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
Jones Edward 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Martell Charles 1873 Cape Breton County Caledonia Crushed by wagons
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
Hendricken William 1873 Pictou County Vale Crushed by coal tubs
Bowens John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Dunn James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Stewart D. McFarlane 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Bennett John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Hale Samuel 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Dunn John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McCharles Roderick 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Stewart George 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Walton John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Dunn Philip 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #1 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald John #2 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Webb James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Elliott John T 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Hugh 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Manning John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Elliott William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Duncan 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Rodgers William 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Ellis John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Daniel J. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
McDonald Colin 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Emery John 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Chisholm Colin C. 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Lyall Matthew 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Dalling James 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Howatt Timothy 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Kingou James 1873 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Carmichael Charles 1872 Cape Breton County Gowrie Crushed by machinery
MacIver Norman 1872 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of roof coal
McLean Angus 1872 Cape Breton County Gowrie Run over by wagon
Winter Edward 1872 Cape Breton County Victoria Fall of roof coal; possibly in Cumberland County
Leadbeater John 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Powder explosion
McInnis John 1872 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Campbell David 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion
MacDougall Anthony 1872 Cape Breton County Lorway Crushed by cage
Winter Edward 1872 Cumberland Victoria; or Cape Breton County Fall of coal
Reeves James 1872 Pictou County Acadia Fall of coal
Lammond James 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
McCormack Angus 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fall of stone
Mirtan William 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Powder explosion
Sumners William 1872 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery (Queen pit) Fell down shaft
Ross Alexander 1872 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Methane explosion
McGillivray Alex 1871 Pictou County Foord pit Killed in the Foord by gas

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