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.

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Surname Given Name(s) Yearsort ascending County Mine Cause
Fear John L. 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
Lipton Dave 1954 Pictou County Allan Shaft watchman, died suddenly at work
Fraser Grant 1954 Pictou County McBean victim found in No. 5 level
Perhiniak John 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 26 Haulage
Hunter Wesley 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
McKinnon Colin 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Lorimer Harold 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 5 killed
MacDonald Robert C. 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Fall of stone
Gilroy Russell A. 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone; 1 of 3 killed
Lynk Fred 1954 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Knowlton Everett 1954 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Fall of stone; 1 of 3 killed
MacKay John 1953 Pictou County McGregor Haulage accident: thrown from trip
Williams Clarie 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Fall of sotne
McGillivray John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Sampson William 1953 Cape Breton County Florence Haulage
MacLean John 1953 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage
Geddes James 1953 Pictou County McBean Haulage accident
Gower Frederick 1953 Cape Breton County Beaver Fall of stone
Bell Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Nicholson Thomas N. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Welch Clarence 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2, #1 seam Killed by haulage
Casey James W. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Davis Douglas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
Paul Charles E. 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
Ross Thomas 1953 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Cottenden William J. 1953 Cumberland Springhill (Cumberland Railway & Coal) Electricity, on surface
McDonald Wilfred 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 18 Haulage, surface
Terris William R. 1952 Pictou County McGregor Killed by haulage
Wright James 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Mailman John 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Blake William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Carpenter Thomas 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
McLeod William 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Bonar William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Desmond William 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Gabriel Patrick 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Cunningham Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Gould John 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Harris Charles 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Russell David 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Desmond Herbert 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Methane explosion; 1 of 7 killed
Gallivan Joseph 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Haulage
Ledger Walter 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 4 Fall of stone
Brennan James P. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
MacCallum Edward 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
MacDonald Dan W, 1952 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 24 Fall of stone
Davis Andrew 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Bump; 1 of 2 killed
McNutt Robert 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed
Goode Allen H. 1952 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Killed by haulage
Sample Winton 1952 Pictou County McGregor Methane explosion (localized); 1 of 19 killed

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