Pictou County Black Diamond Crushed by moving coal tub against a doorpost
Foley Martin 1874 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Crash of a runaway rake
Jackson W. C. 1874 Pictou County Foord pit Rope broke on bucket going down pump shaft
Lockhart Charles 1874 Cumberland Scotia (Northern) Fall of coal
Cameron Michael 1874 Cape Breton County Victoria
Cummings Hector 1874 Pictou County Vale Crash of runaway rake on main slope
Stewart William 1874 Pictou County Black Diamond Fall of coal
Potts John 1874 Pictou County Foord pit Rope broke on bucket going down pump shaft
McPherson James Jr. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Glenwright Thomas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Halliday Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Ramsey James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
MacDonald Daniel 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
McRae Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Campbell Harvey 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McRichey John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Smith Angus 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Turnbull William 1873 Pictou County Vale Under a falling derrick
McIsaac Malcolm 1873 Pictou County Foord pit Crushed by coal tubs
Campbell John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
MacKinnon Donald 1873 Pictou County Foord pit Fall of coal
Dunbar Robert 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Fraser John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Richardson Joseph 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Guy Abraham 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Shaw Donald 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
O'Brien Nicholas 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Andrews William 1873 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fall of coal
Bowens John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Downie John 1873 Cape Breton County International Run over by train
Dunn James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hale Samuel 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McLean Joseph 1873 Cape Breton County International Crushed by train
Dunn John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McCharles Roderick 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Neville john 1873 Cape Breton County International Crushed by train
Dunn Philip 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #1 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Ryan Alexander 1873 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of coal
Stewart D. McFarlane 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #2 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Walton John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Elliott John T 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Stewart George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Elliott William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion

Pages